*** Rahul Dravid's Rajasthan Royals - Halla Bol ***

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Rajasthan Royals -- Winners of the Inaugural Edition of IPL in 2008

Rajasthan Royals (Hindi: राजस्थान रॉयल्स) is a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur that played in the IPL. The team is led and coached by Shane Warne. The team's mascot is a lion named Moochu Singh. The team anthem, 'Halla Bol' is sung by Ila Arun. The promotional video that aired on national networks before and during the first edition of the IPL was directed by Indrajit Nattoji of Blink Pictures. Leicestershire spinner Jeremy Snape signed on with the Rajasthan Royals as their high-performance coach and team psychologist. They became the champions of the inaugural IPL tournament in 2008. The IPL has terminated the agreement with Rajasthan Royals on 10th October 2010 along with Kings Punjab for violations in agreement and breach of contract on the part of the franchise. BCCI president Shashank Manohar made clear that this expulsion is permanent and owners would not be given second chance. Despite this statement the BCCI lost court cases against the Royals and decided to stop legal action and allowed them to participate in IPL 2011 along with Kings XI Punjab.

Rajasthan Royals Well-Wishers in the Hub:

1. Puli
2. Riyazz
3. Satish
4. VinodKumar

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Rajasthan Royals with the IPL trophy in 2008

Fierce competitors and stalwarts of the game who are going to turn up for the same team in 2011

Owner/Brand Ambassadors Shilpa and Shamita Shetty -- enna panradhu Operation Theatre-layum masala kekkuraango :noteeth:

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Rajasthan Royals - A Recap

2008 IPL Season

Prior to the start of the inaugural IPL season, many considered the Royals as possibly the weakest team in the IPL, giving them little chance of competing well in the tournament. Evidence of the latter opinion seemed to be confirmed when the team lost its first match against the Delhi Daredevils in a 9 wicket loss. However the Royals won their next game by defeating the Kings XI Punjab and continued to win the next five games in a row. The Royals built up an impressive 11-3 record after their fourteen premilinary round matches; this included a consecutive 5-game and 6-game winning streak with an undefeated record on their home ground and a spot at the top of the points table. They were also the first team to book a place in the semifinals with their 65 run win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Shane Warne's captaincy and simultaneous coaching was praised and well received by everyone, including opposition teams. In addition, many players of the Royals team had consistently played well. The Royals secured a place in the finals with a victory against the Delhi Daredevils.
The Rajasthan Royals became the winner of the first IPL tournament, when they defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets in the final played on 1 June 2008. With the scores level with one ball remaining, Sohail Tanvir scored the winning run and therefore prevented the match from being decided on a bowl out.
Each player and representative on the team was awarded a medal and the team was presented with the DLF Indian Premier League trophy along with a cheque for US$ 1.2 million prize money. Many of the Royals' players also took home individual awards for their performance during the tournament; Yusuf Pathan claimed the Man of the Match award for the final match, Sohail Tanvir finished the tournament in possession of the Purple Cap (the IPL's leading wicket taker) and Australian all-rounder Shane Watson was declared the Man of the Series.

2009 IPL Season

The Royals did not have a good start during the 2009 season. In their opening game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who were second last in 2008, the Royals obtained the lowest score in the tournaments history. Rajasthan started to gain momentum slowly with Yusuf Pathan's explosive performances in victories against Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils giving hope to the Royals and their fans. However, inconsistency became a major factor; much was expected of South African captain Graeme Smith who was playing in front of his home crowd and who in last season's scored 441 runs, he together with Swapnil Asnodkar were not able to string together strong consistent performances. The absence of previous year's stars Sohail Tanvir and Shane Watson was also a major factor. Tanvir was not eligible in this season due to the political strain between India and Pakistan, and Watson was called up to play for Australia in the series against Pakistan in the UAE. Many also considered the sending of Mohammad Kaif back to India a poor decision as his batting could have contributed to the team's batting performance. The Royals failed to make it to the semifinals after losing their last two matches against Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders.

2010 IPL Season

Rajasthan started the season looking to emulate their success in 2008 but suffered a three game losing streak at the start of the tournament. They bounced back well with a four game winning streak but they were knocked out after a defeat against the Kolkata Knight Riders in their final game of the third season of the IPL.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Not over till the fat laddie leads

More than a year after retiring from international cricket, Shane Warne had captained the underdogs of the IPL to top of the table. And everyone is bewitched.


"In the world there can be only one Taj Mahal. Similarly, there can only be one Shane Warne."
Dinesh Salunkhe, the Rajasthan Royals legspinner who is yet to play first-class cricket, declares his captain one of the wonders of the world


"It shows that when you play under good captains you tend to pick up a lot of good leadership qualities and instincts. Warne has, I think, benefited from playing under good captains and he is very much in control of things in the IPL."
Younis Khan, a Royals signing who hasn't played for the side yet, applauds from the sidelines


"You can study psychology for as long as you want, but he has lived it."
Jeremy Snape, the Royals' assistant coach and holder of a degree in psychology


"Not only has he led the cheapest franchise to the top of the table ... he has cajoled his team's unheralded youngsters and - even more difficult, this - almost convinced everyone that he is now best mates with Graeme Smith."
Lawrence Booth highlights Warne's key achievement, in the Guardian


"He is a great player and he leads from the front. He has done a great job in putting the team together and motivating them to give their best."
Glenn McGrath has a few words of praise for an old mate


"His captaincy creed, 'We can win from any position,' is like the common cold - it's contagious. If a team under Warne pulls off a stunning victory or two, the players start to believe that it wasn't a miracle, just an everyday occurrence."
For Ian Chappell, Warne is the best captain Australia never had


"Even a long break from the game doesn't seem to faze him."
Rahul Dravid, one of the other captains in the tournament, salutes :notworthy:


"Incredibly, his devotion to the team, and especially to the young players in it, even includes learning the Hindi language so he can communicate better - and not just the Namaste [G'day] that is about as far as most expatriates living in India can go. Example: "Ab tu jaake batting kar" [Now you go and bat], Warnie the linguist was heard telling Ravindra Jadeja during a net session the other day with such nonchalance that he never turned to see if anyone noticed."
Bruce Loudon in the Australian details Warne's efforts to bond with his team

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Reserved for posting the Picture with IPL 2011 Cup :ashamed:.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

puLi, nAn vENA threat open paNNattumA Rajsthanukku?
Thanks Plum. naane open pannitten. RR has purchased Dravid :yes:. iyaam very happy :D.

[Riyazz]

Me to dravid . . Kalakunga thalaiva..

[satissh_r]

I'm outside support for RR :)

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Riyazz & Satish, welcome welcome. unga perai ellaam Fans list-la add pannitten :mrgreen:.

innaikku Dravid-a edutha RR Owners+think tank-ku oru :notworthy:. edho 2-3 Dravid fans-aavadhu inga vandhu povaaingannu nenaikkaren. illainna Honest-u thread maadhiri E otta vendi irundhurukkum :D.

[Vivasaayi]

Dravid is a good pick...good value addition :)

[Plum]

Dravid as Warne's allakkai :hammer:
ErkanavE Rajasthanna AgAdhu.

[Vivasaayi]

Plum,

Warne a bigger cricketer than Dravid..it doesnt sound odd

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Dravid as Warne's allakkai :hammer:
ErkanavE Rajasthanna AgAdhu.
Plum, allakkai-nu eduthukkkaadheenga. Dravid will be the Batting Captain. If a giant size ego like Smith can play well with Warne, then the ultimate team man Dravid would no doubt play well too. And Warne too would give the proper respect for Dravid, I have no doubt (from some past articles).

[Plum]

That's fine but enakku pudikkala

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Review of Royals picks for 1st day

Ross Taylor - 1000000 - Good pick :thumbsup:. The middle order enforcer was much needed since they were not going to get the costly Mr. Y Pathan (and thank god they didn't :wink:).
Rahul Dravid - 500000 - Fantastic pick :2thumbsup:. Royals troubles with the bat are well-known. Dravid brings solidarity to the middle order which will allow the hitters around him to play with freedom.
Johan Botha - 950000 - sothai pellow :banghead:. Money down the drain. Bowling/Batting perusa solraapla illai.
Paul Collingwood - 250000 - Average/Not bad :neutral:. ore aarudhal - Since he has retired from tests, will be available for the full tourney.

Interesting Tidbit - All 4 players picked today were international captains. 3 of them (except Ross) are known for grit and determination.

What is needed tomorrow

Opener - A good hard-hitting opener.
Fast bowler - A wicket-taking fast bowler.

[omega]

That's fine but enakku pudikkala

Kangaroonaale aagathu pola ungalukku

[Puliyan_Biryani]

That's fine but enakku pudikkala
Raja s than Royal s - nu title podava? appo suffort pannuveengalla :lol2:.

[Plum]

UngaLukkellAm en prachnai puriyala. IppO indha azhukku teamai suffort paNNA vENdi varum aththai chonnEn

[Puliyan_Biryani]

What they bought, and what they still need
http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/current/story/495840.html


Rajasthan Royals

Big-ticket signing: Ross Taylor ($1m)

Bargain buy: Paul Collingwood ($250,000) - The captain of the World Twenty20 champions, an allrounder, and one who has recently retired from Tests, increasing the amount of time he will be available.

Eyebrow-raiser: Johan Botha ($950,000) - Perhaps the most bizarre buy of the day, especially considering they have already ploughed in huge money to retain another spinner, Shane Warne.

One that got away: Cheteshwar Pujara (bid upto $650,000)

What they need: Where to start? They have only one Indian player - Rahul Dravid and only $1.2m left. With Indian talent at a premium, expect them to pull out more wildcards like Swapnil Asnodkar and Kamran Khan to get by.

vazhakkampola vendhadhu vegaadhadhu, eeyam poosunadhu poosaadhadhu vachudhaan samaalippainga pola :D.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Today's buys:

Shaun Tait - 300000 - Good pick :thumbsup:. Can be expensive and erratic but at the same time could pick up wickets on his day.
Pankaj Singh - 95000 - Good pick :thumbsup:. Can be very effective in his home ground.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Final Team List after the auction:

Shane Warne
Shane Watson
Ross Taylor
Johan Botha
Paul Collingwood
Shaun Tait
Rahul Dravid
Pankaj Singh

Only 2 Indian players so far :banghead:. Also no backup players for foreigners in case they are out of form or injured :banghead:. aaga motham total damage.

[Riyazz]

Final Team List after the auction:

Shane Warne
Shane Watson
Ross Taylor
Johan Botha
Paul Collingwood
Shaun Tait
Rahul Dravid
Pankaj Singh

Only 2 Indian players so far :banghead:. Also no backup players for foreigners in case they are out of form or injured :banghead:. aaga motham total damage. romba kastam pola...........

[satissh_r]

Expect these names to play for Rajasthan
AL Menaria, DL Chahar, R Bist and Vivek Yadav. Ana A Chopraku ellam chance kodutha support vaapas vangiruven, solliputten

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Expect these names to play for Rajasthan
AL Menaria, DL Chahar, R Bist and Vivek Yadav.
Good picks Satish :clap:. Yagnik-nu oru Rajasthan opener T20s-la nallaa aadunaapla. avaraiyum edukkalaam.


Ana A Chopraku ellam chance kodutha support vaapas vangiruven, solliputten
enakkum ivurai suthama pudikkaadhu (hence going to support Baroda in Final). But he is capped player na? So he should've come to the auction. If he didn't come to auction then it means he is not interested in IPL. sandhosham :D.

[satissh_r]

Yagnik-nu oru Rajasthan opener T20s-la nallaa aadunaapla. avaraiyum edukkalaam.

Yagnik yarunnu therila but G Khoda used to play for Rajasthan till last year. But he is capped so athu eppadinu therila

[Riyazz]

Asnodkar nala player. .

[Puliyan_Biryani]

IMO, it is too early to talk about strength on paper.
On Paperr, Deccan chargers were outawetremsomemendousstanding in IPL 1. We all know what happened.
At the moment, we have only the paper. Matches aarambikkara varaikkum adhai vachu kaalam thalluvom.

Rajasthan Royals Matches and some predictions (if they want to go to semis):
Kochi - Home & Away - 2 wins is a must.
CSK - Home & Away - 1 win at home would be a bonus.
KKR - Home & Away - 1 win. Looking at their firepower, would settle for 1 win probably at home.
RCB - Home & Away - 1 win. jeyikka vaaippugal kammi. But still they can pick up a surprise win.
MI - Home & Away - 0 wins. I assume RR would be blown away.

Pune, DD - Home - 2 wins is a must. Hope irukku.
DC, KXIP - Away - 1 win podhum :mrgreen:.

kootti kazhichu paathaa 8 win podhum, to enter semis. 6 wins at home and 2 wins away (applies for almost all teams :mrgreen:). Doesn't sound too difficult considering the much hyped up home advantage of Royals.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Rajasthan pick four as franchises focus on Ranji final

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/496345.html

Aakash Chopra - :banghead: - Satish iyaam very sory-ya :oops:. Thread-a lock and delete panna sollalaamaa-nu seriously :think:.
Ashok Menaria - :thumbsup:.
Deepak Chahar - :2thumbsup:.
Dishant Harendra Yagnik - Wicket keeper/Opener. His T20 stats are impressive :thumbsup:. naangadhaan sonnomla :cool:.

[satissh_r]

Aakash Chopra - :banghead: - Satish iyaam very sory-ya :oops:. Thread-a lock and delete panna sollalaamaa-nu seriously :think:.
Ashok Menaria - :thumbsup:.
Deepak Chahar - :2thumbsup:.
Dishant Harendra Yagnik - Wicket keeper/Opener. His T20 stats are impressive :thumbsup:. naangadhaan sonnomla :cool:.

Silppppppppaaaaaaa :curse: Shane Watson ivan kuda oru match opening poitu inime IPL pakkame vara matennu statement vittalum achiyarpadrathukilla...

On a serious note, if RR think of opening with him and having Dravid at No3 then they are doomed :roll:

[Puliyan_Biryani]

On a serious note, if RR think of opening with him and having Dravid at No3 then they are doomed :roll:
:exactly: But Dravid should bat No. 3 or Opener. Gives him time to settle and control the innings so that the hitters can play their shots. Ideally batting line-up should be:

1. Watson
2. Yagnik
3. Dravid
4. Colly
5. Taylor
6. Menaria/somebody

If Watson doesn't want to open due to his bowling burden, then Dravid should open and Watson can play 3 or 4. Line-up doesn't send tremors like other teams but RR's batting has never did.

[Sourav]

Rajasthan pick four as franchises focus on Ranji final

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/496345.html

Aakash Chopra - :banghead: - Satish iyaam very sory-ya :oops:. Thread-a lock and delete panna sollalaamaa-nu seriously :think:.
Ashok Menaria - :thumbsup:.
Deepak Chahar - :2thumbsup:.
Dishant Harendra Yagnik - Wicket keeper/Opener. His T20 stats are impressive :thumbsup:. naangadhaan sonnomla :cool:.

Aakash Chopra :rotfl:

Rahane also picked for RR... His first class stats r great.... T20 :roll:

[Plum]

Rajasthan pick four as franchises focus on Ranji final

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/496345.html

Aakash Chopra - :banghead: - Satish iyaam very sory-ya :oops:. Thread-a lock and delete panna sollalaamaa-nu seriously :think:.
Ashok Menaria - :thumbsup:.
Deepak Chahar - :2thumbsup:.
Dishant Harendra Yagnik - Wicket keeper/Opener. His T20 stats are impressive :thumbsup:. naangadhaan sonnomla :cool:.

enna puLi adhukkuLLa give-upA?
Shane Warne kai patta Shaving settum Six adikkum

avaru captaincy theramiyinAla Chopra-vai Sehwag AkkurArA illaiyA pArunga!

[littlemaster1982]

Rahane also picked for RR... His first class stats r great.... T20 :roll:

He played for MI in first two seasons. Was not impressive :|

[Plum]

"All these Indian boys can have Dravid as a mentor," Raghu Iyer, spokesperson for Rajasthan, said. "The strategy is to have a blend of youth and experience. That is what delivered for us in season one. Yusuf [Pathan] was not the star he is now. [Ravindra] Jadeja was not the star he is now. They have all delivered for us and done extremely well."

:rotfl3:

Looks like the game plan is to fill the dressign room with leaders( Warne, Dravid, Colly, Botha - two intl T20 captains) and hope that they'll direct the team well.
Not a bad strategy especially since except Warne who is a superstar-leader, the other 3 are self-effacing teammen-leaders, which means a wealth of leadership experience which will not clash with each other, instead will complement each other :)

[Puliyan_Biryani]

enna puLi adhukkuLLa give-upA?
Shane Warne kai patta Shaving settum Six adikkum

avaru captaincy theramiyinAla Chopra-vai Sehwag AkkurArA illaiyA pArunga!
Batting-la Shane Warne captaincy vachu ennatha Shaving panradhu? Maximum batting order konjam maathalaam alladhu 'Back your abilities'-nu utsaaga speech kudukkalaam. mathapadi Captain-oda contribution is very limited in batting IMHO. I find even the non-striker's contribution to be much more than that of captain while batting.

Where the captain really makes a difference is in the field. When Warne is around, RR somehow manage to restrict the opponents around 150. Whether the batsmen can get them or not was upto the pyrotechnics of Youtube Pathan and Watson as others would collapse. With Dravid and Colly around, at least they will have stability in the muddle order, so I hope RR don't collapse as much as last season. And yeah, it seems to be a conscious decision to select good batting captains who know how to control the innings (rather than Gayle type kapthaans).

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Rahane also picked for RR... His first class stats r great.... T20 :roll:

He played for MI in first two seasons. Was not impressive :|
Yeah, T20-la perusa edhuvum pannalai.

But he is a much talked about batsman in the Domestic Circuit. In tests, he is in the 2nd rung of India hopefuls along with Mukund I think. So he might make his debut soon depending on how the 1st rung fares.

[satissh_r]

Puli, watched A Menaria's innings for Central Zone vs South, the Royals have definitely found a gem in him :thumbsup: Clean hitting, no sign of nerves and comfortable against pace and spin :) Lets hope he makes it big :D Hope I have not jinxed him :|

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Satish :2thumbsup:.


Hope I have not jinxed him naan thread aarambichadhai vidavaa periya jinxu. adhellaam kandukkaadheenga :D.

Didn't follow the Duleep Trophy matches. But heard that DK was dropped for the final :happydance: :oops:. payapullai batting & keeping kathukittu IPL-ku varattum.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

edho squad announce pannirukkaangalaam. mostly vendhadhu vegaadhadhu maadhiridhaan theriyudhu.

Foreign: Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Ross Taylor, Johann Botha, Shaun Tait, Paul Collingwood (injured - arumai arumai :notworthy:).

India: Rahul Dravid, Pankaj Singh, Deepak Chahar, Ashok Menaria, Ajinkya Rahane, Siddharth Trivedi, Aakash Chopra, Abhishek Raut, Aditya Dole, Dishant Yagnik, Faiz Fazal, Nayan Doshi, Pinal Shah, Stuart Binny, Amit Singh, Dinesh Salunkhe, Swapnil Asnodkar, Sumit Narwal, Amit Paunikar, Samad Fallah, Ankeet Chavan.

Satish, indha Amit Paunikar, Samad Fallah mattrum Ankeet Chavan patri thangaladhu karuthu ennavo? edhaavadhu therumaa?

[satissh_r]

edho squad announce pannirukkaangalaam. mostly vendhadhu vegaadhadhu maadhiridhaan theriyudhu.

Foreign: Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Ross Taylor, Johann Botha, Shaun Tait, Paul Collingwood (injured - arumai arumai :notworthy:).

India: Rahul Dravid, Pankaj Singh, Deepak Chahar, Ashok Menaria, Ajinkya Rahane, Siddharth Trivedi, Aakash Chopra, Abhishek Raut, Aditya Dole, Dishant Yagnik, Faiz Fazal, Nayan Doshi, Pinal Shah, Stuart Binny, Amit Singh, Dinesh Salunkhe, Swapnil Asnodkar, Sumit Narwal, Amit Paunikar, Samad Fallah, Ankeet Chavan.

Satish, indha Amit Paunikar, Samad Fallah mattrum Ankeet Chavan patri thangaladhu karuthu ennavo? edhaavadhu therumaa?

Amit Paunikar pathi onnum theriyathu, S Fallah is a wicket taking bowler AFAIK. Eppo Maharastra scorecard parthalum ivan 2 or 3 wickets eduthiruppan. Ankeet Chavan U19 la irunthu romba periya reputationoda vanthan, DK India U19 adum pothu ivanayum parthirukken, bowling pathi romba theriyathu but decent enough batsman.

Ippo Paul Collingwoodku replacement vanga mudiyuma? I was impressed by that Russel fellow from WI

[Puliyan_Biryani]

:ty: Satish. aaga motham RR have signed a lot of middling, decent players. onnum sollradhukkillai :neutral:.

Colly injury-ku replacement vaanga mudiyum. But you can sign only those players from the unsold list and that too equal or less than the base price of the injured player (Colly - 200,000).
Punjab are trying to replace injured Broad & Mascarenhas and Mumbai have already replaced Dilhara Fernando for the injured Clint McKay.

Yeah, Russel bowling nallaa irundhuchu, batting konjam kaattu suthu maadhiri therinjudhu. Bopara kooda try pannalaam. Kevin O'Brien vandhaa venaamnaa solla porom :mrgreen:.

[VinodKumar's]

Super ... I was thinking to start a thread ... Thalaivar aaduraaru seri yaarum support illa RD thread la yae otiralamnu irunthaen ....

Kamman Dravid and Warne ... At least win the matches against BRC athu pothum enakku he he ...

http://i51.tinypic.com/28indpc.jpg

[VinodKumar's]

Thalaivar Puli, how are you ? remba naal aachu ? Innum 50 daysku thread ah active va vachirunga :)

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Thalaivar Puli, how are you ? remba naal aachu ? Innum 50 daysku thread ah active va vachirunga :)
Doing good Mr. NATM XI :lol2:. neenga eppadi irukkeenga? pona fantasy-la thothappo (ada naandhaanga) paathadhu.

ivlo naala neenga bisee, ippo naan :hehehe:. arasiyalvyaathingannaale thiyaagigaldhaane.

Thread already hit-nu Menaria-rasigar Satish matrum Dravid-rasigar Plum announce pannittaanga. adutha aim Superhit-dhaan :thumbsup:.

PS: vandha udane 'glamor appeal scent'-a (Jilpa) adichudaradhu. namma aalungalukku undaana ketta pazhakkame idhudhaanpa :mrgreen:.

[satissh_r]

Thread already hit-nu Menaria-rasigar Satish matrum Dravid-rasigar Plum announce pannittaanga. adutha aim Superhit-dhaan :thumbsup:.



Naan support panna neram avanukku 11 la chance kedaikama poiduthu :oops:

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Naan support panna neram avanukku 11 la chance kedaikama poiduthu :oops:
aamaa Sachin-um, Sehwag-um irukkaainga paarunga erakkaradhukku. Menaria-kellaam vaaippu kudukkalainna tea kudipponga.

RR pruned squad-la Pinal Shah illai :victory:. Chopda-vayum kazhatti vitturukkalaam :(.

[satissh_r]

I expected this XI to play

A Rahane, S Asnodhkar, R Dravid, R Taylor, A Menaria, J Oram, P Shah, S Warne, 2 among S Trivedi/P Singh/ D Chahar/S Narwal, S Tait

Now that you say P Shah is not there who is going to keep?

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Satish, andha Yagnik paya domestic T20-la Opening bat+Keeper. avandhaan keep pannuvaannu nenaikkaren.

The team you posted is pretty much spot on. And it doesn't look that bad/weak too.

[satissh_r]

Satish, andha Yagnik paya domestic T20-la Opening bat+Keeper. avandhaan keep pannuvaannu nenaikkaren.

The team you posted is pretty much spot on. And it doesn't look that bad/weak too.

Oh avana marathutene, so yeah, team doesn't half look bad and S Watson will be joining after a couple of weeks

[VinodKumar's]

Doing good Mr. NATM XI :lol2:. neenga eppadi irukkeenga? pona fantasy-la thothappo (ada naandhaanga) paathadhu.

ivlo naala neenga bisee, ippo naan :hehehe:. arasiyalvyaathingannaale thiyaagigaldhaane.

Thread already hit-nu Menaria-rasigar Satish matrum Dravid-rasigar Plum announce pannittaanga. adutha aim Superhit-dhaan :thumbsup:.

PS: vandha udane 'glamor appeal scent'-a (Jilpa) adichudaradhu. namma aalungalukku undaana ketta pazhakkame idhudhaanpa :mrgreen:.

enna bisee ... IPL mudiyira varaikum appo appo vantu ponga ...

appo neenga , satish , plum naaa - motham 4 peru thaana :(

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Yaay :victory:. Still feel we are one good batsman short.

Now onto the Match Review.
Warne - Didn't watch him bowl. But figures suggest he bowled well. Also looks fitter than previous season. Looks like he might have a good IPL with the ball. Spot on with the captaincy, I feel.
Dravid - Personally not happy with the way he batted today. Was not timing it at all. Still stuck on gamely to avoid a collapse and exposing the thin batting lineup.
Paunikar - nallaa thuru thurunnu aaduraan. The cover drive off Steyn was good. nallaa aaduneenga thambi. Hope he will play even better against lesser bowling attacks.
Trivedi - :clap:.
Botha - Another rabbit out of the hat from Warne. Played with a very cool head and saw the chase through. Showed why SA rate him as a good captain and leader of men.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Puli, watched A Menaria's innings for Central Zone vs South, the Royals have definitely found a gem in him :thumbsup: Clean hitting, no sign of nerves and comfortable against pace and spin :) Lets hope he makes it big :D Hope I have not jinxed him
Satish marupadiyum :2thumbsup: for your prediction way back. Saw today's highlights. The boy certainly has a confident air about him. Lets hope he goes on to achieve great things at national level.

And he seems to be in good hands too.

"Rahul Dravid has been advising us on the mental aspect, things like playing in front of a big crowd in a major tournament and how to focus amid the noise levels."

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Dravid - Personally not happy with the way he batted today. Was not timing it at all. Still stuck on gamely to avoid a collapse and exposing the thin batting lineup.
Liked his knock today which was in total contrast to the previous game. Those on-drives were a treat to watch, as always. Especially the one he hit off Van der Merwe. And he hit a six too against Irfan :clap:. konjam konjama form-ku varraarunnu nenaikkaren. innum nalla aadunga Jammy :D.

[VinodKumar's]

Liked his knock today which was in total contrast to the previous game. Those on-drives were a treat to watch, as always. Especially the one he hit off Van der Merwe. And he hit a six too against Irfan :clap:. konjam konjama form-ku varraarunnu nenaikkaren. innum nalla aadunga Jammy :D.

Super. Veetuku pona udanae first highlights paakanum :-D

[satissh_r]

Officlela irunthathala matcha suthama pakkala, good to know RD played a gem :clap: Mothal matchla fantasy team captaina pottu intha matchuku Warne-a drop panna enna :banghead:

[Plum]

puLi nAn sonnEnla shane warne vettu shaving settum six adikkum.

BothavellAm Orange cap contender :shock:
indhALu EdhO maayam mandhiram paNdrAnpA!

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Plum, idhai vachu oru case study-e pannalaam pola. Asnodhkar, Trivedi, Kamran Khan and now Botha. How do these limited players perform so well for Warne?

Take Dravid and Warne for comparison. In cricketing acumen and knowledge they are equal. Warne apart from being charismatic is also self-centered, attention-seeking show-boat who needs constant reassurance that he is the greatest. Dravid is the hard working, well-prepared, prim-and-proper, down to earth and be-in-the-background type man. Now imagine if both of them are managers. Who would I like to work for and give my best? No question that it'll be Dravid. Warne for all his charisma is most likely to either irritate or scare the hell out of a team member. And yet these minions tend to do well for Warne :sigh2:.

Vivek: adhu epdiyyaa intha ponnunga thedi thedi fraud panravan, pithalaatam panravanaye virumburaanga :D.

[Plum]

I think it's got to do with "Who can get me the rewards for my work". A guy like Dravid scores a big zero in that. Warne is the charismatic manager whose primary leverage with the senior management is his individual skills and untouchable reputation and performance as an individual contributor. Such a manager can pretty much demand and get from senior management what he wants for his people, and he makes sure everyone in the chain understands that with the right publicity for his power all the time.

Plus, he has the motivational skills and an ability to understand human weaknesses - so I guess he'll be able to accept a small fault in discipline from a team member and take it in his stride while making it clear that performance should not suffer. A guy like Dravid possibly cannot understand even a small digression from discipline which makes him an intimidating manager to face up to. You feel guilty when you face up to him having transgressed discipline.

Warne's personaility will fail with a team full of high-performing individuals who have their own ego and dont depend on the motivational or reward-giving skills of their manager.
In other words, he may not have been a succesful Aussie Captain although based on his Rajasthan experience people call him the best Aussie captain that never was.

[kid-glove]

Hayden's autobiography dissects number of players. Most interesting excerpts with regards to both Warney & Dravid. He's completely adulatory towards latter while criticizes Warne's showboat(which would backfire as a Aussie Captain)/ineffectiveness(in Indian pitches). At least it'd help sell the book eh!

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Kid, quite a few of the Aussie players hate Warne. Steve Waugh, Gilchrist, Ponting, Hayden, etc are the most prominent names in the opposing side. And Warne has his own gang of friends like Mark Waugh, Healy, Langer, Clarke, etc. So such one-upmanship from Hayden isn't very surprising. And Warne himself isn't devoid of such behavior either. He placed Mark over Steve Waugh and Healy over Gilchrist when he made his list of best players and he never misses a chance to make fun of Buchanan.

The one who got most affected due to rivalry with Warne would be Ponting. He got chastised by Warne for choosing to bowl first in Edgbaston 2005. And the poor fella never ever chose to bowl first after that (~ 6 years) IIRC :rotfl:.

[Puliyan_Biryani]

innaikku KKR pinni pirichu pEn paathuttaainga pola :oops:. nalla velai match paakkalai. Highlights-um paakka thevai illai.

Next match against KKR is a must win game as we have 2 matches each against MI & CSK :shaking:.

Botha seems to be becoming the Bajji of RR. 3 matches 0 wickets. avanai thookkittu Tait-a ulla kondu varalaam.

[Plum]

Mi and csk seem vulnerable puli. Warne edhaavadhu azhukku playerai usuppethi jeyichuruvaapla

[VinodKumar's]

RR team for IPL 5

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tsxC0Mqt_WE/T3uFBt9MseI/AAAAAAAADf4/0hE6pQ8bBoI/s700/Rajasthan-Royals-Squad-20121.jpg

[VinodKumar's]

Dravid leads stronger batting unit
The key to Rajasthan Royals' 2012 season will be how they handle the transition at the head of the team. Shane Warne, their inspirational captain and face of the franchise, retired. The man who succeeded Warne is a cricket icon of equal standing but of different temperament. Warne was loud, aggressive and loved being the centre of attention. Rahul Dravid is quiet, restrained and simply goes about his business.
What the two have in common though is the ability to lead by example and a deep knowledge of the game. Now that Dravid has retired from international cricket the IPL is his sole cricketing focus, and if anyone can manage the change in culture with as few hiccups as possible, it will be him.
Last season was a mixed bag for the Royals, who started strongly and were in contention for a place in the playoffs before fading towards the end. A controversy over the pitch at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, which resulted in the disciplining of Warne, was a distraction, but the side's slide exposed the lack of depth in their batting. To the Royals' credit, they have gone some way to address that weakness with the additions of Brad Hodge, Owais Shah and Dinesh Chandimal, who can double up as wicketkeeper and might prove to be the steal of the 2012 player auction.
The loss of Warne will also be felt by the bowling attack, and the team will be hoping Brad Hogg, who had success in the Big Bash and the Bangladesh Premier League, can at least partially fill the void. Sreesanth potentially bolsters the seam department, but he hasn't played competitive cricket for six months and is unpredictable.


Key players
Johan Botha was a revelation up the order in 2011 and his unexpected form with the bat was crucial to the Royals' early success. He also opened the bowling to great effect and the team will need more of the same from him to compete this year.
Warne was one of two players retained by the Royals in 2011. The other was Shane Watson. The Australia allrounder will only arrive at the end of April, after the tour of the West Indies, but if the Royals can get off to a good start in his absence, Watson could provide a crucial late spark to help them qualify for the playoffs.
Big names in
The Royals bought Chandimal, Sri Lanka's newest batting sensation, for only $50,000 at the auction. They needed a wicketkeeper who can bat and they got him cheap. Chandimal's ability and consistency was on show in the recent triangular series in Australia and he should add steel to the Royals middle order.
Big names out
Ross Taylor, the team's self-described "finisher", was traded to Delhi Daredevils on the last day of the trading window. Taylor had a decent tournament in 2011 without producing anything special, and the franchise quickly found a replacement in Shah.
Below the radar
A transformed Stuart Binny was Karnataka's go-to man in the Ranji Trophy last season as the allrounder reaped the benefits of a new attitude and a commitment to fitness. He made 742 runs at an average of 67.45 and a strike rate of 83.46. He also took 20 wickets at an average of 20.10. If Binny can bring the same attitude to the IPL, the Royals might not miss Watson as much during the first half of the tournament.
Availability
Australia's ongoing tour of the West Indies means Watson is unavailable until the Test series ends on April 27.

[VinodKumar's]

Puli engirunthalum udanae ingu varavum :yes:

[scorpio]

CSk-kku aduthapadiyaa indha muRai muzhu aadharavu to RR......Top 4-kuLLa vandhaa rombha sandhOsha paduvEn :pink:

Soft corner towards Dravid and puLLai thaaichi Shilps :oops:

[VinodKumar's]

Rahanae you beauty :notworthy:

http://i42.tinypic.com/95rj2g.jpg

[VinodKumar's]

Keep it up guys :clap: ... Get into last four ...

http://i40.tinypic.com/2hg79ki.jpg

[VinodKumar's]

65 - 2013 IPL First match against Delhi

http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156200/156258.jpg

[scorpio]

RR- :clap: for the second consecutive win on a sporty track! KKR-ai ozhichadhil rombha sandhOsham :noteeth:

Vinod is not doing his duties in this thread properly :roll:

[VinodKumar's]

Veetula internet down two days ah athaan top la irukappa :noteeth: kooda aadharavayum aandhathaiyum pathivu seiya mudila ... this might be Dravid's last season so I would like to see them finishing at least in top four ...

Team completely rely on their batting strength ... anyway for now hall boll :bluejump: ... balla hol :redjump: ..

P.S : Shila purusana paatha thaan light ah kaduppa irruku :twisted:.

[satissh_r]

Team completely rely on their batting strength I thought it was the other way round y'day, R Shukla and Tait bowled a fiery spell, Trivedi stuck to what he does best, Shreesanth was the only weak link.

[SoftSword]

sreesanth started badly but made amends giving only 24 runs of four overs...
did u notice, the played 5 fast/medium pacers...

[satissh_r]

Yeah bold move, might not work in all Indian venues though..

[SoftSword]

KKR'ku edhira velaadrappo siddharth trivedi'ya ellaam paaraatta vaendi irukku.... :banghead:

[satissh_r]

2007 T20 WC jeychappo J Sharma va ellam paratalaya, appadi than..

[SoftSword]

pullappoochiyum karappanpoochiyum onnaa?

[VinodKumar's]

This guy deserves at least a post :) ... Binny keep it up.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157700/157769.jpg

[Dilbert]

ennna vinod balla hol today ?

[VinodKumar's]

Today mazhai vanthutta paralla :|.

[scorpio]

enna mazhai? I'm happy that CSK lost to RR. epdiyaavadhu dhum katti finals vandhudunga. Rohit sharma-vO, kOzhiyO cuppu thookuradhukku Dravid thookuradhu 1000 madangu mEl :pink:

[VinodKumar's]

I am ok with Rohit but intha Harbhajan , Rayudu , Pollard lam nenacha thaan avanunga vaanga koodathunu irruku ...

CSK RR finals na - RR vangattum illaena CSK vangatum :)

[Brianengab]

S Sreesanth, 2 other Rajasthan Royals players arrested for spot-fixing

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1835347/report-s-sreesanth-2-other-rajasthan-royals-players-arrested-for-spot-fixing

:shock:

[scorpio]

:shock: appo Bambis nEthu nesamaa jeyikkalayaa? :whatashame:

oru nalla captain kooda pazhagiyum yEndaa unga budhdhi ippadi pOgudhu? :hammer:

[VinodKumar's]

Shocking news :(. Scorpio :notthatway: ivanunga panam vanginathuku MI enna pannum.

[Dinesh84]

Pollard's behavior an act of cowardice: Dravid (http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/55525/pollards-behaviour-an-act-of-cowardice-dravid)

[ajaybaskar]

Panam kuduthathey MIya irundhaannu Scorpio keppaanga..

[VinodKumar's]

MI players-ae fixing la involve aagatha varaikum avangaluku theriyaatha varaikum no fault in them :). Supporting MI Players here not the management.

Enakku Sreesanth-ku panam kuduthavana paathae aaganum :lol: ...

[VinodKumar's]

Pollard's behavior an act of cowardice: Dravid (http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/55525/pollards-behaviour-an-act-of-cowardice-dravid)

Thalaiva ivana pathi lam nee pesikitu. Free-ya vudu small boy.

[Brianengab]

am very worrying y'day incident.. Rahul lost his cool nd had reacted angrily against umpire...:-|
athu out'ae illa... :twisted:

[CEDYBLUE]

:shock: How more spoilt is Sreesanth?

[Dinesh84]

I still couldn't believe that Sreesanth could have done that. I feel he is victimized. I wait till I hear the full details.

[VinodKumar's]

could be .. but last few months he is not in good mental state ... he has been talking abt harbhajan instance and now this .. therla papom

[CEDYBLUE]

I still couldn't believe that Sreesanth could have done that. I feel he is victimized. I wait till I hear the full details.

The worse here is if Sree is victimized, the full/true details may never emerge out :(

[Brianengab]

Situation photo..:lol:

http://tamil.oneindia.in/img/2013/05/16-1368683144-sree-santh-12-600.jpg

[Dinesh84]

Now his father is accusing Dhoni and Harbhajan :|

[Brianengab]

Kirti Azad accuses BCCI of not doing enough to curb 'spot-fixing'

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1835432/report-kirti-azad-accuses-bcci-of-not-doing-enough-to-curb-spot-fixing

Shashi Tharoor feels sad over arrest of Sreesanth

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1835434/report-shashi-tharoor-feels-sad-over-arrest-of-sreesanth

[Brianengab]

Our son S Sreesanth was trapped in the allegation of spot fixing in the on-going IPL, said his father Santhakumaran Nair. Indian captain M S Dhoni and Harbhajan are behind it, he said.

Harbhajan, who is serving as the DySP in the Punjab police, hatched the plot. Dhoni had threatened that Sreesanth will not find a place in the Indian team. Somebody has trapped my son, said his mother Savithri Devi.

Noted singer Madhu Balakrishnan, Sreesanth’s brother in law, said personal enmity led to his arrest. Both Dhoni and Harbhajan had a grudge towards Sreesanth, he said. They wanted to break his marriage. Legal steps will be taken and one day truth will be revealed, he said.
Union Minister Shashi Tharoor said till the case is proved the cricketer will be innocent.

adappaavigala.. :twisted:
thevai ilaama dhoni'yai ean ya ilukkiringaa...:twisted:

[Brianengab]

http://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=714645

ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங் நடந்தது எப்படி? டில்லி கமிஷனர் விளக்கம்

புதுடில்லி: இந்தியன் பிரிமியர் லீக் தொடரில், ராஜஸ்தான் அணியைச் சேர்ந்த ஸ்ரீசாந்த் உள்ளிட்ட வீரர்கள் ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங்கில் ஈடுபட்டது எப்படி என்பது குறித்து டில்லி போலீஸ் கமிஷனர் நீரஜ்குமார் நிருபர்களுக்கு விளக்கமளித்தார்.

இந்தியன் பிரிமியர் லீக் தொடரில் ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங்கில் ஈடுபட்டதாகக் கூறி, ராஜஸ்தான் அணியைச் சேர்ந்த ஸ்ரீசாந்த், அஜித் சாண்டிலா மற்றும் அங்கிட் சர்மா ஆகியோர் மும்பையில் கைது செய்யப்பட்டு, விசாரணைக்காக டில்லி கொண்டு செல்லப்பட்டனர். இந்நிலையில், ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங் தொடர்பாக டில்லியில் நிருபர்களிடம் டில்லி மாநகர போலீஸ் கமிஷனர் நீரஜ்குமார் விளக்கமளித்தார். அவர் கூறுகையில், இந்தியன் பிரிமியர் லீக் தொடரில் ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங்கில் ஈடுபட்டதாக, ஸ்ரீசாந்த், அஜித் சாண்டிலா மற்றும் அங்கிட் சவான் ஆகிய மூன்று வீரர்களும், 11 புக்கிகளும் கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளனர். குறிப்பிட்ட போட்டிகளில் ரன்களை விட்டுக்கொடுக்க, வீரர்களுக்கும் புக்கிகளுக்கும் இடையே ஒப்பந்தங்கள் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளன. இதற்கேற்ப வீரர்களுக்கு பணம் வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

போட்டியின் போது, மைதானத்தில் அமர்ந்திருக்கும் புக்கி, வீரர்களுக்கு சில சிக்னல்களை அளிப்பார். மேலும் வீரர்களும் புக்கிகளுக்கு சிக்னல்களை கொடுப்பர். இதில் பல்வேறு வகைகள் உண்டு. வீரர்கள் தங்களது செயினை சட்டையிலிருந்து வெளியே எடுப்பது போன்ற சிக்னல், தங்களது சட்டைகளை வெளியே எடுத்து விடுவது, தங்களது பேன்ட்டில் டவல்களை மாட்டிக்கொள்வது போன்ற சிக்னல்களை வீரர்கள் புக்கிகளுக்கு அளிப்பர். மேலும், இந்த சிக்னல்களை அளித்து விட்டு, புக்கிகள் தங்களது பெட்டிங்கை நடத்துவதற்கு ஏதுவாக, சில உடற்பயிற்சிகைளைச் செய்வது போல பாவனை செய்து புக்கிகளுக்கு நேரத்தை அளிப்பர். பின்னர் வீரர்களுக்கு ரன்களை வாரி வழங்குவர்.

இந்த சீசனைப் பொறுத்த வரையில், இதுபோன்ற ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங் முதலில் தெரிய வந்தது, கடந்த மே 5ம் தேதி ராஜஸ்தான் மற்றும் புனே அணிக்கு எதிரான போட்டியின் போது தான். அதில் அஜித் சாண்டிலா ஒரு ஓவரில் 14 ரன்களை விட்டுக்கொடுத்தார். எனினும், புக்கிக்கு கொடுக்க வேண்டிய சிக்னலை அவர் அளிக்க மறந்து விட்டார். இதனால் புக்கிக்கு பெருமளவு நஷ்டம் ஏற்பட்டது. இதனால் இருவருக்கும் இடையே தகராறு ஏற்பட்டது. சுமார் ரூ. 20 லட்சம் வரை சாண்டிலாவுக்கு புக்கிகள் பணம் அளித்துள்ளனர்.

இதே போல், இரண்டாவதாக, கடந்த மே 9ம் தேதி ராஜஸ்தான் மற்றும் பஞ்சாப் அணிக்கு இடையேயான போட்டியின் போது, ஸ்ரீசாந்த் தனது டவலை பேன்ட்டில் மாட்டி சிக்னல் அளித்தார். இதைத் தொடர்ந்து அவர் வீசிய ஓவரில் 13 ரன்கள் விட்டுக்கொடுத்தார். மூன்றாவதாக, மும்பை அணிக்கெதிரான போட்டியில் ராஜஸ்தான் வீரர் அங்கிட் சவான் 14 ரன்களை விட்டுக்கொடுத்துள்ளார். இதற்காக அவருக்கு ரூ. 60 லட்சம் பேசப்பட்டுள்ளது. இவ்வாறு ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங் நடந்துள்ளது.

தற்போதைய விசாரணையின்படி, ராஜஸ்தான் அணி வீரர்கள் மட்டுமே இந்த சூதாட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளனர். மற்ற வீரர்கள் இதில் ஈடுபட்டதற்கான ஆதாரங்கள் கிடைக்க வில்லை. இவ்விவகாரத்தில் மேலும் சில கைதுகளை எதிர்பார்க்கலாம். இவ்வாறு நீரஜ் குமார் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

[Dilbert]

And here I am thinking all these crappy stuff was thing of past !! now I can follow some good cricket ! :( :oops:

[Dinesh84]

I retract my statement.. pudichi jail la podunga sir avana.. :x

[CEDYBLUE]

My heart reaches out to Sreesanth :( What a fall sad from grace :sad:

Forgive me if I sound philosophical

Time and again proves that, you have to pay a heavy price to your actions....one life, not worth messing with it......Life changes for ever!!!!

Imagine the plight of the family of Sreesanth.

Article @Apr 06, 2006 about Kochi gearing up to cheer for its first home/favorite son

http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/06/stories/2006040602030200.htm

"Hey, this is my ma. This, my dad." As S. Sreesanth introduced his mother and father to Sehwag, Dhoni and other team mates at the Taj Malabar, one could notice the pride and joy on his parents' faces. They were just taking their first few steps in the celebrity world of Indian cricket.

A few minutes later, when coach Greg Chappell said, "Sreesanth's personality and bowling are like a breath of fresh air to the team," their faces brightened further. Shanthakumaran Nair and Sarita Devi have watched their son's bowling exploits only on television after he joined the big league. Now, they keenly await Sreesanth's home debut in the India colours.

"We'll be going in full strength for the match. We're a big family; there'll be nearly 50 of us at the stadium tomorrow," Mr. Nair said.

The Nehru Stadium has not been very kind to bowlers in the past. In fact, it has gained a reputation as a bowler's graveyard. The scoreboard has raced past the 300-mark a few times in the last four one-day internationals here.

And Sreesanth, who will be the first Kerala-born Indian cricketer to play at home if he gets into the eleven tomorrow, is clearly aware of these things.

Pressure?

"You bet," he said.

But with his swing and fast deliveries, he has beaten many English bats quite a few times in the recent series and that should give him the confidence here.

Kochi is home to Tinu Yohannan, the first Kerala cricketer to play for the country, and to Sreesanth too. A few years ago, the two were training at the same ground, the Maharaja's College Stadium, but, of course, with different clubs: Tinu with Swantons and Sreesanth with Ernakulam CC.

Sreesanth and Tinu are good friends; they often exchange notes but Sreesanth is the more aggressive of the two. A bad day does not put him down, and he comes fighting right back, working harder. That is his forte.

But now, as Indian cricket looks for more and more young fast bowlers — to rotate them as the team will be playing more matches than any other cricketing country — , Tinu has a good chance of making a comeback. He has been bowling very well in the Ranji one-dayers too. Even now, whenever they come home, both Tinu and Sreesanth bowl for hours, often alone, at the Nehru Stadium nets.

And when Sreesanth landed in Kochi on Tuesday with the Indian and English cricketers, he did not go to his home ground to work out some last-minute aces.

"I was keen on going but I wanted to enter my home ground with the entire Indian team. That is a very different feeling. So I waited for a day."

A couple of days ago, Kailash Nagar, the colony where Sreesanth's home - the Taj - is located, was renamed Sreesanth Nagar. But that joy lasted just for a day — an ad hoc committee had done the renaming job and apparently not everyone was happy with the way it was done. So, it is now back to Kailash Nagar. Sreesanth is a regular at St. Antony's Church close to the Nehru Stadium. "It is Tuesday today, I think I should make a visit," he said last night.

Well, there are many more candles burning brightly at the little church these days.

[raajarasigan]

Feel very sad for Rahul Dravid.. epdi ellAm encourage panniruppAppla... :-(

[Dilbert]

Feel very sad for Rahul Dravid.. epdi ellAm encourage panniruppAppla... :-(

I second that , guy showed so much dedication in mentoring these youngsters.

[Brianengab]

http://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=714749

புதுடில்லி : இந்திய கிரிக்கெட் அரங்கில், சூதாட்ட புயல் தொடர்கதையாக உள்ளது. ஐ.பி.எல்., தொடரில், "ஸ்பாட்-பிக்சிங்கில்' ஈடுபட்ட ராஜஸ்தான் அணியின் ஸ்ரீசாந்த், சண்டிலா, அன்கித் சவான் ஆகியோரை மும்பை போலீஸ் கைது செய்தது. இவர்கள் லட்சக்கணக்கில், சூதாட்டக்காரர்களிடம், பணம் பெற்று வேண்டுமென்றே, "நோ-பால்' வீசியது, ரன்களை வாரி வழங்கியது போன்ற குற்றங்களில் ஈடுபட்டது அம்பலமாகியுள்ளது. ஆறாவது, ஐ.பி.எல்., என்ற இந்தியன் பிரிமியர் லீக் போட்டி தொடர் தற்போது நடக்கிறது. இதில் சென்னை, மும்பை, ராஜஸ்தான், கோல்கட்டா உள்ளிட்ட ஒன்பது அணிகள் பங்கேற்கின்றன. மும்பையில் நேற்று முன் தினம், நடந்த லீக் போட்டியில் மும்பை, ராஜஸ்தான் அணிகள் மோதின. இதில் மும்பை, ராஜஸ்தானை, 14 ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் வீழ்த்தியது.

நடந்தது என்ன?

இப்போட்டியில் ராஜஸ்தான் அணியின் அன்கித் சவான், தனது, 2வது ஓவரில், 13 ரன்களுக்கு மேல் கொடுத்து, "ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங்' செய்துள்ளார். அதன் படி இவர், இந்த ஓவரில், 2 சிக்சர் உட்பட, 15 ரன்களை வழங்கியுள்ளார்.இந்த சூதாட்டத்துக்கு மூளையாக ராஜஸ்தான் அணியின் வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் ஸ்ரீசாந்த் இருந்துள்ளார். இதன் பின்னணியில், "நிழல் உலக தாதா' தாவூத் இப்ராகிம் தொடர்பு இருப்பதாக தெரிகிறது. இதையடுத்து, மும்பையில் ஸ்ரீசாந்த், அன்கித் சவான், சண்டிலா ஆகியோரை டில்லி சிறப்பு பிரிவு போலீசார் கைது செய்தனர். இவர்களுடன் சூதாட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்ட மொத்தம், 14 பேரை,மோசடி மற்றும்
கிரிமினல் சதியில் ஈடுபட்டதாக போலீசார் கைது செய்தனர்.

சிக்கியது எப்படி

பிரிமியர் கிரிக்கெட் தொடர் துவங்கிய நாள் முதல், டில்லி சிறப்பு பிரிவு போலீசார் வீரர்களை தொடர்ந்து கண்காணித்து வந்தனர். இதில் சந்தேகத்திற்கு இடமான, 70 தொலைபேசி அழைப்புகளின் உரையாடலை வைத்து, ஸ்ரீசாந்த், சவான், சண்டிலாவை பிடித்துள்ளனர்.இதுகுறித்து, ஆதாரங்களை வெளியிட்டு, டில்லி போலீஷ் கமிஷனர் நீரஜ் குமார் கூறியது:சூதாட்டம் குறித்து தகவல்களை பெற, வீரர்கள் மற்றும் புக்கிகள் இடையிலான, 100 மணி நேரத்துக்கும் அதிகமான போன் அழைப்புகள், கடந்த ஏப்ரல் மாதத்தில் இருந்து பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டன. புக்கிகளுடன் செய்து கொண்ட ஒப்பந்தப்படி, ஸ்ரீசாந்த், சண்டிலா, அன்கித் சவான் ஆகிய மூவரும் அதிகளவு ரன்களை விட்டுக்கொடுத்தனர். "டவலை' இடுப்பில் வைத்துக் கொள்வது, "பீல்டிங்' நிறுத்துவது போல தாமதம் செய்வது என, பலமுறைகளில் புக்கிகளுக்கு, "சிக்னல்' கொடுத்தனர்.போட்டி இடைவேளையின் போது, சிக்னல் எதுவும் தருகின்றனரா என, கண்காணிக்க போலீசார், குறிப்பிட்ட போட்டிகளின் போது மைதானத்துக்கு சென்று கவனித்தனர்.

கடைசியில் எல்லாம் சரியாக நடந்ததும், கைது செய்தோம்.மே 5ல் நடந்த போட்டியில் "பிக்சிங்' செய்ய சண்டிலாவுக்கு ரூ. 40 லட்சம் பேசப்பட்டது.
ஏற்கனவே ஒத்துக் கொண்டபடி, 14 ரன்கள் விட்டுத் தந்தார். ஆனால், குறிப்பிட்டபடி, புக்கியிடம், சிக்னல் தரவில்லை. இதனால், பணம் தரமுடியாது என்று புக்கிகள்வாதிட்டனர். கடைசியில் முன்பணமாக பெற்ற, 20 லட்சம் ரூபாயையும் திரும்பக் கொடுத்தார்.

பஞ்சாப் போட்டியில் முதல் ஓவரை ஸ்ரீசாந்த், சாதாரணமாக வீசினார். அடுத்த ஓவர் வீசும் போது, "டவலை' தன் இடுப்பில் வைத்து, புக்கிகளுக்கு சிக்னல் தந்தார். தவிர, களத்தில் பயிற்சி செய்வது போல நேரத்தை வீணடித்து, புக்கிகள் மற்றவர்களுடன், "பிக்சிங்' செய்ய நேரம் ஏற்படுத்தித் தந்தார்.மும்பை போட்டியில், சண்டிலா விளையாடவில்லை. இருப்பினும், அன்கித் சவானை இதில் ஈடுபடுத்தினார். 13 அல்லது அதற்கு மேல் ரன்கள் கொடுப்பதாக சம்மதித்த சவான், இதற்காக தன் கையில் கட்டியிருந்த, "பாண்டை' திருப்புவது போல, சைகை செய்து, "சிக்னல்' தந்தார்.இவ்விஷயத்தில், வெளிநாட்டை சேர்ந்தவர்களுக்கும் தொடர்பு உள்ளது. உறுதியான ஆதாரங்கள் இல்லாத நிலையில், யாருடைய பெயரையும் வெளியிட முடியாது.இவ்வாறு, நீரஜ் குமார் கூறினார்.

5 நாள் காவல்

கைது செய்யப்பட்ட ஸ்ரீசாந்த், சவான், சண்டிலா ஆகிய மூவரும் டில்லியிலுள்ள மாஜிஸ்திரேட் முன் ஆஜர் படுத்தப்பட்டனர். இவர்களை, ஐந்து நாட்கள் போலீஸ் காவலில் வைக்க மாஜிஸ்திரேட் உத்தரவிட்டார்.

வாழ்நாள் தடை

கடந்த ஆண்டு நடந்த, ஐ.பி.எல்., தொடரில், ஐந்து வீரர்கள், 15 நாட்களுக்கு, "சஸ்பெண்ட்' செய்யப்பட்டனர். இதே போல, இந்த ஆண்டும், "ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங்கில்' சிக்கியுள்ள, ஸ்ரீசாந்த், அன்கித் சவான், சண்டிலா ஆகியோரும், "சஸ்பெண்ட்' செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளனர். இதில், முக்கிய குற்றவாளியாக கருதப்படும், ஸ்ரீசாந்த்திற்கு வாழ்நாள் தடை விதிக்க, வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது. இதனால், எதிர் காலத்தில், எந்த ஒரு கிரிக்கெட் போட்டிகளிலும் பங்கேற்க இயலாத நிலை ஏற்படும்.

ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங்' நடப்பது எப்படி

"ஸ்பாட் பிக்சிங்' என்பது,புக்கிகளின் உத்தரவுப்படி, சம்பந்தப்பட்ட வீரர், குறிப்பிட்ட ஓவரில் "நோ-பால்; வைடு அல்லது பவுன்சர்' வீசுவது, அல்லது அதிக ரன்கள் விட்டுக் கொடுப்பர்.

பேட்ஸ்மேன்கள் என்றால், சரியாக விளையாடாமல் விரைவில் அவுட்டாவது, பவுண்டரி, சிக்சர் அடிப்பது என, சூதாட்டத்தில் ஈடுபடுவர். இதில், "மேட்ச் பிக்சிங்' போல, போட்டிகளின் முடிவு நிர்ணயிக்கப்படுவதில்லை. மாறாக, ஏதாவது ஒரு ஓவரில் மட்டுமே தவறு நடக்கிறது.

* தங்களது செயலை செய்யும் முன், மைதானத்தில் அல்லது வேறிடத்தில் உட்கார்ந்து, தங்களை பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்கும் புக்கிகளுக்கு, ஏற்கனவே செய்யப்பட்ட முடிவின் படி, "சிக்னல்' கொடுக்கின்றனர்.

* இதற்காக, வீரர்கள் லட்சக்கணக்கில் பணம் பெறுகின்றனர்.

* கடந்த ஆண்டு, பிரீமியர் தொடரில் சுதிந்திரா, ஸ்ரீவாஸ்தவ், மோனிஷ் மிஸ்ரா, அமித் யாதவ், அபினவ் பாலி ஆகிய, ஐந்து வீரர்கள் பிடிபட்டனர். இம்முறை, ஸ்ரீசாந்த் உள்ளிட்ட மூவர் சிக்கினர். ஆறாவது தொடரில் மட்டும், 40 ஆயிரம் கோடி ரூபாய் அளவுக்கு, சூதாட்டம் நடந்துள்ளதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.

* இந்த வகையில், 12 ஆட்டங்களில், சூதாட்டம் நடந்ததாக சந்தேகம் கிளம்பியுள்ளது. இது பற்றி ஆய்வு செய்யப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

[Brianengab]

டோணி, ஹர்பஜன் சிங் குறித்து தவறாகப் பேசி விட்டேன்- ஸ்ரீசாந்த் தந்தை மன்னிப்பு athu.... :smile2:

திருவனந்தபுரம்: கேப்டன் டோணி மற்றும் ஹர்பஜன் சிங் ஆகியோர் குறித்துத் தவறாகப் பேசி விட்டேன். அவர்கள் என்னை மன்னிக்க வேண்டும். கேரள மக்களிடமும் நான் மன்னிப்பு கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறேன் என்று ஸ்ரீசாந்த்தின் தந்தை சாந்தகுமாரன் நாயர் கூறியுள்ளார்.
ஸ்ரீசாந்த்தை ஸ்பாட் பிக்ஸிங் புகாரின் பேரில் போலீஸார் கைது செய்ததைத் தொடர்ந்து திருவனந்தபுரத்தில் செய்தியாளர்களிடம் பேசிய ஸ்ரீசாந்த்தின் தந்தை சாந்தகுமாரன் நாயர், கேப்டன் டோணியும், ஹர்பஜன் சிங்கும்தான் இதற்குக் காரணம். பஞ்சாப் டி.எஸ்.பி. ஒருவரை வைத்து இந்த சதியை அரங்கேற்றியுள்ளார் ஹர்பஜன் சிங். டோணியும், ஹர்பஜனும் சேர்ந்து எனது மகனின் கிரிக்கெட் வாழ்க்கையை அழிக்கப் பார்க்கின்றனர் என்று குற்றம்சாட்டியிருந்தார்.

தற்போது தனது பேச்சுக்காக அவர் மன்னிப்பு கேட்டுள்ளார். இதுகுறித்து அவர் கூறுகையில், எனது மகன் கைது செய்யப்பட்டதைக் கேட்டதும் எனக்கு எதுவும் ஓடவில்லை. அந்த நேரத்தில் ஏற்பட்ட பதட்டத்தில் டோணி, ஹர்பஜன் குறித்துப் பேசி விட்டேன்.

இதற்காக நான் டோணி, ஹர்பஜன் சிங்கிடம் மன்னிப்பு கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறேன். கேரள மக்களும் என்னை மன்னிக்க வேண்டும் என்றார் நாயர்.

http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2013/05/17/sports-sreesanth-s-dad-apologies-dhoni-bhajji-175431.html

[Brianengab]

வீரர்களை கவர பெண்கள் சப்ளை: சூதாட்ட சர்ச்சையில் அதிர்ச்சி

புதுடில்லி: இந்தியன் பிரிமியர் லீக் தொடரில் சூதாட்ட சர்ச்சை வெடித்துள்ள நிலையில், மேலும் பல அதிர்ச்சி தகவல்கள் வெளியான வண்ணம் உள்ளன. வீரர்களை கவர அவர்களுக்கு பெண்கள் மற்றும் தனியார் செக்யூரிட்டி சர்வீஸ் போன்ற சேவைகளை (!) புக்கிகள் அளித்துள்ள தகவல் தற்போது வெளியாகியுள்ளது. கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் ஸ்ரீசந்தை கைது செய்ய சென்ற போது, அவர் ஒரு பெண்ணுடன் இருந்ததாக கூறப்படுகிறது. :clap: :lol:

http://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=715254

http://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=715265

[Brianengab]

குந்த்ரா குற்றவாளி : டில்லி போலீஸ் கமிஷனர்

இந்தியன் பிரீமியர் லீக் தொடரில், ராஜஸ்தான் அணியின் உரிமையாளர் ராஜ் குந்த்ரா சூதாட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டது உண்மை தான் என டில்லி போலீஸ் கமிஷனர் நீரஜ் குமார் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். இதனையடுத்து, குந்தரா விரைவில் கைது செய்யப்பட உள்ளார். இச்சூதாட்டத்தில், குந்த்ரா பலத்த நஷ்டமைந்துள்ளதாகவும் நீரஜ் குமார் கூறினார்

http://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=729040

http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ipl/ipl-spot-fixing-live-kundra-admits-to-betting-on-rajasthan-royals-835247.html

IPL spot-fixing live: Kundra admits to betting on Royals

[Russellgdn]

Sydney: Adding complications to its Ashes preparations, Cricket Australia (CA) will be forced to release Shane Watson for Rajasthan Royals for the next month's $6 million Champions League Twenty20.

Australia's first Ashes Test start Nov 21 in Brisbane and before that Australia will play six one-day internationals and two T20s in England, and seven one-day games and a T20 in India. In between, Champions League has just complicated things, reports Sydney Morning Herald.

According to rules, players who have qualified for more than one team, as Watson and Mitchell Johnson have for Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, respectively, as well as Big Bash team Brisbane Heat, are obliged to represent the Indian team.

Both the Australian franchises will receive $300,000 in compensation.

Last season, Watson was forced to leave Champions League midway to prepare for the home season.

CA has resolved to rest the stars, keeping the Ashes in mind, when it picks the squad for the limited-overs tour of India from Oct 10 to Nov 2. But that may not go down well with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/213125-cricket-australia-forced-to-release-shane-watson-for-rajasthan-royals?pform=showcase

[Russellyhd]

http://www.dailythanthi.com/2014-03-11-Rajasthan-team-Captain-Shane-Watson-Appointment

7–வது ஐ.பி.எல். கிரிக்கெட்: ராஜஸ்தான் அணி கேப்டனாக ஷேன் வாட்சன் நியமனம்