Who said What:
Dhoni: This happens when none of your
batsmen take responsibility. Players need to realize they can’t always slog,
they didn’t think while they were batting. The shot selection was bad and if at
all they would have thought about batting than we would not have lost the game.
Hey man, you are considering yourself
as Captain or a Batsman, when saying this!
Dravid: Well, finally a win and it feels
good to go back smiling. Last few days through the tournament while returning
in the team bus you only saw grim faces but today all will be happy and we can
see a smiling face which is very good. We cannot turn things around in this
year’s Indian Premier League but we are looking towards the future and hoping
to spoil some team’s party. Checkout man! Mallaya may not be interested in
you Next Year!
Mallya vs Dravid vs Mallya: It’s
Mallya trouble again for former India
cricket captain Rahul
Dravid. After being flayed by
Bangalore Royal Challengers’ owner Vijay
Mallya for his team’s dismal show in the ongoing
Indian Premier League tournament, ‘The Wall’ is now facing the boot from Bank
of Baroda, headed by Mangalore
Devdas Mallya.
Ye Mallya raas nahi aaya Dravid ko!”
Excerpt from the Telegraph of the SMS sent by SRK
to his Knight Riders…
“Story time boys… I told you if you keep losing you have to bear with my
long, boring msgs…. This is your punishment…. Many times I have made movies
which don’t do well…. When I’m doing them, of course, I don’t know they won’t
do well…. The story is written by somebody else and I just do my bit as an
actor. But I have a way of dealing with flop stories…, I try my best to keep my
character in the film at a level that it makes a failed story also special for
me….Chak de IPL
Ravi Bopara in England:
England’s middle
order bat Ravi Bopara has threatened to join the Indian Premier League if
selectors don’t reward his good form with a recall to the national side. The
23-year-old player of Indian origin, who had earlier claimed refusing a
“six-figure sum” offer from one of the IPL franchises, said he would reconsider
his decision if he fails to stage a comeback to the side by the next season.
Foot Dalo aur Bhashan Karo
Oonchi
Dukan Feeka
Pakwan
:
With IPL completing a month, the lesser mortals have churned out the
biggest returns for their team owners. Players who were roped in for paltry
sums have performed as well and, in many cases, even better than star
cricketers who were brought in with hefty signing amounts. Chalo Heere ki kadar
to jaani!
Dada what is this:
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly has denied reports of a
rift between him and team owner Shah Rukh Khan over team composition and
tactical matters, and said he will clear the matter soon. Jab rift nahi hai
to matter clear kya karna hai!
Height of excitement!
Kings XI Punjab 189 (Marsh 81, Pomersbach 79*, Chitnis 2-40) beat Mumbai
Indians 188 (Tendulkar 65, Yuvraj 2-12) by one run.
Mumbai required 19 runs of the last over.
Ball 1 - Six on a No-Ball (12 required)
Ball 1 - Four and a drop catch (8 required)
Ball 2 - 1 run and Out (7 required)
Ball 3 - 1 run (bye) (6 required)
Ball 4 - 2 runs and a run out (4 required)
Ball 5 - 2 runs (2 required)
Last Ball - 2 runs required…
A flying runout by Yuvi ensured Kings XI wins by 1 run.
Highest - Runs, Sixes, Wickets
Most Sixes: Jayasuriya for Mumbai Indians - 22 sixes, 43 fours in 11
matches
Most Wickets: Sreesanth for Kings XI
Punjab - 15 wickets in 11 matches with economy rate of 8.40
Most Runs: Gautam Gambhir for Delhi
Daredevils - 504 runs in 11 matches, Strike rate: 141.97, Avg: 45.81
Highest Individual score: Brendon McCullum for Kolkata Knight Riders
- 158 runs in 73 balls with 13 sixes and 10 fours
Most Catches: Rohit Sharma for
Deccan Chargers - 11 catches in 11 matches
Best bowling figure: Sohail Tanvir for Rajasthan Royals - 4 for 14
in 4 overs, Economy: 3.50