04.30.08
Missing Stars
11 days into IPL. We have seen everything from fastest centuries to ban. What a week this has been for Cricket lovers and Cricket analysts. It has been a stunning display this summer in India which I thought would never happen when I used to watch the English County. Here are some of the stars who’ll go missing from their respective line-up to complete their National Duty.
Brett Lee – This Aussie pacer has picked up four wickets in this edition of IPL and has been vital picking up wickets at the top. In this edition, he has appeared in four games and averages 28 with the ball at an economy of under 7, which is quite good considering the nature of this format. His pace and variations on the flat tracks to decieve batsmen will be missed by King’s XI, Mohali.
Matthew Hayden – The powerful left-hander played a couple of superb innings for his team, Chennai Super Kings. He took the attack to the opposition. He now has the Orange Cap as he leads the list with a total of 189 in four games at an average of 88 and a strike rate of 157.14. The team will miss him badly at the top.
Jacob Oram – Another member of the Chennai Super Kings. he wasn’t successful in the first two games on the IPL. But M.S. Dhoni kept faith in him and he picked up the Man-Of-The-Match in the very next game picking three crucial wickets in the process againt the Kolkatta Knight Riders. His services with the bat lower down the order and his bowling will be missed.
Michael Hussey – He holds the record for the third fastest century in the IPL scored of 50 balls. He has been in very good form and has been dominating attacks. He has been scoring at a rate of 192.06 and averages 121 and has a total of 168 from four games. No doubt why he is called Mr.Cricket as he adapts to any form easily. Chennai Super Kings will miss his consistency.
Brendon McCullum - He set IPL ablaze in the first game. He has been the most explosive batsman in the tournament and is a captain’s delight. He has provided some good starts for the Kolkatta Knight Riders. They will miss this fire power at the top of the order and I don’t think there is any replacement for him. He leads the sixes column with a total of 15 from 4 games.
Ricky Ponting – He had a poor time at IPL averaging 6.66 and scoring 20 from 4 games. But a player like him needs just one knock to get back on track. Kolkatta Knight Riders will miss getting some inputs and strategies form him and will be surely be disappointed to see him go without a good knock.
Daniel Vettori – He just played one game in this edition. But no one can undermine his left arm spin and lusty hitting abilities. He can win you games single handedly on his day. His abilities will be missed by Delhi Daredevils.
Andrew Symonds – He has the second fastest century in IPL. His abilities are World renowned in all the departments. He has done justice to his price tag. he averages 80.50 and has a strike rate of 153.33. His services and ailities will be missed by Hyderabad Deccan Chargers.
Ross Taylor – He played a couple of short but effective innings for his side, Bangalore Royal Challengers. He was destructive. His absence will be a big hole for the Bangalore team who are depleted in the Batting department with no big-hitters in their ranks. He scored a total of 44 runs at 33.50 in two games. He boasts of a strike rate of 209.37 which promised much more.
Simon Katich – This Australian left-hander has been a surprise package. He too has done his bit for the King’s XI Punjab team providing good starts at the top. Yuvraj Singh will miss him for sure for it will bring a lot of pressure on him to fill the gap and score runs which he shared with Katich.
The Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals are the only unchanged sides. Even with full strength, Mumbai Indians are finding it tough to get their magic going.
Mascarenhas Joins Rajasthan Royals
Dashing England All-Rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas has joined the Rajasthan Royals squad for IPL. This comes as a further boost for the Royals who are already on a high with a three match winning streak and standing the second best on the table after starting as under-dogs. Mascarenhas will be available for the next five clashes for the Rajasthan Royals before flying back to England to complete his County engagement.
Mascarenhas feels that the next couple of games could be crucial for his team and said that the IPL madness had caught up in England too with Newspapers going all out. He said that he had been following all the games and was itching to have a go here. His all-round abilities will surely boost the Royal’s line up and I now feel that they have it in them to go the distance.
He also said that the other English players were also keen to be a part of this festive like tournament and will put their hands up and be counted from the next year for sure. He sounded danger and said that he will definitely get back to play the Semi-Final and Final if the Royals can manage to go the distance.
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Chris Gayle To Fly Back To Jamaica
Chris Gayle has been ruled out of the first edition of IPL and will be flying back to Jamaica so as to under go a fitness regime to get back on track in time for the series against the Australians. Chris Gayle picked up a groin injury during the Sri Lanka series. It was suspected to be a hairline fracture in his groin bone.
The MRI scans has shown that he doesn’t need a surgery as was proposed as it was not a fracture. This comes as a boon to WICB but we will surely miss him in the IPL.
A Dot Ball Means More Than Gold
This is the bowling analysis of Sanath Jayasuriya in the match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkatta Knight Riders which saw the Mumbai Indians win their first game of the campaign. They needed some inspiring performances and this should have been the one that they were waiting for. Clearly the senior most player in the side has proved his worth with the ball and lets hope it won’t be too long before he gets going with the bat.
Sachin Tendulkar should be fit for the next game and this will boost their confidence. What was impressive about yesterday’s game was that three of the four International stars were shining bright. Shaun Pollock picked crucial wickets followed by this tremendous spell from Jayasuriya and then a display with the bat by Dwayne Bravo. Just see the percentage of dot balls in the above chart. Jayasuriya must be a happy man after recording 56% of dot balls and conceding just one boundary.
