IPL 1 had Hyderabad's team as the most poor team. Predictions says, Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2 would be the worst team.
Shaun Marsh, Brett Lee and James Hopes would be busy with the international duties for Australia. They would miss almost every game of IPL-2. Sreesanth has been ruled out due to injury. J.Taylor is ruled out due to Injury.
Their only hopes are with the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Kumar Sangakkara and M.Jayawardene with the Support staff of Irfan Pathan, P.Chawla, VRVSingh and young south african Y.Abdulla.
Their likely XI would be:
T.Srivastava, K.Sangakkara,M.Jayawardene,Yuvraj Singh,Ravi Bopara, Karan Goel, Irfan Pathan,R.Powar, P.Chawla, VRVSingh & Y.Abdulla.
It would be only miracle which can help Punjab makes it to the semi finals. I would be even surprised if they can manage to win even more than 4 games.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Narendra Modi
One of the Primary reason of supporting BJP, is to get Narendra Modi as Home Minister of India. Narendra Modi could excel and remain as one of the best Home Minister India ever had.
I really like his speech. It reminds of me of young A.B.Vajpayee. He is Poetic and straight talker. He means Business. Some of the statements that came out in this elections from Modi are:
"Congress 130 saal budi aurat hai, aur BJP 30 saal ka Jawaan". (Congress is 130 year old Lady while BJP which formed in 1978, is 30 year old Young)
"Delhi mein Dosti aur Gaon Mein Kushti". (All small parties like Left, Samajwadi, Lalu, NCP etc, fights during election against Congress in various states but when they reach Delhi after election, they become good friends and form the govt. with single agenda of ruling out BJP).
"Congress is PVT LTD Company". (Congress is owned by Gandhi's ever since it has borned. Be it Mahatma Gandhi or Nehru or Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi or Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi. Its like India is owned by Gandhi Family.)
Jai Hind !!!
I really like his speech. It reminds of me of young A.B.Vajpayee. He is Poetic and straight talker. He means Business. Some of the statements that came out in this elections from Modi are:
"Congress 130 saal budi aurat hai, aur BJP 30 saal ka Jawaan". (Congress is 130 year old Lady while BJP which formed in 1978, is 30 year old Young)
"Delhi mein Dosti aur Gaon Mein Kushti". (All small parties like Left, Samajwadi, Lalu, NCP etc, fights during election against Congress in various states but when they reach Delhi after election, they become good friends and form the govt. with single agenda of ruling out BJP).
"Congress is PVT LTD Company". (Congress is owned by Gandhi's ever since it has borned. Be it Mahatma Gandhi or Nehru or Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi or Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi. Its like India is owned by Gandhi Family.)
Jai Hind !!!
Man Madar Singh
First Reason to hate Man Madar Singh is that there is not a single decision he can take without the approval of 10 Janpath Road.
Second Reason to hate Man Madar Singh is that he being a SIKH, ready to be the Prime Minister from the Party which is responsible for killing thousands of innocent Sikhs in 80's.
Third Reason to hate Man Madar Singh is that he knows if he goes Public, not even a single person would vote for him. How coward the person can be that he is too afraid to stand in a Lok Sabha Election.
This person is a national disgrace as PM. He can't get elected even in municipal elections. He gets elected to RS that too from Assam. He made the life of Assamese miserable by indirectly supporting ULFA, permitting Bangladeshi illegals and more! This traitor should be sent back to from where he came!
Man Madar Singh proved time and again that he is just a idiot. How does he say that CBI did not inform him on the Tytler Issue.
Reason he is not doing Debate with Advani because, "no one understand what Man Madar speaks". He does not have anything to say except the Business deal (Nuclear Deal) that Corrupt Congress approved.
Second Reason to hate Man Madar Singh is that he being a SIKH, ready to be the Prime Minister from the Party which is responsible for killing thousands of innocent Sikhs in 80's.
Third Reason to hate Man Madar Singh is that he knows if he goes Public, not even a single person would vote for him. How coward the person can be that he is too afraid to stand in a Lok Sabha Election.
This person is a national disgrace as PM. He can't get elected even in municipal elections. He gets elected to RS that too from Assam. He made the life of Assamese miserable by indirectly supporting ULFA, permitting Bangladeshi illegals and more! This traitor should be sent back to from where he came!
Man Madar Singh proved time and again that he is just a idiot. How does he say that CBI did not inform him on the Tytler Issue.
Reason he is not doing Debate with Advani because, "no one understand what Man Madar speaks". He does not have anything to say except the Business deal (Nuclear Deal) that Corrupt Congress approved.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Baseball Begins
The Red Sox's Opening Day roster is as follows:
Pitchers (12): Josh Beckett, Manny Delcarmen, Jon Lester, Javier Lopez, Justin Masterson, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Brad Penny, Ramon Ramirez, Takashi Saito and Tim Wakefield
Catchers (2): George Kottaras and Jason Varitek
Infielders (6): Green, Mike Lowell, Jed Lowrie, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis
Outfielders (5): Rocco Baldelli, Jason Bay, Chris Carter, J.D. Drew and Jacoby Ellsbury
Most Likely Red Sox's Batting Line Up will be:
Ellsbury,Pedroia,Ortiz,Youkilis,J.D.Drew,Bay,Lowell,Veritek,Lowrie.
Lets Go Red Sox !!!
Pitchers (12): Josh Beckett, Manny Delcarmen, Jon Lester, Javier Lopez, Justin Masterson, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Brad Penny, Ramon Ramirez, Takashi Saito and Tim Wakefield
Catchers (2): George Kottaras and Jason Varitek
Infielders (6): Green, Mike Lowell, Jed Lowrie, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis
Outfielders (5): Rocco Baldelli, Jason Bay, Chris Carter, J.D. Drew and Jacoby Ellsbury
Most Likely Red Sox's Batting Line Up will be:
Ellsbury,Pedroia,Ortiz,Youkilis,J.D.Drew,Bay,Lowell,Veritek,Lowrie.
Lets Go Red Sox !!!
Kolkatta Knight Riders
Considering the consideration of all players signed up for Kolkatta for IPL Season 2 are available for selection, following XI would be my pick.
C.Gayle,McCullum,S.Ganguly,D.Hussey,C.Pujara,LRShukla,W.Saha,A.Agarkar,I.Sharma,Mendis,A.Dinda.
Openers:
Whenever available (First 6 games), Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum should open the inning. I am not sure, if Ganguly wants to bat at number 3 position but Gayle and McCullum could be more dangerous than Sehwag/Gambhir or Tendulkar/Jayasurya. Specially since Gayle and McCullum are injury free and available for first six games. When Gayle is not available in May,Ganguly can join McCullum to open the inning. If Ganguly gets settled playing at number 3 then Akash Chopra can fill in(However this is very unlikely scenario).
Middle Order:
Unlike Delhi DD, Kolkatta has better and strong middle order. Given the circumstances that Gayle and McCullum would open the inning, they will have Ganguly, D.Hussey, C.Pujara, L.R.Shukla in the middle order. Specially D.Hussey would should be available for first couple of games and then last 4. D.Hussey is in prime form and match winner in 20-20 format. C.Pujara seems a better option than M.Tiwari from Delhi. In case of D.Hussey's absence, Brad Hodge can be a good replacement.
In the month of May, when Gayle would not be available, M.Mortaza would be the replacement.
Wicket Keeper:
Most Likely, W.Saha is going to keep the wickets. If he is unable to provide depth in the batting then McCullum who should be available for entire IPL could be used to keep the wickets. In Those circumstances an extra allrounder or batsman could be used in the lower middle order. (For Example: M.Mortaza or Lahiri).
Bowling Department:
Even without the presence of Shoaib Akhtar, Kolkatta has strong bowling line up. They have A.Dinda who was phenomenal in IPL-1 and continued his good performances in the Ranji games. Ishant Sharma is an ace bowler. A.Agarkar could be very handy.
Mendis would be the only person in most matches who would be an overseas player in the bowling department. Langervelt and Mortaza can be used if required to support the bowling.
All and all, Kolkatta team's fate would be decided in the first 6 games when Gayle would be available for selection.If Kolkatta manage to win 4 out of 6 first games then they will have good chance of winning total of 8 games and qualify for Semi-Final. A lot would depend upon Gayle/McCullum much like Sehwag/Gambhir and Tendulkar/Jayasurya, however, Kolkatta has advantage of having better bowling side and presence of Ganguly and D.Hussey in the middle order.
My Prediction says, Kolkatta will win 8 games and have to battle out the final spot of Semi-Final depending upon a difference of a game or run rate.
C.Gayle,McCullum,S.Ganguly,D.Hussey,C.Pujara,LRShukla,W.Saha,A.Agarkar,I.Sharma,Mendis,A.Dinda.
Openers:
Whenever available (First 6 games), Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum should open the inning. I am not sure, if Ganguly wants to bat at number 3 position but Gayle and McCullum could be more dangerous than Sehwag/Gambhir or Tendulkar/Jayasurya. Specially since Gayle and McCullum are injury free and available for first six games. When Gayle is not available in May,Ganguly can join McCullum to open the inning. If Ganguly gets settled playing at number 3 then Akash Chopra can fill in(However this is very unlikely scenario).
Middle Order:
Unlike Delhi DD, Kolkatta has better and strong middle order. Given the circumstances that Gayle and McCullum would open the inning, they will have Ganguly, D.Hussey, C.Pujara, L.R.Shukla in the middle order. Specially D.Hussey would should be available for first couple of games and then last 4. D.Hussey is in prime form and match winner in 20-20 format. C.Pujara seems a better option than M.Tiwari from Delhi. In case of D.Hussey's absence, Brad Hodge can be a good replacement.
In the month of May, when Gayle would not be available, M.Mortaza would be the replacement.
Wicket Keeper:
Most Likely, W.Saha is going to keep the wickets. If he is unable to provide depth in the batting then McCullum who should be available for entire IPL could be used to keep the wickets. In Those circumstances an extra allrounder or batsman could be used in the lower middle order. (For Example: M.Mortaza or Lahiri).
Bowling Department:
Even without the presence of Shoaib Akhtar, Kolkatta has strong bowling line up. They have A.Dinda who was phenomenal in IPL-1 and continued his good performances in the Ranji games. Ishant Sharma is an ace bowler. A.Agarkar could be very handy.
Mendis would be the only person in most matches who would be an overseas player in the bowling department. Langervelt and Mortaza can be used if required to support the bowling.
All and all, Kolkatta team's fate would be decided in the first 6 games when Gayle would be available for selection.If Kolkatta manage to win 4 out of 6 first games then they will have good chance of winning total of 8 games and qualify for Semi-Final. A lot would depend upon Gayle/McCullum much like Sehwag/Gambhir and Tendulkar/Jayasurya, however, Kolkatta has advantage of having better bowling side and presence of Ganguly and D.Hussey in the middle order.
My Prediction says, Kolkatta will win 8 games and have to battle out the final spot of Semi-Final depending upon a difference of a game or run rate.
Delhi Daredevils
Considering the consideration of all players signed up for Delhi for IPL Season 2 are available for selection, following XI would be my pick.
Segwag, Gambhir, A.Devilliers, M.Tiwari,P.Collingwood, R.Bhatia, D.Karthik,D.Vettori,A.Nehra,Yo Mahesh and Glenn McGrath.
Sehwag & Gambhir (Openers)(These two are not only the best pair of Delhi DD but also the best pair available rightnow for the entire world if not India in all forms of game. There arent any chances of dropping either of them but if for injury reason, it does happen, then D.Warner from Australia (if available) would fit in. Since Australia would be playing five one-dayers with Pakistan during the middle of IPL, I am not sure about the availability of D.Warner. If Sehwag/Gambhir does become unavailable due to injury, it would be lucky break for M.Minhas).
A.Devilliers, M.Tiwari, P.Collingwood, R.Bhatia
(They would start of with 2 Overseas player in their middle order. If they struggle due to their Middle Order, they may think of inserting people like T.Dilshan, O.Shah or D.Warner into it. Since Collingwood and O.Shah would not be available in the month of May. It would be T.Dilshan who would be playing in the middle order. Manoj Tiwari was in excellent form in the Ranji Trophy for Bengal and R.Bhatia was more than above average player for Delhi in last IPL Season. In the month of April, for few early games, if Delhi realizes that they need some help in batting, they may inject 3 Overseas player instead of 2 in place of R.Bhatia)
Their ace wicket keeping choice would be in the hands of Dinesh Karthik. In case of an injury or out of form, D.Dilshan can keep the wickets.
They have lot of flexible options in the bowling department. They spearhead in the bowling would be old G.McGrath. A.Nehra would be almost certain to play in all games if he keeps his form. In case of out of form or Injury for Nehra they would fall back on P.Sangwan or D.Nannes (both are lefty). Their Spin Department is in the safe hands of D.Vettori and Amit Mishra. They also have the services of Yo Mahesh, last years key performer and Maharoof in case they need bowling allrounder in place of R.Bhatia/D.Vettori.
Delhi has lot of Options and good back up side. They have best Opening pair. They have solid middle-order. They look the most balance side in IPL-2.
Their disadvantage is that they rely heavily on either Sehwag or Gambhir to perform at the Top. They do not have very strong middle order who can survive without good start. They do not have lethal bowling attack who can support them in case they do not make enough runs on the board. All and All, they would win matches when Sehwag/Gambhir will be able to give them good start and one of them should score minimum of 40 runs to win them the games.
I would be surprise if they can win more than 2 matches without Sehwag/Gambhir. I would say they would win around 4 to 6 wins but fail to qualify for Semi-Finals.
Segwag, Gambhir, A.Devilliers, M.Tiwari,P.Collingwood, R.Bhatia, D.Karthik,D.Vettori,A.Nehra,Yo Mahesh and Glenn McGrath.
Sehwag & Gambhir (Openers)(These two are not only the best pair of Delhi DD but also the best pair available rightnow for the entire world if not India in all forms of game. There arent any chances of dropping either of them but if for injury reason, it does happen, then D.Warner from Australia (if available) would fit in. Since Australia would be playing five one-dayers with Pakistan during the middle of IPL, I am not sure about the availability of D.Warner. If Sehwag/Gambhir does become unavailable due to injury, it would be lucky break for M.Minhas).
A.Devilliers, M.Tiwari, P.Collingwood, R.Bhatia
(They would start of with 2 Overseas player in their middle order. If they struggle due to their Middle Order, they may think of inserting people like T.Dilshan, O.Shah or D.Warner into it. Since Collingwood and O.Shah would not be available in the month of May. It would be T.Dilshan who would be playing in the middle order. Manoj Tiwari was in excellent form in the Ranji Trophy for Bengal and R.Bhatia was more than above average player for Delhi in last IPL Season. In the month of April, for few early games, if Delhi realizes that they need some help in batting, they may inject 3 Overseas player instead of 2 in place of R.Bhatia)
Their ace wicket keeping choice would be in the hands of Dinesh Karthik. In case of an injury or out of form, D.Dilshan can keep the wickets.
They have lot of flexible options in the bowling department. They spearhead in the bowling would be old G.McGrath. A.Nehra would be almost certain to play in all games if he keeps his form. In case of out of form or Injury for Nehra they would fall back on P.Sangwan or D.Nannes (both are lefty). Their Spin Department is in the safe hands of D.Vettori and Amit Mishra. They also have the services of Yo Mahesh, last years key performer and Maharoof in case they need bowling allrounder in place of R.Bhatia/D.Vettori.
Delhi has lot of Options and good back up side. They have best Opening pair. They have solid middle-order. They look the most balance side in IPL-2.
Their disadvantage is that they rely heavily on either Sehwag or Gambhir to perform at the Top. They do not have very strong middle order who can survive without good start. They do not have lethal bowling attack who can support them in case they do not make enough runs on the board. All and All, they would win matches when Sehwag/Gambhir will be able to give them good start and one of them should score minimum of 40 runs to win them the games.
I would be surprise if they can win more than 2 matches without Sehwag/Gambhir. I would say they would win around 4 to 6 wins but fail to qualify for Semi-Finals.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
150
During Engineering College timeframe, there was a magical figure of 40. Everyone around were looking to score 40 for passing the exam. There was a figure of 35 in schools. There is a magical figure of 272 for forming the govertment in the center for India.
For IPL-2009, 150 will remain the magical figure. Any Team batting first, if scores above 150 would feel they have a chance. If they do below 150 it would lower their chance to win the game.
I have prepared following table which shows batting first what score would give them how much amount of confidence to win the game.
If Batting First Team Scores 240 Or Above Winning % Chance is 100%
If Batting First Team Scores 220 to 240 Winning % Chance is 98%
If Batting First Team Scores 200 to 220 Winning % Chance is 90%
If Batting First Team Scores 180 to 200 Winning % Chance is 75%
If Batting First Team Scores 160 to 180 Winning % Chance is 60%
If Batting First Team Scores 150 to 160 Winning % Chance is 50%
If Batting First Team Scores 140 to 150 Winning % Chance is 40%
If Batting First Team Scores 120 to 140 Winning % Chance is 25%
If Batting First Team Scores 100 to 120 Winning % Chance is 10%
If Batting First Team Scores 80 to 100 Winning % Chance is 2%
If Batting First Team Scores Below 80 Winning % Chance is 0%
For IPL-2009, 150 will remain the magical figure. Any Team batting first, if scores above 150 would feel they have a chance. If they do below 150 it would lower their chance to win the game.
I have prepared following table which shows batting first what score would give them how much amount of confidence to win the game.
If Batting First Team Scores 240 Or Above Winning % Chance is 100%
If Batting First Team Scores 220 to 240 Winning % Chance is 98%
If Batting First Team Scores 200 to 220 Winning % Chance is 90%
If Batting First Team Scores 180 to 200 Winning % Chance is 75%
If Batting First Team Scores 160 to 180 Winning % Chance is 60%
If Batting First Team Scores 150 to 160 Winning % Chance is 50%
If Batting First Team Scores 140 to 150 Winning % Chance is 40%
If Batting First Team Scores 120 to 140 Winning % Chance is 25%
If Batting First Team Scores 100 to 120 Winning % Chance is 10%
If Batting First Team Scores 80 to 100 Winning % Chance is 2%
If Batting First Team Scores Below 80 Winning % Chance is 0%
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