"Champion of Champions" Chennai Super Kings

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Originally Posted by directhit

Bowling - Bollinger was good for 2 matches, thts it - he is a much less bowler even for Australia off late. Nannes oda accuracy is v.good. atleast a good indian pacer wud have been perfect, we tried for both RP Singh and Irphan - but didnt go ahead with the bidding

Badri as a backup if our batting fails?! come on there are much better batsmen in the auction they cud have gone for - one plus is Badri's fielding though

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like whom?

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Originally Posted by directhit

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Originally Posted by Vivasaayi

If I was sitting there I would have bid 1.5 Millions for murali and would have never minded about running out of money because the team was already formed.

Gurunath panna orE thappu..missing out on Murali..

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IMO Murali is past his date... especially since we have Ashwin - not sure why we didnt pick Swann...

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what?..when?..eppo?..

Albie had got atleast 4-5 chances to come in at overs 11-12 and hit big, if i remember he scored only in one match hitting some big sixes. his only scoring shot is a swing towards midwicket..

Murali - he is definitely not a bad bowler - he has records to back him up - but this is a team to build for the next 3 years and being a foreigner i'm glad he is not in the team and take up one slot for spinner - prefer Ashwin any day!

Of all teams, CSK have shown loyalty to players who contributed to their previous success - at diff levels, except Murali. I think this is not a bad move - dream employer rangekku poyiduvaangannu nenaikkaren. With Dhoni at helm, they may build a strong team ethic to compensate for x factor pathans. I wish youtube kaattan's'goose is cooked this season - not that difficult if captains keep their fast bowlers for him with kuri.

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Originally Posted by Vivasaayi

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Originally Posted by directhit

Bowling - Bollinger was good for 2 matches, thts it - he is a much less bowler even for Australia off late. Nannes oda accuracy is v.good. atleast a good indian pacer wud have been perfect, we tried for both RP Singh and Irphan - but didnt go ahead with the bidding

Badri as a backup if our batting fails?! come on there are much better batsmen in the auction they cud have gone for - one plus is Badri's fielding though

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like whom?

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quite a lot - At the least i'd have preferred a Dinesh Karthik over Badri - almost same price!

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Originally Posted by directhit

Albie had got atleast 4-5 chances to come in at overs 11-12 and hit big, if i remember he scored only in one match hitting some big sixes. his only scoring shot is a swing towards midwicket..

Murali - he is definitely not a bad bowler - he has records to back him up - but this is a team to build for the next 3 years and being a foreigner i'm glad he is not in the team and take up one slot for spinner - prefer Ashwin any day!

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His 4 overs were the main reason that we confidently defended totals like 140-150.

We were always a bowling side with a good captain to keep it tight and made the opponents feel the pressure even when they are chasing 150. Murali was the key factor when we are doing that defending.

These players didnt come up in auctions yesterday - hope we pick atleast some of em tomorrow

Herschelle Gibbs - unsold first time - can use as opener..
Kemar Roach - useful pacer - but with Bollinger picked not sure if CSK wud go for him
Murali Kartik (India) - surprisingly unsold - with Ashwin in our team, Murali turning away from the right hander wud be perfect
Phillip Hughes - if not Gibbs, we can go for him for opener
Shaun Tait - he can be intimidating, however might break down any day.. but prefer him than bollinger! but too late..

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Originally Posted by directhit

These players didnt come up in auctions yesterday - hope we pick atleast some of em tomorrow

Herschelle Gibbs - unsold first time - can use as opener..
Kemar Roach - useful pacer - but with Bollinger picked not sure if CSK wud go for him
Murali Kartik (India) - surprisingly unsold - with Ashwin in our team, Murali turning away from the right hander wud be perfect
Phillip Hughes - if not Gibbs, we can go for him for opener
Shaun Tait - he can be intimidating, however might break down any day.. but prefer him than bollinger! but too late..

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giibs as opener - sutham!!

roach - avan edhukku?

hughes aa??

shaun tait??

endru thaniyum indha velinaatu mOgam?

murali karthi - if he is fit..is much better bowler than even ojha...lets see..

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Originally Posted by directhit

quite a lot - At the least i'd have preferred a Dinesh Karthik over Badri - almost same price!

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Obbjection your honour, DK has been miserable this season, to say the least. May be he'll come back to form but Badri is already in great form so why miss out. Only problem though is the inflated price

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Originally Posted by directhit

Albie had got atleast 4-5 chances to come in at overs 11-12 and hit big, if i remember he scored only in one match hitting some big sixes. his only scoring shot is a swing towards midwicket..

Murali - he is definitely not a bad bowler - he has records to back him up - but this is a team to build for the next 3 years and being a foreigner i'm glad he is not in the team and take up one slot for spinner - prefer Ashwin any day!

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His 4 overs were the main reason that we confidently defended totals like 140-150.

We were always a bowling side with a good captain to keep it tight and made the opponents feel the pressure even when they are chasing 150. Murali was the key factor when we are doing that defending.

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Vivs - if we keep on looking at the past i think even Indian team have to hang on to Kapil/Gavaskar/Kumble/Ganguly etc..

an Ashwin along with Murali aint my cup of tea - again whatever we write is their own opinion - wud have preferred Ojha/Vettori/M Kartik or someone else.. and that too for above 1 M - glad atleast CSK didnt lose their mind there