the wickets used for icl matches were really sporting. panchkula was slow with unpredictable bounce but still had some swing for pace bowlers. Hyderabad was pacy,bouncy,still remained a good batting wicket. gurgaon was somewhere in betwn those 2 wickets
RE:sporting wickets in icl
by myopinion on Apr 07, 2008 09:07 AM
I think for shorter version games the pitch conditions doesn't really matter, as the pitch might behave the same for the whole 40 overs.
looks like espn star, cnn ibn, ndtv, timesnow, india times, etc are all in the pockets of BCCI and definetly gave poor coverage to the matches of ICL. the matches were betterr than the India South Africa tests but we had anchors getting verbal diarrohea drooling all overr the place for more boring stuff. thanks ten sports for bringing ICL to me. i enjoyed the coverage.
RE:not enough tv coverage
by myopinion on Apr 07, 2008 08:57 AM
I guess the coverage should improve from next edition onwards. The LB Stadium in Hyderabad was almost full for the finals. TV channels wouldn't want to miss out on the opportunity.
i watched most of the matches of ICL inspite of having exams. i think they youngsters - local lads showed BCCIs bluff. they are stuff of champions and reputations are not to be respected. They were on par with the foreign players - man to man. shoulder to shoulder - the very purpose why the icl was formed - according to kapil paajji. Congrats once again. looking to the world xi vs lahore badshah matches.
It was a fanstanstic match and well fought by both sides.Big entertainment. ICL picked the tempo in this edition with some brilliant performances from players and close matches. I think News Papers are biased.They are not giving much coverage. Any way it does not have any implication on ever growing popularity. Congrats Kapil Paaji!
well what a fantastic,exciting,competant series it was. Hyderbad Heroes became more determined,focused,calm and went on strength to strength as series progressed grabbing the title with sheer passion. Lahore B'dshahs played like a royal team before being complacent in the final and felt the heat against very determined side. Chennai S'stars were at ease in tournament but kept fighting till the end against quality side. Kolkata Tigers fighted,fighted,fighted for most of their victory,same against L B'shahs in semis. Delhi giants,Mumbai C'mps didn't raise their game from previous series. Chandigarh Lions were complacent aginst slightly weak teams. Ahmd Rockets were indeed a depleted side
Wow. What a match. Congrats to Heroes. All the heroes contributed to win one way or the other. Exciting finish to the exciting tournament. Full marks to ICL. Tough luck to Badshahs. They played well throughout the tournament. I am sure this lahore badshahs team is much better than their national team. I believe slow bowlers have better chance in bowl-out than fast bowlers. For badshahs first 3 were fast bowlers and they missed the target.
RE:Wonderful match.
by myopinion on Apr 07, 2008 09:02 AM
I think the Badshahs bowlers took too much time to bowl their deliveries and their concentration is lost there.
RE:Wonderful match.
by naveen dhanerwal on Apr 07, 2008 09:39 AM
I have a question about bowl out rule... excatly what is the rule for it? Can one bowled it directly on stumps or it should strike on stumps after once bounce?
First of all congrats to the Hyderabad Heroes..and all the best for the rest of matches, and keep rocking ICL all the very best be sportive and keep going.
