"Champion of Champions" Chennai Super Kings

[hamid]

CSK :thumbsup: a great finals and the way CSK went about business in the playoffs and finals are heartwarming... Yep.. the intensity was not upto that mark in the finals while fielding nad bowling, but neverthless a champion side which fight till the end and worthy of playing the finals... and were graceful at the loss :notworthy:

We know what it is to win ( unlike SRK) and we know wht it is to lose too ( graceful) .. thats what a championside is all about.. we will rise.. very soon :yes:

[lydayaxobia493]

Yes. definitely its nt a loss for csk..V did our duty very neatly..
After losing to KKR, dhoni was very cool nd no hesitate to appreciate Gambhir's captaincy..
The main reason of KKR as Champion is one nd only Gambhir's captaincy.. No doubt in tat..
Again Vijay proved his capability yesterday..:cheer:.. Bit worry abt Ashwin form.. hope u wil come back to form soon..Badri-u did ur job perfectly..gud fielder too..
Dhoni & Raina--Thx. a lot..without u, CSK wont be fulfilled...u r gr8 for ever.. :notworthy:
Thx. to Morkel & Bravo for their contribuition :notworthy:.. v r awaiting u for champion league...
Though am feeling little bit worry, bt am happy wit CSK performance...
Hope hereafter v wil nt hear the word "Fixing"... :)

[Arvind Srinivasan]

CSK :clap:...Hopefully we get a good edition the next time as well........

[ajaybaskar]

Mike Hussey Birthday Clicks

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[ajaybaskar]

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[lydayaxobia493]

Ajay.. unga signature.. :(

[ajaybaskar]

Maathiyachu, maathiyachu...

[lydayaxobia493]

:clap:

[ajaybaskar]

5 Biggest Moments For CSK in PLAY-OFFS!



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[scorpio]

maathavE thEvai ila.....CSK did thrash KKR in the first half of the final.....We will roar back in the Champions League :yes:

[ajaybaskar]

All three Club sides which Dwayne Bravo plays for have qualified for cltwenty20! Chennai Super Kings, Trinidad & Tobago and Sydney Sixers.

[ajaybaskar]

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[SoftSword]

indha birthday party eppo nadandhadhu? matchku modhanaal nightaa?

[ajaybaskar]

• Chennai Super Kings registered the highest score by any team in this year’s IPL against the Delhi Daredevils when they scored 222/5 in the QUALIFIER 2 Match of the Playoff Stage.

• The highest successful chase by any team in IPL 5 was achieved by the Chennai Super Kings when they scored 208/5 chasing a target of 205/8 set by the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

• Chennai Super Kings registered 5 scores of 180 or more and are the only team to score in excess of 200 twice in this season.

• The highest match aggregate of 413 runs came in the match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 12th April 2012.

• The top two highest victory margins by runs was achieved by Chennai Super Kings when they defeated Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers by 86 runs and 74 runs respectively.

• With 81 matches under his belt Suresh Raina is the only player to have played all the matches for his team in all 5 seasons of IPL.

• Suresh Raina remains the most consistent batsman in the IPL scoring 400 plus runs in all editions - he is also the top run getter for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 5 with 441 runs in 19 matches.

• Dwayne Bravo along with Cameroon White is second in the list for the most number of sixes by a player in this season with 20 sixes.

• Ravindra Jadeja with figures of 5 for 16 against Deccan Chargers has the best bowling figures in IPL 5.

• Albie Morkel scored 28 from 7 balls at a strike rate of 400, which is the highest in an innings this IPL season.

• Top individual score for Chennai Super Kings was 113 from 58 balls by Murali Vijay in the second qualifier match against Delhi Daredevils.

• Murali Vijay is the only Indian player to have scored 2 centuries in the IPL.

• Dwayne Bravo with 14 in 19 matches is the highest wicket taker for the Chennai Super Kings this season.

• R Ashwin with an economy rate of 6.56 has been the most economical bowler for the Chennai Super Kings.

•Faf du Plessis has hit 3 fifties, the most by any Chennai Super King player this season.

•Dwayne Bravo and Suresh Raina with 5 sixes each in an innings is the most by a Chennai Super Kings player this season.

• The 116 run opening partnership between Faf du Plessis and S Badrinath was the only century stand for the Chennai Super Kings this season.

• Suresh Raina with 11 catches has taken the most number of catches for for the Chennai Super Kings this season.

• MS Dhoni has effected 14 dismissals as a wicket keeper this season.

• MS Dhoni, in the Eliminator match against the Mumbai Indians, became the second wicketkeeper after Adam Gilchrist to effect 3 dismissals and score a fifty in an IPL match.

• MS Dhoni’s 20 ball fifty in the Eliminator match against the Mumbai Indians was the fastest fifty by a Chennai Super Kings player in the IPL.

• Dwayne Bravo conceded 49 runs in 3.4 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Finals, which is the highest by any Chennai Super Kings bowler this season

• With two ducks each, Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay registered most number of ducks for the Chennai Super Kings this season

• Overall in IPL 5 Chennai Super Kings has scored 2831 runs losing 101 wickets and conceded 2621 runs taking 107 wickets.

[ajaybaskar]

indha birthday party eppo nadandhadhu? matchku modhanaal nightaa?

Yes...

[ajaybaskar]

Why CSK are the best team despite loss

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One of the ‘dudes’ in the advertisement suggests -“Aaj kuch toofani kartey hain” (let’s do something adventurous today). All the other members of the group are up for the challenge, and they end up doing something which stuns the viewers. The ad would have been shot after several retakes to impress the viewers with the end product. But there is a group of men who believe entertaining viewers ‘Live’. Yes you guessed it right; they are the Chennai Super Kings. Their skipper is someone who could replace the star in the particular advertisement.

You can criticize them, you can debate against their form, but they still made it to the finals of the Indian Premier League. They have become the Australians of the Indian Premier League. Apart from the wearing the same colour jersey, their spirit to fight till the last ball, with each and every player giving his 100 percent, they have become an invincible side in the cash-rich tourney.

One of their team-mates reckoned that they had packed their bags ahead of the play-offs as they needed three results in their favour, something apparently not very possible. They were slightly out of form before the play-offs. The one man who would not have bothered about it is the man behind this terrific team’s success for long -- MS Dhoni. Lady luck once again blessed its favourite child, as all three results went in Chennai’s favour and they rushed into the play-offs.

Mumbai Indians had demolished Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets before moving into the eliminator. It wasn’t a comprehensive win against the Royals as both Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith hit several shots in the air, which landed in no man’s land. Against the Super Kings, one has the rarest chance of error. Mumbai did well to dominate the initial four overs after which Mike Hussey and Badrinath stabilized the innings. Mumbai thought they had won the match and got complacent before MS Dhoni walked to the crease with a sword in his hand and such was his counter-attack that even before Mumbai could return to normalcy, Chennai had posted a mammoth total of 187 runs.

Lady luck had done its work again and it was time for Dhoni’s men to show what they are actually capable of. Mumbai Indians had the likes of Smith and Pollard but both of them were overshadowed by the presence of Dwayne Bravo who first batted like a champion smacking the Mumbai bowlers all over the park. He then bowled his quota of 4 overs and needless to say, was one of the most electric fielders on the field.

Delhi Daredevils had made the task much easier for the Super Kings by resting Morne Morkel, their best bowler of the season. It is a decision which will be debated for ages. They decided to play Sunny Gupta in place of injured Irfan Pathan. Again it is hard to make out why they didn’t play with Shahbaz Nadeem, not only because they needed a replacement as an Indian contingent, but because they were playing at the Chepauk, a turf where Chennai has been playing with three spinners over the last few years.

The strongest asset of this team is to capitalize on their opponent’s tendency to succumb under pressure. In their previous outing, prolific opener Sehwag’s off stump was uprooted out of the ground from a peach of a delivery by Ben Hilfenhaus. Delhi were chasing 217 runs and Sehwag decided not to open the innings, again a move which Sehwag will have to clarify for the rest of his life. With this move, Chennai took to the field with double confidence and routed the Daredevils without much ado.

Chennai posted a huge score for KKR to chase in the final, but it was a blinder from little known Manvinder Bisla which took the game away from them. Before the play-offs nobody expected Chennai to make it to the top four. They did so and stormed into the finals by defeating two formidable sides like Delhi and Mumbai. Even in the finals they played like true champions and made the local crowd very proud in a thriller of a match. They enjoyed their cricket right through the tournament, and Dhoni was a happy man in spite of being on the losing side.

Most of the decisions taken by Dhoni are criticized but they produce match-winning results. He underperforms in major tournaments and when everybody writes him off, he delivers in crunch situations and keeps surprising everybody with his super cool temperament. Of late, he has proved himself to be a big match player. And he leads by example when it matters the most. He not only provides freedom to his players, but also enthuses his side to play fearless cricket.

They could not make it three in a row and in spite of that Chennai Super Kings will continue to remain one the favourites of the cash-rich tournament in the upcoming seasons, because of their cool temperament, because of their never-say-die spirit, because of their terrific all-rounders. And last but not the least, because they are led by a man, who does magic with his flawless, incredible decision-making skill.

[ajaybaskar]

Already CSK is into the fitness sessions, preparing for the CL.

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[ajaybaskar]

M Vijay
Faf
Huss
Bravo
Raina
MS
Ashwin

All the above are in excellent form. Hope we lift CL again.

[scorpio]

Jaddu should not be in the playing XI :evil:

MSD not really in form....hope he lifts CL and gets the much needed enthu for the England tour :cheer:

[ajaybaskar]

Still his innings against MI in the eliminator is fresh in my mind. MI lost the match even before they started their chase. Such was the attack.

[satissh_r]

#BREAKING: Bravo and Anirudha are out of #CLT20. Kulasekara and Jakati will join the team as replacement.

[wizzy]

icing would if Dhoni remains notout in all the matches..results will take care of itself :p

[scorpio]

#BREAKING: Bravo and Anirudha are out of #CLT20. Kulasekara and Jakati will join the team as replacement.

mundhaa naaL kooda BravO iduppa iduppa aatti gangnam aadinaanE, enna aachu? :roll:

Anirudhaa-kku ippo dhaanE kalyanam aachu, adhukuLLa Paternity leave-aa?

[ajaybaskar]

Bravo will be missed but the blessing in disguise is that Faf will get a go. Hussey,Faf,Albie and Dougie/Hilfy will be the four overseas players.

[satissh_r]

Anirudhaa-kku ippo dhaanE kalyanam aachu, adhukuLLa Paternity leave-aa?

Challenger series la kuda rendu match adinane, enna achunnu theriyala..

[ajaybaskar]

With the fourth edition of the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) set to get under way in South Africa on 13th October 2012, the most successful team in the history of the IPL, return to the Rainbow Nation in a bid to reclaim the crown. The Chennai Super Kings have in the past tasted great success in South Africa having reached the Semifinals of the second edition of the IPL in 2009 and winning the CLT20 tournament in 2010 to become the only team to hold both the IPL and CLT20 championships in the same year. Buoyed by their exploits in South Africa, the Chennai Super Kings will in no doubt be brimming with confidence as they are all set to kick off their campaign on 14th October 2012 against Sydney Sixers.

The Super Kings core group has remained largely the same over the years and with a mixture of youth and experience they form a formidable unit. Key to their success in this edition will be local boys Albie Morkel and Faf du Plessis whose presence in the side will be an invaluable asset. Morkel with his great striking ability is well settled in the side, and the onus of being the lead all rounder rests with him in the absence of Dwaine Bravo, while du Plessis after a brilliant outing in IPL 5, capitalizing on the opportunities presented to him before making way for Michael Hussey, may find a permanent place in the team in the top or middle order.

The Hallmark of success for the Super Kings over the years has been their uncanny ability to win games even when the chips are down and also their knack of handling pressure, to come out on top from seemingly impossible situations. With an abundance of talent at their disposal, including the likes of Captain M S Dhoni, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Doug Bollinger and many others, the boys from Chennai are looking good to mount a strong challenge for their second CLT20 crown, despite losing Dwayne Bravo and S Anirudha prior to the tournament due to injuries.

Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out due to a thigh strain and will be replaced by Nuwan Kulasekara, the Sri Lankan seamer, while S Anirudha who fractured his right clavicle in the first week of October during a domestic game, sidelining him for six weeks, will make way for Shadab Jakati.

Team: MS Dhoni (Captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinanth, Doug Bollinger, Nuwan Kulasekara, Francois du Plessis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Michael Hussey, Ravindra Jadeja, Albie Morkel, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha, Murali Vijay, Shadab Jakati & Yo Mahesh

[ajaybaskar]

CSK start their campaign today facing a tough opponent, Sydney Sixers. On the juicy SA wickets, SS will the side to beat.

[ajaybaskar]

As expected SS were quite an opposition to beat. But well played CSK. We gave away too many runs at last.

[scorpio]

Batting order needs tinkering...Ashwin should come up the order...before Badri and Dhoni....indha udhavaakarai Jadeja should be thrown out and bring in Jakati. Jakati can surely score 4 runs off 9 balls the way Jaddu does anyway.

And, Dhoni, for heaven's sake, start getting into form :evil:

[wizzy]

CSK is right on track..4 more to go :-P

Kaptaan Cool

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[ajaybaskar]

CSK releases Doug Bollinger, Suraj Randhiv, Styris, Bailey, Mukund, Yomi, Vignesh, Vasudeva Das, Sudeep Tyagi and Joginder Sharma into the pool. Retains rest.

Axing of Dougie comes as a shocker. We will have to wait and see if he is picked up again by CSK at a lesser price tag.

Above all, Jadeja escapes.. :evil:

[ajaybaskar]

IPL 6 auction to happen tomorrow. CSK can pick Michael Clarke or Dirk Nannes along with a domestic pacer like RP Singh.

[satissh_r]

Ajay read an article today which says CSK will only look for Indian talent primarily, my guess is we'll be in for Ravi Rampaul as well (G Meyyapan mentioned he was a target sometime back)

[ajaybaskar]

Yeah. It was Fleming's interview. He stated that they will primarily look for local talent. Since RP Singh is a close friend of MS and since the team sans a quality pacer, he may be bought. Rampaul is a good buy too at a price of 50k $ Ponting and Clarke may be bought by Sunrisers and MI respectively.

[ajaybaskar]

Not a single buy during the first session. May be they'll go for Unadkats and Pankaj Singhs.

[Dinesh84]

Nannes to CSK

[ajaybaskar]

Chris Morris (SA) and Laughlin (Aus) are the new additions to CSK.

[ajaybaskar]

Jason Holder (WI) and Akila Dananjaya (SL) were the final buys.

[satissh_r]

Best buy - Dhananjaya, he was decent in T20 WC, I'm surprised no one else went for him at that price. Sunrisers ellam kanna moodittu vangirukkanum..

[SoftSword]

nannes is a good addition...

[ajaybaskar]

Gurunath tweets that he will release the names of the newly signed Indian quicks tomorrow. Lets see

[ajaybaskar]

RCB's strategy was surprising. They have bought all the pacers. Zak,Unadkat,Aravind ,Pankaj Singh,Ravi Rampaul and Vinay Kumar in their kitty.

[povAferdeack]

RCB's strategy was surprising. They have bought all the pacers. Zak,Unadkat,Aravind ,Pankaj Singh,Ravi Rampaul and Vinay Kumar in their kitty.

I think they are confident with their batting, they lost a lot of matches because of the 4th and 5th bowler (Vinay Kumar, Kohli etc).

OTOH, CSK's bowling looks settled, Hilfy, Jaddu, Ashwin, Albie, Bravo. I would say go for 1 really good fast bowler instead of two allrounders.
I saw that CSK has also signed B. Aparajith, one of the top guys from the U19 world cup winning team. Heard he is a good batsman and can bowl some spin too. More than spin, if he can bat consistently it will balance the team.

[ajaybaskar]

More than the bowling its their batting that let them down many times. They are too much dependent on Gayle and Kohli. The former's form has hit the rock bottom.

And in Indian pitches why so many pacers?

[scorpio]

Nannes, Morris, Laughlin, Holder, Dhananjaya- good buys! Well done CSK :clap:

[satissh_r]

// Just saw the list of unsold players and was surprised at some players not being picked

Aaron Phangiso - Had an excellent CL T20, could be a handful in Indian conditions, Sunrisers who don't seem to have a quality left arm spinner could have gone for him

Ben Rohrer - Put in some match winning performances in the big bash, like what I've seen of him so far

Aaron Finch - Again was fantastic in the big bash, not sure how people rate Maxwell over him :confused2:

[ajaybaskar]

Above all it was Vernon Philander

[satissh_r]

Above all it was Vernon Philander

Agree, till now I was under the impression that SA had a series during the IPL, baffling to say the least.. Srikanth, Laxman, Priety Zinta lam ethukaga Auction vanthanga?

[satissh_r]

Not sure if you all have seen this http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/602722.html

and also this http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/602729.html

[satissh_r]

CSK's new recruits: Imtiaz Ahmed http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranjisuperleague2008/content/player/340939.html

Ronit More http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/424219.html

Ankit Rajpoot http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/591650.html

Mohit Sharma http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/537119.html

Another left arm spinner Karthikeyan is also part of the Squad

[VinodKumar's]

Not sure if you all have seen this http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/602722.html

Another Harbajhan in making.


and also this http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/602729.html

Karthick :clap:

[scorpio]

CSK's registered squad for IPL -6.......Team looks super on paper :thumbsup:

Chennai Super Kings: Akila Dananjaya, Albie Morkel, Anirudha Srikkanth, Ankit Singh Rajpoot, B Aparajith, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ben Laughlin, Christopher Morris, Dirk Nannes, Dwayne Bravo, Francois Du Plessis, Imtiaz Ahmed, Jason Holder, Michael Hussey, Mohit Sharma, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Murali Vijay, Nuwan Kulasekara, R Karthikeyan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ronit More, Shadab Jakati, Subramaniam Badrinath, Suresh Raina, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

:shock:

Maami nalama ?

[ajaybaskar]

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[ajaybaskar]

Nuwan Kulasekara and Akila Dananjeya have been removed off the #CSK squad. Home matches to be played at Chennai as usual.

[VinodKumar's]

Nuwan Kulasekara and Akila Dananjeya have been removed off the #CSK squad. Home matches to be played at Chennai as usual.

Good decision. Theva illama tournament appoprachanaiya face pannurathuku ithu better ... what abt players in other team ??? Chennai match mattum velada maataangala ?

[Dinesh84]

appo Sunrisers Hyderbad team owned by Maran has Sanga as their captain. aravarum dropped ah?

[ajaybaskar]

Yeah.. Guess so. What will Sunrisers do?

[SoftSword]

appo Sunrisers Hyderbad team owned by Maran has Sanga as their captain. aravarum dropped ah?

lol... satthiya sOdhanai...

[PARAMASHIVAN]

இந்தியன் பிரீமியர் லீக் போட்டித் தொடரின் சென்னை சுப்பர் கிங்ஸ் அணியில் இருந்து இலங்கை வீரர்களை நீக்க அணியின் உரிமையாளர் தீர்மானித்திருப்பதாக தெரிவிக்கப்படுகிறது.


டைம்ஸ் ஒப் இந்தியா இந்த செய்தியை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. தமிழகத்தில் இடம்பெறுகின்ற ஆர்ப்பாட்டங்களைத் தொடர்ந்து இந்த தீர்மானம் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.

சென்னை சுப்பர் கிங்ஸில் நுவான் குலசேகர மற்றும் அகில தனஞ்செய ஆகியோர் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளனர். அவர்களை அணியில் இருந்து நீக்குவதற்கு நடவடிக்கை எடுத்திருப்பதாக தெரிவிக்கப்படுகிறது.

போட்டிகளில் இருந்து இலங்கை வீரர்களை நீக்க முடியாது என்று ஐ.பி.எல் அணிகளின் உரிமையாளர்கள் முன்னதாக அறிவித்திருந்தனர்.

எனினும் தற்போது சென்னை சுப்பர் கிங்ஸ் மேற்கொண்டுள்ள இந்த தீர்மானத்தை தொடர்ந்து ஏனைய ஐ.பி.எல் அணிகளும் இலங்கை வீரர்களை நீக்கலாம் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது.

[ajaybaskar]

Ticket booking started for the MI match..

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[ajaybaskar]

Super Kings – a batting powerhouse
Even as the helicopter shot soared, the protagonist in the middle took flight at Chepauk. Like the blades of the flying machine, the stroke encapsulated power, speed and a distinctive sense of rhythm.


The strength of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s dexterous wrists, the velocity of his bludgeoning bat, and the sight of the gravity-defying ball gaining height created a cricketing beat of vibrancy and inventiveness.


The crowd held its breath and then erupted. The stands were a blaze of colour. Skipper Dhoni will be in the thick of things again as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) begins yet another quest in IPL-VI. His versatile unit will once again feature among the top contenders.


Good record

CSK, without question, is the most successful franchise in the IPL. In the five editions of the IPL, the side from Chennai has triumphed on two occasions, reached the summit clash twice and made it to the semifinal once.


It is also the only team to have won the Champions League away from the subcontinent. CSK emerged victorious in South Africa in 2010. This is an outfit with depth and options.


The CSK, though, will be without the dynamic Faf du Plessis. The top-order batsman will miss the league phase owing to fitness concerns. This suggests the side would open with the in-form Murali Vijay and the left-handed Michael Hussey, the one batsman Australia missed the most during its disastrous Test campaign in India.


CSK has the batting might with the strokeful and often game-changing Suresh Raina blending with S. Badrinath’s solidity and the long-distance hitting of pace-bowling all-rounders Albie Morkel and Dwayne Bravo.


And in Dhoni, the Chennai side possesses one of the deadliest finishers in the abbreviated form of the game. This side is a batting powerhouse.


CSK also has two impact spinners in R. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja; this off-spin-left-arm spin pair hounded the hapless Aussies in the Test series and can prove a handful in the shortest form of the game as well.

[ajaybaskar]

Hope I get a game for CSK: Dirk Nannes


CHENNAI: Dirk Nannes is Chennai Super Kings' new pace spearhead. It's still two weeks to go before the IPL starts, but the 36-year-old paceman is already in the city, looking to get acclimatized to the conditions.
Nannes, who lives in England, has played international cricket for The Netherlands (his parents are Dutch) and Australia and is part of a new breed of globe-trotting franchise cricketers, is looking to fit into the slot that has been left open in the CSK team following the departure of Doug Bollinger. During an exclusive chat with the TOI on Friday, Nannes talked about his CSK ambitions and much more.

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You're here pretty early with the rest of the squad expected over the next week?
Yes that's because I live in England and this time of year there's no cricket there, so there's no place to bowl and train. I'll be doing that now that I'm here. Until the rest of the guys get here I'll be working in the gym and start bowling.

Did you follow the auction? It seemed like CSK were willing to get you at any cost...
My wife was actually following the auction and I was following it through her. The thing with the auction is that sometimes even good players don't get picked up so you never know. I'm just happy that I got picked up by CSK, one of the best sides over the years.

CSK has strengthened their pace attack this season. Do you feel there will be healthy competition for spots?
Yes, the side has a few more pacers this time. I just hope I get a game. On paper it looks to be a great side.

It looks like you will be doing a role that Doug Bollinger did very effectively for CSK for a while...
I suppose it's a like-for-like replacement given that we're both left arm-pacers . But every team has a real quick bowler at the top. I guess I'll be doing what I usually do, which is bowl a couple of overs with the new ball and a couple in the death or maybe even one in the middle.

So are you looking forward to working in the CSK set-up?
I'm obviously looking forward to working with MS (Dhoni). I've played with Mike Hussey and he's a great guy. Faf (du Plessis), too, although he's out with an injury for the first four weeks.

You've played in the IPL before for Delhi Daredevils and RCB. Does that experience help?
It does. The IPL itself is such a unique tournament and it takes a while to get used to but once you've done it a couple of times you get used to it.
The internet says apart from being a professional cricketer, Dirk Nannes speaks Japanese, plays the saxophone and has been a competitive skier. How much of that is true?
But for the 'speaks Japanese' part (laughs), most of it is true. The Japanese thing was because of a small mix-up during one of my early interviews. I enjoy skiing and started playing cricket professionally quite late. Unlike most players I haven't been through the whole under-15, under-19 sort of thing.

How does the fact that you started so late change you as a cricketer?
I guess you realize that there's more to life than cricket. A lot of guys when they have a bad day on the field, it tends to affect them off it as well but not for me.

You're one of the many players now who travel the world playing in different leagues. What's that experience like?
I love what I do. The tricky part is because I don't really have a home ground or a base, I usually have to turn up a week before the start of a tournament like this to train. But gelling with teams isn't an issue. Most teams have the same type of characters and the best teams according to me are ones that turn up every day to do what they love.

Have you been following the India-Australia series?
I have. We're getting smashed aren't we? A couple of key guys are out of form and the wickets aren't in their favour so I guess that's why.

[ajaybaskar]

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Mike Hussey and Badrinath going through the drill during the practice session.

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Ben Hilfenhaus and coach Stephen Flemming look serious

[ajaybaskar]

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Father-son time – Dirk Nannes and his son during a practice session

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Dwayne Bravo and Ben Laughlin cool off after the practice.

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Chennai Super Kings players Mike Hussey and Badrinath in an intense discussion

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Chennai Super Kings, who missed out on their hattrick last time, are in full form to take on Mumbai Indians on April 6 at Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. CSK led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni had won IPL 3 and 4. Seen CSK player and Australian paceman Ben Hilfenhaus and coach Stephen Flemming during a practice session in Chennai

[ajaybaskar]

Team profile: Balanced CSK face problem of plenty in IPL 6

Come the Indian Premier League, and Chennai Super Kings are the obvious favourites for the title and this year also it won't be any different. The reason for their consistent run in the league is retaining their key players who consciously make an attempt to do well for their team.

During the February auction this year, CSK strengthened their squad by buying five bowlers - Dirk Nannes, Chris Morris, Ben Laughlin, Akila Dananjaya and Jason Holder. It was their bowling which looked weaker and with these acquisitions they would be a pretty balanced side in the sixth edition.

At the top of the order, Chennai have Murali Vijay who is in great touch after a successful Test series against Australia and most likely will be re-partnered with Michael Hussey at the top (Anirudha Srikkanth is another option). That is followed by Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, each of whom has left a mark on CSK's fortunes down the years.

It will also be interesting to watch exciting young talents like Baba Aparajith and Imtiaz Ahmed if at all Chennai think of blooding them at some time in IPL 6. At the bowling front, Chennai have few big names with Dirk Nannes, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nuwan Kulasekara and the spin department taken care of by R Ashwin, Sadab Jakati and Jadeja.

More or less, Chennai are a balanced side with all the boxes ticked but they need to find the right combination after the initial few matches. However, skipper Dhoni may face the problem of plenty with only 11 players making the side, but that's a positive problem to worry about.

Key players: Michael Hussey, Faf du Plessis, Murali Vijay, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja

Players Retained: Albie Morkel, Ben Hilfenhaus, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Michael Hussey, Nuwan Kulasekara, MS Dhoni, Murali Vijay, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shadab Jakati, Anirudha Srikkanth, S Badrinath, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha (wk)

Players Dropped: Doug Bollinger, George Bailey, Yo Mahesh, G Vignesh, Scott Styris, Joginder Sharma, K Vasudevadas, Suraj Randiv, Abhinav Mukund, Sudeep Tyagi

Players Bought: Dirk Nannes ($600,000), Chris Morris ($625,000), Ben Laughlin ($20,000), Akila Dananjaya ($20,000), Jason Holder ($20,000)

Foreign Players: Akila Dananjaya, Albie Morkel, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ben Laughlin, Christopher Morris, Dirk Nannes, Dwayne Bravo, Francois Du Plessis, Jason Holder, Michael Hussey, Nuwan Kulasekara

Domestic Players: Anirudha Srikkanth, Ankit Singh Rajpoot, B Aparajith, Imtiaz Ahmed, Mohit Sharma, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Murali Vijay, R Karthikeyan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ronit More, Shadab Jakati, S Badrinath, Suresh Raina, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha

[ajaybaskar]

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[ajaybaskar]

5 moments to remember as a CSK fan

The IPL is here, and once more it is time to set aside national loyalties and pick a city-based franchise to cheer this season. As a loyal CSK fan ever since the league’s inception, I will be egging on Dhoni’s (yellow) men to shrug off last season’s heartbreaking loss in the final and come up trumps this time to claim the championship for the third time in six seasons. Here, in no particular order, are my top five moments as a CSK fan over the years:

1. Balaji’s hat-trick (vs Kings XI in 2008)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WgaMNgh97Qw
In the context of the game, the hat-trick may not have mattered much; three wickets remained and the batsmen were going for their shots anyway. Still, to see a local lad (and one of my favourites) pick the first hat-trick of the tournament was a sure sign of things to come: for the team to do well, the local players had to step up. And how they did!

2. The Monk tees off (vs Rajasthan Royals in 2010)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ1kFtQWCLk
CSK’s strength is the quality of big hitting batsmen in their side. Over the years, they have had Hayden, Flintoff, Dhoni, Raina, Morkel and Bravo – all players who could step into top gear at a moment’s notice. While these players were largely known quantities, one player who chose the IPL to announce himself to the world in grand style was Murali Vijay. In the highest team total of IPL ever made, Vijay scored 127 of his team’s 246 runs.

3. The Skipper leading from the front (vs Kings XI in 2010)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VQIP8aH7xiU
Think Dharamsala and you would associate it with serenity and beauty. But in one night, the usually calm and collected MS Dhoni exploded to viscerally demolish Irfan Pathan in the final over of the game to give CSK a much needed win. The team was having an average run up to that point, but when Dhoni punched his helmet to celebrate the victory, it signalled the onset of a turn-around in fortunes.

4. Pollard gets out to a plan (vs Mumbai Indians in 2010)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=opwzkACS9ZE
CSK were cruising to their first IPL title in the final when big Kieron Pollard walked in. MI had made a strategic error by sending Pollard in too late, but it didn’t seem to matter as the ‘other KP’ smashed 22 runs off a Bollinger over to raise MI hopes of a last-minute heist. This is where the calm and calculating Dhoni sealed the game, as he positioned CSK’s own big man Matthew Hayden at a straightish mid-off and waited for Pollard to hit one straight to the fielder. He duly obliged on the final ball of the penultimate over as CSK sealed the game in their favour.

5. Albie ‘Morkels’ Kohli (vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aWDYLDwcC2A
This was one of the highlights of IPL 2012 and it will not be easily forgotten by those who were following the match. CSK needed 43 runs to win from 12 balls when Dhoni got out. In came Albie Morkel with a clear set of instructions: hit the ball as hard as you can. As luck would have it for the men in yellow, he had to tee off against Virat Kohli, not really the bowler you would want to throw up against a fearsome hitter of the ball. What followed was carnage, as 28 runs came off the penultimate over, and CSK stole an improbable victory off the last ball of the game. In a season which ultimately ended in disappointment for the team, Albie Morkel’s assault was one of the bright spots to cherish.

[VinodKumar's]

Sir

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[VinodKumar's]

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[VinodKumar's]

very good partnership

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[VinodKumar's]

Ajay, now its 6 moments to remember .. add today's moment also to the list.

[Dilbert]

Manja Ma*kgic escape mama yikes. Yengea oru kohli kku ..briyani onu podungea !!

[VinodKumar's]

Dhoni again trolled Jaddu in twitter but this time he copy pasted ...


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Mahendra Singh Dhoni ‏@msdhoni (https://twitter.com/msdhoni)1h (https://twitter.com/msdhoni/status/323190547764367361)

When you give Sir Ravindra Jadeja one ball to get 2 runs he will win it with one ball to spare !!

[ajaybaskar]

Chennai vs Bangalore: Statistical highlights

# Chennai Super Kings have won eight (the most against any other side) and lost five out of 14 played against Bangalore (NR 1) - winning % 61.53.

# Chris Gayle has narrowly missed completing his 2000 runs at the IPL - his aggregate being 1999 at an average of 51.25 in 48 games.

# Virat Kohli is the second batsman this year to manage 200 runs - 256 at an average of 64.00. Dinesh Karthik was the first to accomplish the feat - 224 runs at an average of 56.00 in four games.

# Kohli (58 off 47 balls) has recorded his tenth fifty in the IPL.

# Virat is the first batsman to manage 400 runs against Chennai Super Kings at the IPL - 439 runs at an average of 39.90 in 14 games. Sachin Tendulkar has the next best tally against Chennai - 353 runs in leven innings at an average of 39.22.

# Morris (3/40) has produced his best bowling performance in the IPL.

# Abraham de Villiers (64 off 32 balls) has posted his ninth fifty - his tenth innings of 50-plus in the IPL.

# Kohli and de Villiers put on 82 for the third wicket- Bangalore's highest against Chennai at the IPL.

# Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the second wicketkeeper to effect 50 dismissals at the IPL - 32 catches and 18 stumpings in 81 matches. Adam Gilchrist holds a record, having effected 56 dismissals.

# Dhoni, for the first time, has effected four dismissals in an IPL innings.

# Dhoni enjoys 60.00% success rate as captain at the IPL - 48 wins and 32 defeats out of 81 contested(NR 1).

# Suresh Raina took his run-aggregate to 2294 at an average of 33.24 in 84 matches, extending his record at the IPL.

# Ravi Rampaul (3/31) has produced his best bowling performance for Bangalore in his first game at the IPL.

# The top three six-hitters in the IPL 6 are - Chris Gayle (14), Rohit Sharma (10) and Virat Kohli (10).

# Vinay Kumar, with 8 wickets at 21.12 runs apiece, is the top wicket-taker after 16 games this year.

# Syed Mohammad (2/15) has produced his best bowling performance for Bangalore at the IPL.

# Ravindra Jadeja has received his second Man of the Match award at the IPL.

# Jadeja's 38 is his highest score against Bangalore

[VinodKumar's]

https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/3480938823/fe1bd9473f739c277153fd849eeefe15_normal.jpeg Ben Laughlin. @splitter55 (https://twitter.com/splitter55)
Putthaandu vaazhthukkal #didigetthatright (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23didigetthatright&src=hash)?

[VinodKumar's]

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[ajaybaskar]

Yesterday's win was 51, right?

[Brianengab]

2 more win is enough for us to enter 'playoff'.. #gethu...

[VinodKumar's]

Well done Raina ...you beauty ..

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[Brianengab]

til nw, hw many csk players scored century ?

[VinodKumar's]

Vijay and Raina ...

[VinodKumar's]

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[SoftSword]

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[SenJinof]

I think M.Hussey, M.Vijay and S. Raina are the super kings who scored centuries for CSK.
til nw, hw many csk players scored century ?

[ajaybaskar]

Hussey against KXIP in 08
M Vijay against RR in 2010 and DD in 2012
Raina this season against KXIP

[Brianengab]

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[CEDYBLUE]

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[Brianengab]

This is first time CSK going to finish wit Gud winning record (11 wins, 1 more mtch left though) before playoff..

Dhoni & co.. :clap:

[CEDYBLUE]

Adorable People! Adorable Player!:)

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[CEDYBLUE]

The banner says it all!

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[CEDYBLUE]

Dhoni in the background :)

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[ajaybaskar]

Ivaru seekkiram TN arasiyalla kudhichaalum aacharyam illa.. :)

[ajaybaskar]

Indha banner'ai thookkittu varradhukkaagave rendu pera teamla vachuruppaanga pola

[CEDYBLUE]

Ivaru seekkiram TN arasiyalla kudhichaalum aacharyam illa.. :)

:lol2:
Dhoni comes across as a person who is a master at hiding his emotions and not giving much away :) and hence yesterday's gesture makes the team-fans' bonding all the more special :)

How sad, the players go into auction again next year :sad:

[scorpio]

I don't think Dhoni will move out of CSK.......vaazhnaaL varai thamizhanda! :pink:

Seenu maams will definitely find a way to retain stars or rig the auction :noteeth:

[Brianengab]

Bring Miller & Gayle for next season.. :yes:
Sell Vijay @ any cost.. :lol2:
Retain Dhoni, Raina , Bravo @ any cost.. :)

[scorpio]

Gayle is a big no-no for CSK....we function and excel as a 'team', don't need one-man-army or players who cannot perform under pressure. Hussey should be bought back at any cost.

Vijay namma payyan, will be part of the core. Wouldn't wonder if retained.

Bravo will be in high demand next auction and may move out.

What CSK needs is a very good overseas seamer. Get Dale Steyn I say :yes:

Note- enna aanalum Jaddu-va mattum vittudadheenga :oops:

[SoftSword]

yes... no gayle...

[VinodKumar's]

Is retaining 4 players rule still there ? if so retain Dhoni , Raina , Huss and Ashwin ...

Go for Badri (shud be easily available) and jaddu in auction ... mudinja get back Balaji and pick Karthick if MI don't retain him ...

If we cannot retain any player than Dhoni-ya vangaave iruka kasellam selavu pannanum .. apuuram irruka kaasuku sadagopan ramesh / vikranth/ Vishal ah thaan koopdanum ...

Can't see CSK without Dhoni and Raina .. or Can't see Dhoni and Raina playing for other franchise ...

[VinodKumar's]

Keeping-low-profile foriegn players edutha pothum ... no big stars :).

[CEDYBLUE]

Dhoni, Raina, Ashwin and Jadeja will be retained, I think.

As Scorps rightly points out Bravo will be high in demand in the auction and so does most of the overseas players from Chennai......Morris and Faf

Considering Hussey and Albie age, we can win them back @ the auction.

Badri may not go to auction and hence we can have him.

Plus, what will be fascinating would be the new picks :)

Personally, I would love to see the likes of Ross Taylor and some promising Indian bowlers along with the current crop

A big noooooooooo to Chris Gayle who fits better in the Kingfisher-Siddharth-Koyli-Party group.

David Miller will be retained for sure by Punjab and so will Dale Steyn.

[scorpio]

Retention rule-llam illai.....strongly hoping Seenu maams will tweak a line to enable us retain the core :yes:

[CEDYBLUE]

Is retaining 4 players rule still there ? if so retain Dhoni , Raina , Huss and Ashwin ...

Go for Badri (shud be easily available) and jaddu in auction ... mudinja get back Balaji and pick Karthick if MI don't retain him ...

If we cannot retain any player than Dhoni-ya vangaave iruka kasellam selavu pannanum .. apuuram irruka kaasuku sadagopan ramesh / vikranth/ Vishal ah thaan koopdanum ...

Can't see CSK without Dhoni and Raina .. or Can't see Dhoni and Raina playing for other franchise ...

Jadeja was picked for almost 1.6M (if I am not wrong) and hence it would be close to impossible to rope him back. The best would be not to leave him in the auction pool.

On the contrary even if Hussey is in the pool, considering his age (I don't think Huss will be available for 3 more years, 1 good year would be great) even if there is competition in the auction, we can get him back for a reasonable amount.

[CEDYBLUE]

Retention rule-llam illai.....strongly hoping Seenu maams will tweak a line to enable us retain the core :yes:

The 4 player rule is still there, right?

[scorpio]

Cedy- not this time....all players move into the pool. and go under the hammer.

Again, the massive popularity of IPL lies in the fact that fans become too loyal to a particular set of players...Dhoni-Raina for us, Kohls-Gayle for Blore, Sachin for MI etc....So, I'm sure the owners as well as BCCI will bring the retention clause again....if not 4, atleast 2 or 3.

[CEDYBLUE]

Cedy- not this time....all players move into the pool. and go under the hammer.

Again, the massive popularity of IPL lies in the fact that fans become too loyal to a particular set of players...Dhoni-Raina for us, Kohls-Gayle for Blore, Sachin for MI etc....So, I'm sure the owners as well as BCCI will bring the retention clause again....if not 4, atleast 2 or 3.

That's a shocker of a scenario :shock:

Srinivasan Sir will be the only hope then...coz other franchises might just be desperate to break CSK :(

Dhoni in the auction means there would be pandemonium and everyone would be exceeding their overall currency cap..

Chennai went into the first auction with a 'Dhoni at all cost' strategy and I think this time all 9 franchises might do that

[scorpio]

aaL balam, adhikaara balam, paNa balam ellam namma kitta irukku....why worry? :-)

[CEDYBLUE]

This interview by KKR Chief, Mr, Venky Mysore to cricinfo, gives us some idea

With player contracts expiring end of this season, franchises are getting ready for an overhaul with majority of the players - both capped and uncapped, including domestic Indian players - going to the auction. Mysore said the IPL would need to be transparent about the auction rules, especially on the point of retention. In 2011, the IPL had allowed every franchise to retain a maximum of four players with the rest returning to the auction. "Auction issue is big. While we really did not retain anyone in 2011, now we have an opportunity and we are certainly keen depending on what the rules are going to be. We are campaigning for saying retention is a must. If there is a precedence that says four, we are even happy to support more than four," he said.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/631907.html

[CEDYBLUE]

aaL balam, adhikaara balam, paNa balam ellam namma kitta irukku....why worry? :-)

:lol2:

[ajaybaskar]

Retention will surely be there. If the whole team is dissolved, it will reduce the brand value. All teams except may be PWI will ask for retaining specific number of players.

[ajaybaskar]

What will be interesting is the other teams now know the strategy of CSK of buying back the core group. So they will try to play games in auction and increase the prices of our players. Mallya team is best known to do that. We should find a way to counter that.

[satissh_r]

Ajay, I somehow feel we won't go with that strategy anymore. We released so many players this season, that was an indication of that fact. Yes, we might still fight for some key players like Morris or Mohit but if Badri goes for a heavy price we might not bid at all. Just my thoughts

[ajaybaskar]

Mohit will not feature in the auction. He is an uncapped player.

[ajaybaskar]

An uncapped player will go into auction only if he/existing franchise wants to break the contract. He may still not go into auction if he is signed by another franchise immediately after his earlier contract is over.

[VinodKumar's]

I strongly believe Mohit will be one season wonder ... rendu international match chance kedaika vaipirukku :lol2:.

[CEDYBLUE]

Most of us expected Mohit to be a one-match wonder and good that he has lasted this far :)

[satissh_r]

An uncapped player will go into auction only if he/existing franchise wants to break the contract. He may still not go into auction if he is signed by another franchise immediately after his earlier contract is over.


Oh I didn't know this, I read an article y'day (http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/631907.html) which said uncapped players will be in the auction pool. I wish we could read these retention rules somewhere.

[satissh_r]

I strongly believe Mohit will be one season wonder ... rendu international match chance kedaika vaipirukku :lol2:.

He had a good Ranji season with Haryana, his team flopped big time but he was their leading wicket taker and 5th or 6th highest wicket taker overall. I'm sure he'll be around for a few years

[ajaybaskar]

Ok.. This is news to me. Last time (2011) it was different. We retained the likes of Jakati without sending him into auction pool. Similarly, Manish Pandey went into auction after terminating the contract with RCB.

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

Can anyone clarify this. Why is Bollinger not playing for Csk this season ??

[Brianengab]

his contract is over in last season itself..

[ajaybaskar]

Bollinger was left into the auction pool last year along with George Bailey,Yomahesh,Vignesh and Mukund. Bollinger's ousting was on disciplinary grounds was what reported.

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

Well well. He was a big plus in the bowling dept among foreign players. Still none have fitted in his part. Holder and Morris have to perform better.

[CEDYBLUE]

CSK fever everywhere!

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Flash Mob/Song Stockholm, Sweden 2013 IPL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYMfTA4J8rw

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

Gurunath Meiyapppan Arrested

Gurunath Meiyappan, a top official of the Chennai
Super Kings franchise and son-in-law of the BCCI
president N Srinivasan, has been formally arrested by
Mumbai Police on charges of cheating, forgery and
fraud. The development, late on Friday night, is the
most serious setback to the IPL in its six-year history and has serious implications for the BCCI as well given
the names involved. As of early Saturday morning there was no news of an
emergency BCCI meeting but it is expected that events
will move fast through the day, to discuss the issue of
leadership - though Srinivasan insisted he would not
step down - and also Chennai Super Kings' participation
in the IPL final on Sunday. Gurunath had been summoned to Mumbai for questioning over betting and links to bookies and flew in on Friday
evening. "We have interrogated Mr Gurunath after he arrived
here at the crime branch headquarters," Himanshu Roy,
the joint commissioner of Mumbai Police, said. "We
have gone through questioning with him in detail and
after due deliberation, we have arrived at the
conclusion there is evidence of involvement in offence we are investigating and therefore he has been placed
under arrest. He will be produced in court within 24
hours as per law." Reports suggest Gurunath's interrogation in Mumbai will
continue through Friday night, and he will also be
confronted with Virender "Vindoo" Dara Singh, the
actor arrested earlier this week for alleged contact
with bookies. Police investigations suggested that
Vindoo and Gurunath were in frequent telephonic contact. Vindoo was also seen in the CSK box at IPL
matches. Gurunath's lawyer PS Raman said: "We are exploring all
legal possibilities. We are waiting for the remand
report before reading the charges against him." Srinivasan had not commented in public since the
reports first emerged on Wednesday that his son-in-
law was linked to the IPL scandal, but after the arrest
he maintained he would not resign as BCCI president. "I
have done nothing wrong," he told NDTV. "I am not
resigning, the board is largely supportive of me." Gurunath's connection to Super Kings was the subject of dispute through the day. He was the public face of the franchise, his Twitter handle said he was the "team
principal", he was seen as Super Kings' representative
at auctions and at IPL owners' meetings. Yet on Friday
evening India Cements, the owners of the franchise and
of which Srinivasan is the managing director, said
Gurunath was only an honorary member of the team management. The implications of Gurunath's arrest involve both
Super Kings, who have qualified for the final to be
played on May 26, and Srinivasan. His arrest brings into question Super Kings'
participation in the final - under the IPL's own anti-
corruption code, Clause 12.3 states that the BCCI-IPL
can terminate a franchise agreement "with immediate
effect if: c) The Franchise, any Franchise Group
Company and/ or any owner acts in any way which has a material adverse effect upon the reputation or
standing of the League, BCCI-IPL, BCCI, the Franchise,
the team (or any other team in the League) and/ or
the game of cricket." More importantly, and with wider implication,
Srinivasan's position within the BCCI is likely to be
under serious threat - not only because Meiyappan
happens to be his son-in-law but because Srinivasan
heads India Cements, who are owners of the Super
Kings. The conflict of interest that arises from Srinivasan's dual position as BCCI president and de
facto owner of an IPL franchise now has a serious
immediate implication: he will, as board president, have
to oversee any disciplinary action against either
Gurunath or the franchise. An IPL insider clarified that Meiyappan's change of
designation was not likely to have any impact on the
action that needs to be taken. "The moment you're a
team management member, irrespective of the
designation, the Anti-Corruption code applies to you.
And nobody can deny the fact that he is a part of the ownership group and team management." QUICK COMMENT Time to walk Jayaditya Gupta Over the past week the image of Indian cricket has
taken a fearsome battering. It started with the arrest of three cricketers on allegations of spot-fixing and
continued as various bookmakers and bit players who
flock to the sport were also arrested and details of
their "confessions" were leaked. Through it all N
Srinivasan, the BCCI president, maintained that there
were a few "rotten eggs" in Indian cricket, and the game was in overall rude health. On Friday night his
assertions came crashing down with the arrest of his
son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, the de facto head of
the Chennai Super Kings franchise. Gurunath's arrest - and it is safe to say the Mumbai
Police would not have taken that step, given the
implications, without very strong evidence - is a far
more serious issue than the arrest of three players. As
the "team principal" - the style on his Twitter handle -
he sat in on player auctions, attended IPL meetings as his franchise's representative and had free access to
the players at most times. He is, without much doubt,
the team's most important person - his players
referred to him as "boss". Under the IPL's anti-
corruption code, therefore, his arrest leaves Super
Kings' franchise agreement liable to be terminated with immediate effect. Where that leaves the team, which
has qualified for Sunday's IPL final, is still anyone's
guess. Any decision on Gurunath will have to be taken by the
IPL and the BCCI, which begs this question: how can
Srinivasan, father-in-law of the man arrested and
managing director of the company that owns the
franchise, also be at the head of the organisation that
will decide on the punishment? Srinivasan has so long played the conflict-of-interest game to his advantage,
watching his Super Kings team become the most
successful IPL franchise. The time has now come for
him to step down, if only to enable a free and fair
inquiry and to allow Indian cricket and its governing
body the opportunity to retrieve some of the ground it has lost. Srinivasan has long called himself a cricket
fan. To use a cricketing analogy, he needs to walk
before he is given out.

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

'' Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi was adamant that
Gurunath Meiyappan - who was arrested
on Friday night - was the team owner of
Chennai Super Kings and that the
franchise should be eliminated from the
league. ''

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

:( :( :( I'm down with all these happenings. Couldn't see an Ipl without Csk. Donno whats gonna happen

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

CSK should be scrapped from IPL immediately:
Sahara chief

DELHI: An upset Sahara Group
chief Subrata Roy on Friday
vented his anger on BCCI president
N Srinivasan and demanded that
Chennai Super Kings, which is
embroiled in the spot-fixing scandal, should be "scrapped
immediately" from the T20 league. Questioning Srinivasan's conflict
of interest in the game, Roy said
CSK's contract should be
terminated immediately in the wake
of franchise owner Gurunath
Meiyappan's name cropping up in the spot-fixing scandal. "If a franchise is involved in betting their contract
should immediately be scrapped. If a owner is involved in
betting it's wrong," he said. "People who rule sports bodies, National Sports
Federations (NSFs) should be clear. A rule should be
made that NSFs should be governed by sportspersons." The Sahara chief stated that it will not sponsor the
Indian cricket team as long as the Srinivasan stays at
the helm of BCCI. "It's really unfair, sad, irritating and disgusting. The
last 13-14 years we had enjoyed such a harmonious
relationship (with BCCI) till Shashank Manohar was
there. But after that it is so disgusting," said Roy, the
owner of the Pune Warriors franchise which has pulled
out of the IPL over financial issues with the BCCI. "We enjoyed such a good relation with BCCI till
Shashank Manohar was there." Asked whether he will reconsider his decision to sponsor
the Indian cricket team if Srinivasan is not at the helm,
the Sahara chief said, "I will say yes to it." "Everything revolves around Srinivasan. He doesn't
know how to run a sports body like BCCI. A sports
body chief shouldn't have such egoistic attitude," Roy
told 'Times Now'

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

3 more CSK players involved in fixing scandal : Sources

Times Now

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

Well played Mahi :) :)

[arulraj]

CSK will come back with its own style ; i am waiting ....... this loss is not a disappointment for me as CSK fan ; this is purely due to that dad of body fellow....

[ajaybaskar]

CSK squad for the upcoming CLT20 has been announced..

CSK: Dhoni, Raina, Vijay, Saha, Ashwin, Badrinath, Ahmad, Jadeja, Mohit, M Hussey, Dwayne Bravo, A Morkel, Holder, Du Plessis, Morris

[VinodKumar's]

Who is this Ahamad ?

[ajaybaskar]

Imtiaz Ahmed. Uncapped player.

[VinodKumar's]

any news about next year auction or retain policy ? Are we going to see this team for one last time ?

[Brianengab]

auction wil be happened in the nxt yr as usual.. ipothaikku no news...
moreover, the nxt auction will be in INR rather than USD... :lol2: #poorinida...apdi pannumpothu foreign players'kku kammiyaana salary'thaan varum ninaikkiren.. athukku kandippa opposition varum.. lets c..

[ajaybaskar]

Auction and retention rules will be announced by Oct-Nov.

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

https://m.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-d.ak/hphotos-ak-prn2/s720x720/1385004_680324161985982_1234398315_n.jpg

[VinodKumar's]

:lol: ... super ...

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

Dwayne Bravo to groove for Tamil film song

West Indian cricketer, Dwayne Bravo, who is also a key member of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) T20 team and known for his impromptu dance moves and eye- catching style on field, is all set to groove to a song in an Indian film. He said this at an exclusive event hosted in Chennai over the weekend.

Bravo is to be featured in a yet-to-be composed promotional song for the Tamil drama film 'Ula'. "Away from home, Chennai makes me feel like I am home. So, I am really grateful to be chosen to be a part of this project. I am really looking forward to it, looking forward to meet new people, looking forward to dancing, and entertaining the people, and I know it's going to be a great success," said Bravo.

Known for his freestyle dancing, he said that just like him people of India also love to dance. "For me, sports and entertainment go hand in hand. I really enjoy the music aspect of life, I love the entertainment, and for me, it's a great opportunity, apart from cricket. I enjoy dancing, and here, in India, people love to enjoy themselves, love to dance, and it's a great chance for me to actually do something different," he added.

He further said that he has seen several possibilities in the field of entertainment, but is currently focussing on the sport.

Tamil film Ula features actors Vidharth, Ajmal Amir, Radhika Apte and Gayathrie in lead roles. The shooting for Bravo's promotional song is expected to begin in some weeks.

Hindustan Times

[Dilbert]

Hello LM Garu what is this ?? All posts about CSK matching fixing is gone. :notthatway:

[Russellffj]

:lol2:

[Dilbert]

Supreme Court-appointed probe panel invites info on Gurunath Meiyappan

Read more at: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/scappointed-probe-panel-invites-info-on-gurunath-meiyappan/430242-78.html?utm_source=ref_article
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/scappointed-probe-panel-invites-info-on-gurunath-meiyappan/430242-78.html

New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed committee probing the IPL spot-fixing scandal has called on people having any information on the allegations of betting against BCCI President N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and other accused to share their inputs with the panel. The committee headed by former Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and comprising Additional Solicitor General L. Nageshwar Rao and senior advocate Nilay Dutta, met for the first time on October 11 here. The committee, after "perusal" of the Supreme Court order, decided on its schedule of meetings. The panel, appointed in the first week of this month.

"The schedule of the sittings of the committee and its functioning and support personnel were finalised and communicated to the BCCI," said Vidushpat Singhania, the secretary to the committee, in a statement issued by the BCCI. The committee has urged anybody with information on the fixing allegations against Meiyappan and other accused to mail it to them. "The informants shall not be given hearing unless and until the committee thinks it fit to do so. The identity of the informant shall be kept confidential," the statement read. The Supreme Court has directed the committee to investigate the allegations of betting and spot-fixing in the IPL matches against Gurunath Meiyappan, allegedly the team principal of Chennai Superkings, the accused players and the team owner of IPL franchisee Rajasthan Royals. The court appointed the probe committee after the Cricket Association of Bihar filed a petition against the BCCI probe panel, which exonerated Meiyappan and team owners but handed varied bans to the cricketers. The cricketers who were banned included former Test pacer S Sreesanth. The two-member BCCI probe panel of Justice T. Jayarama Chouta and Justice R. Balasubramanian, former judges of the Madras High Court, gave a clean chit to Raj Kundra, co-owner of Rajasthan Royals in the IPL betting scandal.

Read more at: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/scappointed-probe-panel-invites-info-on-gurunath-meiyappan/430242-78.html?utm_source=ref_article

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYXdlmqOpqI

[Saai]

Any news on how many players can be retained? Mumbai and Chennai will be in favor of 5 players retention....:-D

[Dilbert]

Any news on how many players can be retained? Mumbai and Chennai will be in favor of 5 players retention....:-D

Don't worry Srini mama and his cronies will make sure whatever is conducive for CSK will be adopted as "THE RULE". Would be interesting to see if Gayle plays for CSK and Mr. Thony plays for Mumbai Indians. And Watson plays for RCB.

[Saai]

Don't worry Srini mama and his cronies will make sure whatever is conducive for CSK will be adopted as "THE RULE". Would be interesting to see if Gayle plays for CSK and Mr. Thony plays for Mumbai Indians. And Watson plays for RCB.

:roll:

why are you so stressed out about IPL and CSK? That was a simple question!...hmm....whatever keep the thread rolling..

P.S (not targeted at you Dilbert): On the hindsight, I am proud that a Chennai guy heads the most powerful sport body of India, which was traditionally mumbai-dominated and in spite of all the pressure from different sides got back into the leadership position. Winning a power politics at such high level is even more prestigious than the game of cricket. I don't mind the ethical angle at all, as the court has allowed him.

[ajaybaskar]

Cant agree more on the PS. :)

[Dilbert]

:roll:

why are you so stressed out about IPL and CSK? That was a simple question!...hmm....whatever keep the thread rolling..

P.S (not targeted at you Dilbert): On the hindsight, I am proud that a Chennai guy heads the most powerful sport body of India, which was traditionally mumbai-dominated and in spite of all the pressure from different sides got back into the leadership position. Winning a power politics at such high level is even more prestigious than the game of cricket. I don't mind the ethical angle at all, as the court has allowed him.


Stressed and me not at all , I am just emphasizing a point here , IPL and CSK is still standing as is despite of their corruption / Scandals and what not shows the state of our society's mentality which is ready to live with this kind of rigged system that's all. I seriously don't care about what some boys or CSK fans think about me or my argument , those are the last souls I need to worry about :) they are fine in their own fairy tale champion of champions bubble , its ok whatever makes them comfortable !

On your Mumbai dominated comment , its another fabricated illusion you are using to justify the nonsense what Seenu mama and his gang is doing.Mafia(BCCI) is divided equally among all powerful cricket boards (West Bengal , Mumbai, Karnataka, AP , TN) for decades now. Time to time you will see one board appearing as powerful in reality all are part of same corrupt body. Which needs an urgent govt take over. So that Amma can be the next president :)

[JamesDap]

:roll:

why are you so stressed out about IPL and CSK? That was a simple question!...hmm....whatever keep the thread rolling..

P.S (not targeted at you Dilbert): On the hindsight, I am proud that a Chennai guy heads the most powerful sport body of India, which was traditionally mumbai-dominated and in spite of all the pressure from different sides got back into the leadership position. Winning a power politics at such high level is even more prestigious than the game of cricket. I don't mind the ethical angle at all, as the court has allowed him.

This is precisely the kind of parochialism that politicians feed on to get away even as players are stigmatised and denied a career in cricket. Do you seriously believe Srini mama or Pawar uncle care even one bit about Chennai or Mumbai? One look at their pot bellies should tell you where the money goes. When I tried to get tickets for the India-England Test at Wankhede last year, I found daily tickets were not being sold online! Er, so much for their desire to promote cricket in the country. And they have the temerity to complain about empty stands for Test cricket when it is they who do their best to sabotage it (perhaps so that they can kill it for good in the country and make IPL the sole exclusive property).

[Saai]

Dilbert,

I very well know that the the North South West and South divisions take power taking turns. This time if Srini hasn't got the power of the leaders within the South region, another zone would have taken the control of the board. But Srini got the support of his zone leaders unanimously, which is a big deal. The other guys in the region could have gone different ways and led way to another region taking over the control. This way, it is a phenomenal achievement by Srini to take power this time. There is a reason why cricinfo calls him "Tamilnadu Strongman" and insist his phenomenal power within the board. I feel its really great to see a chennai guy calling the shots in the most powerful cricket board.

Regarding ethics or morals, chill down...I have already told that until the court tells Srini cannot take office, anyone can tell anything , it is all tea-bench opinions. Seeing a chennai guy to be in the most powerful position of an English game is great as chennai has been one of the revered location for playing cricket and the crowd has been called as "the most knowledged and sporting crowd" in India.

[Saai]

This is precisely the kind of parochialism that politicians feed on to get away even as players are stigmatised and denied a career in cricket. Do you seriously believe Srini mama or Pawar uncle care even one bit about Chennai or Mumbai? One look at their pot bellies should tell you where the money goes. When I tried to get tickets for the India-England Test last year, I found daily tickets were not being sold online! Er, so much for their desire to promote cricket in the country. And they have the temerity to complain about empty stands for Test cricket when it is they who do their best to sabotage it (perhaps so that they can kill it for good in the country and make IPL the sole exclusive property).

Crimson, please spare yourself from teaching me about being brainwashed by politicians. The next lines have no relevance with what I have said as its purely operational efficency and channel strategy related. If you don't get tickets online, its their channel strategy. What does it tell about srini or pawar ... to give you a flavour, there is a "reason" why IRCTC site is slow (not because government cannot add up some more servers to handle the traffic or modify the software architecture to have better handling alorithms). Its upto the government to decide which segment of the customer should benefit! But, I accept that BCCI should start looking at selling online tickets for test matches as its not full stands as it used to be for test matches in India.

[JamesDap]

So how do you account for the fact that tickets are easily available for IPL matches organised at the same MCA stadium? Some tickets are withheld for MCA club members in IPL matches too. I am not interested in teaching you anything. But I am certainly going to state how amused I am at your pride over a certain politician controlling cricket in this country merely because he is from TN. May God help cricket.

[JamesDap]

And please also care to explain why players should be handed bans while the matter is still sub judice if Srini mama uses the same logic as justification against resigning? The system is loaded in favour of the politician-administrators and your reluctance at acknowledging this is not going to stop me from saying it.

[Saai]

So how do you account for the fact that tickets are easily available for IPL matches organised at the same MCA stadium? Some tickets are withheld for MCA club members in IPL matches too. I am not interested in teaching you anything. But I am certainly going to state how amused I am at your pride over a certain politician controlling cricket in this country merely because he is from TN. May God help cricket.

Crimson, please read my post above it. It is also amusing when you say to me a chennai guy that tickets are easily available for an IPL match rather than a test match. Please!!! You can walk to test match venue, get tickets and watch. As simple as that. I know people standing for 5-6 hours in queue for getting a ticket for an IPL match. "Casual Lies" in an argument is one of the most irritating thing.

Regarding my pride over whatever you feel is parochial - I was just referring to the game of power politics between multiple players. The game was fascinating and I was proud when Srini came out flying colors in the game. Why proud - its the same reason you feel proud when 11 players who are completely unrelated to you represent a region and win, just because they are from your region. Unless Court convicts Srini, the discussion of ethics is irrelevant to me.

[Saai]

And please also care to explain why players should be handed bans while the matter is still sub judice if Srini mama uses the same logic as justification against resigning? The system is loaded in favour of the politician-administrators and your reluctance at acknowledging this is not going to stop me from saying it.

Please come with facts. Players are charged with match fixing . In this case, first, Srini was NOT convicted. Secondly, it is his son in law and not for fixing but for betting.

[Dilbert]

Dilbert,
Regarding ethics or morals, chill down...I have already told that until the court tells Srini cannot take office, anyone can tell anything , it is all tea-bench opinions. Seeing a chennai guy to be in the most powerful position of an English game is great as chennai has been one of the revered location for playing cricket and the crowd has been called as "the most knowledged and sporting crowd" in India.

SC is just following a blind law, which says if a "Non-Govt" body or Pvt Body is not subject to Criminal or Civil investigation. Courts doesn't have jurisdiction over advising on day to day operations. If Seenu Mama is a saint let him request a CBI investigation on IPL fixing. Apparam paarengea dabba dance ! . As I mentioned earlier, me alone chilling down and slowly soaping the bubble won't change the reality. And more importantly, I speak my mind. you guys touch your heart and tell me if it was RCB chief or SRH chief was in same position you would have spared them ? Why do you expect CSK to be treated any different ?

[JamesDap]

You have not addressed the question. A charge does not mean a player is guilty. It only means he is being tried. According to the same logic you have used, the players should not be banned until the court pronounces them guilty. There is a perceived conflict of interest for N Srinivasan because he is one of the owners and also MD of India Cements which owns the CSK franchise at the same time that he is also BCCI President. Irrespective of the spot fixing case and his son in law's possible involvement in betting, he ought to step down until the pending case on conflict of interest is decided in court. He has not done so. This is a clear cut case of double standards - ruining the careers of players without waiting for a court verdict (and irrespective of whether they are indeed involved, that is against the principles of natural justice) while brazenly carrying on in the face of conflict of interest and trying to hold on to his position at all costs.

[Dilbert]

Please come with facts. Players are charged with match fixing . In this case, first, Srini was NOT convicted. Secondly, it is his son in law and not for fixing but for betting.

Now we are playing with language is it?

[Saai]

Now we are playing with language is it?

Please take dictionary and see the difference and understand one is legal in most of the country and the other is not!

[JamesDap]

Crimson, please read my post above it. It is also amusing when you say to me a chennai guy that tickets are easily available for an IPL match rather than a test match. Please!!! You can walk to test match venue, get tickets and watch. As simple as that. I know people standing for 5-6 hours in queue for getting a ticket for an IPL match. "Casual Lies" in an argument is one of the most irritating thing.

Regarding my pride over whatever you feel is parochial - I was just referring to the game of power politics between multiple players. The game was fascinating and I was proud when Srini came out flying colors in the game. Why proud - its the same reason you feel proud when 11 players who are completely unrelated to you represent a region and win, just because they are from your region. Unless Court convicts Srini, the discussion of ethics is irrelevant to me.

I am talking about online booking. Do you know how big a city Mumbai is? It is ridiculous to expect people who live 30 km away from the stadium to line up at the counter when they can be easily made available online. What is the big problem anyway in making them available online in the age of ecommerce (and especially when IPL tickets are already sold online)?

And no, I have never felt proud when Sharad Pawar won anything or held positions in ICC. Anybody in Mumbai or Maharashtra will tell you the damage he's done. Why anybody should feel proud about the achievements of corrupt politicians or industrialists is beyond me.

[Saai]

You have not addressed the question. A charge does not mean a player is guilty. It only means he is being tried. According to the same logic you have used, the players should not be banned until the court pronounces them guilty. There is a perceived conflict of interest for N Srinivasan because he is one of the owners and also MD of India Cements which owns the CSK franchise at the same time that he is also BCCI President. Irrespective of the spot fixing case and his son in law's possible involvement in betting, he ought to step down until the pending case on conflict of interest is decided in court. He has not done so. This is a clear cut case of double standards - ruining the careers of players without waiting for a court verdict (and irrespective of whether they are indeed involved, that is against the principles of natural justice) while brazenly carrying on in the face of conflict of interest and trying to hold on to his position at all costs.

The answer was already there. Please read it again. To re-iterate - his son-in-law faced the actions just like the players did. Srini need not as he was not under fault. What kind of expectation is this - to ask a father in law to retire when his son in law was charged?

[Saai]

I am talking about online booking. Do you know how big a city Mumbai is? It is ridiculous to expect people who live 30 km away from the stadium to line up at the counter when they can be easily made available online. What is the big problem anyway in making them available online in the age of ecommerce (and especially when IPL tickets are already sold online)?

And no, I have never felt proud when Sharad Pawar won anything or held positions in ICC. Anybody in Mumbai or Maharashtra will tell you the damage he's done. Why anybody should feel proud about the achievements of corrupt politicians or industrialists is beyond me.

hmm.... Let me explain again - I am not yet convinced that Srini is corrupt. The court also is not yet convinced. So, your argument of me supporting a "corrupt" politician is beyond me. I never wrote anything of that sorts and your comprehension of my posts is of another league.

Not having an online ticket option is not related to being "Corrupt" - it is about being in-efficient. Just to get the argument in the right direction.

[Dilbert]

Please take dictionary and see the difference and understand one is legal in most of the country and the other is not!

:sigh2: A guy who won's a team bets with inside information. And Bookies / his cronies use that information to influence the other team and also the outcome of game(s). Is debated between fixing or plumbing. I need dictionary for lots of things happening in India these days.

[JamesDap]

The answer was already there. Please read it again. To re-iterate - his son-in-law faced the actions just like the players did. Srini need not as he was not under fault. What kind of expectation is this - to ask a father in law to retire when his son in law was charged?

lol, you haven't even read what I said there. I am talking about Srini's dual ownership of an IPL franchise and BCCI. That is conflict of interest. The person charged with administration of cricket cannot run a profit centre within it. He has been dragged to court but he has stood his ground on the same innocent-until-proven-guilty principle that has been denied to the players.

[Saai]

:sigh2: A guy who won's a team beats with inside information. And Bookies / his cronies use that information to influence the other team and also the outcome of game(s). Is debated between fixing or plumbing. I need dictionary for lots of things happening in India these days.

Please check your logic. Lets say Gurunath tells to the bookie Dhoni is going to come in number 4. Now Bookie can both bet and sell this information to the opponent team, thereby influencing the game. The only stakeholder, who will be affected here is Chennai Super Kings team.

Where is fixing here is beyond me. I advise you to check the dictionary again.

[JamesDap]

hmm.... Let me explain again - I am not yet convinced that Srini is corrupt. The court also is not yet convinced. So, your argument of me supporting a "corrupt" politician is beyond me. I never wrote anything of that sorts and your comprehension of my posts is of another league.

Not having an online ticket option is not related to being "Corrupt" - it is about being in-efficient. Just to get the argument in the right direction.

You said and I quote, "its the same reason you feel proud when 11 players who are completely unrelated to you represent a region and win, just because they are from your region." I am just pointing out that I never felt proud about Pawar's 'achievements', so speak for yourself. Don't conjoin me in the 'you', I am not interested.

[Saai]

You said and I quote, "its the same reason you feel proud when 11 players who are completely unrelated to you represent a region and win, just because they are from your region." I am just pointing out that I never felt proud about Pawar's 'achievements', so speak for yourself. Don't conjoin me in the 'you', I am not interested.

What level of comprehension!. Those 11 players means cricket players, lets say Indian cricket players who belong to your region and NOT pawar! :banghead:

[Dilbert]

Please check your logic. Lets say Gurunath tells to the bookie Dhoni is going to come in number 4. Now Bookie can both bet and sell this information to the opponent team, thereby influencing the game. The only stakeholder, who will be affected here is Chennai Super Kings team.

Where is fixing here is beyond me. I advise you to check the dictionary again.

let me give you 1 example : When Dhoni says , there are 1 or 2 important playesr with questionable injuries they might not playa specific game. And they can't chase more than 150 without them. If bookie uses this information and tells opposition bowler to give more runs to influence the outcome for CSK to win that match ? You don't think this is fixing when everyone shares the profit ? Question should be asked how far did it go within CSK.

[Saai]

let me give you 1 example : When Dhoni says , there are 1 or 2 important player with questionable injuries they might not playa specific game. And they can't chase more than 150 without them. If bookie uses this information and tells opposition bowler to give more runs to influence the outcome for CSK to win that match ? You don't think this is fixing when everyone shares the profit ? Question should be asked how far did it go within CSK.

This is called fixing and the police has explicitely, and clearly told that there was no "fixing" charges against Gurunath.

[JamesDap]

What level of comprehension!. Those 11 players means cricket players, lets say Indian cricket players who belong to your region and NOT pawar! :banghead:

Er, that is the logic that you just applied to justify your pride at Srini triumphing over administrators of other regions, so go bang YOUR head. :P You used a general 'you' which implies that just as you feel proud about Srini, I ought to feel proud about Pawar because I am based out of Mumbai. No thank you, keep your parochial pride to yourself, it may not necessarily apply to everyone.

P.S: And I am waiting for a response about Srini's conflict of interest. Pl explain why he shouldn't step down just because the matter is sub judice if Azharuddin was handed a life ban without an uncontested court verdict. Please explain why that is not hypocrisy.

[Saai]

Er, that is the logic that you just applied to justify your pride at Srini triumphing over administrators of other regions, so go bang YOUR head. :P You used a general 'you' which implies that just as you feel proud about Srini, I ought to feel proud about Pawar because I am based out of Mumbai. No thank you, keep your parochial pride to yourself, it may not necessarily apply to everyone.

Crimson, as you did not comprehend what I told, let me explain very clearly.

You support 11 cricket players who are unrelated to you just because they represent your region and feel proud when they win

I supported srini to become the BCCI president as he was from Chennai and felt proud when he won.

I "NEVER" told you feel proud when pawar wins. I thought 11 players means cricket players and you will get the drift.

[Dilbert]

This is called fixing and the police has explicitely, and clearly told that there was no "fixing" charges against Gurunath.

Yo When Guruji was part of the gang which was profiting from fixing games. you guys are happy because he was a ball boy and not the manager? And who in right mind will think that Seenu mama or Guruji or people with power will do dirty work themselves. They use people like Vindo and others for this very purpose so that trial doesn't lead to them( or there doorsteps).

[JamesDap]

Saai, I repeat, please speak for yourself and don't assume things. I may feel happy for a while if India wins a match. I don't necessarily feel 'proud' about it. Just my personal choice. I am a cricket fan per se rather than an Indian cricket team fan. I can only feel proud of jawans fighting for the nation at the border. And that is so long as I am convinced India is not indulging in any Bush-style 'Osama dead or alive' missions at the behest of the defence lobby. I basically give a wide berth to jingoism, it's not my cup of tea.

[Saai]

P.S: And I am waiting for a response about Srini's conflict of interest. Pl explain why he shouldn't step down just because the matter is sub judice if Azharuddin was handed a life ban without an uncontested court verdict. Please explain why that is not hypocrisy.

Srini is a hypocrite. True! ...the argument was "why do I support a corrupt politician". My point is Srini has not been proved to be corrupt.

[Dilbert]

Srini is a hypocrite. True! ...the argument was "why do I support a corrupt politician". My point is Srini has not been proved to be corrupt.

:notworthy:

[Saai]

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[JamesDap]

Srini is a hypocrite. True! ...the argument was "why do I support a corrupt politician". My point is Srini has not been proved to be corrupt.

That is all. All I ask is the same justice be applied to players and administrators.

[Saai]

Saai, I repeat, please speak for yourself and don't assume things. I may feel happy for a while if India wins a match. I don't necessarily feel 'proud' about it. Just my personal choice. I am a cricket fan per se rather than an Indian cricket team fan. I can only feel proud of jawans fighting for the nation at the border. And that is so long as I am convinced India is not indulging in any Bush-style 'Osama dead or alive' missions at the behest of the defence lobby. I basically give a wide berth to jingoism, it's not my cup of tea.

cool :)

This needs a level of maturity crimson. I am guy who feels proud and happy when India wins!...

[Dilbert]

No use talking to you. One more time to you - Police told no fixing involved here. From now on talk to yourself as you usually do in hub.

Do I really care what CSK fans blind belief is ? People with conscience will agree with me. Fan boys not so much and I really don't care about them. When its evident they are covering up a whole pumpkin inside cooked rice. *just to be clear I am talking about cooked rice in general not just in TN. This issue is not going away anytime soon.

How much ever you guys want to put this behind.

[Saai]

The player retaining shouldn't be any issue considering it is mostly the 8 teams that will play next year.

MI,CSK and RR will probably push for 5 player retention considering their successes with the current teams.

[Dilbert]

The player retaining shouldn't be any issue considering it is mostly the 8 teams that will play next year.

MI,CSK and RR will probably push for 5 player retention considering their successes with the current teams.

I think Thony should play for RR or MI next year. Kohli for CSK as captain :lol2:

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

I think Thony should play for RR or MI next year. Kohli for CSK as captain :lol2:

Well Dillu. If Kohli plays for Csk you'll become a Cskian man...

[Dilbert]

Well Dillu. If Kohli plays for Csk you'll become a Cskian man...

Sorry Thambi CSK is not my kinda team ! Kohli is great young talent . If he can keep his head little leveled, you are looking at one of greatest batsman of current generation. And I enjoy watching his game just on that basis alone. Accidentally he plays for RCB its just a bonus.

I wanted to see how CSK fans will react if he was CSK captain :).

[ajaybaskar]

All I want to watch is Srini mama shelling out few more crores and buying RCB team as well. Then I will peacefully sit in front of the laptop and watch out for one fan's reaction and his support for the team :)

//It will also help Vijay Mallya, who doesnt have money to pay his employees but can still own an IPL team//

[JamesDap]

//It will also help Vijay Mallya, who doesnt have money to pay his employees but can still own an IPL team//

Indeed!

[Dilbert]

All I want to watch is Srini mama shelling out few more crores and buying RCB team as well. Then I will peacefully sit in front of the laptop and watch out for one fan's reaction and his support for the team :)

//It will also help Vijay Mallya, who doesnt have money to pay his employees but can still own an IPL team//

Well that would be RCB fans worst nightmare coming true, we would rather prefer kalanithi feeding us some halwa instead (only reason atleast we won't be part of match fixing mafia just to win some matches and call ourselves champions of match fixing champions after few years) just saying. !. Mallya uncle also owns 27 foot yacht which costs about 2.8 million a year and a formula one team. Business is unfortunately business and Greed doesn't spare anyone. Uncle is not an exception.Just be clear just because I support RCB , doesn't mean I approve mallya uncle's action(s).

[ajaybaskar]

Dilbu,

Tell me,how a sane person can believe that a team can win by fixing? If its fixing, the opposition should be held responsible for throwing the match,aint it?

Just asking this with a belief that you will reply with logical facts rather than diverting the topic and scaring me out of the discussion. :)

[Dilbert]

Dilbu,

Tell me,how a sane person can believe that a team can win by fixing? If its fixing, the opposition should be held responsible for throwing the match,aint it?

Absolutely SIR, This is my stand on this issue from DAY 1 (may be some time you need to pay attention to even Non fanatic posts also) . Hold every Damn team / player responsible. Start with tainted teams smoke every corrupt hog out. If need be suspend the entire tournament. And come back clean atleast we would be some pride in that kinda action don't you think ? Rather than covering up the whole thing by firing cheer girls , in the name of improving image?

[Dilbert]

Oh AB sir, its ok to come out of Fanatic shell sometime and think / talk rationally also. Pl don't be scared about speaking with your conscience.

[ajaybaskar]

CSK has not been accused of match fixing/spot fixing and the only accusation so far has been its team principal being involved in betting. Team principal betting by passing on the team information will only spoil the team's progress and in no way going to help the team's progress in the tourney. If any team player is found guilty of fixing or betting, be it the first man Dhoni or the last man Mohit Sharma, they should be punished. No second thoughts. But questioning a team's efforts for an administrator's crime (which isnt a crime unless proven guilty) is laugh worthy.

But the discussions here were not in the best interests of the game but only in the hatred against CSK as i can see.

[JamesDap]

I did not know that dilbert was an RCB fan. That changes everything. I can categorically say that I have stopped watching IPL since 2011 which was the first time I suspected match fixing. I am not going to get into details since I am least interested in convincing people about it (but if it makes you feel happy, I'll let you know that the match which aroused my suspicions did not feature CSK). But I don't care how important a property IPL may be, I am not interested in the tournament and have better things to watch. Now don't ask me why I know that some IPL players were handed bans or the Guru Meiyapan episode because I can't help following the news on TV and papers. For that matter, why IPL, cricket has also been tainted by match fixing for a long time and administrators' reluctance to face the problem head on is not going to help matters.

[Dilbert]

CSK has not been accused of match fixing/spot fixing and the only accusation so far has been its team principal being involved in betting. Team principal betting by passing on the team information will only spoil the team's progress and in no way going to help the team's progress in the tourney. If any team player is found guilty of fixing or betting, be it the first man Dhoni or the last man Mohit Sharma, they should be punished. No second thoughts. But questioning a team's efforts for an administrator's crime (which isnt a crime unless proven guilty) is laugh worthy.

But the discussions here were not in the best interests of the game but only in the hatred against CSK as i can see.

AB sir we didn't even give chance to law enforcement to dig deep to see who else was involved, or did we?
Now we(Fans) can all live under false pretense as if no one else was invovled because seenu mama served us fresh halwa in the name of internal investigation.And Guruji was an astrologer/ mind reader , who got his information directly from Thony , Fleming, ball boys brains without anyone speaking to him periodically.

If CSK fans still believe they don't have tainted players, now that's biggest illusion one can live under. Sorry to disappoint you again these are not hatred posts. Its just frustration on our country's inability to bring out better standards time and time again.

[Dilbert]

I did not know that dilbert was an RCB fan. That changes everything. I can categorically say that I have stopped watching IPL since 2011 which was the first time I suspected match fixing. I am not going to get into details since I am least interested in convincing people about it (but if it makes you feel happy, I'll let you know that the match which aroused my suspicions did not feature CSK). But I don't care how important a property IPL may be, I am not interested in the tournament and have better things to watch. Now don't ask me why I know that some IPL players were handed bans or the Guru Meiyapan episode because I can't help following the news on TV and papers. For that matter, why IPL, cricket has also been tainted by match fixing for a long time and administrators' reluctance to face the problem head on is not going to help matters.

Sorry to disappoint you , me being RCB fan has got nothing to do with this argument. Infact even I didn't follow this tournament after 08 till this year. So don't count me in as some kinda RCB fanatic :)

[JamesDap]

Just saying that, speaking for myself, I would personally find it very difficult to convince myself about the merits of one team over the other if I suspect wholesale fixing in a tournament. What is the relevance of fandom once you accept that CSK arrange matches so that they win tournaments and the other teams connive with them to help produce this result? I am sorry but it does weaken your position in the argument as it opens you up to assaults on perceived bias.

[Dilbert]

Just saying that, speaking for myself, I would personally find it very difficult to convince myself about the merits of one team over the other if I suspect wholesale fixing in a tournament. What is the relevance of fandom once you accept that CSK arrange matches so that they win tournaments and the other teams connive with them to help produce this result? I am sorry but it does weaken your position in the argument as it opens you up to assaults on perceived bias.

I am not here to weaken anyone's position in this argument or to prove myself as bigger than anyone (That's a false assumption CSK fans have about me I don't care). All I asked was I didn't see a single CSK fan calling for a tough action against there team's involvement , instead they kept diverting the discussion to opposition teams helping the outcome. For which I mention of course there should be a full blown investigation and if need be stop the entire tournament till everyone gets a clean chits. I even gave several examples.

They (CSK fans) yet to come up with a valid reason... Waiting... I am waiting :rotfl:

[JamesDap]

I agree with all that but if you make remarks like you would not like to see RCB pass into Srini's ownership (as if Mallya is the cat's whiskers), that is not going to help your cause in the debate. That is going to strongly suggest that you have an agenda against CSK even if that is not the case. Just as you are interpreting the question of opposition teams as 'diversion'. Why...it is a valid question. You cannot arrange a match such that CSK should win without the other team's involvement. Match fixing in cricket is a Pandora's box so let he who has not sinned cast the first stone. If today a Tour De France runner up during the Armstrong days claimed he was clean, how many people would believe him or sympathise with him. No point pretending some are more clean than others if the reality is that all of them are in the mess together.

[Dilbert]

I agree with all that but if you make remarks like you would not like to see RCB pass into Srini's ownership (as if Mallya is the cat's whiskers), that is not going to help your cause in the debate. That is going to strongly suggest that you have an agenda against CSK even if that is not the case. Just as you are interpreting the question of opposition teams as 'diversion'. Why...it is a valid question. You cannot arrange a match such that CSK should win without the other team's involvement. Match fixing in cricket is a Pandora's box so let he who has not sinned cast the first stone. If today a Tour De France runner up during the Armstrong days claimed he was clean, how many people would believe him or sympathise with him. No point pretending some are more clean than others if the reality is that all of them are in the mess together.

Seenu mama comment was no pun intended hehe ! If one thinks they already don't own more than 1 team , they must be smoking something special. Sarukh khan , P Zinta, Shilpa Shetty owns a team ? Seriously as if we don't have business tycoons like Bharathi , Birlas,Tatas ? people with little maturity will see the difference between puppets and real thing.

[JamesDap]

It is possible that SRK bankrolled his team, at least initially, with Gulf money. He had lots of Pak players initially and later on too, has included some Bangladeshis, I think. They might well have been hired to perform errands. No proof, of course, this is just idle speculation.

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

Sorry Thambi CSK is not my kinda team ! Kohli is great young talent . If he can keep his head little leveled, you are looking at one of greatest batsman of current generation. And I enjoy watching his game just on that basis alone. Accidentally he plays for RCB its just a bonus.

I wanted to see how CSK fans will react if he was CSK captain :).

If Dhoni leaves Csk & goes to other team Csk will lose more than half of it's fan following (Maybe Full) Though would like to see Virat captaining Csk, I would even more like to see him play for Rcb and winning a cup before coming to Csk. He suits well in my opinion for Rcb rather than Csk and shud satisfy the hope of bengalooreans winning ipl title some day.

[Dilbert]

If Dhoni leaves Csk & goes to other team Csk will lose more than half of it's fan following (Maybe Full) Though would like to see Virat captaining Csk, I would even more like to see him play for Rcb and winning a cup before coming to Csk. He suits well in my opinion for Rcb rather than Csk and shud satisfy the hope of bengalooreans winning ipl title some day.

So much invested on 1 guy more than the pride of city itself :shock: And this is what we call wishful thinking.. some day-aah ..? hehe

[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

So much invested on 1 guy more than the pride of city itself :shock: And this is what we call wishful thinking.. some day-aah ..? hehe

Oh yeah. All my col friends say if Dhoni leaves Csk they'll quit supporting Csk no matter whoever replaces him. Such is the impact created by captain charisma here !

[Russellyhd]

http://sports.dinamalar.com/2014/02/1392049507/GurunathMeiyappanIPLbettingMudgalreportbcci.html

சென்னை அணிக்கு சிக்கல்! *குருநாத் மீதான குற்றம் உறுதி * மூவர் குழு அறிக்கையில் திருப்பம்

[VinodKumar's]

Faf is back in team. OPening pair HUss and Vijay out .. Got Brendon Mccullum .. Ivan yethuku ??

[Russellyhd]

Vijay out'aa :wave: :pink:

[George Thomas]

I feel CSK management didnt make any attempts to getback Huss :( was it because of his mouth against the team management or his age?

[George Thomas]

Instead of Brendon,we could have gone for Bailey... He was very comfortable with Indian playing conditions against Indian bowlers :roll:

[George Thomas]

CSK gets Dwayne Smith(West Indies all-rounder) at 4.5C

[Russellyhd]

CSK gets Dwayne Smith(West Indies all-rounder) at 4.5C

Gud :thumbsup:

[VinodKumar's]

Dwayne Smith in Chennai Huss in Mumbai :lol: ... Its almost clear Chennai is not gonna have any foreign strike bowler :banghead:.

We just have 81/2 crores left with only 8 players in the bag :twisted: ...inimae oru kodi-ku mela evanayum eduka mudiyaathu ... Smith ku 4.5 crores lam too much ...

[VinodKumar's]

CSK gets Dwayne Smith(West Indies all-rounder) at 4.5C

Ivan all rounder ah :lol:.

[George Thomas]

Ivan all rounder ah :lol:.

Oorukulla ellarum avana appadi than solranga :ashamed:

We need quality fast bowlers... yara eduka poranganu therlaye... may be someone from BBL... Any good prospects for fast bowlers selection from australia?

[George Thomas]

Was following Irani cup.... ROI lost 7 wickets within 2 hours.. looks like the players wanted to catch up on the IPL auction and got out :D :yessir:

[VinodKumar's]

That too to Vinay Kumar :rotfl2:

[George Thomas]

That too to Vinay Kumar :rotfl2:

Sathiya sothanai :banghead: :rotfl:

[George Thomas]

I would like to see Umesh Yadav in CSK.. The only fast bowler in India i see playing T20.

[VinodKumar's]

CSK thoongitaanga pola auction la ..

[VinodKumar's]

and they are going for Umesh ...venamnu sollitaanga panam illama ...

[George Thomas]

pochi... No bowlers now :(.. What are they planning?

Jadeja and Aswin ah vachi 8 over than poda mudiyum :( remaining 12 overs podurathuku vera bowlers venum la

[VinodKumar's]

Bravo 4 overs Dwayne Smith 4 overs ... let Mccullum keep Dhoni oru 4 overs ... kanakku seriya varudha ...

[George Thomas]

Bravo 4 overs Dwayne Smith 4 overs ... let Mccullum keep Dhoni oru 4 overs ... kanakku seriya varudha ...

ungaluku kusumbu athigam ne.. :-D

avangalam bowlers mathiri but bowlers illa :D

[George Thomas]

“It very much came down to who came out first (for bidding). We value them both a lot but with the way the bidding is going and the way the room is working it is a little bit risky to leave an opportunity.” - CSK coach Stephen Fleming on why they chose to use the right-to-match card on Faf du Plessis, and not Mike Hussey.

[George Thomas]

Badri is unsold

[George Thomas]

Ashish Nehra at 2C for CSK

[George Thomas]

Mohit Sharma at 2C

[elsaen11]

Faf is back in team. OPening pair HUss and Vijay out .. Got Brendon Mccullum .. Ivan yethuku ??

Ind vs NZ 2nd innings ?

[VinodKumar's]

Ind vs NZ 2nd innings ?

Avan adutha rendu varushathula yethavathu oru test series la 2 century pottana cricket pakkurahtyae vuttutaen .. Ippovae Dhoni adikira vellaila cricket mangala theriya aarambichuruchu :|.

[elsaen11]

India badly need a strike bowler.

[Dilbert]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/731601.html

[Dilbert]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/732237.html

Srini Mama - better spinner than ashwin thoombee.. !! Where are those noble souls .. who shed blood tears for this guy?

[Dilbert]

http://sports.ndtv.com/indian-premier-league-2014/news/223130-n-srinivasan-named-in-ipl-spot-fixing-probe-report-says-supreme-court

I hope now big boys wearing big pants don't have fear of discussing this stigma in this forum. :lol:

CSK theme song for 2014 - Whistle poodu machi !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkIfGXXDP3g

[VinodKumar's]

Dei Nehra .. Idha paaruda

http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/184000/184091.jpg

[VinodKumar's]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/184000/184095.jpg

[VinodKumar's]

Keep going, Raina. He looks :smokesmirk: with his beard.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/184000/184089.jpg

[VinodKumar's]

Inimae manja sattai potina :twisted: ..

http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/183900/183909.jpg

[ajaybaskar]

They rested Nehra and see how good CSK's fielding looks. I think this is the best playing XI, considering Bravo ruled out for 5 weeks.

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[scorpio]

Bravo is out of IPL 7. We lost a very good all-rounder :-(

Who else do we have to replace Bravo? Albie-ya thirumbha vaanga mudiyumaa? :roll:

[ajaybaskar]

As of now, Hilfy and Badree will be swapping places according to the pitches I guess

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[VinodKumar's]

Albie had been a dead weight in the team for last 3 seasons. We do not need one match winning player in whole season. Team looks good now. Bravo will be missed for sure. If Bravo is there then my team would be

Smith,Faf/Manhas,Raina,Dhoni,Manhas/Faf,Bravo,Jadeja,Ashwin,Iswar,Mohit,Ben/Badree (based on conditions) ...

I am sure Mccullum will be asked to sit out for his inconsistency. Ivanum Ross Taylor um remba over rated :banghead:.

Seri ok .. yaara venumlanum edunga eppdi venumnalum veladunga dhayavu siethu Nehra va mattum ulla kondu vanthuraathinga :notworthy:.

[ajaybaskar]

Yov,

McCullum oru matchlathaaneyya vilayaadala? Adhukkulla inconsistent ah?

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[scorpio]

Murali Vijay-a vidavaa Baz inconsistent-aa irukka mudiyum? We have a good opening pair now and I hope they stick to these two :yes:

Badri role dhaan ippo yaar pannuvaangannu theriyala...indha Manhas payal idhukku munnadi endha team-la viLayaandaan?

[ajaybaskar]

He played for DD and PWI

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[VinodKumar's]

Ajay, Naa indha season ku sollala .. eppovumae oru inconsistent fellow thaan so thananavae team ah vittu velila poiruvaanu sonnaen.

[ajaybaskar]

Bravo was inconsistent too, when he played for MI. But things changed when he came to CSK. Expecting the same with Baz

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[VinodKumar's]

Bravo is talented. Can rely on him any day. IMO Baz is not. Baz and Ross are over rated.

[ajaybaskar]

Update: CSK allowed to seek replacement for injured Bravo

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[ilayapuyalvinodh_kumar]

:clap: :clap: At this juncture i must say about this guy. Ishwar Pandey - Terrific Looking & Gud Bowling till now !!! Haven't seen this guy smile till now during match !!