The second in a series of team previews for the 2010 Indian Premier League, in reverse order of how the teams finished in 2009.The Mumbai Indians have promised much but delivered little in the IPL thus far, failing to make the playoffs in either of the first two editions.Despite their failings they were the most-watched team in IPL 1 and are still one of the most popular sides, due in no small par...
Now that KKR’s campaign is over (I’m leading the Interblogactic IPL Battle table, btw), I can finally concentrate on the team I really support - the Mumbai Indians. They have been the standout team this season, leading the table from the start and not losing grip. This has been mainly due to the the players they acquired pre-season and their backing of the Indian players. Dhawan has be...
Badrinath’s valiant effort came to naught, thanks to Harbhajan’s heroics - a long time since the Sardar took five wickets in any format. Rohit Sharma had given a good platform for the Mumbai bowlers which proved to be beyond CSK’s reach. The last ’up’ in the graph showing the effect Harbhajan’s last over had on the match.
_uacct = "UA-1443147-1";
urchinTracker...
The final IPL squads for the third season have been announced, with the usual blend of foreign players and stars of the Indian domestic circuit.A whole bunch of form ICL players have been included this year, driving up the percentage of local players. None of them will be known by many outside India.The biggest omission is that of Rajasthan star Ravindra Jadeja, whom Shane Warne famously nicknamed...
No comments so far...