Tatenda Taibu has signed up for the IPL competition.
http://stats.cricinfo.com/guru?sdb=comp ... omparetype
You would think Brendan Taylor and Vusi Sibanda (and Chigumbura and Brent of the bowlers) would be the first to sign up if it was based on merit in this form of the game, but I think IPL is hellbent on getting the big name players, thus they made a beeline for Taibu :)
Are there any other current or former Zimbabwe internationals in the IPL?
At least there is one Zimbabwean (so far) in the IPL :)
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its good to c that we can watch some games for all australian viewers. i agree taylor williams and chigumbura should atleast be getting looked at to play for a franchise
this doesnt have anything to do with the ipl. but one of my mates played a game against a former zimbabwe test player. he couldnt get a name but aprently he smashed em. interesting to c threre are players around
this doesnt have anything to do with the ipl. but one of my mates played a game against a former zimbabwe test player. he couldnt get a name but aprently he smashed em. interesting to c threre are players around
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Taibu got no bids. He's now placed in a reserve pool (ie. the leftovers, who can be picked at the end).
Surprisingly, Glenn McGrath was also placed in the reserve pool after receiving no bids (or perhaps not getting beyond the reserve price, not too sure about the IPL process).
For Taibu's sake I hope someone picks him up.
Surprisingly, Glenn McGrath was also placed in the reserve pool after receiving no bids (or perhaps not getting beyond the reserve price, not too sure about the IPL process).
For Taibu's sake I hope someone picks him up.
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Tatenda Taibu has been bought by the Kolkata team for US$125,000. Good for him. But with Brendon McCullum also in the side, he would struggle to get a game.
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CrimsonAvenger wrote:Tatenda Taibu has been bought by the Kolkata team for US$125,000. Good for him. But with Brendon McCullum also in the side, he would struggle to get a game.
Especially as each team is only allowed a maximum of 4 overseas players. I doubt he'll actually play to be honest. Shame, because one of the sides didn't get an overseas keeper...
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Share$125 000 that is a hell of alot of money im sure taibu will be happy even if he doesnt play as long as hes got the $$$ lol
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I dont profess to know much about the IPL and its duration but does taibu signing for the IPL mean he will be out of action for some time. Does the IPL season start now? When will taibu be back?
So many questions so little time
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So many questions so little time
Merged into the Zimbabweans in the IPL thread
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His Kolkata based franchise team is yet to be named, i heared its owned by Sha Rukh Khan 's company and someone (forgot the name)
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From Cricinfo:
I wonder if Brendan Taylor is an outside chance to join Mumbai. Taylor and Ronchi are quite similar batsmen, both very attacking although Ronchi can perhaps be more damaging once he has played himself in (he made 100 from 60 balls in a domestic one day match a while ago). On the flipside, Ronchi's agressiveness sometimes leads to his downfall within the first few balls of his innings, whereas Taylor normally likes to get settled before going for the big shots. Taylor's advantage would be that he has played international cricket for about 5 years now, Ronchi hasn't broken in to the Australian team yet.
The newspaper also reported Luke Ronchi, the Western Australia wicketkeeper, is considering an A$100,000 (approx US$92,000) offer to join the Mumbai franchise, while his team-mate Luke Pomersbach, who earned a car park call-up to play a Twenty20 international for Australia, is also set to join an IPL team. The Mumbai franchise failed to buy a wicketkeeper-batsman at the auction held on Wednesday.
I wonder if Brendan Taylor is an outside chance to join Mumbai. Taylor and Ronchi are quite similar batsmen, both very attacking although Ronchi can perhaps be more damaging once he has played himself in (he made 100 from 60 balls in a domestic one day match a while ago). On the flipside, Ronchi's agressiveness sometimes leads to his downfall within the first few balls of his innings, whereas Taylor normally likes to get settled before going for the big shots. Taylor's advantage would be that he has played international cricket for about 5 years now, Ronchi hasn't broken in to the Australian team yet.
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The thing I find rather confusing about all this IPL stuff is what happens to the National sides during the competition ?.
Unless I have missed something, Zim are supposed to be playing a Test and ODI series against India in May. While the unavailability of Taibu would be a loss to Zim, but not a disaster to lose one man, surely the entire India squad must be unavailable while the IPL is being played.
Has the India series been cancelled ?
Will the Indians commute to Zim every few days to play between IPL games and get bonus frequent flyer points ?
Will India send a 15thXI squad to play if the series goes ahead ?
Am I stupid and have missed the obvious answer ? :roll:
Unless I have missed something, Zim are supposed to be playing a Test and ODI series against India in May. While the unavailability of Taibu would be a loss to Zim, but not a disaster to lose one man, surely the entire India squad must be unavailable while the IPL is being played.
Has the India series been cancelled ?
Will the Indians commute to Zim every few days to play between IPL games and get bonus frequent flyer points ?
Will India send a 15thXI squad to play if the series goes ahead ?
Am I stupid and have missed the obvious answer ? :roll:
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I don't know the exact dates of either series, but judging from your post they clash. International duties come before IPL duties. Having said that, of course the Indians will play in the IPL before they play Zimbabwe. The way I see it, one of two things will happen.
1) India cancel or postpone indefinitely the series and Zimbabwe gets a financial incentive for working with the BCCI and not kicking up a fuss (most likely option, IMO)
2) India send a 4th eleven to play Zimbabwe, and sadly if this is the case they will probably still be favourites :cry:
1) India cancel or postpone indefinitely the series and Zimbabwe gets a financial incentive for working with the BCCI and not kicking up a fuss (most likely option, IMO)
2) India send a 4th eleven to play Zimbabwe, and sadly if this is the case they will probably still be favourites :cry:
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The IPL fixtures are shown as starting on April 18th and continuing until the Final on 1st June.
The Indian tour of Zimbabwe is missing from the cricinfo Future Tours Programme, and has been for a while. I would assume that even if Zim are not ready for Test cricket India would still have visited for the ODI series.
In an interview that Robin Brown gave, and naturally I can't find at the moment :roll: , I am certain that he talked confidently of this series going ahead in May.
The Indian tour of Zimbabwe is missing from the cricinfo Future Tours Programme, and has been for a while. I would assume that even if Zim are not ready for Test cricket India would still have visited for the ODI series.
In an interview that Robin Brown gave, and naturally I can't find at the moment :roll: , I am certain that he talked confidently of this series going ahead in May.
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I remember the interview. Personally, I'm pretty confident Zimbabwe will return to Tests in May (providing India tour, of course). Chingoka and co. can't hold off any longer really, they need to get the boys on the park and batting through a few days to alleviate any pressure on their positions.
Realistically, Zimbabwe will be thrashed in their first Test back. The sad thing is, if the batsmen click they could easily score 400+ against any opposition. Taylor is more than capable of scoring 60 or 70 as an opener, in fact I think he's scored a few 50's against India in Tests in 2005. Sibanda I don't think should play Tests, he seems more of a ODI specialist, but regardless there is no reason why he can't score 20 or 30. We know Williams, Masakadza and Taibu are all capable of scoring hundreds, and we have a strong tail consisting of (hopefully) Chigumbura, Cremer and Utseya - three players who can be classed as allrounders.
Anyway, to be competitive in their first Test back, they need to score at least 250 batting first. Under 200 is not really acceptable I think, despite what is going on in Bangladesh at the moment. Harare is a good batting pitch.
The key for Zimbabwe is to bat for a long time. We see Masakadza scoring at ridiculously low strike rates in ODI's (although in fairness, he's improved on that recently), if he can transfer that into the Test arena we are laughing. Masakadza might actually be a good choice for opener in Tests, even though he shouldn't open in ODI's IMO.
Realistically, Zimbabwe will be thrashed in their first Test back. The sad thing is, if the batsmen click they could easily score 400+ against any opposition. Taylor is more than capable of scoring 60 or 70 as an opener, in fact I think he's scored a few 50's against India in Tests in 2005. Sibanda I don't think should play Tests, he seems more of a ODI specialist, but regardless there is no reason why he can't score 20 or 30. We know Williams, Masakadza and Taibu are all capable of scoring hundreds, and we have a strong tail consisting of (hopefully) Chigumbura, Cremer and Utseya - three players who can be classed as allrounders.
Anyway, to be competitive in their first Test back, they need to score at least 250 batting first. Under 200 is not really acceptable I think, despite what is going on in Bangladesh at the moment. Harare is a good batting pitch.
The key for Zimbabwe is to bat for a long time. We see Masakadza scoring at ridiculously low strike rates in ODI's (although in fairness, he's improved on that recently), if he can transfer that into the Test arena we are laughing. Masakadza might actually be a good choice for opener in Tests, even though he shouldn't open in ODI's IMO.
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Just had a look at the last Test that Zim played, against India at Harare in september 2005.
BrendanTaylor, Terry Duffin, Dion Ebrahim, Tatenda Taibu, Hamilton Masakadza, Heath Streak, Charles Coventry, Andy Blignaut, Keith Dabengwa, Blessing Mahwire & Waddington Mwayenga.
Although it was over in 3 days Zim could, and should, have done far better, a pretty poor 161 in the 1st innings was followed by India reaching 198-1 until Streak hit form and took 6-73 removing India for 366. The 2nd innings was another shambles at 42-5 until Coventry and Masakadza dug in for a while, Masakadza and Blignaut then took the score onto 201-6 before things folded up again at 223, at least India did have to bat again though.
I remember following the score on cricinfo and that brilliant over where Blignaut was dropped 3 times in consecutive balls.
I think that if Zim played another Test tomorrow then it would be the batting that would be more reliable, certainly more so than in 2005. My worry now would be the bowling, Ray Price would be a great asset in Tests of course but where is the strike bowler to take the wickets that Streak used to, Rainsford ?, Mupariwa ?, Mahwire ?, unless someone comes through then opposition sides are going to run up big scores.
BrendanTaylor, Terry Duffin, Dion Ebrahim, Tatenda Taibu, Hamilton Masakadza, Heath Streak, Charles Coventry, Andy Blignaut, Keith Dabengwa, Blessing Mahwire & Waddington Mwayenga.
Although it was over in 3 days Zim could, and should, have done far better, a pretty poor 161 in the 1st innings was followed by India reaching 198-1 until Streak hit form and took 6-73 removing India for 366. The 2nd innings was another shambles at 42-5 until Coventry and Masakadza dug in for a while, Masakadza and Blignaut then took the score onto 201-6 before things folded up again at 223, at least India did have to bat again though.
I remember following the score on cricinfo and that brilliant over where Blignaut was dropped 3 times in consecutive balls.
I think that if Zim played another Test tomorrow then it would be the batting that would be more reliable, certainly more so than in 2005. My worry now would be the bowling, Ray Price would be a great asset in Tests of course but where is the strike bowler to take the wickets that Streak used to, Rainsford ?, Mupariwa ?, Mahwire ?, unless someone comes through then opposition sides are going to run up big scores.
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That's spot on, we have no strike bowler.
The following players we have lost from that team you listed: Ebrahim, Streak, Coventry, Blignaut, Mwayenga
On the flip side, we have gained: Sibanda, Williams, Brent, Chigumbura, Utseya and Price - which arguably, is a slight gain. Streak is irreplaceable, but Chigumbura is one of the most underrated players in the world.
I think our side now would definitely beat 161, as I said they should make 250 but they are capable of much more. Even if we could drag a Test into the fourth day I think we'd be doing well. As long as we don't lose by an innings I suppose, "India win by 5 wickets" is much more respectable than "India win by an innings and 399 runs" :shock:
The following players we have lost from that team you listed: Ebrahim, Streak, Coventry, Blignaut, Mwayenga
On the flip side, we have gained: Sibanda, Williams, Brent, Chigumbura, Utseya and Price - which arguably, is a slight gain. Streak is irreplaceable, but Chigumbura is one of the most underrated players in the world.
I think our side now would definitely beat 161, as I said they should make 250 but they are capable of much more. Even if we could drag a Test into the fourth day I think we'd be doing well. As long as we don't lose by an innings I suppose, "India win by 5 wickets" is much more respectable than "India win by an innings and 399 runs" :shock:
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Not IPL, but ICL - Heath Streak has apparently signed for the breakaway Indian Cricket League, according to the Sunday News. No word yet on which franchise he'll be playing for.
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brmtaylor.com admin wrote:1) India cancel or postpone indefinitely the series and Zimbabwe gets a financial incentive for working with the BCCI and not kicking up a fuss (most likely option, IMO)
Don't think that would happen, actually - ZC are desperate to make sure England fulfil their tour in 2012 (as much to embarrass them as anything else, I suspect), if they allow anyone else to postpone in the interim it would give the ECB some wriggle room. I reckon ZC will make sure that anyone scheduled to tour Zim will tour.
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brmtaylor.com admin wrote:1) India cancel or postpone indefinitely the series and Zimbabwe gets a financial incentive for working with the BCCI and not kicking up a fuss (most likely option, IMO)
Don't think that would happen, actually - ZC are desperate to make sure England fulfil their tour in 2012 (as much to embarrass them as anything else, I suspect), if they allow anyone else to postpone in the interim it would give the ECB some wriggle room. I reckon ZC will make sure that anyone scheduled to tour Zim will tour.
Money talks, and BCCI have a lot of bargaining power remember...
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maehara wrote:Not IPL, but ICL - Heath Streak has apparently signed for the breakaway Indian Cricket League, according to the Sunday News. No word yet on which franchise he'll be playing for.
Now, I can't help but watch the ICL. If Streaky can reproduce the batting and bowling form he showed while playing for All Stars team in Hong Kong Sixes, then we are in for a feast. But this move has quashed the glimmer of hope I had of seeing Streak in Zimbabwean colours again.
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maehara wrote:Not IPL, but ICL - Heath Streak has apparently signed for the breakaway Indian Cricket League, according to the Sunday News. No word yet on which franchise he'll be playing for.
Now, I can't help but watch the ICL. If Streaky can reproduce the batting and bowling form he showed while playing for All Stars team in Hong Kong Sixes, then we are in for a feast. But this move has quashed the glimmer of hope I had of seeing Streak in Zimbabwean colours again.
The hope is still there. The precedent is Mohammed Yousef.
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