Paddle Sweep Wrong’un #1
As mentioned in the post in which I requested you to don the role of KKR Coach, this is the first in a set of questions for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Last season, John Buchanan proposed the multiple captain theory, something which was rubbished in principle by many experts and fans around the world. It was scrapped of course, and McCullum went on to lead the Knight Riders in their worst season ever.
This season, under the guidance of Dav Whatmore, the team from Bengal look to do things the proper way. With Saurav Ganguly back as skipper, things are looking good on the fan-following front as well.
Which brings us back to my preseason question:
Should Saurav Ganguly have been made skipper for IPL 2010? Support your answer with reasoning.
If you believe that yes, it is a good move to bring the stalwart back as skipper, let me know.
Or, if you feel that McCullum or Gayle or any other man would have brought in more perspective for the job, just say it.
The comments section is waiting for your replies. Here is something to keep in mind though. This discussion is open only to those of you who have registered at the KKR contest site here. Just mention your first name used in the registration before answering the question. To register, click on this paragraph. Its free, easy and takes less than 30 seconds. You can do that.
Expect the next wrong’un on 10th March
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Ever felt the need to be in control? Ever thought that you had the perfect antidote to a strategic problem during or before an important cricket game? Kolkata Knight Riders and Nokia are going to give you that opportunity come this IPL.
Yes, you get the chance to voice your expert opinion on matters of team strategy once the season starts. You also get to be sure that those are heard. Of course, you get to win a lot of prizes. Take a look at this:
Interested? Here is how it works:
- You go and register at the contest site here
- You accumulate runs on the contest site by either cheering for KKR, answering a trivia question or by suggesting solutions for the teams strategic questions.
- Each run scored will lead you closer to the elusive prizes, which include Music Vouchers, KKR Bags, Memorabilia, Match Passes, all of them leading you to a grand prize of a Red Carpet Welcome to watch the Final Game.
- To know more about the game, check out the rules page, or visit the contest site.
And that is not all, there is a very unique competition running here at paddle sweep itself. Its called the Paddle Sweep Wrong ‘Un. I would be putting up questions regarding match situations and the best answer would win. Expect the first question on 8th March.
Do remember, that the Nokia Main Bhi Coach contest is valid for Indian Residents Only. I know that is an inconvenience for those outside India, but that is where the Paddle Sweep Wrong ’Un comes in. All you have to do is register here, and you are good to go to participate in any one, or both.
The prizes and recognition is yours to be had. So get cracking.
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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:
Cricket With Balls: Delhi Daredevils
SportzFreak: Kolkata KnightRiders
Poshin’s World: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Thoughts from the Dustbin: Chennai SuperKings
All Padded Up: Mumbai Indians
Aditya’s Blog: 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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Anureet Singh is not someone who you will recognise on your next visit to the supermarket. Or anywhere else. He is just the turbaned player next door. What brought his name up to my notice was a conversation I just had with my roommate, who shall remain nameless.
The conversation commenced with the discussion of Turbaned cricketers in the IPL, with the notable exception of Monty Panesar. It veered towards Harbhajan Singh, but no one wants to talk about him these days. Hence, the next target was Harmeet Singh, who my nameless roommate did not know about.
“Is he the guy in Kolkata KnightRiders?”, he enquired
“No, he struts his stuff for the Deccan Chargers”, I stabbed.
“Then who is the guy in KKR?”, he asked, quizzically.
“No one.”, I replied, ignorant of the fact that I was so wrong.
Because, on further cricinfoing, we stumbled upon Anureet Singh. With just 3 IPL games under his belt, taking 2 wickets at an economy rate of 9.40, there seemed to be nothing special about this one. Apart from the fact that he slipped under my delhi-supporting radar last year. Even the fake ipl player did not consider him worthy of a mention.
He is most remembered for his routing of Andhra Pradesh way back in 2008. Like THAT was worth mentioning.
Anyways, as he is a random ipl player, he gets a mention here.
So SRK, pick him, and get us some fucking hits.
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