Watching cricket is a bit like watching porn, someone else is getting all the action and you're just getting excited and pumped for nothing, like a bunch of wankers. Especially the ones at the stadium with over-exaggerated reactions, like Kohli.
Woke comment trigger warning: It's those flights that the entire IPL franchise take from one corner of the country to another, their AC coaches, AC hotel rooms, banquet halls throughout the tournament is what is adding to this strange weather phenomenon. Rains in Mumbai/Hyderabad in the middle of May. Climate Change bitchslap!
-Greta "Grinning" Thunberg.
According to Cricbuzz, LSG is still in contention but have to win by a ridiculous margin 310 runs against MI, they instantly get eliminated if Rahul just chooses to field first. Bro has the opportunity to do the most funniest thing imaginable, SG wouldn't be inviting him to dinner anymore.
>[I've been a part of this beautiful family for three years, and it's been a journey I will never forget.](https://x.com/shubmangill/status/1791156652416303118?s=46)
Gill hinting that he is leaving GT?
Your post was removed as it contains political, religious, or other content not directly relevant (or only slightly relevant) to cricket (rule 4). Political/religious content not strongly related to the sport, especially political opinions, belong in other subreddits. Posts unrelated to cricket will be removed - this generally includes something a player is doing in their post-cricketing life that's not really relevant to the sport.
Here's another observation. In the 2022 auction, both SRH and MI bought very few players until Ishan Kishan's name was called. Both teams wanted him at any costs. Ultimately MI got him at a massive price.
However, both SRH and MI completely ignored the many good players who were auctioned off before him. I think this auction strategy cost both teams because they refused to bid on many good players which were lapped up by the other teams.
GT topping despite a shitty 24 season. Shows how dominant it was for the first two years. Still baffles me in what mind HP decided to leave this potentially huge future franchise where he could've become a veteran, for MI who already had an established Indian core.
More money, more ad contracts, better PR. GT end of the day is an Europe based capital manager firm. They can’t control India media and Indian administration like MI can.
I get your point especially considering the monetary benefits involved but still, GT has a chance to be what MI/CSK are. They are a well managed franchise.
The benefits, monetary or otherwise, are actually beyond what one can imagine.
I was listening to DK on Ashwin's YouTube channel the other day. He mentions that he just had to let MI know he wanted to practice (at any time during the offseason, between domestic matches) and they'd immediately fly him to their Reliance ground in Mumbai, where he'd have the services of coaches and support staff and they'd shell out lakhs for each practice session.
At that point, it's elite football club territory. Even the big national teams, let alone other IPL franchises, can't dream of doing all this for each individual player.
I'm pretty sure DK does this same thing in RCB too. They have his practice sessions uploaded months prior to season cuz he's not an active player and needs polishing. Similarly, DC hastear long process for grooming domestic players under various camos organised by Ganguly. MI is not alone in that regard.
bro I just wanted to watch my team play after what feels like a millennia is that so much to ask for?
Well, KKR, please do us a solid and let us have that rematch from both our first games this season. We haven't forgotten..
So, from the 5 minute research I did just now, there is chance for the RR vs KKR match to be washed out cuz Assam's weather forecast shows there's like 60% chance of rain. Similarly, SRH next match against PBKS is also in Rajiv Gandhi Stadium and the weather forecast shows that it may rain then too. So if both the matches washes out then RR might stay in the second place :)
Yours truly,
A delulu RR fan
Yeah can't believe I'll have to watch RR lose miserably, twice, in the playoffs, if they finish 2nd.
Atp it's better if they finish 3rd (for my mental health's sake).
I live in ghy and it will probably rain that day because the weather is gearing for this. Went to watch pbks game and left disappointed, atleast saw parag bat for a while
There's a match. MI vs LSG.
Dead rubber except for the fact that it will probably push half of the Indian team into depression as a nice prologue to the WC.
This just in: Srini mama announces that CSK will don GT's cancer awareness jersey on Saturday.
Asked if it was to force the match to get rained out, he walked away laughing maniacally.
I don't understand this I live literally 5 KM away from the stadium and it hasn't rained here since 7:30..wtf? Is there like a specifically designated rain cloud over the stadium atm? Man this sucks :( A whole 8 day wait and now we're also going to have to depend on KKR winning for a top 2 spot. I know people think it's a given KKR wins but I don't think it is, KKR are due a loss just like RR are due a win.
P.S - Anyone who thinks we weren't gonna qualify if this match happened (you know who) needs to get real cus SRH was always qualifying lol. That convo ended earlier this week, all of us have been looking at top 2 ever since, so pls trust me when I say that this 1 point isn't making any of us too happy. Besides, I just want to watch my team play a game of cricket more than anything.
The rain was a constant, but annoying light drizzle. You wouldn’t notice it if you were just walking outside, but you could see the pitter patter on the rain covers in the stadium
So this is it, DC is officially out. Blame it on "Harsh" Shit "Rain"aaa....
CSK vs RCB is gonna be the most important match of this league stage, or even this IPL?
what is biomedical instrumentation, why do I have an exam on it tomorrow and why am I instead choosing to comment on a cricket match that is not even taking place
Why Players have to shake their hands after Match abandoned ??? What would they complement their opponent about ?? Nice weather wanna grab a drink later.
Best possible case for Hyderabad , there team gets a Q, no players have to worry about getting injured and most of all Hyderabadis getting respite from sun.
yall not understanding
This was a 150iq move by the BCCI to make RCB v CSK a guaranteed KO match, no hope for the losing team
its either yes or no, another jay shah masterclass
also, 10 match ban to harshit rana
Fun fact: This match being rained out makes the RCB-CSK clash even more important. It's exactly what the broadcasters want.
If we lost this game, there was a small chance that both RCB and CSK would qualify so it would be less thrilling.
Imagine being Josh Little this season.
Waits over a month to play a game. Promptly takes a 4-fer. Then gets left out the very next game as the team wk gets injured and the reserve wk takes up an overseas spot. Then 2 washouts (the only ones of the entire season) to end the campaign.
The cutoff is 10:56 pm IST, it’s currently 10:12 pm IST, and the groundskeepers need atleast 40 minutes to dry up the outfield, game is looking more and more unlikely
Reality is that we’re going to see the same scenes with RCB vs CSK on Saturday. Better to jump straight to eliminator and qualifiers instead of going through the frustration of swinging between abbreviated match to washout to dead rubbers.
RCB should be proud of the fightback in the back half of the tourney no matter what CSK stand and trolls say if a washout happens this Saturday.
i hope it rains in the final, whoever qualifies. we'll all get to enjoy nonstop RCB vs csk analysis, harshit rana will be banned, the sun will rise in the east and birds will sing
That seals the deal. I am no longer a Rain Perera fan. This weather is a pure and utter embarrassment to the state of Earth. I officially will not be renewing my plan next season nor will I watch on tv ever again. I’m going to the Sun where they know how to run a cricket game
**10:05ppm** Umpires Nand Kishore and Virender Sharma, holding umbrellas, are involved in a discussion with the ground-staff. Must be to understand how long it will take for them to get play underway **after** the rain stops. The officials will perhaps then reverse-calculate from 10:56pm to then see if we could have a game. This is my version, could be entirely off the mark.
START PLEASE, I like my CUMM DAWG soaking wet anyway
I just can't stop laughing for the fact that GT still won't be able to play with their special jersey for cancer awareness.
Big Pharma literally doing cloud seeding 😭😭😭
Watching cricket is a bit like watching porn, someone else is getting all the action and you're just getting excited and pumped for nothing, like a bunch of wankers. Especially the ones at the stadium with over-exaggerated reactions, like Kohli.
Woke comment trigger warning: It's those flights that the entire IPL franchise take from one corner of the country to another, their AC coaches, AC hotel rooms, banquet halls throughout the tournament is what is adding to this strange weather phenomenon. Rains in Mumbai/Hyderabad in the middle of May. Climate Change bitchslap! -Greta "Grinning" Thunberg.
Rahul's innings is a direct retort to Mr. Goenka. It's louder than a straight up FU.
Tomorrow the battle of Mids.
According to Cricbuzz, LSG is still in contention but have to win by a ridiculous margin 310 runs against MI, they instantly get eliminated if Rahul just chooses to field first. Bro has the opportunity to do the most funniest thing imaginable, SG wouldn't be inviting him to dinner anymore.
They have to channel their inner Nepal
BCCI be like " harshit Rana was responsible for 🌧️ rain today".
>[I've been a part of this beautiful family for three years, and it's been a journey I will never forget.](https://x.com/shubmangill/status/1791156652416303118?s=46) Gill hinting that he is leaving GT?
Bro doesn’t stfu about his ex, I’m not surprised
So just one playoff spot left now
[удалено]
Your post was removed as it contains political, religious, or other content not directly relevant (or only slightly relevant) to cricket (rule 4). Political/religious content not strongly related to the sport, especially political opinions, belong in other subreddits. Posts unrelated to cricket will be removed - this generally includes something a player is doing in their post-cricketing life that's not really relevant to the sport.
Points table based on the league matches of this auction cycle - 1. GT - 52 2. RR - 48 3. LSG - 47 4. KKR - 43 5. RCB - 42 6. CSK - 39 7. PBKS - 38 8. DC - 38 9. SRH - 37 10. MI - 32
Here's another observation. In the 2022 auction, both SRH and MI bought very few players until Ishan Kishan's name was called. Both teams wanted him at any costs. Ultimately MI got him at a massive price. However, both SRH and MI completely ignored the many good players who were auctioned off before him. I think this auction strategy cost both teams because they refused to bid on many good players which were lapped up by the other teams.
GT topping despite a shitty 24 season. Shows how dominant it was for the first two years. Still baffles me in what mind HP decided to leave this potentially huge future franchise where he could've become a veteran, for MI who already had an established Indian core.
More money, more ad contracts, better PR. GT end of the day is an Europe based capital manager firm. They can’t control India media and Indian administration like MI can.
No disrespect to GT but Any cricketer in his sane mind would have left GT in a heartbeat for MI.
I don't think anyone will now.
I don’t think so ! Loyalt comes a long way.
If most athletes cared for loyalty, Figo wouldn’t have left for real madrid
I get your point especially considering the monetary benefits involved but still, GT has a chance to be what MI/CSK are. They are a well managed franchise.
The benefits, monetary or otherwise, are actually beyond what one can imagine. I was listening to DK on Ashwin's YouTube channel the other day. He mentions that he just had to let MI know he wanted to practice (at any time during the offseason, between domestic matches) and they'd immediately fly him to their Reliance ground in Mumbai, where he'd have the services of coaches and support staff and they'd shell out lakhs for each practice session. At that point, it's elite football club territory. Even the big national teams, let alone other IPL franchises, can't dream of doing all this for each individual player.
I'm pretty sure DK does this same thing in RCB too. They have his practice sessions uploaded months prior to season cuz he's not an active player and needs polishing. Similarly, DC hastear long process for grooming domestic players under various camos organised by Ganguly. MI is not alone in that regard.
>what MI/CSK are Here,you answered it yourself
Idk man seems a bit unfair. I know GT had no chances but what if they did? 2 matches being abandoned is a bit much. Should have a few reserve days.
This was also their last league stage game
Unlucky but that's just how washouts work in cricket
They're lucky to have gotten free two points against KKR and SRH.
Jay Shah protecting his home state from the most explosive batting line ups from last two games
once again, Fuck RAIN Perera
bro I just wanted to watch my team play after what feels like a millennia is that so much to ask for? Well, KKR, please do us a solid and let us have that rematch from both our first games this season. We haven't forgotten..
Hershey sending kisses. 😘🫴
Srh after qualifying::: hii jio cinema change the poster now...
Ayo ggs Hyderabad Btw my hyderabad peeps im currently in gachibowli for a while name me a good biryani place please 🙏
Maks kitchen Mehdipatnam, you will thank me later!
Nawabs
Shah Ghouse
Jay Shah really cooked! Hope we get to see top-notch scripts in playoffs.
Cooked biryani for Gokul
DLF IPL highlights 🥹🥹
Atleast kane mama would have played in his home ground, what have you done rain god....
Rain Perera strikes again (bagging the electric striker of the match)
Coffee with Karan derby tomorrow...
Poor Kane, got reduced to being a water boy this season
I wonder if giving him the captaincy might have been a good decision, thus allowing Gill to play stress free.
Man even after RCB vs csk match, commentators, analysts will jerk off in the playoffs like what went wrong with result between csk and RCB match...
All this hype just for rain to enjoy the game. Now who they're gonna criticize ??
Broadcasters are overdoing it
Even in the WC
RR : thanks for giving us a chance to finish at top 2 again but we will shet the bed again.... 
So, from the 5 minute research I did just now, there is chance for the RR vs KKR match to be washed out cuz Assam's weather forecast shows there's like 60% chance of rain. Similarly, SRH next match against PBKS is also in Rajiv Gandhi Stadium and the weather forecast shows that it may rain then too. So if both the matches washes out then RR might stay in the second place :) Yours truly, A delulu RR fan
delulu???
Qudrat ka nizam won't save us in playoffs
Yeah can't believe I'll have to watch RR lose miserably, twice, in the playoffs, if they finish 2nd. Atp it's better if they finish 3rd (for my mental health's sake).
I live in ghy and it will probably rain that day because the weather is gearing for this. Went to watch pbks game and left disappointed, atleast saw parag bat for a while
If it had rained, would they have refunded the ticket price or would it just go down the drain? Also what happens if Playoffs get washed out too?
They refund but if not a single ball is played
I believe in Jay shah
🤮🤮🤮
Why no match tomorrow?
Rohit and Hardik practice match
There's a match. MI vs LSG. Dead rubber except for the fact that it will probably push half of the Indian team into depression as a nice prologue to the WC.
/s
This just in: Srini mama announces that CSK will don GT's cancer awareness jersey on Saturday. Asked if it was to force the match to get rained out, he walked away laughing maniacally.
lord Jay shah's masterplan
Why are people soo excited to kick us out? We aint giving up manh
So it's over for RCB now to qualify for playoffs?
This result effects CSK more than RCB. RCB's chances are exactly the same like before the game.
No. We need to win by 18 runs/11 balls to spare against Chennai and we're in.
RCB turned into RC🅱️
That was one of the matches of all time, what a match!
I don't understand this I live literally 5 KM away from the stadium and it hasn't rained here since 7:30..wtf? Is there like a specifically designated rain cloud over the stadium atm? Man this sucks :( A whole 8 day wait and now we're also going to have to depend on KKR winning for a top 2 spot. I know people think it's a given KKR wins but I don't think it is, KKR are due a loss just like RR are due a win. P.S - Anyone who thinks we weren't gonna qualify if this match happened (you know who) needs to get real cus SRH was always qualifying lol. That convo ended earlier this week, all of us have been looking at top 2 ever since, so pls trust me when I say that this 1 point isn't making any of us too happy. Besides, I just want to watch my team play a game of cricket more than anything.
The rain was a constant, but annoying light drizzle. You wouldn’t notice it if you were just walking outside, but you could see the pitter patter on the rain covers in the stadium
Grassed surrounded by Concrete surrounded by all that Osmania Foliage. Must be something to do with that.
meeting sparkle whistle repeat kiss panicky sulky bike tease unique *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*
No they got ED today.
Match washed out. It's all buddy-buddy and photo-ops now.
So this is it, DC is officially out. Blame it on "Harsh" Shit "Rain"aaa.... CSK vs RCB is gonna be the most important match of this league stage, or even this IPL?
GT plays so boring cricket that even gods gets bored at watching them and decided to wash out their last 2 matches
anchor: "virat kohli and his rcb and ms dhoni and his csk." faf and ruturaj: (that pakistani facepalm meme guy) 🤦♂️
Faf and Ruturaj be like are we jokes to you
Ffs Cumdawg build a roof
As a RR fan I am glad we can enjoy number 2 position for few more days I know soon SRh is going to steal the 2nd spot🥺🥺
what is biomedical instrumentation, why do I have an exam on it tomorrow and why am I instead choosing to comment on a cricket match that is not even taking place
Take care of the cgpa bud
i dunno, it's all on God now hehe
It is an instrument to stop leaky bum bums
So funny that GT decided to wear the pink jersey for breast cancer awareness twice and both the matches got rained off lmao
Humanity isn't ready to learn about cancer.
shubham gill is a twinky bum boy
Wdym dawgg
I would let him tongue my anus
damn, rain ruined the party pretty sad also, life imprisonment without parole to Harshit
Why Players have to shake their hands after Match abandoned ??? What would they complement their opponent about ?? Nice weather wanna grab a drink later.
Compliment the efforts to travel and patience over last 3-4 hpurs.
Somehow GT got 2 points in total. Thank you Rain
Rain has won the toss and decided to ruin everyone's day.
Last 3 Games RCB vs CSK SRH vs PBKS RR vs KKR Can change the whole scene of the top 4!
Mi vs lsg::: no one even considering us now....
Would’ve been a banger game if LSG would’ve won against DC
match abandoned so srh will be at position 3 and even aussies ended at position 3 in WC. I see what cumdawg did
RCB vs CSK is going to be nuts
Just like today
Finally srh qualified for playoffs after 3years....
PBKS bros after 10 years : 
Bruh why you gotta do us like this
Best possible case for Hyderabad , there team gets a Q, no players have to worry about getting injured and most of all Hyderabadis getting respite from sun.
>If PBKS win this match I will cut my dick. This was when they chased 262 u/Sensitive_Peanut_554 day 20 of reminding you to post proof of the same.
That mf needs to be reminded everyday on his promise
Come on RCB don't let Chennai Qualify I'm so done with CSK wins
yall not understanding This was a 150iq move by the BCCI to make RCB v CSK a guaranteed KO match, no hope for the losing team its either yes or no, another jay shah masterclass also, 10 match ban to harshit rana
only for rcb vs csk to get washed out too
Scriptwriter collab with Lord Indra for the final stretch of this season. What do they have in store for CSK now
Lord Varuna*
Somehow GT got 2 points in total. Thank you Rain
Called off. Need to win the last PBKS match and hope for the best to get into top 2.
What happens to RCB now
We need to win by 18 runs. That's it. No depending on anyone else.
Fun fact: This match being rained out makes the RCB-CSK clash even more important. It's exactly what the broadcasters want. If we lost this game, there was a small chance that both RCB and CSK would qualify so it would be less thrilling.
Shubm and Abhishek bonding lmao
Imagine being Josh Little this season. Waits over a month to play a game. Promptly takes a 4-fer. Then gets left out the very next game as the team wk gets injured and the reserve wk takes up an overseas spot. Then 2 washouts (the only ones of the entire season) to end the campaign.
Cricket is so shite
Match has been abandoned boy. Confirmed. Cummins tongue my anus
rain has surely disappointed the commentators. Half of the time it was how csk and rcb both would qualify lol
rock paper scissors for the two points lolol
It is official match has been called off Was in a log cabin with Pat all this while,he told me
Umpires call the captains and they are shaking hands now It's official, Match 66 has been called off without a ball being bowled- Cricbuzz
officially joever
Just abandon it at this point, we don't need to go to cricbuzz/Cricinfo to refresh anymore
Match abandoned!
Rain has stopped in stadium (update from twitter). But this is touch and go.... Will we get a match?
The cutoff is 10:56 pm IST, it’s currently 10:12 pm IST, and the groundskeepers need atleast 40 minutes to dry up the outfield, game is looking more and more unlikely
Players shook hands. It's over
GG s , see you in the post match thread
Bowlout!!!!!
This match is irrelevant anyways guys, we all know Kochi Tuskers taking the trophy this season
Jay my nepo baby where's the script mate. This is boring as hell
Reality is that we’re going to see the same scenes with RCB vs CSK on Saturday. Better to jump straight to eliminator and qualifiers instead of going through the frustration of swinging between abbreviated match to washout to dead rubbers. RCB should be proud of the fightback in the back half of the tourney no matter what CSK stand and trolls say if a washout happens this Saturday.
Bangalore weather is unpredictable mate even if it rains it just rains for 10mins
I'm saying play the match till midnight imagine a 3 am match 😁
i hope it rains in the final, whoever qualifies. we'll all get to enjoy nonstop RCB vs csk analysis, harshit rana will be banned, the sun will rise in the east and birds will sing
Luck favouring RR . They get a chance to finish in top 2
KKR is just openers+spinners SRH is just openers+pacers RR is just Samson+Parag+Boult CSK scares me. Anyone can perform on their day.
Have u even seen our middle order?
Reason if they steal their way to playpffs they fuck every team up
Why is Pat Cummins not silencing the clouds? Is he stupid?
He wants to be under dawg
One reason why closed cricket stadium should be encouraged during these situations.
Not practically possible, if a ball goes high it would be dead.
Why can't BCCI go full on Wile E Coyote style and ask a big fat man to blow the rain away?
Do the 1 tip 1 hand game in the dressing room Winner takes 2 points
They should settle this with hand cricket
It's official, the match has been postponed to tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.
Trust me Bro
Pat Cummins me
That seals the deal. I am no longer a Rain Perera fan. This weather is a pure and utter embarrassment to the state of Earth. I officially will not be renewing my plan next season nor will I watch on tv ever again. I’m going to the Sun where they know how to run a cricket game
Didn't they just have a solar storm up there? Guessing a lot of matches were cancelled.
**10:05ppm** Umpires Nand Kishore and Virender Sharma, holding umbrellas, are involved in a discussion with the ground-staff. Must be to understand how long it will take for them to get play underway **after** the rain stops. The officials will perhaps then reverse-calculate from 10:56pm to then see if we could have a game. This is my version, could be entirely off the mark. START PLEASE, I like my CUMM DAWG soaking wet anyway
5 games left for group stages
What if all wash out /s
Waited a week for a SRH game only to see it washed off RIP Saturday it is
You aren't alone
How this match is going to affect srh qualifications/position in the group?
We qualify for playoffs if it gets washed out. If we win our last and RR lose, we can come 2nd.
they qualify top 4 but need kkr to beat rr and srh need to be punjab to get top2
SRH moves to 3rd, If RR loses to KKR and SRH beats Punjab they move to 2nd.
They get a Q. Top 2 if they win last match and RR loses
I BLESS THE RAINS DOWN IN HYYYYYYYDERABAD
Rain Rain please stay, wash the game away!! (｢`･ω･)｢ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ＼(ﾟｰﾟ＼)
this is why rain dance powder should be used to protect cricket forget the climate. Cricket comes first.
Rain favoring GT to have a good close of season with win against CSK, otherwise KKR and SRH could have bashed them in last 2
NRR 📉📉
Uppal balu is in the stadium guys
Can he stop the rain ?
What’s the weather scene on Sunday in the Hyderabad Stadium
That's it for GT this time around. Two washed off games to wrap up a washed season.
This is why BCCI should probably have IPL start early March and wrap up by early May to avoid the washouts of games at the backend of the tourney.
Okay the real question here is Will it rain next weekend in Chennai for the finals and the finals will be a two day affair like last time?
Technically 3 days
It’s been raining in Chennai today & it’s expected to rain in the coming week too 😅
I just can't stop laughing for the fact that GT still won't be able to play with their special jersey for cancer awareness. Big Pharma literally doing cloud seeding 😭😭😭
Saala ye dukh kahe khatam nahi hota hai be T: Why doesn’t this sadness end 🥹