Royal Challengers of Bangalore

[Plum]

It is time to have a thread for last year's finalists, who look good enough to repeat that feat, although they might find it difficult to put it past Deccan this year, too, in the finals.

[Plum]

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Will be updated after they reach the final tonight.

[Plum]

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Die hards will produce Photo links for this post

[Plum]

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Links to butti, kutti etc - the fundamental philosophy of RCB and its owners

[jinju]

an achievement indeed for a team labelled as test specialists n the irony is the very players who were called "test specialists" turning out to be the matchwinners many a time for the team! talks a lot about the mental strength of the unit, not a surprising quality when u see that kumble, dravid, kallis form the core group of the team who epitomized the underlined word throughout their playing careers! no doubt, kicking out of saaru sarma too wud've helped!

notable mensons: ross taylor, robin uthappa, manish pandey, praveen kumar.

definitely amongst my favotite teams of ipl.
1. MI - coz GOD plays for MI!
2. CSK - MSD, MSD, n MSD! am getting fond of M Vijay too this season!
3. BRC - Dravid, Kumble, Kallis n one of my favorite cities in India (nostalgia)!

[directhit]

:rotfl: this jinx wud be epic fail :poke:

[kid-glove]

Epic fail beckons.

Their song is plagiarized version from ours

Their drummer (:rotfl:) is poor man's version of Sivamani

[Kalyasi]

pootu podungaya intha thread ku... uvaak

[Plum]

jinju, indeed. It is sad that Rahul Dravid, who was criticised and laughed at in 2008 for selecting the squad he did, isnt given the credit today - for it is his picks who are propelling RCB, barring an odd Uthappa, who was Mallya's personal pick in the second year.

DH, epdiyum CSK Deccan kitta thOkka pOgudhu - marubadiyum DC vs RCB finals. Just think of it - There will be more traffic in HUB for 3rd place play off than for the finals :lol:

[Plum]

pootu podungaya intha thread ku... uvaak
enna dhAn namakku kObam irundhAlum, uNmai-nu oNNu irukkillaiyA, Kals?

Bangalore have an intimidating Batting line-up. Compare with Mumbai who look formidable - but only when Sachin fires. Take Sachin's wicket and the batsman perform KathakaLi. Mumbai's strengths hang on too thin a thread. Bangalore are 80-20 favourites, if not 90-10, the 10% chance only being Sachin's prowess

[jinju]

if am not wrong, sivnaraine mayyipaul was also part of rcb first season, alle?

[littlemaster1982]

Yes, he didn't take part in IPL after that.

[raajarasigan]

Plum,

enna marupadiyum negative chattergeeya ... :P :wink:

[Plum]

I didnt notice but looks like West Indies played against Canada while the IPL was on and sandirabaalan scored a century

[Plum]

RR, I thought a team that has a final to its credit already, and looks formidable enough for another final deserves a thread. idhu oru kuthamAyyA? ;)

[raajarasigan]

athu semis varaikum vadhappuram than unga kannukku therinjutha... aada pora oru matchkkuellam oru threada... ithu ethanai page thaandhuthunnu naanum paakkaren

[directhit]

plum wud start a thread for DC before saturday's match :yessir:

[Bala (Karthik)]

BRC are the second favorites after DC to thattisellufy the koppai :(

[Plum]

plum wud start a thread for DC before saturday's match :yessir:
Saturday I'll open for Chennai :-)

[Kalyasi]

BRC are the second favorites after DC to thattisellufy the koppai :(

:twisted: :twisted:

[Dinesh84]

i think i have become a greater force in jinxing.. even greater than Flom.. so here it goes.. i want RCB and DC to win the semifinals :yes:

[Bala (Karthik)]

i think i have become a greater force in jinxing.. even greater than Flom.. so here it goes.. i want RCB and DC to win the semifinals :yes:
Sollapdaadhu :notthatway: appadi sollitta manthrathukku sakthi kidayaadhu

[Cinefan]

Plum,Thanks for the thread.

Was thinking I am the lone supporter for RCB here.

K-g,kalyasi and RR-why this kovam against the team??????Ennappa senjanga for you guys to say "uvakk" and all???????

Doesn't a 1 time finalist and a second consecutive time semifinalist deserve a thread for themselves?

This team is the most pilloried and ignored team of the whole lot in the media,why, I still do not understand.

[Plum]

CF, I am kind of mixed on this team. It is like:
Hey look at that Mallya, how can I like this team?
You see Dravid and Kumble, and feel, well, how can I not like this team
Then you see Kohli, and go "heck, I cant support a team with Kohli"
Pandey comes into view then, and softens you up.
Then it is Karnataka and the alleged, and fairly well understood, ill treatment of tamils(kalyasi had first hand experience this year in the match) - you rebel against support
But it is a southern team so support against north indies.

So, I am never sure where I am w.r.t RCB however what I am sure of is they are an awesome team and squad, more so than Mumbai Indians, and the only way MI can beat them is by "Mere pAs Sachin Tendulkar hai". But that is too much burden on one man so I expect RCB to nail this one

[raajarasigan]

Plum,Thanks for the thread.

Was thinking I am the lone supporter for RCB here.

K-g,kalyasi and RR-why this kovam against the team??????Ennappa senjanga for you guys to say "uvakk" and all???????

Doesn't a 1 time finalist and a second consecutive time semifinalist deserve a thread for themselves?

This team is the most pilloried and ignored team of the whole lot in the media,why, I still do not understand.CSKkku appuram naan support pandra team MI though they have durby.... so I want MI to win...so there is NO support for RCB from my side... apart from that, I did NOT say anything wrong abt RCB...

b/w thread aarambichadha vachi Plum ellam RCB supporternnu thappu kanakku pottudaatheengo.... :P

[Cinefan]

Plum,
Enmity between Karnataka and TN is well known.Don't know what happened to kalyasi but when I was in Chennai for 5 years,have faced abusive comments,cold stares,sarcastic potshots quite a few times.

Had the maturity to understand that this was the work of a few lumpen elements and ignored it.Would not have come to this hub if I had taken it to heart.

Isn't it a fact that Bangalore is the most cosmopolitan city where kannada speaking people are actually in a minority.It's the only city where you can get by without learning a word of kannada and not have any problems.

Mallya-liquor baron,isn't a legal business??what diff does the team owner make.That way, is Mukesh and his way of conducting business clean.Is that being held against the MI's.

Kohli-what about him?????????????

[Plum]

Cinefan, like dislike-kellAm logic-E kedaiyAdhu. moonji pudikkala is the only logic.

Regards Karnataka-TN, I step aside of the politics; it is just that this is sport, and entertainment so personally speaking, it is fun to work up love and hate randomly for random reasons. And the absolute childishness of reacting to a second hand account of an incident turning you against a city, a country, a team - I love the juvenility of being there

[P_R]

it is fun to work up love and hate randomly for random reasons. And the absolute childishness of reacting to a second hand account of an incident turning you against a city, a country, a team - I love the juvenility of being there :lol:

இதையெல்லாம் நேர்மையா வெளிய சொல்லிட்டீங்கன்னா ஹப்-ல எப்பிடி பொழப்பு நடத்தறது? ஒரு பொருட்படுத்துதற்குரிய, காத்திரமான எதிர்தரப்பா maindain பண்ண வேணாமா?

[raajarasigan]

it is fun to work up love and hate randomly for random reasons. And the absolute childishness of reacting to a second hand account of an incident turning you against a city, a country, a team - I love the juvenility of being there :lol:

இதையெல்லாம் நேர்மையா வெளிய சொல்லிட்டீங்கன்னா ஹப்-ல எப்பிடி பொழப்பு நடத்தறது? ஒரு பொருட்படுத்துதற்குரிய, காத்திரமான எதிர்தரப்பா maindain பண்ண வேணாமா?appadi irukkalamnu paartha than warning kodugireengo... :P :wink:

[Kalyasi]

Cinefan... I personally dislike Kumble for his attitude in the field ...1st reason... and Mallya after the first years' result sacked Dravid(whom I like very much) saying that "you can't implement your ideas with others money"... 2nd reason... adding to this all, in my 5 year living @ bangalore I have experienced many racial abuses... moreover office la lotsa Kannadigas are over top about BRCs chances... they used to say to me "Chennai can never qualify, Chennai is the worst ever place to be in"... ithukkelam serthu I want BRC to lose and Chennai to win...

Nothing against you... just made my stand clear... I still know ppl from Karnataka who are very good... I treat them with respect... My stand is Give Reshpect and Take Reshpect.... btw Dravid is my personal fav...

[Plum]

it is fun to work up love and hate randomly for random reasons. And the absolute childishness of reacting to a second hand account of an incident turning you against a city, a country, a team - I love the juvenility of being there :lol:

இதையெல்லாம் நேர்மையா வெளிய சொல்லிட்டீங்கன்னா ஹப்-ல எப்பிடி பொழப்பு நடத்தறது? ஒரு பொருட்படுத்துதற்குரிய, காத்திரமான எதிர்தரப்பா maindain பண்ண வேணாமா?
The test of a performer lies in making believe, even when everyone knows it's make-believe. And the advantage is that if you mix-n-match, it is impossible for anyone to find your motives anything other than inscrutable

[kid-glove]

Cinefan,
Hatred is irrational, but not my silly aversion towards RCB. My best friends support RCB, and I enjoy taking potshots at 'em. No politics involved etc. Perhaps a slight bit of "siege mentality" that we developed to North Indies, as a result of being targeted and prejudiced. In general terms, it's taking the mickey out of 'em.
Sorry to offend! :oops: Btw I didn't say "uvakk". Oh, I hate Kohli (munji pudikkala). Punch him, if you meet the bloke. Agree with gist of Plum's love-hate, but in my case, for the aforementioned reasons, I want 'em to Fail.

[kid-glove]

Cinefan... I personally dislike Kumble for his attitude in the field ...1st reason... and Mallya after the first years' result sacked Dravid(whom I like very much) saying that "you can't implement your ideas with others money"... 2nd reason... adding to this all, in my 5 year living @ bangalore I have experienced many racial abuses... moreover office la lotsa Kannadigas are over top about BRCs chances... they used to say to me "Chennai can never qualify, Chennai is the worst ever place to be in"... ithukkelam serthu I want BRC to lose and Chennai to win...

Nothing against you... just made my stand clear... btw Dravid is one of my personal fav...

:thumbsup:

[Kalyasi]

Cinefan,
Hatred is irrational, but not my silly aversion towards RCB. My best friends support RCB, and I enjoy taking potshots at 'em. No politics involved etc. Perhaps a slight bit of "siege mentality" that we developed to North Indies, as a result of being targeted and prejudiced. In general terms, it's taking the mickey out of 'em.
Sorry to offend! :oops: Btw I didn't say "uvakk". Oh, I hate Kohli (munji pudikkala). Punch him, if you meet the bloke. Agree with gist of Plum's love-hate, but in my case, for the aforementioned reasons, I want 'em to Fail.

:exactly:

[Kalyasi]

Cinefan "neenga kekkalaam enna paathu... enda naaye enga oorukku pozhaikka vanthuttu, enga oora pathiye thappa pesaraya nu"

athukku I have no reply :oops: ... But my stand will never change as my experience is worst...

[littlemaster1982]

I personally dislike Kumble for his attitude in the field ...1st reason... and Mallya after the first years' result sacked Dravid(whom I like very much) saying that "you can't implement your ideas with others money"...

Same here. I'm quite shocked to see Kumble's post match interviews/ on field antics. Mallya had the guts to say it was his decision of making Kumble as a captain made BRC a strong team (after they reached finals last year) :lol:

[P_R]

k-g, my question about football clubs, basketball teams etc (i.e. anything put together consciously from which change/defection is possible) is what holds here too.

How can we passionately love/hate something we know is necessarily mutable. (I save time and energy by asking the same kind of questions in the Sports and Woody threads ! - இந்த diskasanai
அப்பிடியே அல்லேக்கா அங்க கூட சிப்ட் பண்ணிக்கலாம்)

Support-voicing எல்லாம் வெளியிலருந்து பார்க்குறதுக்கு ஒரு வித self-reinforcement மாதிரி இருக்கு.

[Plum]

Feeyaar, clearly, I am not very comfortable with the notion of supporting clubs - which manifests easily in football - but here in IPL, a few inherent factors have kicked in. I am glad because I am able to hook on to a few theories now first-hand, unlike with football where I unsuccesfully attempted to get feedback from patrons in this forum some time back. The stated confusion is reflected in a post in the other thread.

Some random observations:
1. Despite your constant cautioning about the inequivalence of CSK and TN, and despite the aversion I have for the said club owners(assuming I buy into the club concept), my liking for CSK primarily stems from the inherent passion for my region(TN). And Joe supporting CSK sort of reinforces that, in my view. Whatever you protest, I can come round to understand why you can associate a club with your regional pride, although how it will pan out if one more club represented Chennai is an experiment waiting to be performed. Maybe, South Chennai Cosmopolitans vs Perambur Sons-of-Soil will have its own politics underneath)

2. Player loyalty primarily seems to be fuelling club loyalty as of now. If Sachin moves to Pune, I see a large population moving away from support for MI, even in Mumbai. Speaking for myself, I hate franchises captained by players I hate and containing more of them, and vice versa. That I am still undecided on CSK vs MI is an indicator of this.
3. Atleast part of my hate for Rajasthan and Punjab is racially motivated . I can feel that in my veins.
4. Augmenting 2 & 3, that I dont hate Punjab as much as #3 implies is a function of #2.

[P_R]

I get what you say. You answered out of turn though :lol2: neenga uLLa irundhukittE veLiyilErndhu pArkkuravar :-)

I remember the annoucement of IPL1.When they said KKD is going to play for Delhi and someone with the first name Manvinder is going to play for Chennai I was baffled. Then I realized that this was some - regionalism defeating bhai-bhai ploy of the capitalist Indian state.

And btw don't yield to self-labeling this as racism and xenophobia. It's not necessarily that. You don't at all feel troubled by Kripal Singh or Badani, do you ? Heck, for ages the mainstay of the TN team was Trinidadian !

There are certain behavioral traits that we are bound to dislike that seem disproportionately present in members of certain regions/nationalities: eg. Aussies are sledgers who think the spirit of the game is the post-match pint.

So it is not the foreign-ness itself that bothers as much as the 'unnecessary' imports within India. Rayapuram aaLai wanted-A kootti vandhu VisAlAtchi thOttathula viLayAda solradhu dhaan konjam pablo nerudal.

[kid-glove]

k-g, my question about football clubs, basketball teams etc (i.e. anything put together consciously from which change/defection is possible) is what holds here too.

How can we passionately love/hate something we know is necessarily mutable. (I save time and energy by asking the same kind of questions in the Sports and Woody threads ! - இந்த diskasanai
அப்பிடியே அல்லேக்கா அங்க கூட சிப்ட் பண்ணிக்கலாம்)

Support-voicing எல்லாம் வெளியிலருந்து பார்க்குறதுக்கு ஒரு வித self-reinforcement மாதிரி இருக்கு.
It's definitely proportional to the experience and knowledge of the club (and not just the "game") that contributes to this love/passion, that there is no looking back. It has become a part of your life (the matchdays a procession more-like). It might have been less when it first started, but it's definitely grown to a stage where one is possessed. The history of watching the club, and growing in love to it, so to speak. And of course, the hate you develop towards opposition ( this is far more intense in football, because it's a contact sport - lot of diving, cheating, conniving referees, unfair advantage due to decisions, and a lot more drama/passion in the game) It's sort of life itself. Love and hate in human experience. Less of a social construct, but more of experiences of going through highs and lows of the team. Less "natural"/"inherent" than it would seem in racial/regional/geographical factors. But I've grown so much to be an Arsenal supporter (and not just a "fan"), I can't see myself supporting any other club. OTOH, I'd find it relatively easy to switch/support other IPL teams to CSK. :oops:

In short, It's not impossible to mute "anything", only the level differs.

[Plum]

Another important observation
5. I dont hate Mathew Hayden as much as I used to!!!! That should count for something

[raajarasigan]

somehow this is applicable NOT only to clubs but also national teams... there was a time I used to support WI simply because of Lara... I still like this team...

[Cinefan]

Plum,k-g,kalyasi,
Fair enough.

It's just that I don't hate anybody for reasons like "moonji pudikala" :D

Of course there are strong likes and dislikes and sometimes everything cannot be explained.maybe moonji pudikkala is an assumption and there is something else.AFAIAC,

1)I still don't know why I want Chelsea to win when till date I have never ever watched a single match of EPL and have no idea which 11 is playing on the field.

2)Saw 1 interview of R.Ashwin(when he took those 3 wickets against KKR)and immediately felt a dislike for him.

3)Was very impressed by M.Vijay as a player but his reactions in IPL 3 everytime he has taken a catch or scored a boundary or six makes my blood boil.

4)Feel Hayden was right when he called harbhajan a weed and the hate I felt towards him then has vanished now

and so on and so forth........

[Plum]

Rayapuram aaLai wanted-A kootti vandhu VisAlAtchi thOttathula viLayAda solradhu dhaan konjam pablo nerudal

That was a 8-) coinage

[Plum]

As regards Ashwin, I sort of liked him AFTER his interview
1. The Set Max Parminder started off with addressing him as S.Ashwin, and Ashwin cut through very rudely, "The name's R.Ashwin". That led to a typical, voluble nonsense from K Srikkanth (http://forumhub.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?p=2093315#2093315)
2. The assesment as to "I deserved to be dropped"
3. I think he came across as very down-to-earth and at the same time I could sense a cool aversion to politeness, a deadly combination I think.

[Plum]

Quoting that Srikkanth gem again, for it deserves a wider audience:



K Srikkanth means Krishnamachari Srikkanth
Krishnamachari is my father
S Badrinath Subramniam - Subramaniam is his father
R Ashwin means Ravichandran - Ravichandran his father
Murali Vijay M Vijay his father
In south we don't have surnames


Cheeka :lol:

[Plum]

athu semis varaikum vadhappuram than unga kannukku therinjutha... aada pora oru matchkkuellam oru threada... ithu ethanai page thaandhuthunnu naanum paakkaren

4 pages oNNum matter illAmalEyE OttitOmla - enga kittEyEvA? :meesai_madakkings:

[raajarasigan]

athu semis varaikum vadhappuram than unga kannukku therinjutha... aada pora oru matchkkuellam oru threada... ithu ethanai page thaandhuthunnu naanum paakkaren

4 pages oNNum matter illAmalEyE OttitOmla - enga kittEyEvA? :meesai_madakkings:eppadiyo Cinefan punniyathula 4 page vandhuduchu... but surprised that it has come to 4th page even before the match starts :o

[Cinefan]

Naan escape pa :D

BTW,on current form,don't think RCB will win today but the fact also remains that they have a superior team and T20 is very very unpredictable.

[raajarasigan]

Cinefan,

there is neither strong nor weak team in T20... anyone can beat / lose to any other team... momentum matters... if you win 3 matches consecutively, obviously you have a slight edge ..

[Plum]

Cool, we are going to the finals :cool:
Cinefan, its your day today!

[jinju]

bengaluru ellorum ore urulal piralal! remba pumped up pola...hmm!

[Plum]

Great captaincy by Kumble - getting through 4 overs from KP with minimal damage. A deserving winner today, is Bangalore

[mgb]

match innum mudilangale plum

[Plum]

But result therinju pOchE. How are mumbai going to defend less than 180 against this batting lineup?
Kallis :cool:
Pandey :clap:
Pietersen :thumbsup:
Kohli :cool:
Dravid :cool:
Taylor :explosive:
Plus praveen, vinay, kumble, steyn

[mgb]

result therinjukitteva match follow panringa?

[Plum]

JUst missu! Tiwaree...adutha over nee gaaleee...
RCB rocks!

[Plum]

Cool down Kumble bhai - your lineup can chase any total. Why fret over a six or a four? Its not like they are going to score 190 right?

[Plum]

Steyn :clap:
What a bowler - just seeing him will confidence to kumble and fear to rayudu and co

[Plum]

Steyn :thumbsup: - budgeting for less than 15 runs off remaining steyn overs, 170 is difficult for mumbai :lol:

[Plum]

No problem anil bhai. Mumbai aren't going to score 180 and it will be a walk in the park for your team

[Plum]

Vinay - underrated bowler. He'll show mumbai why he is in the WC squad today.

[Plum]

No problem vinay you'll get wickets now. One sixer in 19th over is ok

[Plum]

Cool - 168 in 19th over. Not more than 10 runs can be scored off steyn so mumbai less than 180. Easy for your batsmen, anil bhai

[Plum]

Streaky - no prob. Not more than another 10 runs

[Plum]

Well try hitting steyn for a six pollard. You cant

[Plum]

Its okay. Less than 185. Easy for bangalore

[Plum]

Well still less than 190. No prob

[ajaybaskar]

Brother,

U r the only one posting here.. :wink:

[Plum]

Target 185. Not at all difficult for bangalore.
Anil bhai, well done restricting mumbai to 184. I predicted bangalore will score 188 - looks like it will come true. 10000 points assured - with some luck, 25000 points forr me sure!

[Dinesh84]

avaru, asvametha yaagam nadathuraaru pola .. :roll:

[Thirumaran]

Brother,

U r the only one posting here.. :wink:

please leave him alone here.. :P

[Plum]

What a start! And mumbai dropping catches :lol:

I told - this match is bangalore's

[Plum]

Fernando :rotfl:
How can any team win a match with fernando bowling :rotfl2:

[joe]

Plum,
Thannanthaniya poraduReenga ..any help? :)

[Plum]

no thanks joe. Innikku single handedA bangalore jeyikkaradhai naanE rasichukkarEn
Ningallaam mumbai threadla poyi enjoy pannunga :)

[joe]

no thanks joe. Innikku single handedA bangalore jeyikkaradhai naanE rasichukkarEn
Ningallaam mumbai threadla poyi enjoy pannunga :)

ennoda helping hand-a thatti vitteenga ..enna aachu paatheengaLa :)

[Plum]

Parava illai joe - kallis irundhaa ball waste paNNuvAn. So it is good for bangalore
Ninga support panndradhula aatchebanai illai - ninga mumbai supporternu nenaichu apdi sollitten sorry!

[Plum]

Play it cool RCB. Mumbai's fifth bowler is nayar-duminy :lol:
Even sathish is better bowler than nayar. Nayar's selection and dhawan over jayasurya is costing mumbai :rotfl:
Even if surya hadn't scored runs, he'd have bowled decently so today planets have aligned in bangalore's favour.
Vetri namadhE

[Plum]

Pietersen - match winner :cool:

[joe]

ninga mumbai supporternu nenaichu apdi sollitten sorry!
Criket-la ennai serious-a eduthukkathenga :lol:

[Plum]

No panic please. Uthappa is still there and taylor to come - even 100 runs in 10 overs is jujubee for bangalore. We'll win anil bhai easy doozy

[Plum]

Victory is just near for RCB :cool:

[ajaybaskar]

Uthappa in action.

[Plum]

Uthappa :thumbsup: - he should have been in WC squad ahead of Vijay :yes:

[Plum]

What a victory for Bangalore - maybe semis should have been in bangalore for mumbai to win
:poke: at mumbai

[joe]

Sorry Plum

[ajaybaskar]

Plum,

Evlo neramthaan valikkaadha maadhiriyae nadikkiradhu!

[Plum]

Its ok - great job uthappa - you have set the platform for taylor, manish, kohli- and if required,pehelwan praveen, hiiter steyn, capable vinay and deendbale kumble - to take bangalore to the finals
:thumbsup:

[sathya_1979]

If MI wins today (Which is more likely now), 200% credit shud go to Plum sir for his chattergies :D

[joe]

Plum,

Evlo neramthaan valikkaadha maadhiriyae nadikkiradhu!
:lol:

[ajithfederer]

Pollard :thumbsup:

[jinju]

andha thaamara thayyakkaaran wicket kooda vilunthaa match MIkku! unga kada close pannunga plum! :D

[sathya_1979]

andha thaamara thayyakkaaran wicket kooda vilunthaa match MIkku! unga kada close pannunga plum! :D
:rotfl: :rotfl3:

[Plum]

Allov engaLai vaazha vaikkum deivam fernando irukkaan
Taylor and kohli can easily hit even 60 runs in 4 overs so it is still advantage bangalore

[Plum]

That's not out - no problem - kohli will stay

[jinju]

Allov engaLai vaazha vaikkum deivam fernando irukkaan
Taylor and kohli can easily hit even 60 runs in 4 overs so it is still advantage bangalore

ippdiye maindain pannunga dayavusenju :D ...andha pandey peru kooda sollunga, ungalukku kodi punyam kedakkum!

[ajaybaskar]

Kohliya soup vachuttanga!

[Plum]

Ungalukku joke-A pOchA :evil: naan seriousA bangalore support paNNi kittu irukkEn :yes:
I like pandey big match player. Remmeber last year semis - he bailed out bangalore in similar situation and knocked out chennai. This time, taylor is also there so sorry mumbai fans - better luck nest time

[joe]

That's not out - no problem - kohli will stay

have you been doing Vanja pugazhchi ? :)

[sathya_1979]

AB, unga siggy :lol: Too good :D

[Plum]

Bhajji :lol: padslaiyaa fire pandra - take that wide :lol:
Unna nambi irukkara mumbaiya nenaichA enakku paridhabamaa irukku

[joe]

Uththappa out aagama irunthiruntha close match vanthirukkum

[ajaybaskar]

AB, unga siggy :lol: Too good :D

Thanx... :-)

Daily kaalai, maalai 2 velai ivaru photovathaan poojai panren..

[Plum]

Sorry pollard any other day you'll be mom but today it will be taylor who will now dismantle you and win the match for bangalore

[jinju]

pandey to plum: maappuuu, vechuttaaandaa aappu! :)

plum, aap purush nahin....

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mahaapurush ho! :D

[Plum]

Joe, not so fast. I have seen taylor smashing 40 runs in 3 overs for new zealand single handedly. Avan bayangara kaattaan. Pollard will be outshadowed now - just see

[Plum]

Taylor - its all on you now. Justify your salary - this is what you were bought for. You have it in you to pull this off for RCB - just play your natural game.
Steyn can give partnership - remember he screwed aussies with duminy? So buck up, keep cool and deliver.
I know you can. I know you will. Today is Bangalore's day

[Plum]

Maalinga bowling a wide - good omen for us. We are winning this...

[Plum]

Oh come on Taylor, deposit him into the stands.

[Thirumaran]

Vijaykanth thread maathiri aagi poachchu :lol2:

VK -- HR

BRC -- Plum

Good combination :P

[sathya_1979]

Oh come on Taylor, deposit him into the stands.
Fixed Depositaa Recurring Depositaa?

[hamid]

Oh come on Taylor, deposit him into the stands.
Fixed Depositaa Recurring Depositaa?

:rotfl2: :rotfl:

[ajithfederer]

:rotfl2:



Oh come on Taylor, deposit him into the stands.
Fixed Depositaa Recurring Depositaa?

:rotfl2: :rotfl:

[jinju]

plum, two words on that red sooes phenyl kumar too pls!

[Plum]

Phenyl kumar ki zaroorat nahin ppadegi. Taylor will finish it on his own :)

[Thirumaran]

btw naalaikku plum kku udampu sari illaama poachunaalo, net connection illaama poachunaalo.. enna aagumm.. Somebody join as his assistant soon and learn the techniques :lol2:

[ajaybaskar]

Somebody tell them that NRR is not going to matter in a knockout stage.

[hamid]

RCB has successfully chased 6 out of 11 occasions

[sathya_1979]

btw naalaikku plum kku udampu sari illaama poachunaalo, net connection illaama poachunaalo.. enna aagumm.. Somebody join as his assistant soon and learn the techniques :lol2:
Plum pls select ur protege and start the KT Sessions and Trainings :D

[BM]

RCB :wave: :boo:

[littlemaster1982]

So happy to see Kumble's long face while going back unbeaten :twisted:

[sathya_1979]

So happy to see Kumble's long face while going back unbeaten :twisted:
Avar moonji eppavume longdhaanga :D

[VinodKumar's]

I am going to vote now :lol2:

[ajaybaskar]

Plum,

Ellam ok. Naalaiku marakkaama DC thread open pannidunga

[Plum]

Sorry Cinefan. Pls lock this thread.

[VinodKumar's]

Plum,

Ellam ok. Naalaiku marakkaama DC thread open pannidunga

:rotfl3:

[Plum]

Ajay, ore chatterjee marubadiyum palikkaadhu. Naalaikku positive chatterjee :yes:

[19thmay]

When you are chasing a total something which requires more than 9 an over why do you opt Dravid as an opener? IMO Uthappa or M.Pandey should have been used for the first 6 overs.

[raajarasigan]

Sorry Cinefan. Pls lock this thread.itha thaanaya moonu naala sollikittirukken.... :wink: ithu 9 pages vandhadhe periya vizhayam.. motha postla 85% plum pottathu... :evil:

[littlemaster1982]

RR,

Innuma Plum indha thread yen open pannar-nu ungalukku puriyala?? ;)

[raajarasigan]

RR,

Innuma Plum indha thread yen open pannar-nu ungalukku puriyala?? ;)enakku nethe nalla purinjiduchu...
innaikku DC thread avara aaramnikka sollalamnu paartha aerkanave avingalukku oru thread irukke .... enna pannalam :think:

[Cinefan]

Plum,
If you are genuinely feeling sorry,don't ,it's ok.RCB lost momemtum the day they tinkered with the team to accomodate Kevin,Ross and White.

I myself had no expectations or hope that they will win considering that they scraped through to the S/F on NRR and on the back of just 3 wins in 9 games.


19th May,
IMO,Dravid opening was not the problem but the reason mentioned above-no momemtum,basically struggling.

Today's match is difficult to predict:50-50 chances for both teams.

[kid-glove]

Kumble bowling no-ball and giving so many runs in last over.

All the bowlers were expensive. You can't win cups with Vinay kumar and Praveen kumar. They give runs. Even Steyn turned out to be expensive. When KP is the most economical bowler, you know how bad it is..

Kallis, on the way down after his initial surge of form.

Ross Taylor hasn't fired at all. Uthappa could be hit or miss, it's a high risk game.

Manish pandey was underwhelming this year .

[Vivasaayi]

Kumble bowling no-ball and giving so many runs in last over.

All the bowlers were expensive. You can't win cups with Vinay kumar and Praveen kumar. They give runs. Even Steyn turned out to be expensive. When KP is the most economical bowler, you know how bad it is..

Kallis, on the way down after his initial surge of form.

Ross Taylor hasn't fired at all. Uthappa could be hit or miss, it's a high risk game.

Manish pandey was underwhelming this year .

inthanai varudamaaga..football groundai sutri vandha sooravalik kaatru..ippozhudhu cricket pakam....

[raajarasigan]

Kumble bowling no-ball and giving so many runs in last over.

All the bowlers were expensive. You can't win cups with Vinay kumar and Praveen kumar. They give runs. Even Steyn turned out to be expensive. When KP is the most economical bowler, you know how bad it is..

Kallis, on the way down after his initial surge of form.

Ross Taylor hasn't fired at all. Uthappa could be hit or miss, it's a high risk game.

Manish pandey was underwhelming this year .
inthanai varudamaaga..football groundai sutri vandha sooravalik kaatru..ippozhudhu cricket pakam....:lol: :lol:

[19thmay]

Deepika Padukone nEthu azhudhucha?

[Plum]

Deepika poNnukku vElai azhuvaradhila. azhuvara mallayan puLLaikku thOL kudukkaradhu :-)

[raajarasigan]

Deepika Padukone nEthu azhudhucha?andha maadhiri ethum nadakkalaiye... ithukku munnadi thotthappo eppavavathu azhthucha :cry: :wink:

[jinju]

ms padukone-a vuda andha mallya paiyyan moonji paakkumbothu dhaan kaduppa irukk! :x

forgive me cinefan, this is one moonji i dont/cant pudikkala! :D

[19thmay]

Deepika poNnukku vElai azhuvaradhila. azhuvara mallayan puLLaikku thOL kudukkaradhu :-)

eppdi eppdi eppdi? yedhavadhu video aadharam irruka? :twisted:

[Cinefan]

Yen ellorum i.e Plum,jinju enakku Sorry sollikittirikkenga?

Am disappointed RCB lost but have no interest in what Mallya's son does,how he looks Or if non actor but great figure :D deepika consoles him or not!

[jinju]

It's just that I don't hate anybody for reasons like "moonji pudikala" :D
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appdila, ungaloda indha post dhaan ennoda mentionkku aadhaaram :)

[kid-glove]

Kumble bowling no-ball and giving so many runs in last over.

All the bowlers were expensive. You can't win cups with Vinay kumar and Praveen kumar. They give runs. Even Steyn turned out to be expensive. When KP is the most economical bowler, you know how bad it is..

Kallis, on the way down after his initial surge of form.

Ross Taylor hasn't fired at all. Uthappa could be hit or miss, it's a high risk game.

Manish pandey was underwhelming this year .
inthanai varudamaaga..football groundai sutri vandha sooravalik kaatru..ippozhudhu cricket pakam....:lol: :lol:

:oops:

edhavudhu thappa irundha correct pannavum.. :)

[Yuvi]

Kumble bowling no-ball and giving so many runs in last over.

All the bowlers were expensive. You can't win cups with Vinay kumar and Praveen kumar. They give runs. Even Steyn turned out to be expensive. When KP is the most economical bowler, you know how bad it is..

Kallis, on the way down after his initial surge of form.

Ross Taylor hasn't fired at all. Uthappa could be hit or miss, it's a high risk game.

Manish pandey was underwhelming this year .
inthanai varudamaaga..football groundai sutri vandha sooravalik kaatru..ippozhudhu cricket pakam....:lol: :lol:

:oops:

edhavudhu thappa irundha correct pannavum.. :)

The most surprising thing for me was Steyn.. I never expected Steyn to bowl such full length and full tosses (ofcourse he was trying yorker all such times).. but irundhaalum 4 overs 43 runs - too much from a top class bowler.. SA WC team will be worried about this performance ..

[raajarasigan]

Kumble bowling no-ball and giving so many runs in last over.

All the bowlers were expensive. You can't win cups with Vinay kumar and Praveen kumar. They give runs. Even Steyn turned out to be expensive. When KP is the most economical bowler, you know how bad it is..

Kallis, on the way down after his initial surge of form.

Ross Taylor hasn't fired at all. Uthappa could be hit or miss, it's a high risk game.

Manish pandey was underwhelming this year .
inthanai varudamaaga..football groundai sutri vandha sooravalik kaatru..ippozhudhu cricket pakam....:lol: :lol:

:oops:

edhavudhu thappa irundha correct pannavum.. :)no.. nothing wrong... looks like you watched cricket match only...

[jinju]

The most surprising thing for me was Steyn.. I never expected Steyn to bowl such full length and full tosses (ofcourse he was trying yorker all such times).. but irundhaalum 4 overs 43 runs - too much from a top class bowler.. SA WC team will be worried about this performance ..[/quote]


idhula ennanga surprising. while it can b argued that having an out n out pace bowler is good in any form of the game, the risk u take is higher in t20 by having one such and one shud be braced for occasional failures from such bowlers in this format.
that it happened for steyn in the crucial match was RCB's bad luck! more examples r brett lee, shaun tait, shane bond, etc. thats where lasith malinga stands out, he uses his variations cleverly in this format than he does in ODIs. now that i've told this, i hope he doesnt come undone in a crucial game! :roll:

[kid-glove]

Apart from variation. Malinga knows to sling 'em at the same spot with the same pace, and trouble the batsman every time.

[Yuvi]

Apart from variation. Malinga knows to sling 'em at the same spot with the same pace, and trouble the batsman every time.

exactly.. Mike Procter was fighting with himself about the number of times Malinga has bowled the batsmen out of his 33 wickets in all of IPL.. 17.. 18.. 17 .. 18.. :lol:

I'm a great fan of Steyn's bowling and his attitude towards bowling.. adhaan indha soga kadhai.. For me, he is next to Alan Donald in the SA cricket.. Waiting for the SA series in West Indies. Hopefully no more dead pitches there..

But comparing Malinga and Steyn.. Malinga is a top notch ODI and T20 bowler but Steyn is an out and out test bowler .. ITV4 comes for free here and I had a glimpse of Malinga's bowling at the office with a white man.. He was like "thats not even a proper bowling action".. Thats debatable...

[kid-glove]

Yeah, for some reason or other, Malinga's talent is prolific but still way too unorthodox and difficult to accept in some quarters.

For example, I'd never consider him a better bowler than Waqar even if he breaks the latter's record. But when I think about it, it's near impossible to be this accurate with yorkers with that bowling action.

[Plum]

Yeah, the debate over bowling action almost invariably misses the advantage factor. How exactly is the action helping him bowl better than if the action was otherwise. Except in the case of bowling faster, I have never understood how throwing can enhance your bowling. Ironically, the faster bowlers called for chucking were never hounder as much as the spinner(s).

[Plum]

It's like
P1: Malinga's action gives him an unfair advantage
GM: dEi thEnga mandaiyA, mudinjA neeyum apdi pOdEndA

[Yuvi]

Yeah, for some reason or other, Malinga's talent is prolific but still way too unorthodox and difficult to accept in some quarters.

For example, I'd never consider him a better bowler than Waqar even if he breaks the latter's record. But when I think about it, it's near impossible to be this accurate with yorkers with that bowling action.

Yes.. being unorthodox.. I still remember the ODI between India and L in Australia, where Malinga was bowling to Bhajji and Bhajji asked the umpirie to remove his white hat, as he couldnt see the ball due to the fact the ball and his hat were white in color.. So you could see where his release of ball is coming from.. Ravi Shastri was having a gala of a time in his commentary box after seeing the umpire's bald head .. not sure who the umpire was though.

[Yuvi]

Yeah, the debate over bowling action almost invariably misses the advantage factor. How exactly is the action helping him bowl better than if the action was otherwise. Except in the case of bowling faster, I have never understood how throwing can enhance your bowling. Ironically, the faster bowlers called for chucking were never hounder as much as the spinner(s).

Bowling action does make huge difference when it comes to variation in bowling.. For eg. Courtney Walsh, Venkatesh Prasad had almost the same kind of "delivering the ball" action where their arms brushes the ear .. this was easier for them to always try with the leg cutter and the slower balls.. Still remember that wonderful moment during WI series of England.. Graham Thorpe came into the crease, Walsh was bowling a slow leg cuttering yorker.. Thorpe was plum in front and he couldnt believe his face..
Srinath tried the same with his bowling action but failed terribly as he couldnt get his leg cutter right with his bowling action..

Azhar Mahmood, on the other hand, has a off spinner kind of action, where before delivering the ball, the arm is off some distance from his ears.. He was very good at his off cutters.

But Malinga's action is quite tricky.. even a fielder who throws the ball at the keeper, will use the side arm to have the throw accurate with good velocity. adhae matter thaan ivankitaiyum.. to generate pace, he uses the side arm bowling to generate more pace but at the same time, he is very good with his off cutters.. mind you he never uses leg cutters, which will be next to impossible with his bowling action.

The thing we need to appreciate Malinga is that how come he delivers the bouncers, yorkers, good length balls with his slower deliveries.. That will always be a wonder and gives us more exciting hope that we might have many entertaining bowlers especially from Sri Lanka to keep us busy..

[Yuvi]

It's like
P1: Malinga's action gives him an unfair advantage
GM: dEi thEnga mandaiyA, mudinjA neeyum apdi pOdEndA

if P1 is from the same country as Malinga, that thEnga madaiyin will definitely try something different.. but if he is from other cricket boards, he will have a lot of scrutiny before being exposed to international cricket..

[Plum]

End of day, you work out what is best for you. adhuvum practice paNNA thAn varum. idhula enna correct action, wrong action. andha action avLO easynnA neeyum try paNNu.
Murali maadhiri kaiya madakkinA, nAn 700 wicket edukka mudiyumA?

[Plum]

It's like
P1: Malinga's action gives him an unfair advantage
GM: dEi thEnga mandaiyA, mudinjA neeyum apdi pOdEndA

if P1 is from the same country as Malinga, that thEnga madaiyin will definitely try something different.. but if he is from other cricket boards, he will have a lot of scrutiny before being exposed to international cricket..

appo Cricket boardku sonnadhA vechukOnga. I'll repeat something I have said before - Cricket is too holier-than-thou - Other games have rules, Cricket has Laws. adhu ennadA Law? periya sattam. It's just a game.

P1: No Player or nobody is bigger than Cricket
Me: Cricket is bigger than nobody :evil:

[Plum]

Plum,

Ellam ok. Naalaiku marakkaama DC thread open pannidunga

:)