jnangaLudE kochu gopu-mOndE Kochi IPL Team

[Plum]

For Sreesanth fans

[littlemaster1982]

Plum,

At least IPL start aagaravaraikkum wait pannalame :roll: Ippo Kochi, Pune team patthi enna discuss panna poraanga :?

[jinju]

'for sreesanth fans' aaa? ivarukku engeyaavadhu fans irukkaangala, thennaapprika ani-la thavira?!

there was a bigtime discussion in manorama news channel abt the kochi ipl team. some celebrities, n then the 'common man' included. majority was for mahela/vvs as skipper. a couple of voices for sree too, but if he becomes captain, then....goinda! many of them for Ms as brand ambassador when suddenly one elderly gentleman shouted full of enthu "endhiran rajnikanth...ayaal aavumbo brandnu global value varum"!

[ajaybaskar]

Kochi franchise denies reports of roping in Ganguly

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Kochi-franchise-denies-reports-of-roping-in-Ganguly/iplarticleshow/7334485.cms

[ajaybaskar]

Jayawardene to lead Team Kochi

Mahela Jayawardene will be the captain of Team Kochi in the upcoming IPL. The former Sri Lanka captain has reportedly agreed to lead the new IPL franchise, whose squad also includes his fellow Sri Lanka team-mates Muttiah Muralitharan and Thisara Perera.

Jayawardene was Kochi's big signing, who bought him for US$1.5 million at the IPL auction in January. He previously was part of the Kings XI Punjab franchise in the earlier editions of the IPL.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/500130.html

[directhit]

peru vachirukkainga paaru :banghead:

much fun in twitter with the name today :rotfl:

imagine someone in mundu and tshirt with the team name... someone suggested Yana Gupta as Brand Commando err Ambassador :lol:

[SoftSword]

enna peru?

[jinju]

Indi Commandoes aama:fatigue:

[Plum]

Kerala team - Commandonnu name
oru vELai Sandeep Unnikrishnanai vechu EdhAvadhu mileage thEdikkalAmnu pArkARAngaLO

[sathya_1979]

imagine sreesanth in commando dress with war paint on face and INSAS in his hand :rotfl:

[jinju]

imagine sreesanth in commando dress with war paint on face and INSAS in his hand :rotfl:

Dhoni: Sreesanth should not cross limit!

[sathya_1979]

Santh a la Madhavan in sumaal biradhar: Ippo naan enna seiyya (with ball (cricket) in his hands)?
Dhoni a la aNNan GM: onniyum seiyya vENaam, moodittu pandhu pOdu

[jinju]

Jinxed XInu edhaavadhu podungappa...from day 1 everything wrong with this team!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Kochi-fans-ridicule-Commandos-IPL-tag/articleshow/7514419.cms

NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League side Kochi attracted fresh controversy on Thursday for adopting the name 'Indi Commandos' ahead of their debut appearance in the money-spinning, scandal-plagued tournament.

The team, based in the southern state of Kerala, departed from the tradition of using their respective states or cities as part of their names, such as Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders or Rajasthan Royals.

But the Kochi franchise, which almost got thrown out of the IPL over its disputed shareholding pattern, justified the name.

"Indi stands for an independent Indian cricket team that will go ahead to win a billion hearts. Commandos stands for an elite fighting squad, renowned for attacking with speed, stealth and deadly power," said a statement. :rotfl2:

But the explanation did not cut ice with Kochi fans once the franchise uploaded the name on its official Facebook page.

"Is this an indicator of a lack of identity or is it simply that the franchise owners' loyalties lie outside the state and the city for which the team was bought in the first place?" posted an irate fan.

"Thumbs down for this.. omg..!! after all these months.. this is wht u came up with.. shocking," said another.

Fans also aired their dismay on Twitter.

One slammed the side as "IndiComman'Doomed" while another reminded Kochi that "going commando is the practice of not wearing underwear under one's outer clothing".

The franchise is likely to attract more criticism after a report said their owners had written to the IPL governing council, seeking a switch to Ahmedabad as their permanent base.

"We would request you to consider giving our franchise Ahmedabad as a permanent venue," the DNA newspaper said quoting from the letter.

"There is no entertainment tax and secondly, the state association has better infrastructure facilities."

Under the IPL schedule, Kochi will host three Indi Commandos matches while Indore will host one game.

The tournament is set to begin barely five days after the World Cup, on April 8.

[Plum]

Actually, the latest froM Dhoni on Sreesanth is quite a cler directive - irritate your opponents, not the team. Dhoni has explicitly given the go-ahead to chit chat provided it is within the limits. Dhoni :thumbsup: - you will be at the helm of a great all time champion team soon a la Waugh and Ponting's Aussies. Talent plus moLLamArithanam is the only way to all time great status from recent history

Only question is what did Sreesanth do ti irritate his team mates in the past :)

[ajaybaskar]

:rotfl:

Team name paathu opposite team sirichu sirichu cricketla thothuduvaanga. Good strategy!!

BTW, will they be wearing the commando outfit and come to the ground? :think:

[ajaybaskar]

Plum,

U shud ask that to Mr. Bhajji.

[jinju]

Actually, the latest froM Dhoni on Sreesanth is quite a cler directive - irritate your opponents, not the team. Dhoni has explicitly given the go-ahead to chit chat provided it is within the limits. Dhoni :thumbsup: - you will be at the helm of a great all time champion team soon a la Waugh and Ponting's Aussies. Talent plus moLLamArithanam is the only way to all time great status from recent history

Only question is what did Sreesanth do ti irritate his team mates in the past :)
challenger series, ranji trophy ellaam porattippaarunga theriyum. SRTya kooda vittuvekkala paiyyan!

[Plum]

I am ok wuth what he did to SRT. Iconoclasm is good. A few words from the bowler is fine. There is the Dhoni incident but they werent team mates in that match, were they?
Other than that?

See this - one has to give it to Sree for still being robust enough to withstand the taem's hostility towards him:


Kirsten and mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton joined in these games, in which S. Sreesanth was the victim of many pranks. In one game, Zaheer Khan crossed towards the goal from the left, and Sreesanth, who was the goalkeeper, intercepted the ball with his hand. Khan shouted, “Foul, foul!”, and a bewildered Sreesanth dropped the ball, only for Kirsten to come up and tap it into the goal. Sreesanth’s face dropped as the team erupted in laughter.

It does seem like he is the punching bag in the team - coupled with his eccentricity, the poor bloke is doing well to survive in the team still, if you ask me. He cannot be a worse obnoxious weed than Harbhjana, thats for sure

[jinju]

:rotfl:

Team name paathu opposite team sirichu sirichu cricketla thothuduvaanga. Good strategy!!

BTW, will they be wearing the commando outfit and come to the ground? :think:

kochi ground pakkam ivangala nerunga vidamaattaanga paarunga. ippove oru union form aairukkum "All Kerala Anti-Indi Commandoes Union". they'l be ready with stones, kerosene, banners etc., and proclaim hartal on the day that the match is scheduled. owners shrewd thaan...they want the base shifted to ahmedabad.

[jinju]

I am ok wuth what he did to SRT. Iconoclasm is good. A few words from the bowler is fine. There is the Dhoni incident but they werent team mates in that match, were they?
Other than that?

See this - one has to give it to Sree for still being robust enough to withstand the taem's hostility towards him:

It does seem like he is the punching bag in the team - coupled with his eccentricity, the poor bloke is doing well to survive in the team still, if you ask me. He cannot be a worse obnoxious weed than Harbhjana, thats for sure

of course Plum, he's a mallu afterall :mrgreen:

[directhit]

BTW, will they be wearing the commando outfit and come to the ground? :think: going commando naa edhukku outfit (sorry infit)

[directhit]

See this - one has to give it to Sree for still being robust enough to withstand the taem's hostility towards him this is hostility? :huh: whats wrong in teasing a guy in fun football match :?


some nice pics...

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/1883/prv2011021011258164.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6474/prv2011021209328191.jpg

posted this in WC thread - i dont see any hostility!! more than anyone our MEDIA seem to hate Sreesanth

[ajaybaskar]

http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/2540

http://vadakkus.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/indi_commandos_logo_with_background.jpg

[Plum]

It is not one isolated incident. It seems to be the default mode for the team. The report itself mentioned the football incident as an example, not as an isolated incident.
In general also, you can see in the pronouncements in public of people like MSD and Bhajji that "thalai ezhuththEnu ivanai thAngi kittirukkOm". it takes a lot of mental courage to survive in that environment knowing that one mistake and you'll n ot be covered. Now, it may be Sreesanth's fault that he doesnt have the goodwill of his teammates - that is a debatable issue but all that doesnt take away the credit for his survival instinct. That is what jinju also highlighted, rightly

[Puliyan_Biryani]

Not sure what is the problem between Sree & the team and how they are going to institutionalize Sree. But he is the second-most talented bowler in India (after Zaheer) and always gives a 100% no matter what the match situation is. Such a talent shouldn't be allowed to go wasted. Somehow Sreesanth should be groomed to take the bowling leadership after Zaheer's retirement. romba peraasai-nu theriyudhu irundhaalum :ashamed:.

[satissh_r]

http://yfrog.com/h7q54xej

R P Singh on Twitter:

New out fit for this year. Kochi

[satissh_r]

Just saw they have renamed their team name - Kochi Tuskers Kerala

http://www.kochiteam.com/

[jinju]

Just saw they have renamed their team name - Kochi Tuskers Kerala

http://www.kochiteam.com/

commandoes alavukku illenaalum comedya thaan irukku..:mrgreen:

[ajaybaskar]

Just saw they have renamed their team name - Kochi Tuskers Kerala

http://www.kochiteam.com/

Pudhusaa ippothaan vandhirukkaanga. Endha moonjiya first potturukkanga paarunga! :banghead:

[satissh_r]

Pudhusaa ippothaan vandhirukkaanga. Endha moonjiya first potturukkanga paarunga! :banghead:

Dhrishti kaga pottirupanga Ajay :wink:

[jinju]

yaaru..jadduva solreengala ab. paavam paiyyan.