IPL konjam late'a aarambichirukkalaamo.. :think: 5 naal than aaguthu.. evlo contradictions...
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IPL konjam late'a aarambichirukkalaamo.. :think: 5 naal than aaguthu.. evlo contradictions...
Dheem Tharikita promo - Chennai Super Kings underground Anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi3spcUMkJ4
Quote:
Randiv ready to perform for Dhoni now
:lol: - a la Yuddham Sei?
Yov,
Appadithaan post'uven.. Ippo innaanra?
panakkaara vargam vaazhga!!
adhigaara dhushprayogam vaazhga!!! :)
very nice squad... infact pala match saha velayadi MS veliya okkandhukkalaam :D
Team
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Suresh Raina
Murali Vijay
Wriddhiman Saha
Ravichandran Ashwin
Subramanium Badrinath
Joginder Sharma
Sudeep Tyagi
Abhinav Mukund
Aniruddha Shrikant
Ganapathi Vignesh
K Vasudevdas
Shadb Jakati
Vijaykumar Yomahesh
Foreign
Albie Morkel
Michael Hussey
Dwayne Bravo
Doug Bollinger
Scott Styris
Ben Hilfenhaus
Nuwan Kulasekera
Suraj Randiv
George Bailey
Faf du Plessis
IPL IV: Dhoni hopeful of retaining IPL title
CHENNAI: A new-look Mahendra Singh Dhoni, shorn of hair following the World Cup triumph, looked set for another conquest as captain of the Chennai Super Kings team who he believes has the firepower to retain the Indian Premier League (IPL) title.
The Super Kings, winners in 2010 along with the Champions League, have retained most of the players with the notable exception of the legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan who was bought by Kochi Tuskers at the auction in January this year.
The IPL begins Saturday with Chennai Super Kings hosting Kolkata Knight Riders. The match is slated for an 8 pm start at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.
"The new team is quite good. Like I always say, it's not about how good the team looks on paper, but it's what we do on the field that is very important.
"I always say that the fitness of the players is the key. Players do struggle during the course of the IPL. If all the players are available for selection, then it is a very good side.
"Quite a few of them will be missing due to injuries and international commitments. Once we get together, we will be very good.
"The batting line-up is as good as last year - Vijay, Badri, Raina, myself and Albie. Du Pless has come in, we have the all-rounders and Mr. cricket (Mike Hussey) will also join us. Overall, it's a very good batting line-up," he said.
Regarding Muralitharan's absence, Dhoni admitted the Sri Lankan would be missed.
"We will miss Murali. He had great influence in the dressing room. We knew that once the auction happened, we will miss a few key players.
"Once people were out of our pocket, we found it difficult to hold them back. We have to start all over again, but the core team is virtually the same," he said.
Team owner Gurunath Meiyappan, said: "We have been very professional in the way we handled our team. This year, we have kept our core team and hope to do well.
"We have been one of the most consistent sides in the IPL so far. Our focus on the basics has paid us rich dividends and our brand of cricket has won us global admirers.
"Our team has not needed any major changes and our core group remains the same. We have tremendous faith in our boys and under our inspirational captain. We expect them to scale bigger heights."
Coach Stephen Fleming said: "With most of our players being in action during the ICC World Cup, lack of match practice will not be an issue.
"Playing the best teams in the world and in our home grounds is the best build up any player could hope for. We are quietly confident of our prospects and will play like true champions.
"Our core team remains the same and we look forward to another successful run in this year's tournament too."
The Super Kings have on board Gulf Oil as a new sponsor for three years along with Aircel, which is the main backer.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/7884113.cms
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Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (right), Chennai Super Kings owner Gurunath Meiyappan (centre) and Stephen Fleming at a CSK press conference in Chennai on Wednesday.
Are they planning to change the shirt color?
Koo is he? engeyo paartha maadhiri irukku :think:
RR - Dino Morea
But this manja sokka is not good. Change the color ya!
Btw I am going to watch this first match @ chepaaak.
Looks like Albie is in hot form.. :-)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsadomes...ry/509783.html
hi ajay
how do you think the team will be for friday match. btw, are they telecasting in youtube like ipl 3
sivan anna, this time not in youtube, it is going to be live telecast (HD) in www.indiatimes.com
I believe that after 2,3 matches, the big guns will opt for rest. No youtube telecast i guess. U shud rely on other streaming sites.
Murali Vijay
Mike Hussey
Suresh Raina
Badhrinath
Dhoni
Anirudh
Faf du Plessis
Albie Morkel
Ashwin
Bollinger
Tyagi
possible?
SS , Bollinger lethu. Injured. athuku bathila thaan Southee.
Pesama intha Plessis payala opening eraki vidalam :P
oh bollinger, thrid matchla irundhu dhaan varaar pola... appo
Murali Vijay
Mike Hussey
Suresh Raina
Badhrinath
Dhoni
Anirudh Vignesh ai edukkalaam
Faf du Plessis
Albie Morkel
Ashwin
Southee
Tyagi YoMahesh bowls well as well
i guess dhoni will play the inaugural match and after that he would take rest for a week.
Hilfenhaus is out of action
I would like that against Abinav Mukund should be tested against some sappa teams during the tournament. They can rest Hussey to bring Kulasekara who was murdering Indian bowlers at the WC final
It is doubtful whether Hussey will be playing on Friday due to Aussie trip to Bangladesh
'World Cup best build-up for IPL' - Fleming
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April 6, 2011
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The IPL closely following the World Cup has meant that the franchises' squads have not had much time to prepare as a unit, but Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said that it also means the players can hit the ground running.
"With most of our players being in action during the World Cup, lack of match practice will not be an issue," he said. "Playing the best teams in the world and on our home grounds is the best build-up any player could hope for. We are quietly confident of our prospects. Our core team remains the same, so we look forward to another successful run [Chennai are the defending champions]."
Captain MS Dhoni also said he is pleased with the team composition, but a lot will depend on players' fitness, with key players like Doug Bollinger and Dwayne Bravo currently on the injured list. "The new team is very good. But I have always maintained it's not about how good the team looks on paper, but how we're doing on the field. If everyone is fit and all 24 players are available for selection, it's a very good side."
Chennai retained Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel and M Vijay from the first three seasons' squad and bought back Michael Hussey, Bollinger, R Ashwin and S Badrinath, among others, during January's auction. New players in the squad include Faf du Plessis, Bravo, Suraj Randiv, Ben Hilfenhaus, Scott Styris and Tim Southee, while the biggest loss remains Muttiah Muralitharan who will play for Kochi this season.
"We have Vijay to start off, and Badri, me, Raina, Albie, Du Plessis … Scott Styris is an allrounder. Michael Hussey [who is in Bangladesh with the Australia team] will also be joining us shortly," Dhoni said. "So I think we have quite a few players who can get runs when it matters. Murali is a great cricketer, a very good influence in the dressing room, with plenty of ideas. We'll definitely miss him. We'll also miss Balaji [who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction]." Chennai play Kolkata in the opening IPL match on April 8 at home.
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I somehow feel Dhoni would want a break from WK during IPL and we may opt for Saha to do the opening till Hussey comes back. Saha's form in the domestic T20 (Syed Mustaq Ali Tournament) was very good this year albeit they were in the middle order
balanced side:smokesmirk: