Mumbai failed to bid aggressively during Indian Premier League cricket auction. It even failed to buy its good players like Robin Sharma. I failed to understand its subdued bidding strategy in the IPL auction. It may build a young team by roping in good young cricketers. Mukhesh Ambani's Reliance Retail won the Mumbai Franchise by outbidding Anil Ambani's ADAG. According to sources, Mukhesh Ambani has some big plans for his Mumbai IPL team. One thing is sure, Reliance will never do things on small scale. Mumbai Indians IPL Team review: Rating: 3.5/5. Coach: Lalchand Rajput. Franchise: Reliance Retail (Mukhesh Ambani). Money spent on players: Rs 15.2 crore. Strong Points: 1. Sachin Tendulkar- God of Indian Cricket. 2. Strong top order. 3. Harbhajan Singh- Best 20-20 spinner. 4. Shaun Pollock- Great all-rounder. 5. Robin Uthappa- Strong twenty20 cricketer. Weak points: 1. Weak middle order batting. 2. Inexperienced wicketkeepers. Mumbai IPL Team: 1. Sachin Tendulkar- Captain and Icon.2. Sanath Jayasuriya- Sri Lanka- 3.9 crore.3. Robin Uthappa- India- 3.2 crore.4. Bosman- 0.69 crore.5. Shaun Pollock- South Africa- 2.2 crore.6. Harbhajan Singh- India- 3.4 crore.7. Lasith Malinga- Sri Lanka- 1.4 crore.8. Dilhara Fernando- Sri Lanka- 0.6 crore. Young recruits: 1. Abhishek Nayyar- Mumbai All-rounder.2. Ajinkya Rahane- Mumbai Opener and future hope.3. Yogesh Takawale- Wicket Keeper. 4. Pinal Shah- Wicket Keeper. Verdict: Unlike Laxman and Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar failed to guide Reliance Franchise in building a strong … [Read more...]
IPL Team analysis: Delhi daredevils
Delhi daredevils narrowly missed to build a great team in the Indian Premier League auction due to lack of proper strategy. Lack of big hitting all-rounders and brittle middle order may spoil its chances in the tight 20-20 matches. It should pick hard hitting young all-rounders to overcome this problem. Delhi team needs a world class middle order batsmen like Symonds or Yuvraj etc. Delhi boasts off best line and length bowlers like McGrath and Asif and good spinner, Daniel Vettori. GMR Holdings spent Rs 16 crore to acquire Delhi franchise. Delhi daredevils IPL team review: Rating: 3.5/5. Money spent on players: 19.6 crore. Franchise: GMR Holdings. Strong points: 1. Good openers- Gambhir and Sehwag. 2. Md. Asif- superb bowler if not one of the best. 3. Experienced Glenn McGrath. Weak points: 1. Weak keeper batsman- Dinesh Karthik. 2. Brittle middle order. 3. Where are hard hitters in the late stages? Delhi IPL team: Captain: Virender Sehwag- icon. Other members: 1. Gautam Gambhir- India- 2.9 crore-best twenty20 player. 2. AB de Villiers- South Africa- 1.2 crore. 3. Shoaib Malik- Pakistan- 2 crore. 4. Tillekeratne Dilshan- Sri Lanka- 1 crore. 5. Manoj Tiwary- India- 2.7 crore? 6. Dinesh Karthik- India- 2.1 crore? 7. Daniel Vettori- New Zealand- 2.5 crore. 8. Mohammad Asif- Pakistan- 2.6 crore. 9. Ferveez Maharoof- Sri Lanka- 0.9 crore. 10. Glenn McGrath- Australia- 1.4 crore. Verdict: Delhi daredevils may reach semi-finals if their bowlers performed well. I can’t understand why they spent so much money on Dinesh Karthik and Manoj Tiwary. Please … [Read more...]
IPO Team analysis: Chennai Super kings
India team franchise assembled strong lineup for the inaugural Indian Premier League 20-20 tournament. They aggressively bought Indian twenty20 team captain Dhoni for Rs 6 crore by defeating Mumbai and Bengaluru franchises. It strategically bought good all-rounders and good twenty20 players like Joginder Sharma and Suresh Raina. Experienced players are this team’s assets and may become weakness. Chennai IPL Team review: Team motto: Chennai Super Kings: Fearless Entertainers who will play to win. Rating: 4/5. Money spent on players: 23.2 crore. Franchise: Srinivasan of India Cements. Coach: Kepler Wessels (South Africa). Strong points: 1. M.S. Dhoni- most valuable 20-20 player in the world and the captain of the first twenty20 cricket world cup winning Indian team. 2. World best spinner, Muralidharan. 3. Most dangerous all-rounders- Jacob Oram and Albie Morkel. Weak points: 1. Who will partner Hayden? Fleming is not right choice. 2. Aged players like Ntini, Hayden, Hussey and Fleming. Chennai super kings team: 1. MS Dhoni- India- 6 crore. 2. Matthew Hayden- Australia- 1.5 crore. 3. Stephen Fleming- New Zealand- 1.4 crore. 4. Suresh Raina- India- 2.6 crore. 5. Michael Hussey- Australia- 1 crore. 6. Jacob Oram- New Zealand- 2.7 crore. 7. Albie Morkel- South Africa- 2.7 crroe. 8. Parthiv Patel- india- Wicket Keeper- 1.3 crore. 9. Makhaya Ntini- South Africa- 0.8 crore. 10. Joginder Singh- India- 0.9 crore. 11. Muttiah Muralitharan- Sri Lanka- 2.4 crore. If the experienced players can play to their full potential, Chennai super kings may outshine Hyderabad team. … [Read more...]
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