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Title: Gayle......Seriously!!!
Post by: petehosk on April 23, 2013, 11:29:50 AM
5 overs in and Gayle has his 50 off 17 balls....seriously?  :o
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Post by: petehosk on April 23, 2013, 11:30:33 AM
He did have to play himself in after all!  ;)
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Post by: The_Bird on April 23, 2013, 11:34:40 AM
Incredible hitting
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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 11:34:49 AM
Shame that TRD is playing Brigadeer Block at the other end!
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Post by: The_Bird on April 23, 2013, 11:40:18 AM
Rotate the strike Dilshan... Ha

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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 11:40:54 AM
109/0 off 8....
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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 11:41:16 AM
Despite Bhuvi bowling 3 overs for 8....the other 5 overs have gone for a ton!
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Post by: kennym66 on April 23, 2013, 11:45:08 AM
He has now scored 96 with only 4 runs, the rest sixes and fours!
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Post by: fasteddie on April 23, 2013, 11:45:30 AM
RCB middle order have called in sick this afternoon.....

....a bad dose of pad rash. (I'm here all week)
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Post by: The_Bird on April 23, 2013, 11:45:46 AM
Incredible he should get a double here!
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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 11:46:00 AM
100 up off 30 balls...
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Post by: fasteddie on April 23, 2013, 11:46:20 AM
He has now scored 96 with only 4 runs, the rest sixes and fours!

If you look at how in-balanced (or is it un-balanced) his frame is, then you'll soon realise why he doesn't run.
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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 11:47:48 AM
imbalanced?
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Post by: uknsaunders on April 23, 2013, 11:48:46 AM
he's very still when he hits. He (mostly) doesn't slog, they are good straight bat shots where he hits through the line. A lesson for all of us there.
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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 11:48:49 AM
Or being too cool for school?
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Post by: fasteddie on April 23, 2013, 11:50:20 AM
imbalanced?

Huge upper body with skinny legs.
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Post by: alexhilly1492 on April 23, 2013, 11:52:26 AM
first t20 double?
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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 11:53:04 AM
Huge upper body with skinny legs.


I got that, I was merely offering the correct term for the previous poster!
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Post by: fasteddie on April 23, 2013, 11:56:51 AM
I got that, I was merely offering the correct term for the previous poster!

Thanks.
I wasn't sure which one to use. im/un
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Post by: petehosk on April 23, 2013, 11:59:01 AM
The worrying bit for the bowlers is that Gayle seems to be having a little rest. If he's getting ready to launch another attack then this could be a mammoth score!  :o
Wright is bowling well!!
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Post by: trypewriter on April 23, 2013, 12:01:05 PM
The coaching manual would probably suggest trying to 'cramp him up' - but I bet it wouldn't say exactly how... :D
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Post by: The_Bird on April 23, 2013, 12:06:14 PM
Yeah bowling short doesn't work either lads...
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Post by: ajm90 on April 23, 2013, 12:07:08 PM
The coaching manual would probably suggest trying to 'cramp him up' - but I bet it wouldn't say exactly how... :D

Put something in his drink?
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Post by: 123* on April 23, 2013, 12:08:06 PM
Boring.
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Post by: The_Bird on April 23, 2013, 12:09:46 PM
Chuck Steve Smith the ball!
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Post by: petehosk on April 23, 2013, 12:10:41 PM
His bat makes that gun-shot crack sound when he connects!
Amazing clean power hitting!

How can you bowl to this fella when he's on this for?

I thought Wright would be the one to make the breakthrough!
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Post by: tushar sehgal on April 23, 2013, 12:13:20 PM
In mitigation, this bowling attack is absolute filth.
Ashocker Dinda is the spearhead!?!

I thought Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the spearhead!!
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Post by: wayward_hayward on April 23, 2013, 12:14:33 PM
This is madness. I have never seen anything like it.
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Post by: The_Bird on April 23, 2013, 12:14:52 PM
That young ball boy got hit hard then!

Stunning hitting
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Post by: sgcricket on April 23, 2013, 12:15:17 PM
this really is madness
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Post by: 19reading87 on April 23, 2013, 12:15:53 PM
What's the highest first class T20 score?
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Post by: i12breakfree on April 23, 2013, 12:16:13 PM
150 up for gayle
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Post by: The_Bird on April 23, 2013, 12:16:34 PM
McCullums 158
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Post by: Riddy on April 23, 2013, 12:16:49 PM
what am i watching!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! unreal
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Post by: tushar sehgal on April 23, 2013, 12:17:54 PM
Erm...Gayle 127 or 48 Balls....minutes later Gayle 153 off 53 balls....what the heck!!!

Now they can push for the last 5 overs to finish with a decent score ;) lol
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Post by: wayward_hayward on April 23, 2013, 12:18:36 PM
Let's play guess Gayle final score. Winner receives bragging rights for the day.

I'm going for 186
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Post by: tushar sehgal on April 23, 2013, 12:20:19 PM
Yeah - but I was self-congratulating myself with the Dinda pun.

Lol yes...apologies for being a party pooper  :-[
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Post by: RoCo Da Pixie on April 23, 2013, 12:21:10 PM
I don't know why Gayle is in such a rush...
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Post by: Riddy on April 23, 2013, 12:23:02 PM
highest team score?
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Post by: tushar sehgal on April 23, 2013, 12:23:12 PM
I don't know why Gayle is in such a rush...

Well he did just take a couple of singles.....
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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 12:23:21 PM
just about every record available?
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Post by: The_Bird on April 23, 2013, 12:24:26 PM
highest team score?

246/5 CSK
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Post by: petehosk on April 23, 2013, 12:27:54 PM
I still get the impression that he is taking a breather so that he can launch more carnage in the final 2-3 overs!
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Post by: fasteddie on April 23, 2013, 12:29:23 PM
Be gutted if he passes Napier's 6's record.
As an Essex man, I'm  big Napier fan (who I might add should be at the IPL)
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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 12:29:51 PM
He'll be offended into action now - AB is slaughtering his scoring rate...
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Post by: tushar sehgal on April 23, 2013, 12:32:46 PM
I wonder if the bowler's brains are a complete mush by now....not Dinda comes across as the best anyways but common a bouncer wide....trying to bounce AB or Gayle at his pace!! and then we wonder why these guys fail at international level
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Post by: Riddy on April 23, 2013, 12:34:00 PM
246/5 CSK
cheers. gonna beat that.
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Post by: trypewriter on April 23, 2013, 12:35:09 PM
Did anyone tell him to 'mind the windows'?  :D
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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 12:38:30 PM
Gayle's just an over muscled blocker with one eye on his average... ;)
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Post by: Manormanic on April 23, 2013, 12:38:54 PM
and that has just "saved" Mitch's figures...
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Post by: RoCo Da Pixie on April 23, 2013, 12:39:03 PM
31 from 8. Not too shabby
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Post by: fasteddie on April 23, 2013, 12:44:34 PM
Did you notice that Yuvraj hasnt bowled.....I wonder if he wants an opener for his bottle?
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Post by: wilkie113 on April 23, 2013, 12:59:24 PM
Did you notice that Yuvraj hasnt bowled.....I wonder if he wants an opener for his bottle?

I'm sure you'd have been gagging for the ball to be thrown to you, if you were in his shoes!
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Post by: csnew on April 23, 2013, 01:01:14 PM
Hope he saves some runs for the champions trophy here. Teeing off like that at the oval would be nice  :D
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Post by: wayward_hayward on April 23, 2013, 01:03:13 PM
Hold up, Finch is off to a flyer.....
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Post by: sfa82 on April 23, 2013, 01:04:07 PM
Just saw the scorecard! What was Dilshan doing only striking at a rate of 91?
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Post by: PaceKing29 on April 23, 2013, 01:30:59 PM
Talk about hogging the strike! lol
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Post by: Gerry SA on April 23, 2013, 01:44:19 PM
I'm sorry but this is just a joke venue.

I'm a big fan of Chris Gayle, more so as he tends to punish the Proteas.

But Bangalore's ground is 60m all the way round at altitude. So anything half middled goes for 6.

Gayle was extraordinary but grounds like this shouldn't be used for professional cricket.

It's killing the game.

And this isn't sour grapes but look at RCB'd record soon as they play away from home they are found out.
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Post by: Simmy on April 23, 2013, 02:05:46 PM
its the same for both teams!!!?

that play there so how is it unfair?
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Post by: ppccopener on April 23, 2013, 02:18:00 PM
can't see how it matters :) the boundary distance if it's sailing over it by miles

Gayle whacking Lee out of the Oval a few years back was a sight for all of us,except the Aussies probably....
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Post by: RightArmRapid on April 23, 2013, 03:41:15 PM
246/5 CSK
Not counting sri lankas 260 vs kenya?
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Post by: RoCo Da Pixie on April 23, 2013, 03:41:54 PM
Not counting sri lankas 260 vs kenya?

Domestic Record.
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Post by: tim2000s on April 23, 2013, 03:45:07 PM
i don't think ground size really matters to Gayle. I watched him hit the English bowling on to the Oval pavilion roof last summer....
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Post by: jackmorris on April 23, 2013, 03:59:16 PM
he is way tooooooo good! he broke so many records today
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Post by: PedalsMcgrew on April 23, 2013, 04:06:32 PM
Chris Gayle?.....definitely cheating.....haven't worked out how yet though........but I will! He won't get away with it!  :D
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Post by: wilkie113 on April 23, 2013, 04:08:48 PM
Chris Gayle?.....definitely cheating.....haven't worked out how yet though........but I will! He won't get away with it!  :D

He's got a laminate, with flubber in the joint...
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Post by: Six Sixes Cricket on April 23, 2013, 04:14:55 PM
I'm sorry but this is just a joke venue.

I'm a big fan of Chris Gayle, more so as he tends to punish the Proteas.

But Bangalore's ground is 60m all the way round at altitude. So anything half middled goes for 6.

Gayle was extraordinary but grounds like this shouldn't be used for professional cricket.

It's killing the game.

And this isn't sour grapes but look at RCB'd record soon as they play away from home they are found out.
I can understand your point on the small stadium, but not the 'killing the game'. If watching this match or the highlights inspire some kids to get off there fat (No Swearing Please) and start playing cricket then its great for the game. Cricket need players, without them the game will die off. 20twenty is here to stay so embrace it for what it is.(mainly entertainment)
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Post by: kenbriooo on April 23, 2013, 04:19:34 PM
We watched some of this a lunch in the staffroom at school and he hooked one onto the top part of the stand, it was a foot from going over at least a 100ft stand. That was 6 anywhere as was many of his sixes.

He certainly has the swagger of a man who knows he's a bit special at times
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Post by: fasteddie on April 23, 2013, 04:35:40 PM
The game is in ride health.

Faste(r)eddie and I where talking about this earlier.

We both agree (he has to agree with me as I am the father) that Gayle's exploits are great, not forgetting Napier of course, who can't forget Bumble climbing into someone's garden in Chelmsford to get the ball back.

Gayle and the t20 crowd are bringing the game to a new audience, even my wife enjoys the odd game.

It's also forced a new raft of kit and technique developments which will only be good for us.