General Cricket Discussion Thread #2 - Page 18

Originally posted by: Prabhnoor-

Is this how they win Hearts?I would rather want India to lose a series than resort to something as awful as this.How can their PM even behave like this?Disgusting to say the least.

YATHA RAJA TATHA PRAJA

Originally posted by: ZanduBaaM

how many of you remember this ?😉😆

Originally posted by: --SH7_Sunny--

Sharjah mein Sachin naam ki ek aandhi aayi thi jisne sabko udaa daala tha especially Aussies. 🤣
Maar maar ke Sachin ne rula diya tha sabko and Aus ko toh kutt diya daniya mirchi ki tarah Coca Cola cup mein. 🤣
Those were the epci days of cricket with some brilliant cricketers from around the world. Miss those days and that Sand Storm of Sachin now.

Originally posted by: ZanduBaaM

woh kala steve bucknor yaad nahi ...kitna jalta tha kamina sachin se aur

india se jaise sachin ne aur indian uske food main mirchi daal di ho ...

Jindal Group shows interest in owning IPL franchise

The India-based Jindal Group has confirmed that it is in the market for an IPL team, but stopped short of naming the franchise on their radar. This would put the spotlight on Royal Challengers Bangalore, which has been on the market for a while.

"Cricket is the number one sport in our country, so there is an idea to acquire an IPL team," Sajjan Jindal, chairman of the JSW group, told PTI. "But I cannot comment on which team it would be. I don't think (money) is the issue; the idea is that we want to take some credible team so that we can promote sports."

Asked if the team he wishes to buy is Royal Challengers, Jindal replied, "That depends on them (RCB)."

A report in the Economic Times on Wednesday claimed negotiations between the group and Royal Challengers' owners, the Diageo group, were at an "advanced" stage to acquire the franchise for about $100 million (Rs 634 crore). ESPNcricinfo understands that the figure on the table from the Jindal group is "significantly lower", though no one from the company was available for an official comment.

The franchise was bought in 2008 by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya's UB group for $111.6 million, making it the most expensive in the league after Mumbai Indians. The UB group, and with it the franchise, was subsequently bought over by global liquor giants Diageo. The Economic Times report quotes an anonymous source as saying that "due diligence work" has been going on for a long time and that the Jindal group had only been waiting for the 2015 season to get over.

In case the transaction goes through, it would be the second change of ownership of an IPL team in the league's eight-season history. Sunrisers Hyderabad replaced the 2009 champions Deccan Chargers three seasons ago after the team was put on the block by the BCCI. The Sun TV group bought the franchise after the previous owner, Deccan Chronicle Holdings, failed to meet a deadline to raise a bank guarantee.

Jindal Steel's attraction to Royal Challengers would be logical: it already owns Bengaluru FC, the city's football club that won the I-League, the national football competition, in its debut season in 2014 and finished runners up this season to Mohun Bagan - a team ironically owned by Diageo. In continuing its connect with sport in Karnataka, Jindal also said his group was building a village for sports in the state and would also focus on other sports like kabaddi and hockey.

Royal Challengers are one of the more high-profile teams in the IPL, though they have never won the IPL title. Twice finalists, the franchise has made it a point to include the flamboyant players of the day and currently has three of the biggest names in Twenty20 - Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle - on its roster. They finished third this season.

Originally posted by: --SH7_Sunny--

He was jelly of Sachin gave him out many time when he was not out. 😡 He has some huge probs with India and especially with Sachin always gave wrong decision to India and Sachin. 🥱

Originally posted by: --SH7_Sunny--

Jindal Group shows interest in owning IPL franchise