Jan
27
2010

back in action, and something new

An article by paddle

The reason why there were lesser posts the past week was a technical issue with my laptop. Its all fixed now, and great things can again be expected.

Though this post is not about any of that. It is about something I initiated during my carefree phone-tweeting yesterday. What right now might just be in the conception stage, might and should well turn out to be the most comprehensive unofficial coverage of the IPL 2010 games.

Enter Interblogactic IPL Wars Season 1

8 IPL Teams, 8 Top Cricket Blogs

Each selects one, if that wasn’t obvious

Here is how it works. It seems like hard work, but it isn’t

say you are one of the blogs and you own kkr

During the course of the IPL, every time kkr plays, you support it, and post about the match from a kkr perspective. If you are playing deccan chargers, the blog supporting dc will post about the same game from their perspective.

Damn simple. You would say you were anyways going to do it.

But that is not it.At the end of the IPL, readers will have an entire library of posts about each match from two different perspectives.

Now to the actual competition between blogs.

At the end of every game, points will be allotted to the concerned 2 blogs. Here is the proposed points system. You don’t need to worry as all the backend work would be done by me. Here is the points system:

eg. You support team A, playing against team B

You get, if:

Team A Wins: 10 points

The blog supporting team B does not post before their next game: 50 points

There is a tie: 25 points, you obviously get 50 points if your team wins the eliminator

Your team has the player with the best strike rate (min 20 runs) in the game: 40 points

Your team has the player with the lowest economy rate (min 2 overs) in the game: 40 points

Now normally the blog which supports the ultimate ipl winner should win, but you never know.

The main aim of this is to have never seen before coverage on the IPL.

Players Already Registered:

Arctic Monkey: Delhi Daredevils
The Adventures of Billy the Worm: Kolkata KnightRiders
Poshin’s World: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Thoughts from the Dustbin: Chennai SuperKings
All Padded Up: Mumbai Indians
Forward Short Leg: Rajasthan Royals (wild card, new blogger)
The Cricketer: Kings XI Punjab

Paddlesweep: Deccan Chargers

All spots filled…will be coming up with a follow up post soon…

Let’s give our fans and readers something to cherish, collate and preserve out of this year’s tournament.

And may the best blog win.

Feel free to let me know of any rule changes/additions you may like

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Tags: Cricket with Balls, inter blog ipl battle, IPL, IPL Season 3, Paddlesweep, SportzFreak

About the Author: Ankit Mishra

Paddle loves supporting India when he is not busy bashing them

32 Comments + Add Comment

Mock Wah January 27, 2010 at 5:11 pm

wat jus 8 bloggers!! see now i don get to pick DD !!!!!!! c’mon twist it a bit..
Mock Wah´s last blog ..B.B.O.T.D – Left arm class

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paddle January 27, 2010 at 6:17 pm

lemme see what can be seen about…

else u are more than welcome to select another team, do let me know…

World’s Best Cricket Blog (acc to world cricket watch poll) Poshin’s World has just joined. This competition is gaining a lot of pedigree by the day

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Sid January 27, 2010 at 7:19 pm

I was going to suggest Mock might like it – I wanted Deccan chargers, because I have been a die-hard fan since last saturday.
Sid´s last blog ..Series won, we rock at ODIs … blah blah blah … so what else has gone on?

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paddle January 27, 2010 at 7:23 pm

the existing teams cannot be changed….but if you want to support then anyways, then i can have two different leagues…tier 1 and tier 2…what say?
need 16 blogs then though, but that can be managed…i am totally free during the ipl

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Mock Wah January 27, 2010 at 7:36 pm

hmmm.. y hv a tier 2. U said points will vary if u post regularly rite! im surely not going to win(cos i’m passive for long gaps) but i’d luv to participate and show the luv for Daredevils thru-out the IPL.

p.s.- gr8 even RCB is taken. lol.. but one half of sloshed is supporting CSK. so lets see..
Mock Wah´s last blog ..B.B.O.T.D – Left arm class

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Sid January 27, 2010 at 8:54 pm

Nah, that’s fine – choose me someone else; although I will continue to support Gilly and Chargers as much as possible …
Sid´s last blog ..Series won, we rock at ODIs … blah blah blah … so what else has gone on?

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paddle January 27, 2010 at 8:57 pm

@sid

4 options available… take your pick

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Purna January 28, 2010 at 1:18 pm

Sid, just to help you out- Albie plays for CSK.
Purna´s last blog ..The height of diplomacy

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Sid January 28, 2010 at 2:50 pm

OK, that works for me – can I have Chennai? If you are including Kings 11, ask Baiju … will link you two on twitter if you like Paddle.
Sid´s last blog ..Series won, we rock at ODIs … blah blah blah … so what else has gone on?

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paddle January 28, 2010 at 3:27 pm

hey…that would be great…link us on twitter, would ask him..

and yeah, check this post again…you are IN..

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Reverse Swing January 28, 2010 at 5:01 pm

Well I could have been picking one but I don’t feel like sticking to one at the moment, I need to re-evaluate all of them or actually only the ones which are left to decide if i should pick one. So till I do that if there will be any left I may pick it
Reverse Swing´s last blog ..Australia vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Preview and Play offs of Potential Series Decider

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Reverse Swing January 28, 2010 at 5:06 pm

No body is supporting KKR , poor SRK lolz they really did have a hell of bad seasons last time, let me see if I can find a reason
Reverse Swing´s last blog ..Australia vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Preview and Play offs of Potential Series Decider

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paddle January 28, 2010 at 5:23 pm

sportzfreak is kkr…look again

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Reverse Swing January 28, 2010 at 5:40 pm

oh sorry I misintrupted it as Kings XI Punjab, my bad.
Reverse Swing´s last blog ..Australia vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Preview and Play offs of Potential Series Decider

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Ankit Poddar January 29, 2010 at 3:44 pm

All Padded Up playing for Mumbai Indians!

btw, be great and add us to your blogroll!

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Aditya January 30, 2010 at 4:05 am

Well wanted Deccan Chargers Badly but it has been taken at the start .

How about this Paddle as you are from this website you can act as a moderator and give DC to me

As only Warnie’s RR is left i would like to put my name in for that.

wanted to update revamp and use http://deccanchargerscentral.blogspot.com/ for this but it would not do justice for the team i support

I’m starting up a new blog within a couple of weeks

Can I have RR ?

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- paddle January 30, 2010 at 4:45 pm
  
  naah, i pass on the moderator issue…
  
  and Raj, as your blog hasn’t been updated for ages, and back then too rarely, we cannot take the risk of pissing the other blogs off…so sorry…no can do…hope you understand the dilemma…
  
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paddle January 30, 2010 at 4:55 pm

on second thoughts…you are my wild card….dont disappoint me…

you are IN with RR

send in the link SOON…

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Aditya January 30, 2010 at 8:05 pm

Thanks Paddle, won’t disappoint you! to be a part of this war is enough inspiration for me

will send you the link soon

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Christopher Poshin David January 31, 2010 at 2:46 pm

So We blog before the match right?
Christopher Poshin David´s last blog ..IPL back in India – (MI)

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Baiju Nair January 31, 2010 at 3:22 pm

I would like to join the party as well…the team I support is Kings XI Punjab.

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Baiju Nair January 31, 2010 at 3:27 pm

Put me in for Kings XI Punjab without fail mate….cheers
Baiju Nair´s last blog ..Are they not getting bored….???

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paddle January 31, 2010 at 4:03 pm

@Chris/Posh/Dave (what do I call you?)

This initiative is about reporting the game…whatever you post before the match won’t be part of the competition….Post after the match and BEFORE your team’s next game to win points…

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paddle January 31, 2010 at 4:07 pm

@Baiju you are in…

with that, we have managed to cover all the teams…quite a nice achievement…

A follow up post coming up, will consist of some rule revisions…

I see quite a nice bunch of famous and talented bloggers here…

Hope to create blogging history this IPL…

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Aditya January 31, 2010 at 4:33 pm

Team A Wins: 10 points

I think this should be increased to 100.All other points range from 25 to 50 and we get 25 for a tie.I guess it was a typo

You could include some points for the man of the match too if possible !

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paddle January 31, 2010 at 8:59 pm

yes that was a typo aditya..
i will post a follow up soon…

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Indian Girl March 5, 2010 at 7:32 pm

who is supporting KKR!!!!!

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Indian Girl March 5, 2010 at 7:38 pm

my fav team is deccan chargers, supported it madly last year, before last year it waas rajasthan royals! which team should i support this year? they will win!!! great work paddle loved ur original idea ,,

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paddle March 5, 2010 at 8:43 pm

thank you indiangirl

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