Apart from the big hitting slogging that the batsmen have been doing, some of them have even perfected what I can best describe as the “lob” shot. It looks like a tennis shot, attempting at hitting a boundary over fine leg. This shot was rarely seen in the ODI format.
After a week of crazy IPL cricket, Aditya at the Unofficial IPL Blog takes a look at the new emerging strategies for the new format.
Oh-kay! Now I know why I get so pissed off at those lightning chess games Vishy Anand wins with fair regularity. No, seriously—why does so much of contemporary punditry force us to choose, between two forms of entertainment?
Prem Panicker cannot understand why some cricket pundits cannot accept IPL cricket for what it is and not get bogged down by unnecessary laments alluding to death of pure cricket. I agree. Especially after today’s sensational win by Rajasthan Royals against the still-unlucky and talent-laden Deccan Chargers.
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Navtej Kohli
Apr 26th, 2008 at 6:00 am | #
I too believe that IPL has changed the outlook of cricket.