Hey guys, the IPL is back with season 3 and so am I. Feels good to get back to blogging after such a long time. There had to be a cracker of an event to pull me back here, the lack of time and everything being a mere excuse, and what better than this entertaining tourney!
A lot has happened in world cricket since I published my last post, funniest amongs them has been the reactions to Sachin's double century in ODI. Howmuchever people talk about records not being a measure of a players greatness, one milestones comes and suiddenly the same set of people seems to wake up to a player who anyways was a master.
This double century, the firstever by any batsman in oneday cricket, didn't really show anything about the great man that we already didn't know. With or without this knock, he always was one of the best, if not the best, to have played the game. But then statistics have again proved to be more important than anybody would like to believe as the "Sachin Vs Bradman" debate has again started doing rounds. Thats cricket for you.
Back to the IPL,dunno why, I'm getting this feeling that this time around the event is gonna be a special one, differnently special. Back in India after a year, a favorable international window, where all the best guys in the world would be available at least during the later part, and also the timing has made it to be the real build up for the 2010 World T20 cup, where selection is most certainly gonna be influenced by performance in IPL, all these factors simply adding to the buzz.
By the time I sit down to write this post, two matches are already over, I have been fortunate to watch at least one and a half of them, and both of them have been no less than mind blowing.
The opening match was between KKR and the defending champions Deccan Chargers, where the former prevailed, and the second one was between Mumbai Indians and the champion of the inagural IPL Rajastan Royals, where the later missed out by a whisker.
Already we have witnessed a few superb innings from the batsmen, a 37-ball century by Yusuf Pathan being the best of them, not to take anything away from the match winning 65 not out by Angelo Mathews from KKR ably supported by Owais Shah's 58. Gilchrist seems to be ever green, even after retiring form international cricket for about two years now, he keeps bowlers carting all over the park as if he has retired only yesterday.
KKR is a bit weak in batting, but no shortage of determination there, after a couple of seasons of dismal performances. Back against the wall, hungry for success, and great start. Come Chris Gayle and Brendon Maccullum, they would fancy their chances to go far in this edition.
Great fun this, technical purity can wait for a while........till the next test series comes up.
Catch you later, I'm running to catch up with the second match of the day, Delhi Dare Devils vs The Kings Eleven Punjab. Will update about the match as soon as I can.
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