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CSK :thumbsup: a great finals and the way CSK went about business in the playoffs and finals are heartwarming... Yep.. the intensity was not upto that mark in the finals while fielding nad bowling, but neverthless a champion side which fight till the end and worthy of playing the finals... and were graceful at the loss :notworthy:
We know what it is to win ( unlike SRK) and we know wht it is to lose too ( graceful) .. thats what a championside is all about.. we will rise.. very soon :yes:
Yes. definitely its nt a loss for csk..V did our duty very neatly..
After losing to KKR, dhoni was very cool nd no hesitate to appreciate Gambhir's captaincy..
The main reason of KKR as Champion is one nd only Gambhir's captaincy.. No doubt in tat..
Again Vijay proved his capability yesterday..:cheer:.. Bit worry abt Ashwin form.. hope u wil come back to form soon..Badri-u did ur job perfectly..gud fielder too..
Dhoni & Raina--Thx. a lot..without u, CSK wont be fulfilled...u r gr8 for ever.. :notworthy:
Thx. to Morkel & Bravo for their contribuition :notworthy:.. v r awaiting u for champion league...
Though am feeling little bit worry, bt am happy wit CSK performance...
Hope hereafter v wil nt hear the word "Fixing"... :)
CSK :clap:...Hopefully we get a good edition the next time as well........
Ajay.. unga signature.. :(
Maathiyachu, maathiyachu...
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5 Biggest Moments For CSK in PLAY-OFFS!
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maathavE thEvai ila.....CSK did thrash KKR in the first half of the final.....We will roar back in the Champions League :yes:
All three Club sides which Dwayne Bravo plays for have qualified for cltwenty20! Chennai Super Kings, Trinidad & Tobago and Sydney Sixers.
indha birthday party eppo nadandhadhu? matchku modhanaal nightaa?
• Chennai Super Kings registered the highest score by any team in this year’s IPL against the Delhi Daredevils when they scored 222/5 in the QUALIFIER 2 Match of the Playoff Stage.
• The highest successful chase by any team in IPL 5 was achieved by the Chennai Super Kings when they scored 208/5 chasing a target of 205/8 set by the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
• Chennai Super Kings registered 5 scores of 180 or more and are the only team to score in excess of 200 twice in this season.
• The highest match aggregate of 413 runs came in the match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 12th April 2012.
• The top two highest victory margins by runs was achieved by Chennai Super Kings when they defeated Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers by 86 runs and 74 runs respectively.
• With 81 matches under his belt Suresh Raina is the only player to have played all the matches for his team in all 5 seasons of IPL.
• Suresh Raina remains the most consistent batsman in the IPL scoring 400 plus runs in all editions - he is also the top run getter for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 5 with 441 runs in 19 matches.
• Dwayne Bravo along with Cameroon White is second in the list for the most number of sixes by a player in this season with 20 sixes.
• Ravindra Jadeja with figures of 5 for 16 against Deccan Chargers has the best bowling figures in IPL 5.
• Albie Morkel scored 28 from 7 balls at a strike rate of 400, which is the highest in an innings this IPL season.
• Top individual score for Chennai Super Kings was 113 from 58 balls by Murali Vijay in the second qualifier match against Delhi Daredevils.
• Murali Vijay is the only Indian player to have scored 2 centuries in the IPL.
• Dwayne Bravo with 14 in 19 matches is the highest wicket taker for the Chennai Super Kings this season.
• R Ashwin with an economy rate of 6.56 has been the most economical bowler for the Chennai Super Kings.
•Faf du Plessis has hit 3 fifties, the most by any Chennai Super King player this season.
•Dwayne Bravo and Suresh Raina with 5 sixes each in an innings is the most by a Chennai Super Kings player this season.
• The 116 run opening partnership between Faf du Plessis and S Badrinath was the only century stand for the Chennai Super Kings this season.
• Suresh Raina with 11 catches has taken the most number of catches for for the Chennai Super Kings this season.
• MS Dhoni has effected 14 dismissals as a wicket keeper this season.
• MS Dhoni, in the Eliminator match against the Mumbai Indians, became the second wicketkeeper after Adam Gilchrist to effect 3 dismissals and score a fifty in an IPL match.
• MS Dhoni’s 20 ball fifty in the Eliminator match against the Mumbai Indians was the fastest fifty by a Chennai Super Kings player in the IPL.
• Dwayne Bravo conceded 49 runs in 3.4 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Finals, which is the highest by any Chennai Super Kings bowler this season
• With two ducks each, Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay registered most number of ducks for the Chennai Super Kings this season
• Overall in IPL 5 Chennai Super Kings has scored 2831 runs losing 101 wickets and conceded 2621 runs taking 107 wickets.
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Originally Posted by SoftSword
Why CSK are the best team despite loss
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One of the ‘dudes’ in the advertisement suggests -“Aaj kuch toofani kartey hain” (let’s do something adventurous today). All the other members of the group are up for the challenge, and they end up doing something which stuns the viewers. The ad would have been shot after several retakes to impress the viewers with the end product. But there is a group of men who believe entertaining viewers ‘Live’. Yes you guessed it right; they are the Chennai Super Kings. Their skipper is someone who could replace the star in the particular advertisement.
You can criticize them, you can debate against their form, but they still made it to the finals of the Indian Premier League. They have become the Australians of the Indian Premier League. Apart from the wearing the same colour jersey, their spirit to fight till the last ball, with each and every player giving his 100 percent, they have become an invincible side in the cash-rich tourney.
One of their team-mates reckoned that they had packed their bags ahead of the play-offs as they needed three results in their favour, something apparently not very possible. They were slightly out of form before the play-offs. The one man who would not have bothered about it is the man behind this terrific team’s success for long -- MS Dhoni. Lady luck once again blessed its favourite child, as all three results went in Chennai’s favour and they rushed into the play-offs.
Mumbai Indians had demolished Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets before moving into the eliminator. It wasn’t a comprehensive win against the Royals as both Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith hit several shots in the air, which landed in no man’s land. Against the Super Kings, one has the rarest chance of error. Mumbai did well to dominate the initial four overs after which Mike Hussey and Badrinath stabilized the innings. Mumbai thought they had won the match and got complacent before MS Dhoni walked to the crease with a sword in his hand and such was his counter-attack that even before Mumbai could return to normalcy, Chennai had posted a mammoth total of 187 runs.
Lady luck had done its work again and it was time for Dhoni’s men to show what they are actually capable of. Mumbai Indians had the likes of Smith and Pollard but both of them were overshadowed by the presence of Dwayne Bravo who first batted like a champion smacking the Mumbai bowlers all over the park. He then bowled his quota of 4 overs and needless to say, was one of the most electric fielders on the field.
Delhi Daredevils had made the task much easier for the Super Kings by resting Morne Morkel, their best bowler of the season. It is a decision which will be debated for ages. They decided to play Sunny Gupta in place of injured Irfan Pathan. Again it is hard to make out why they didn’t play with Shahbaz Nadeem, not only because they needed a replacement as an Indian contingent, but because they were playing at the Chepauk, a turf where Chennai has been playing with three spinners over the last few years.
The strongest asset of this team is to capitalize on their opponent’s tendency to succumb under pressure. In their previous outing, prolific opener Sehwag’s off stump was uprooted out of the ground from a peach of a delivery by Ben Hilfenhaus. Delhi were chasing 217 runs and Sehwag decided not to open the innings, again a move which Sehwag will have to clarify for the rest of his life. With this move, Chennai took to the field with double confidence and routed the Daredevils without much ado.
Chennai posted a huge score for KKR to chase in the final, but it was a blinder from little known Manvinder Bisla which took the game away from them. Before the play-offs nobody expected Chennai to make it to the top four. They did so and stormed into the finals by defeating two formidable sides like Delhi and Mumbai. Even in the finals they played like true champions and made the local crowd very proud in a thriller of a match. They enjoyed their cricket right through the tournament, and Dhoni was a happy man in spite of being on the losing side.
Most of the decisions taken by Dhoni are criticized but they produce match-winning results. He underperforms in major tournaments and when everybody writes him off, he delivers in crunch situations and keeps surprising everybody with his super cool temperament. Of late, he has proved himself to be a big match player. And he leads by example when it matters the most. He not only provides freedom to his players, but also enthuses his side to play fearless cricket.
They could not make it three in a row and in spite of that Chennai Super Kings will continue to remain one the favourites of the cash-rich tournament in the upcoming seasons, because of their cool temperament, because of their never-say-die spirit, because of their terrific all-rounders. And last but not the least, because they are led by a man, who does magic with his flawless, incredible decision-making skill.
Already CSK is into the fitness sessions, preparing for the CL.
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M Vijay
Faf
Huss
Bravo
Raina
MS
Ashwin
All the above are in excellent form. Hope we lift CL again.
Jaddu should not be in the playing XI :evil:
MSD not really in form....hope he lifts CL and gets the much needed enthu for the England tour :cheer:
Still his innings against MI in the eliminator is fresh in my mind. MI lost the match even before they started their chase. Such was the attack.
#BREAKING: Bravo and Anirudha are out of #CLT20. Kulasekara and Jakati will join the team as replacement.
icing would if Dhoni remains notout in all the matches..results will take care of itself :p
mundhaa naaL kooda BravO iduppa iduppa aatti gangnam aadinaanE, enna aachu? :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by satissh_r
Anirudhaa-kku ippo dhaanE kalyanam aachu, adhukuLLa Paternity leave-aa?
Bravo will be missed but the blessing in disguise is that Faf will get a go. Hussey,Faf,Albie and Dougie/Hilfy will be the four overseas players.
Challenger series la kuda rendu match adinane, enna achunnu theriyala..Quote:
Originally Posted by scorpio
With the fourth edition of the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) set to get under way in South Africa on 13th October 2012, the most successful team in the history of the IPL, return to the Rainbow Nation in a bid to reclaim the crown. The Chennai Super Kings have in the past tasted great success in South Africa having reached the Semifinals of the second edition of the IPL in 2009 and winning the CLT20 tournament in 2010 to become the only team to hold both the IPL and CLT20 championships in the same year. Buoyed by their exploits in South Africa, the Chennai Super Kings will in no doubt be brimming with confidence as they are all set to kick off their campaign on 14th October 2012 against Sydney Sixers.
The Super Kings core group has remained largely the same over the years and with a mixture of youth and experience they form a formidable unit. Key to their success in this edition will be local boys Albie Morkel and Faf du Plessis whose presence in the side will be an invaluable asset. Morkel with his great striking ability is well settled in the side, and the onus of being the lead all rounder rests with him in the absence of Dwaine Bravo, while du Plessis after a brilliant outing in IPL 5, capitalizing on the opportunities presented to him before making way for Michael Hussey, may find a permanent place in the team in the top or middle order.
The Hallmark of success for the Super Kings over the years has been their uncanny ability to win games even when the chips are down and also their knack of handling pressure, to come out on top from seemingly impossible situations. With an abundance of talent at their disposal, including the likes of Captain M S Dhoni, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Doug Bollinger and many others, the boys from Chennai are looking good to mount a strong challenge for their second CLT20 crown, despite losing Dwayne Bravo and S Anirudha prior to the tournament due to injuries.
Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out due to a thigh strain and will be replaced by Nuwan Kulasekara, the Sri Lankan seamer, while S Anirudha who fractured his right clavicle in the first week of October during a domestic game, sidelining him for six weeks, will make way for Shadab Jakati.
Team: MS Dhoni (Captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinanth, Doug Bollinger, Nuwan Kulasekara, Francois du Plessis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Michael Hussey, Ravindra Jadeja, Albie Morkel, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha, Murali Vijay, Shadab Jakati & Yo Mahesh
CSK start their campaign today facing a tough opponent, Sydney Sixers. On the juicy SA wickets, SS will the side to beat.
As expected SS were quite an opposition to beat. But well played CSK. We gave away too many runs at last.
Batting order needs tinkering...Ashwin should come up the order...before Badri and Dhoni....indha udhavaakarai Jadeja should be thrown out and bring in Jakati. Jakati can surely score 4 runs off 9 balls the way Jaddu does anyway.
And, Dhoni, for heaven's sake, start getting into form :evil:
CSK is right on track..4 more to go :-P
Kaptaan Cool
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CSK releases Doug Bollinger, Suraj Randhiv, Styris, Bailey, Mukund, Yomi, Vignesh, Vasudeva Das, Sudeep Tyagi and Joginder Sharma into the pool. Retains rest.
Axing of Dougie comes as a shocker. We will have to wait and see if he is picked up again by CSK at a lesser price tag.
Above all, Jadeja escapes.. :evil:
IPL 6 auction to happen tomorrow. CSK can pick Michael Clarke or Dirk Nannes along with a domestic pacer like RP Singh.
Ajay read an article today which says CSK will only look for Indian talent primarily, my guess is we'll be in for Ravi Rampaul as well (G Meyyapan mentioned he was a target sometime back)
Yeah. It was Fleming's interview. He stated that they will primarily look for local talent. Since RP Singh is a close friend of MS and since the team sans a quality pacer, he may be bought. Rampaul is a good buy too at a price of 50k $ Ponting and Clarke may be bought by Sunrisers and MI respectively.
Not a single buy during the first session. May be they'll go for Unadkats and Pankaj Singhs.
Nannes to CSK
Chris Morris (SA) and Laughlin (Aus) are the new additions to CSK.
Jason Holder (WI) and Akila Dananjaya (SL) were the final buys.
Best buy - Dhananjaya, he was decent in T20 WC, I'm surprised no one else went for him at that price. Sunrisers ellam kanna moodittu vangirukkanum..
nannes is a good addition...