after all this site shd be used for making $$ , not buffoons who run rampant thru this site. ok rod its just a thing...we get it ..long season... if one can find out which plyrs are notorious for wagering.................
All the teams dont look no where near as strong as they used to be in the past.
I mean why on earth did the aussies have to play Bangladesh now?
If you are gonna have an IPL tournament, you may as well do it properly so everyone has a chance to play and make it a super comp.
The ICC sets aside 400 weeks for a world cup tournament, but they cant put a break in the calender for 4-5 weeks for a top notch tournament.
Where is Gayle, Watson, Bravo, Afridi, Razzaq, Hussey and co?
All the teams dont look no where near as strong as they used to be in the past.
I mean why on earth did the aussies have to play Bangladesh now?
If you are gonna have an IPL tournament, you may as well do it properly so everyone has a chance to play and make it a super comp.
The ICC sets aside 400 weeks for a world cup tournament, but they cant put a break in the calender for 4-5 weeks for a top notch tournament.
Where is Gayle, Watson, Bravo, Afridi, Razzaq, Hussey and co?
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Where is Gayle, Watson, Bravo, Afridi, Razzaq, Hussey and co?
West Indies have left out Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan, their three senior-most players, from the squad for the first two ODIs of the five-match series against Pakistan that begins on April 21. Dwayne Bravo, whose World Cup was cut short by a knee injury, returns to the squad and will serve as captain Darren Sammy's deputy, while Antigua-born legspinner Anthony Martin remains the only uncapped player in the list of 13
The exclusion of Gayle, Chanderpaul and Sarwan following West Indies' quarter-final exit from the World Cup marks a significant step and underlines the selectors' intention to move on and start afresh with an emphasis on youth. "Consistent with the policy to expose young players, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan were not selected," a West Indies Cricket Board release stated.
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I guess Gayle will play the IPL, then come back for the test series.
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The next part, Rostos will like.
In addition to the phasing out of the old guard, West Indies also left out left-arm spinners Sulieman Benn and Nikita Miller; Legspinners Devendra Bishoo - who picked up three wickets on his international debut against England in Chennai in the World Cup - and Martin, along with Marlon Samuels, will comprise the spin attack.
Samuels, who is also part of the squad for the one-off Twenty20 international against Pakistan, won a recall after serving a two-year ban for alleged involvement with illegal bookmakers.
And to answer your question on Bravo.
In another decision, the WICB agreed to consider Bravo and Pollard for selection across all formats even if their IPL commitments meant they would miss national duty. The board had adopted a policy of tying national selection to participation in regional tournaments in the corresponding format - the reason behind Pollard and Bravo not being picked for the Twenty20 game against Pakistan.
"It was mutually determined that Pollard would be best served by being allowed to hone his T20 skills in the Indian Premier League, which will bring future benefit to West Indies cricket," the release stated. "He will not play in the series against Pakistan, but remains committed to West Indies cricket and will be available for future selection to the West Indies team in all formats."
About Bravo, the release said: "Dwayne Bravo, who is also contracted to an IPL franchise, will play in the one-day series against Pakistan but will miss the two Tests in order to participate in the IPL. Like Pollard, Bravo also remains committed to West Indies cricket and will be available for future selection to the West Indies team in all formats."
Remember this story from January.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle says he was initially surprised by his IPL snub but now understands why he was overlooked for the 2011 edition of the lucrative tournament.
Due to international commitments, Gayle would have only been available for about two weeks of the April 8-May 22 tournament, making his reserve price tag of $400,000 an expensive package.
The day after being overlooked, Gayle took out his frustrations on New South Wales, clubbing 61 off 30 balls in Western Australia's Twenty20 win on Sunday night.
The 31-year-old says he was initially baffled that none of the Indian franchises wanted his services, even to use as a marketing tool.
"Yeah I'm a bit surprised," Gayle said.
"But I think the franchise looks at it that they want their best player to be available for the full IPL.
"It's out of my hands."
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West Indies series against Pakistan takes part during the IPL.
But the selectors dropped him from the one day team so he could have played lol.
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