"Champion of Champions" Chennai Super Kings

MADDY,

idhE lista ella teamkum podalam... :)

because for every player you can write something like that against their name...

Two things that has to be considered are

1)the team will rock others outside if it has a good day - This team is capable

2) The team will manage somehow even if their key players misses out - This team is capable.

Why would you need badri to clear boundary when you have raina/Dhoni/Morkel who could clear much easier.

Badri is necessay for situations when it was necessary to keep the score decent when the big guns misses to fire.

Hussey - He gives some sort of stability.= and could press the button if necessary. He can hit it long.

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people they missed IMO:

Aaron finch and Eoin Morgan - they were the hep, batsmen who would give "momentum" which we missed a lot in IPL3 and CL2.....

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Aaron finch/ Eoin morgan ahead of whom? adhaana kElvi?

What did Kevin petersons and Collingwoods and shaun marshs do last time..

Even in this season pietorson is going to come for a holiday give that he was bought a base price..

badri would give evrything that he is capable of for the team''s cause....on paper peterson might look better..but Badri would be on the crease with some purpose.

Vivs, gangup paNNi nAn chatterjee poda kudadhunnu plan execute paNNittu ippO apdi sonnavangaLE chatterjee pOdarAnga. IdhukkellAm sincere reply vERa

chaterjeeyaa?

apdinaa sollidungappaa.. :roll:

Vivs - Morkel laam waste nga.. we needed a much better alrounder, anyways he was retained much earlier

we needed a good hitter - someone in the mould of Yusuf/Morgan/Finch who cud be used as #3 as well if needed to speed up scoring etc... MSD is not the hitter he used to be, am not saying he cannot - he did prove that again v KXI - but too often he plays 'responsibly'

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..

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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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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Originally Posted by directhit

Vivs - Morkel laam waste nga.. we needed a much better alrounder, anyways he was retained much earlier

we needed a good hitter - someone in the mould of Yusuf/Morgan/Finch who cud be used as #3 as well if needed to speed up scoring etc... MSD is not the hitter he used to be, am not saying he cannot - he did prove that again v KXI - but too often he plays 'responsibly'

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How much oppurtunities did albie get in IPL?.. you expect him to tee off from the first ball especially when he comes in the 19th over..and he managed that in some matches.

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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 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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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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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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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

sathish..

CSK is the team that should be least bothered about inflated price.

We got Dhoni for 1.5 ..raina for 1.25 Just imagine how much these guys would really cost in teh bid.

Except Badri we purched for right prices.

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Originally Posted by directhit

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

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pastaa?..pona varushamnga!!!

its just last year where murali contributed immensely to the teams victory by his tight bowling and he looks fit to carry on for another 3 years

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Originally Posted by Vivasaayi

sathish..

CSK is the team that should be least bothered about inflated price.

We got Dhoni for 1.5 ..raina for 1.25 Just imagine how much these guys would really cost in teh bid.

Except Badri we purched for right prices.

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Agreed again but my point is, we made it so obvious we wanted to buy him that Kochi and other teams just went for him for the sake of it..

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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!! he didnt do too bad for RCB

roach - avan edhukku? with bollinger picked not needed, yes

hughes aa?? - we shud have picked warner, need someone to attack at the beginning

shaun tait??

endru thaniyum indha velinaatu mOgam? :lol: ennamo naan en veetukku ponnu thedraapla solreenga.. most of our players are already taken.. Manish Pandey wud be perfect, but he is not in auction which means financial powerhouses like MI or DC or RCB wud get him paying all black money :P

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

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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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yea, exactly.......

in case of chasing 9+ RPO, i dont think anyone apart from Raina is capable of hitting......they really needed that young fresh blood from australia or England or SA to pep things up........i would have taken these guys as 5th foreign player and maybe instead of Dwayne Bravo also..........i think Dhoni and Flemming's penchant for bits-and-pieces sealed these deals........Flemming who is used to managing only lesser talents during NZ stint is a major factor......

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sathish..

CSK is the team that should be least bothered about inflated price.

We got Dhoni for 1.5 ..raina for 1.25 Just imagine how much these guys would really cost in teh bid.

Except Badri we purched for right prices.

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Agreed again but my point is, we made it so obvious we wanted to buy him that Kochi and other teams just went for him for the sake of it..

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On Muralidaran's case - they were really genuine..they seemed like they really needed murali on board.

Badrinath - yep!..its possible that its a fake bid.

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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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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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he is a much better player in T20 than Badri

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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

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pastaa?..pona varushamnga!!!

its just last year where murali contributed immensely to the teams victory by his tight bowling and he looks fit to carry on for another 3 years

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A2D dhaan - anyways me happy he is not in team :P

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A2D dhaan - anyways me happy he is not in team :P

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same here - i think he performed only in 3-4 matches in entire IPL2, 3 and CL and his performance hardly bettered Ashwin's......

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he is a much better player in T20 than Badri

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I wish he only proves me wrong :roll:

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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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he is a much better player in T20 than Badri

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Not if he is getting out under 10 all the time :P.

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Originally Posted by MADDY

people they missed IMO:

Aaron finch and Eoin Morgan - they were the hep, batsmen who would give "momentum" which we missed a lot in IPL3 and CL2.....

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Aaron finch/ Eoin morgan ahead of whom? adhaana kElvi?

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Badri

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Originally Posted by MADDY

people they missed IMO:

Aaron finch and Eoin Morgan - they were the hep, batsmen who would give "momentum" which we missed a lot in IPL3 and CL2.....

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Aaron finch/ Eoin morgan ahead of whom? adhaana kElvi?

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Badri

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I meant it with respect to that "4 foriegn player" rule

If you need Aaron finch/ Eoin morgan ..which foriegn player would you make to sit out?..precisely foreign batsman slot.

seenikku Dinesh karthik-aa pudikkathu pola.. kandukkave illa :roll:

As plum said, CSK is the only team shown loyalty to their winning team.. badri-aa romba athigama bid pannalaum.. paavam eppadi paathalum namma paiyan.. enga povan avan :cry: like previous sessions our team look so weak on paper.

my grouse is we did not get hitter, or a decent local all rounder

Now they retained almost all their players, they can bid for some available decent all rounders tomorrow.

I wish vikki and satish in our team :( is there any kurukku vazhi to get them ? Viikki vanthanna opener+ decent bowler. :D

Sathish and Vignesh - yes, not just them abhinav, arun karthik elloraiyum groom paNNanum. CSk-nu oru team irukkaradhE, ennai porutha varaikkum namma pasangalukku vaaippu vazhanga dhaan. TNCA association has done NSrinavasan a lot of good - bcci president-nu oru periya bizman profile vandhirukku. Idhellaam avaru kadamaingarEn

Satisfied with the team except for the price paid for Badri. Among the other teams, MI and Kochi have played their cards very well.

Vivs,

Gibbs played for DC and not RCB. :)

Me Too Satisfied...

Super Kings – top IPL team in status chart!
Friday, Jan 07 2011

Chennai: The Chennai Super Kings topped among all the Indian Premier League teams in the list of status trends in India on the social network site Facebook.

The Chennai outfit, winners of the 2010 IPL and the Champions League titles, was ranked overall eighth in the list, one better than the Tamil cine superstar Rajinikanth.

Under skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Super Kings authored a fairytale success story that saw them bounce back from a near-hopeless position in the IPL and go on to win the title.

The Super Kings’ popularity was also due to their consistent performance in the IPL with a record of reaching the final in the inaugural edition in 2008 and then semi-finals in 2009 before annexing the trophy this year.

The Super Kings went one step further by achieving a rare double by winning the Champions League tournament that was held in South Africa.

Topping the status messages list on a global scale was “Hit Me Up” (HMU) while in India, it was the Commonwealth Games followed by the 2010 World Cup football.

“The results reflect the highs and lows of World events that started a global conversaion, new uses of language online and the sharing of popular culture,” a statement from the website said.

Besides the Super Kings, the top-10 list includes popular Tamil film, the Rajinikanth-starrer and blockbuster Endhiran.

http://chennaisuperkings.com/news/Ne...spx?NewsID=333

Dougie, Hussey, Ashwin, Badri stay with Super Kings
Saturday, Jan 08 2011

Bangalore: Australians Doug Bollinger and Michael Hussey along with Ravichandran Ashwin and Subramaniam Badrinath will remain with the Chennai Super Kings who bought the quartet along with Dwayne Bravo and Wriddhiman Saha at the Indian Premier League players’ auction here on Saturday.

But the familiar and smiling face of Muttaiah Muralitharan will be missing in the Super Kings line-up as the iconic spinner was picked up by debutants Kochi for 1.1 Million US Dollars.

The Super Kings made a valiant effort to retain Muralitharan, but stopped their bid at One Million US dollars while Kochi upped their ante to bag the affable Sri Lankan.

Hussey, the star Aussie middle-order batsman, commanded a bid of 425,000 US dollars as against his base price of 200,000.

The Super Kings picked up Saha and Bravo, the West Indian all-rounder at their respective base price of 100,000 and 200,000 US dollars.

As regards off-spinner Ashwin, the Super Kings went the distance and topped the bid at 850,000 US dollars while Bollinger, the Aussie fast bowler who played a lead role in the team’s double success last year, came in at 700,000 US dollars.

The Super Kings then outbid Kochi to win back middle-order batsman Badrinath for 800,000 as compared to his base price of 100,000.

It may be recalled that the Super Kings retained four players from their winning squad, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay and South African all-rounder Albie Morkel.

As per the IPL rules, the franchises could retain only four players and release the others for the auction pool. In the event, the Super Kings were keen to buy back their players.

The retention of the quartet halved the Super Kings’ auction budget to 4.5 Million US dollars and the team still has 1.3 Million US dollars left in the kitty.

Incidentally, the legendary Brian Lara, compatriot Chris Gayle and former India captain Sourav Ganguly remained unsold as there were no bids for them.

http://chennaisuperkings.com/news/Ne...spx?NewsID=335

Given the fact that we play 9 home games in Chepauk which would be right after the world cup .... Retaining our old players will be extremely helpful.... Esp Ashwin....