cowboysfan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Vettori has to be the captain,kohli is definitely not ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 I dunno how I'd feel with Vettori as captain :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I dunno how I'd feel with Vettori as captain :/ who do you want as captain?.Vettori has the experience as captain(for what its worth). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir john Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 :finger: JNR MALLYA what a thinker did't buy own dravid :haha::haha::haha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Kaifu can be the captain, preferably a non-playing one. :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir john Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Kaifu can be the captain' date=' preferably a non-playing one. :hysterical:[/quote'] good :idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir john Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Did Kumble snub team-mate Dravid? former captain Sourav Ganguly had to endure the ultimate humiliation of not being sold at the 2011 Indian Premier League Players' Auction, but his successor Rahul Dravid did manage to make the cut. His beloved fans in Bangalore, though, will be disappointed that their team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, could not sign up the veteran right-hander. The Bangalore team owner, Vijay Mallya, pointed out that though he had the highest respect for India's second-most successful Test batsman, their policy of recruiting youngsters came in the way of getting the senior pro in their ranks. The right-hander was snapped up by 2008 champions Rajasthan Royals for $500,000. "I have known Rahul as a little boy, because, as you probably know, his father worked for the UB Group. I have a lot of affection for him and the greatest of respect towards his cricketing achievements. This time, after having had an experience of the IPL for three years, we consciously decided we want a young team. We made that decision and we were ready to live with the consequences of that decision. If you see, all our players are youngsters and we probably have the youngest team in the entire IPL," he said. It is not clear what the business tycoon meant by a "young team", since seven out of his 15 signings at the auction -- Zaheer Khan (32 years), Tillakaratne Dilshan (34), Daniel Vettori (31), Charl Langeveldt (36), Johan van der Wath (32), Dirk Nannes (34) and Mohammad Kaif -- are aged above 30. Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid"I am glad that Rajasthan bid for Rahul and I wish him all the luck. But, then, conversely, you also have to acknowledge that Ganguly, [brian] Lara, [Chris] Gayle ... they are all top class cricketers of a particular era, but nobody bid for them; so that tells you something. "So no disrespect to anyone of them, no disrespect to Rahul in particular. I am full of admiration for Rahul, it just that we needed to follow our strategy of building a young team and at the end of the day I could say, maybe, I could not afford it," he added. Mallya pointed out that former India and RCB captain Anil Kumble [ Images ] had played a major role in all their purchases. "We were given inputs by none other than Anil Kumble, who is now the chief mentor of the team and works with us full time on RCB. He is such a legend and such a competent person in his own right. No wonder he is chairman of the National Cricket Academy. The fact is that he took it upon himself to say that he would groom these youngsters. I just don't look at them for 2011, but I look at them for 2012," Mallya said. "I believe that after that we have an option to retain them for 2013 and that is what trying to build because that ensures consistency. "So it was for that reason, and also that the players we wanted went for such high prices that we almost ran out of cash. The bottom line is that we made a few last-minute bids today and I think I have the least amount of cash left, just about enough for uncapped Karnataka [ Images ] players," he added. He also declined to reveal who they plan to select as captain. "We could choose anyone as the captain. We have Daniel Vettori and a few others. I leave that to Anil Kumble and he will decide on this matter," he said. :haha: team of oldies :muhaha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 who do you want as captain?.Vettori has the experience as captain(for what its worth). I'm good with Kohli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 And what is this horseshit abt Kumble snubbing Dravid? Ridiculous media, and even more dumbass readers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurav92 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Kohli is a good captain, I am sure he will lead Namma Namma to a glorious year of victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir john Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 And what is this horseshit abt Kumble snubbing Dravid? Ridiculous media' date=' and even more dumbass readers. [/quote'] :giggle::hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hiten. Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 And what is this horseshit abt Kumble snubbing Dravid? Ridiculous media' date=' and even more dumbass readers. [/quote'] Seriously. How stupid do these people get :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurav92 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 And what is this horseshit abt Kumble snubbing Dravid? Ridiculous media' date=' and even more dumbass readers. [/quote'] :giggle::hysterical: :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 No RD, no Jumbo :beee: Jumbo & Vetto would've been awesome in tandem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Looks like Manish Pandey might be banned like Jadeja... Franchisees arm-twist uncapped players K Shriniwas Rao, TNN, Jan 11, 2011, 12.24am IST MUMBAI: A fight has broken out over the uncapped Indian players among IPL franchises. There are allegations of franchises with rich catchment areas arm-twisting young talented cricketers not to join other franchises even as they are picking them up for a fraction of the market price. The fight came to light when Royal Challengers Bangalore threatened to throw the rule book at Karnataka's Ranji cricketer Manish Pandey — who shot to fame in the 2009 IPL and is among the most talented youngsters — when he showed interest in joining Pune Warriors. Pandey, 21, is learnt to have rejected an offer from RCB to sign him afresh and shown interest in a deal with the new franchise Sahara Pune Warriors. RCB were offering Pandey fees as per the IPL rule which says domestic cricketers who have played for more than two seasons but less than five should not be paid more than Rs 20 lakh. Pandey's market price is obviously more. His former Under-19 colleague Saurabh Tiwary has pocketed Rs 7.36 crore by virtue of his debut in the Indian one-day team, thanks to several injuries and senior players being rested. Pandey's market price, even if less than that, would certainly be more than Rs 20 lakh. But he's being pressed to be content with that or else face a ban under IPL rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 this whole catchment stuff is so much BS. throw them all in the auction or whatever tamasha is used to pick players. why deny someone the right to make more money simply because they did not make an international debut yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 i just thought of a new conspiracy theory.They gave that no hoper Saurabh tiwary an Indian ODI cap so that he can enter the auction where he can make millions more than he would have otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Bluddy hell, if Panduranga is not interested in playing for us, then I dunno what good it'll do retaining him :hitler: BCCI ki maaki chicken curry me haathi ki anda :finger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurav92 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Bluddy hell, if Panduranga is not interested in playing for us, then I dunno what good it'll do retaining him :hitler: BCCI ki maaki chicken curry me haathi ki anda :finger: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir john Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 :cantstop::haha::hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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