Indian Premier League 2024 (22nd March-29th May)

[NYRB]

Bar Sunil Narine, Mitch Starc is still better than any of those bowlers in the KKR bowling lineup. Yes he will get smacked for a 20 + run over from time-to-time but the game of T20 cricket has changed. Conceding even less than 10 runs an over at the backend means your doing not too bad a job.

 

[NYRB]

That innings from Bairstow tonight may have confirmed Englands Top 4 in this years World Cup. I agree with Wigmore:

 

[NYRB]

Interesting stat from tonight:

 

[Around the Wicket]

This IPL season has revolutionised T20 cricket. Mindset in the 7th-14th overs now is not to consolidate but to hit out.

One of the comms mentioned 240-250 is the new 180-190.

Helps when there roads and small grounds

 

[Around the Wicket]

Johnny has sucked all tournament, whacks some runs on a road and all of a sudden is a lock for the World Cup LMAO.

 

[NYRB]

Helps when there roads and small grounds

Kevin Pietersen was saying about 3/4 into the match yesterday that these hits were huge hits. Sixes good enough to be sixes on grounds like the : MCG, somewhere in London and even another (large Indian ground).......................


Not sure if he was trying to suck up to the English legent but this was in reference to the sixes Bairstow was playing last night. And yes Eden Gardens is a road.

 

[Wormkilla]

What’s the main factor with these stupid high scores you reckon? The pitches, the bats, the boundaries? The ball even? Batsmen skill?

I reckon it’s predominantly the bat. I know the boundaries are being brought in miles but a lot of these shots are sailing well over the railings on grounds that back in the day would see few.

There seems to be no point picking specialist bowlers at the moment. At least specialist quicks. They’re all going at 20 runs an over. You know things are ill when you have the likes of proven excellent bowlers like Rabada being destroyed. Someone like Stoinis or Russell is just as (in)effective with the ball. Bowler skill is almost completely redundant. It’s made the format a complete and utter mockery of the game being a traditional bat and ball contest. It’s morphing into stick cricket. Unwatchable garbage.

 

[NYRB]

What’s the main factor with these stupid high scores you reckon? The pitches, the bats, the boundaries? The ball even? Batsmen skill?

I reckon it’s predominantly the bat. I know the boundaries are being brought in miles but a lot of these shots are sailing well over the railings on grounds that back in the day would see few.

Im going to agree with you here. I reckon its the bats- it seems a topic no one is talking about. Comms throughout tournament have referred to: batsman mentality, ground sizes and flatter wickets.

 

[akkaps]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-best-career-economy-rate/indian-premier-league-2024-15940

It honestly does not look as back as it should. Bumrah and Narine are the two stand outs on the list

 

[NYRB]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-best-career-economy-rate/indian-premier-league-2024-15940

It honestly does not look as back as it should. Bumrah and Narine are the two stand outs on the list

There was a poll (regular ones during the broadcast), asking 'Is Narine the best IPL player of season 2024'......with bat and ball , he has been exemplary.

Narine though has already stated a few days ago though, he isnt interested in playing for West Indies in T20 world cup thpuh.

 

[akkaps]

There was a poll (regular ones during the broadcast), asking 'Is Narine the best IPL player of season 2024'......with bat and ball , he has been exemplary.

Narine though has already stated a few days ago though, he isnt interested in playing for West Indies in T20 world cup thpuh.

This season, Narine would have to be the best player, having added that batting aspect to his game and proving himself at the top of the order means that he has become almost the perfect T20 player. Also in the IPL, with the impact sub, there has been less of a need in the specialist All-Rounders. Having someone that can bowl 4 overs and open the batting means they can get even more depth of the remaining 11 players (as less reliant on Starc as we originally suspected would happen)

 

[Around the Wicket]

Kevin Pietersen was saying about 3/4 into the match yesterday that these hits were huge hits. Sixes good enough to be sixes on grounds like the : MCG, somewhere in London and even another (large Indian ground).......................


Not sure if he was trying to suck up to the English legent but this was in reference to the sixes Bairstow was playing last night. And yes Eden Gardens is a road.

But the pitches are highways so you'd hope they'd connect.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Best T20 games are when a excellent score is 180 and a defendable score is 150-160.

 

[010203]

What’s the main factor with these stupid high scores you reckon? The pitches, the bats, the boundaries? The ball even? Batsmen skill?

I reckon it’s predominantly the bat. I know the boundaries are being brought in miles but a lot of these shots are sailing well over the railings on grounds that back in the day would see few.

There seems to be no point picking specialist bowlers at the moment. At least specialist quicks. They’re all going at 20 runs an over. You know things are ill when you have the likes of proven excellent bowlers like Rabada being destroyed. Someone like Stoinis or Russell is just as (in)effective with the ball. Bowler skill is almost completely redundant. It’s made the format a complete and utter mockery of the game being a traditional bat and ball contest. It’s morphing into stick cricket. Unwatchable garbage.

It's a combination of the impact sub, small boundaries, flat pitches, fast outfields and big bats. Can't do much about the size of the grounds but there are other ways to fix the imbalance between bat and ball. Slower outfield, more bowler friendly pitches and smaller bats would be a start but nothing will happen unless people in India are dissatisfied with what they're seeing.

 

[Wormkilla]

It's a combination of the impact sub, small boundaries, flat pitches, fast outfields and big bats. Can't do much about the size of the grounds but there are other ways to fix the imbalance between bat and ball. Slower outfield, more bowler friendly pitches and smaller bats would be a start but nothing will happen unless people in India are dissatisfied with what they're seeing.

The crazed masses with a minimal attention span craving that constant dopamine hit which constant fours and sixes give - it’s not going to change soon unfortunately.

 

[NYRB]

Double header Saturday Game 43:

Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams

Delhi Capitals Impact Subs: Rasikh Dar Salam, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Ricky Bhui, Sumit Kumar

Mumbai Indians Impact Subs: Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Shams Mulani, Dewald Brevis, Kumar Kartikeya

Teams:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kumar Kushagra, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Lizaad Williams, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Piyush Chawla, Luke Wood, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara

Mumbai Indians have won the toss and have opted to field

 

[NYRB]

Michael Clarke in commentary for the early game today. Im sure Australian viewers will be tuning to listen to his expertise.

 

[NYRB]

Havent seen too much of Kushagra bat

 

[NYRB]

Melbourne Renegades are in for a decade of 'must-watch' batting................with Fraser-McGurk.

 

[NYRB]

Clarke reckons the wicket at Delhi "is so true"

 

[akkaps]

JFM goes bang

 

[NYRB]

19 off Luke Woods 1st over.

Now this is why we watch cricket, Bumrah v Jake Fraser-McGurk.

 

[NYRB]

Fraser-McGurk has no fear for Jasprit Bumrah, 6 off his 1st ball.

PS: Off a no-ball

 

[NYRB]

This is the mindset of the young generation now, .no delivery should be blocked.

You rather get bowled out for 200 in 15 overs, than nudging and nurdling to 200 in 20 overs.

 

[NYRB]

T20 cricket is evolving right in front of our very eyes.