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30 Nov

The IPL retention money has already been discussed but this is my take... small #thread

Technically, if four capped players are retained, Rs 42 cr must get deducted from franchise's salary purse; If three capped players are retained: Rs 33 cr; Two: Rs 24 cr; One: Rs 14 cr. (1/8)

Now, MI have retained four capped players at Rs 16 cr (Rohit), Rs 12 cr (Bumrah), Rs 8 cr (Surya) and Rs 6 cr (Pollard) respectively and Rs 42 cr will be deducted from the purse. However, some franchises have followed a different policy. (2/8)

Talk about innovating and making most of the rules. There are franchises who don't mind if money is blocked from their salary purse before going into the auction because they can still save money if they can come to an arrangement with players. (3/8)

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30 Nov

So, retention lists are final & I didn't all names right. Mumbai Indians picked Suryakumar & not Ishan and I'm sure they have very good reasons for it. In this #thread let's look at what could've possibly made each franchise arrive at decisions they did. Just follow the thread.

Rohit, Boom & Pollard were in. Question was who's 4th. I thought Ishan provided 2 options -- batting & keeper. But MI made the difficult decision to go with Sky because he provides a solid base in middle order. Rohit at top, SKY in middle, Polly to finish, Boom to lead attack.

MI can now build their squad around these 4 trusted hands. They had to let go of Hardik -- their home grown talent -- and it must be hurting. So many successes. But again, Hardik has to work on his bowling and come back because that's what makes him special -- the allrounder tag.

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@KShriniwasRao

30 Nov

Some random thoughts in a #Thread #IPL2022Retention

Technically, deadline to submit list of retained players is around 8.30-9 pm. Who knows -- there could still be last-minute stitching of a deal?Once lists are submitted, there's a tv show scheduled at around 9.30 pm. (1/15)

But here's what I was generally thinking: Franchises who have worked for years on setting up their own robust ecosystems have to now suddenly let go of homegrown players. How unfair is that!

Mumbai Indians, for example, can choose only one betwn Hardik, Surya and Ishan. (2/15)

Look at Chennai Super Kings. Even for sake of posterity they can't hold back Faf du Plessis -- their MVP this yr. As much as they'd like to hold back Shardul Thakur, there's no space.

What does this all mean? Those years of investing in a good team amount to nothing? (3/15)

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@KShriniwasRao

16 Nov

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Rahul Dravid will address his first press conference as India coach on Wednesday from Jaipur, venue for first T20 vs New Zealand. Down south, VVS Laxman is getting ready to take charge as National Cricket Academy (NCA) director. Beginning of a fresh, new journey! (1/25)

Both are former India teammates, have been batting legends, and unsurprisingly, when you hear these two names in the same sentence, the first memory they evoke is of that famous partnership in Kolkata 20 years ago -- the historic 2001 Test vs Australia at the Eden Gardens. (2/25)

I have my own little story about that Test series. Funny, embarrassing, awe-inspiring, unbelievable. India lost the first Test in Mumbai inside three days & like most others, I thought we would suffer the same fate in Kolkata too. The Australians looked unstoppable. (3/25)

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14 Nov

Hello people. Thanks to Ramiz Raja’s statement on PCB planning #women’s #T20 league in PSL, it got me thinking if the idea is a possibility in #IPL. Remember, all this talk of a league makes no sense if it can’t financially sustain. Here’s a #Thread on the subject... (1/25)

Can there be an IPL for women in the near future? Will there be enough following? Can it financially sustain? Can a revenue-stream be created? Does women’s cricket have a story to tell? Has any model been given a thought? So many questions, but few answers. (2/25)

It’s a matter that keeps getting debated on and off, and why BCCI hasn’t done much about it yet. But for now, let’s leave BCCI out of this – they have enough to do already. Let’s independently try and understand this space. Remember – feedback is welcome. (3/25)

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12 Nov

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Thought of highlighting contributions of some lesser-known individuals in Indian cricket who rarely / hardly get credit for the great amount of work they put. So, here’s a thread on the #TeamIndia support staff that did phenomenal work in the last 15 months. (1/22)

We know of head coach Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun, fielding coach R Sridhar. Their contributions over the last four years, especially the last one-and-half years of the pandemic and lockdown, have been highlighted. (2/22)

What’s not been highlighted yet is the contribution of support staff who have worked with these coaches. Head physiotherapist Nitin Patel, asst physio Yogesh Parmar, head trainer Nick Webb (from NZ, he’s now quit), asst trainer Soham Desai (he is likely to replace Webb). (3/22)

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