GOD of Cricket -Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians -Edition 2

Sachin aadinaaley team thothudumnu kooda oru sila paer solluvaanga, like yesterday's match.
I don't think he is lucky enough to win the World cup.

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Originally Posted by P_R

I don't understand what the point is of a best of n final. If you want the better team to win then don't have finals at all, just use points table and decide. We have finals for thrills and pay a price.

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:exactly:

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Originally Posted by kid-glove

I disagree Plum.

In 2010, CSK lead 2-1 in Head-to-heads vs Mumbai. Incl. league..

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:exactly:

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Originally Posted by P_R

I don't understand what the point is of a best of n final. If you want the better team to win then don't have finals at all, just use points table and decide. We have finals for thrills and pay a price.

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:exactly:

A best of three final is different from 2 leagues and one one-off final.
That the best of n format is not perfect does not mean that it is not better than a one-off

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Originally Posted by Plum

A best of three final is different from 2 leagues and one one-off final.
That the best of n format is not perfect does not mean that it is not better than a one-off

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The problem with that line of argument

d (bestness of n)
______________ > 1 for all values of n
d (n)

So n* needs to be decided taking into account the fact that

d (interestingness of n)
___________________ which is a path-dependent function
d(n)

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Originally Posted by Ramakrishna

Lastly, people who wanted Sachin to be the MOS but CSK to win...rombo santhoshamaa irunga... Sachin fans nu veliya sollidaatheenga

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Why shudnt I support CSK inspite of being a Sachin fan? Shud I like MI team just because it has Sachin in it? For argument sake, if Sachin plays for some Pakistani league, would u still support that team?

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Originally Posted by Ramakrishna

Lastly, people who wanted Sachin to be the MOS but CSK to win...rombo santhoshamaa irunga... Sachin fans nu veliya sollidaatheenga

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Please do NOT judge my fanaticism for Sachin. Its more *personal* than you think.

[ippadi ellam reply panradhu sinna pulla thanama dhaan irukku but this certification thing has gone a bit too far, i'm afraid]

P.S: For the record, rather than wishing for one team to win, i was manda pichufying because no matter who wins its lose-lose, as Plum put it

One BIG positive that has come out of this tournament for MI (other than Sachin ofcourse) is the Young Player of the tournament - Tiwari .. Take a bow you kid.. You deserve to be in the Indian team.. Another Jharkhandwala who for sure, will have a hair cut in the next on year after his entry into the Indian Team.

Well deserved award for the youngster - :clap: :clap:

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Originally Posted by Yuvi

One BIG positive that has come out of this tournament for MI (other than Sachin ofcourse) is the Young Player of the tournament - Tiwari .. Take a bow you kid.. You deserve to be in the Indian team.. Another Jharkhandwala who for sure, will have a hair cut in the next on year after his entry into the Indian Team.

Well deserved award for the youngster - :clap: :clap:

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Its Rayudu easily.

Is Pollard playing for WI in the World cup.

I am not too sure about Tiwary. If he has to be Dhoni-II, he needs to have the strength of mind and determination - a test he failed yesterday. Although you could give the "he is young" excuse, remember that one never needed such handicaps for Dhoni ever.