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Prasanth Parameswaran back in IPL for RCB Many of us would not remember the tall young man from Kerala who debuted in IPL season 4 for Kochi Tuskers Kerala and impressed many with his bowling.He took some serious wickets back then and showed his skills.Virender Sehwag had been all praise for his exceptional seaming skills. But soon a cloud took over his career in the name of Chris Gayle. In a match between KTK and RCB, Chris Gayle hammered 37 runs in a single over of this young man making it almost an end of career call for him. But this time it is certain that Gayle would not hammer him as he has Gayle in the same team.In fact Gayle would be seriously hoping that he would perform better when he bowls for RCB. Coming in for the injured, Sreenath Aravind, this man has a job cut out as he would need to perform to get RCB back to the winning top 4 teams. CAN HE PERFORM ?   ALSO READ   Top 3 replacements for Rahul Dravid -Rahane, Pujara and ...

Abraham De Villiers - Game changer of IPL 5 IPL 2012 has went on to be one of the best ever IPL seasons for one man the South African who has enjoyed being part of the IPL every year.Ask him to field he will do it. Ask him to keep he will do that too. With some innovative switch hits and vil-scoops that had amazed many this man has played a phenomenal part in the success of Royal challengers Bangalore this year. what differentiates this man from other is his ability to change his attitude any time. He can build an innings and at the same time he can destroy the bowling power of any opposition. with a character that is never arrogant he wins fans obviously and with an attitude of keeping a low profile everywhere he gets pasts as the unforgotten hero many times. De Villiers has played for Delhi Daredevils and now plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore. And with every year he keeps delivering. This is one man you should never missout if ever you are asked to make a dream ...

Chris Gayle - Is he the most destructive twenty 20 player in the history of IPL ? Chris Gayle is one player who had changed the entire scenario of IPL in 2011 edition. Coming up for RCB after injury and humiliationof being discarded in the auctions, Chris Gayle proved every one wrong with some class shots and dedication to take the team to winning ways alone. In fact it was he who made sure that RCB reach the level of success they have had in IPL 4. In IPL 5, the situation seems almost same. But Gayle do not seem to have the same sublime form he had in 2011 now. Of course he is destructive if he gets going, but he is mpre cautious now andplays his shots sensibly. He does not swings his bat at everything. He waits and picks up those balls which are in his areas and dispatches it to the seats in the gallery. This change in approach of Gayle has ensured that he is much more reliable and consistent as a batsman. At the same time the killer instinct that Gayle has had is...

Is Strategic Time Out Important in IPL ? Impact on Players Read all about the strategic time out feature which is prevalent in IPL matches.  IPL has undergone  a lot of changes in its rules from the time the tournament had started. The timings of strategic time out is specially one that has undergone changes.  As per the new laws  there are 2 time outs  -one during the  6-9 overs and the other during 13-16 overs. The team can choose the strategic time out as per the situation the team is in. The teams can actually benefit from the strategic time out feature. If a team is taking a rough patch, taking a time out is a wonderful option which may help the team to channelize their resources better and come back to perform much better than before. In fact the basic idea of the strategic time out is to devoid the successful team of the success flow they seem to be having. Further from the business point of view of IPL organizers, the strategic time out p...

Shah rukh Khan now happy with KKR With the captain Gambhir leading from the front and scoring big for KKR, it seems like the worries of Shahrukh Khan are quite over. He is seen happy these days supporting the team from the gallery and on all airs at the success moments for KKR.  Many are of the opinion that Gambhir has been the best captain for Kolkata ever since the IPL began. It is to be noted that KKR had enough success last year becoming one of the top 4 teams and was able to play in the champions league. At the same time KKR had not enjoyed this stupendous performance when Ganguly had been the captain of KKR.It can partly be blamed to the unbalanced side KKR was under Ganguly. Looking Purely at the capataining abilities there is no doubt that Ganguly stands far ahead of Gambhir in terms of success rate. But when the issue comes up of  who is the better captain when leading KKR,things starts to balance out. Who do you think is the ...

SAURAV GANGULY Man of the Match in IPL 5 2012 FOR PUNE WARRIORS INDIA Saurav Ganguly played an all- round performance to become the man of the match in the DD VS PWI match which was held on April 21 2012.    He was being dismantled all over the country for his poor show on both the field and also with the bat. But he came up strong when the team needed him. Playing against a team that had the high power batting to chase down any big target, Ganguly took the bowl to his hands and clipped down crucial wickets of the opposition.the performance was in tune with the classic saying -  Form is  temporary , but class remains permanent. Saurav Ganguly has shown that he is still a force to reckon with in the in the Indian cricketing arena. IS SAURAV GANGULY ONE OF THE UNTIMELY AGELESS HERO OF INDIAN CRICKET? ALSO READ Virat Kohli bowls the 19th over against Chennai Super Kings Faf du Plessis Shows his Class...

Kevin Pieterson Second Century holder in IPL 2012 Kevin pieterson was one of the high profile buys of Delhi Daredevils in IPL 5 2012 along with the reliable Mahela Jayawardane and the versatile Ross Taylor. Coming off after a wonderful srilankan tour where he had played some serious knocks, Kevin Pieterson just had to continue his form in IPL. With the strong batting line up that Delhi Daredevils has, Kevin Pieterson had to perform to maintain his place in the squad which might have been in the stakes when David Warner comes up after the Australia - Westindies tour. Just into his second week into the tournament Kevin Pieterson played a wonderful innings against Deccan Chargers to take Delhi home chasing down a competitive 157 posted by Deccan Chargers. Here is some snapshots of his knock ALSO READ Virat Kohli bowls the 19th over against Chennai Super Kings Faf du Plessis Shows his Class against Deccan Chargers Shakib Al Hasan - A Master Allrounde...

Is Ashish Nehra the worst bowler to bowl in the death overs?  Aashish nehra seems to be the unlucky bowler when coming to bowl the end overs. What happened against Royal Challengers Bangalore is not a lobely incident when he let go off the match at the crunch moment.RCB needed 21 runs off the last over and they took down PWI  beautifully.   Avid cricket fans would remember that simimlar incidents have happened when he was bowling for India. Ashish nehra bowled beautifully in the match against RCB. Infact he was instrmental ingetting the danger man Gayle out with a gem of a delivery that yorked him.That single delivery proves us the talent Aashish nehra has. But when coming to bowl the last overs. He is a different man.Credit has to be given to A B Devilliers who produced some brilliant unorthodox shots to get RCB home. Here are some comments from our facebook fan page. Sarvesh Kharde He is very good bowler in powerplay with his outgoing swing,but ...