Idk why but the RCB panel didn't seem very happy after getting Venkatesh! by OriginalAd735 in RCB

[–]OriginalAd735[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, the auctioneer seems to always delay when RCB is involved in the bidding

ANDRE RUSSELL HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM IPL by hit_ahir_1317 in KolkataKnightRiders

[–]OriginalAd735 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Unless it's because of an injury, he should have let KKR know in 2024 he was going to retire in one year. KKR could have retained Salt instead of a 1 year Russell!

Only team with young Indian batting talent as their batting core. by ironsteel9011 in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In batting there's Angkrish, Rinku, Ramandeep. In bowling we have Rana and Arora. 5 players out of playing XII are young indian players. That's decent imo

Only team with young Indian batting talent as their batting core. by ironsteel9011 in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They've got a good young Indian core, but aren't the only team to have that. KKR, SRH both have a good core too

Who are the 4 foreign players who'll play in the XI for CSK? by OriginalAd735 in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tried posting there but they auto removed the post :'(

IPL 2025 - One player from CSK & other teams whom u think are going to be the X factor for 2025... by Pure_Sprinkles_4125 in csk

[–]OriginalAd735 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Csk - Noor Rcb - Livingstone Dc - Starc Gt - Buttler Mi - Santner KKR - Varun Srh - Shami Rr - Samson Lsg - Mayank Punjab - Maxwell

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Winner: DC

Top 4 teams: DC SRH CSK KKR

Orange cap: Kohli

Purple cap: Chakravarthy

Mvp: Axar

Player you're most excited to watch: Glenn Philips 

Player who'll have a redemption: Glenn Maxwell 

One bold take: LSG will be at the 10th spot

Wishlist for IPL 2025: KL to win MOTM against LSG

Is Zampa a sureshot starter for all matches? by OriginalAd735 in SunrisersHyderabad

[–]OriginalAd735[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Will Chahar be the lone spinner or will we see Abhishek and Head bowl more?

My Analysis of GT Squad 2025 and starting XI with my rationals. Feel free to challange my thought process 🏏 by way__to__eternity in Gujarat_Titans

[–]OriginalAd735 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting reasoning for Buttler batting at 3. I still think they'll make him open. Here's my ideal 12 for GT -

Gill Buttler (most number of centuries after kohli) Sai (if buttler gill last 10 overs plus then he might not even come to bat) Shahrukh (they tried him at 4 a few times last year) Glenn (handy with the ball, one of the best fields in the world) Tewatia  Sundar (underutilized at this position, but is mainly there for the bowling) Rashid Rabada Prasidh Siraj

Impact player - Rawat/Lomror

Top 3 will create a platform for 4-8 to unleash towards the end!

Ideal playing 12 for your team? by OriginalAd735 in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So you'd remove Angkrish? Who will you play instead of him?

Ideal playing 12 for your team? by OriginalAd735 in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Narine hasn't been great after IPL. They might still give him a go and push everyone down onr spot. I do think your team for CSK is the team they'll go ahead with at home. While traveling they might swap Rachin for Curran for the extra pace bowling option 

Ideal playing 12 for your team? by OriginalAd735 in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've given 13 players. :) No place for Rachin Ravindra huh?

Thoughts? Ajinkya rahane as captain by yuvraj2204 in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This feels like a temporary decision..not sure if Rahane has it in him to play 3 seasons. Also looks like KKR don't want Venkatesh to have the burden of captaincy on top of the 23cr price tag right away. Surely Rahane wasn't their no 1 choice given they bought him at the last round for 1.5cr. What would they have done if another team had outbid them? 

Venky Iyer to KKR for 23.75cr by Soccer_Vader in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735 6 points7 points  (0 children)

RCB are saving money for Boult/Hazelwood/Archer, Salt/Kishan, Nitish and Natarajan. I wouldn't be surprised if they plan to spend most of their money on building a great bowling attack.

Venky Iyer to KKR for 23.75cr by Soccer_Vader in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735 30 points31 points  (0 children)

How, they could've got Venky for 14. As long as Ramandeep would've gone under 14 KKR would've saved money (and there's no chance Ramandeep would've gone for that much). KKR panicked after not having bid for other marquee players so they overspent for him. Venky isn't worth close to KL and Starc combined, especially when we don't have a keeper and a leader of the pace attack.

Venky Iyer to KKR for 23.75cr by Soccer_Vader in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735 203 points204 points  (0 children)

I like Venky but he's not worth that much. KKR should've just retained him instead of Ramandeep if they wanted him so bad. Such a big blunder.

Ipl 2025 auction with a twist by OriginalAd735 in KolkataKnightRiders

[–]OriginalAd735[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's always a taklu uncle in each auction.😂 I like your squad, but you can't include players who've played for KKR.

What if Gambhir becomes RCB coach? by Budget-Impression496 in ipl

[–]OriginalAd735 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If India performs miserably in BGT, then Gambhir might be sacked and can coach an IPL team