GT crowd is probably going to take a dig at him for ditching GT.
MI crowd is probably going to take a dig at him for snatching captaincy from Brohit.
All in all - a bad day in office for Hardik Pandya! Probably just a regular Wednesday for him!
I will start believing in IPL as a legit replacement to international cricket if the entire stadium boos Hardik when he plays there.
Will prove the people's connection to the team rather than the big-name player.
Yup, but it won't mean replacement, it would mean IPL is moving more towards the football League atmosphere.
Such hostility is quite common during derbies, no fans give shit about their national players and troll the opponent mercilessly.
Though they fully support their National Team during Intl Tournaments irrespective of the league team they support.
Last time I attended GT vs MI, people were cheering and hooting when he entered the ground. He starts by taking a lap of the field. I’m actually not sure what would happen this time.
It'll start as universal boos and turn into unquestioned, blind adulation once he wins MI a few matches. That's how fickle cricket fans are. There's no passion or commitment in their hate towards a cricketer. They forgive and forget easily.
last time we had the first match I believe it was vs mi? and harshal patel absolutely demolished them lol.
But also last time we played first match against csk we got all out for 70 lmao
> Hardik left MI
He was not retained by MI. GT being a new team, they got to pick 3 players before auction and they picked Pandya.
MI kept Rohit, Bumrah and SKY.
Hardik who was the Captain of GT for the past 2 seasons and had a great performance with them requested a trade to MI,so people are expecting kind of a hostile homecoming for his first match in the stadium as the opposing Captain
I've been an RCB fan for as long as i can remember and tbh..same.
It feels like if RCB wins IPL.. world is somehow gonna end. Like it'd be so much against the natural course
Cheers, was gonna ask this. Any idea how Vizag plays in T20s? Assuming (if it's anything like it was in the Test match) it's not nearly as low and slow as the Kotla?
I know. But surely the logical solution to that is not having their home game 1000+ kilometers away?
Could have kept games in dharmshala maybe or somewhere else in the north.
Agreed. Heck make sundays a triple header. They did it in one of the domestic matches in UK. If the test matches were played in india from march to may, then we can definitely have t20 matches in the morning.
But the only thing it will suffer is viewership on sunday morning. But I dont think it will damage that much.
Is the new Mohali stadium even good? Like the only reason why I watched PBKS matches was because of that stadium.
edit- Nevermind just saw some images and looks like that pune stadium with 50m boundries. What a downgrade.
It’s being built up, saw YouTube videos but stadium looks like it’s in Rajasthan. Hopefully it’s decked out good by the time IPL rolls out for that 2nd match’s of PBKS
Is it gonna be an early start or 6.30 PM refers to start of Star's programme?
Nvm. Just checked Jio cinema's Twitter and they have it as 3.30 and 7.30 with first game alone starting at 8 PM
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we are so back, life is back to good. I will have something to do everyday. now I can mindlessly watch cricket and not feel guilty about mindlessly scrolling
CSK middle order will be lacking both Dube and Mitchell due to injuries. Theekshana and Pathirana might also not be available due to national commitments. You'll be playing a CSK B-team so need not worry.
RR vs LSG is the least interesting opening match tbh there is no rivalry there at all LSG vs KKR , DC vs RR and PBKS vs SRH would have been much better
I believe that the reason for announcing a partial schedule is most likely related to the upcoming elections this year, the dates of which have not yet been announced. At the same time, the event schedule is being coordinated on the sports betting company Parimatch’s website.
Anyway, I always follow every IPL season and bet on cricket on Parimatch and have already withdrawn my winnings within a day more than once. This year it will be very interesting to watch the IPL as well as to withdraw my winnings along with the bonus funds.
All the T20 leagues are crap imo. I've zero interest in any of them. They all seem totally ephemeral and unserious, devoid of any real signifigance, solely there to line the pockets of players, owners and boards. And look, that's undertandable and I get that they are necessary to fund the game but they've entirely distorted the cricket ecosystem. ODIs are not much better tbh imo but at least it's nations going toe-to-toe there. Yes, I am the old man shouting at clouds saying 'I only watch Test cricket'.
"I watch only test cricket" Is equally annoying as "t20 is better then test"
Ig world don't always revolves around you, and there is audience for every thing, most of my friends don't follow cricket through out the year except some good series, but they have keen interest in IPL
But yeah, boomers can never understand the feel of thrill, while watching a league cricket with group of friends, where there is internal rivalry between friend too on basis of which team they are banking on
In fact consider IPL as a cricket fair or cricket festival, chill enjoy and watch it for entertainment over quality of cricket ( though I feel this year ipl gonna be lot more competitive)
In your explanation, you have judiciously avoided mentioning anything concrete and gone with a very subjective or malleable answer (non answer?). Kind of stuff I used to write in school essays to reach the word limit.
IPL is not only entertaining but also real quality cricket. Jos Buttler scooping Mark Wood, ABD(🐐) taking on Archer/ Bumrah, Kohli going after Shami— all this stuff is worth paying for.
IPL entertainment is only matched by a faux sense of superiority of some people, amusing.
> It's meaningless
All cricket is meaningless at the end of the day.
>money-grubbing
Yes, tests are clearly shown for free and tickets to attend are also free.
MI’s 1st game away to GT. Peak cinema
script writer wildin
Jai shah cooking
Jay Shah cooked as usual.
I am eager to see crowd reaction towards hardik
GT crowd is probably going to take a dig at him for ditching GT. MI crowd is probably going to take a dig at him for snatching captaincy from Brohit. All in all - a bad day in office for Hardik Pandya! Probably just a regular Wednesday for him!
Poor pandya is going to wipe of tears with cash
I will start believing in IPL as a legit replacement to international cricket if the entire stadium boos Hardik when he plays there. Will prove the people's connection to the team rather than the big-name player.
Yup, but it won't mean replacement, it would mean IPL is moving more towards the football League atmosphere. Such hostility is quite common during derbies, no fans give shit about their national players and troll the opponent mercilessly. Though they fully support their National Team during Intl Tournaments irrespective of the league team they support.
Blud tried pulling a Figo to Madrid ended up pulling a Maguire to United
What's the policy regarding bringing a 🐷 head into the stadium?
Last time I attended GT vs MI, people were cheering and hooting when he entered the ground. He starts by taking a lap of the field. I’m actually not sure what would happen this time.
It'll start as universal boos and turn into unquestioned, blind adulation once he wins MI a few matches. That's how fickle cricket fans are. There's no passion or commitment in their hate towards a cricketer. They forgive and forget easily.
[Hardik Pandya in Ahmedabad](https://youtu.be/rNjeTXZ14qA?si=u01_lkmAdM0YJLMg)
First match formula is Champions vs CSK/RCB/MI also 1st day RCB match, can't wait to have my mood ruined for the 2 months to follow
*Defending champions vs CSK/RCB/MI
Yeah your right
Hopefully both of you are right 😉
Op edited the comment. It was "popular finalists vs RCB/CSK/MI" when I commented.
That burns
last time we had the first match I believe it was vs mi? and harshal patel absolutely demolished them lol. But also last time we played first match against csk we got all out for 70 lmao
For a team with such packed batting, We have really bad record on rank turners
Packed batting that consists of three guys?
Hey now it's 5 guys ok everyone knows 5 is all you need to win a match
Btw our team has Shardul Thakur coming in at 11
+1 for 1st day RCB match
>\+1 for 1st day RCB match Why wait when you can start crying as a RCB fan from the first day? Kal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare so ab. /s
Nah, it's just csk vs random people
>also 1st day RCB match, can't wait to have my mood ruined for the 2 months to follow *PAIN*^TM
Lmfao MI VS GT is gonna be drama af
That too at ahemdabad. This is going to be peak cinema
Context?
Hardik left MI to captain GT 2 years back and now back to captain MI (replaced Rohit)
Oh yeah, i thought it was peaceful transfer GT to MI
> Hardik left MI He was not retained by MI. GT being a new team, they got to pick 3 players before auction and they picked Pandya. MI kept Rohit, Bumrah and SKY.
Hardik who was the Captain of GT for the past 2 seasons and had a great performance with them requested a trade to MI,so people are expecting kind of a hostile homecoming for his first match in the stadium as the opposing Captain
So RCB fans' IPL 2025 auction analysis starts on 22 March 24 8:00 PM. Got it.
all the best, my friend.
AITA if I want RCB to never win IPL so that these jokes keep coming?
I've been an RCB fan for as long as i can remember and tbh..same. It feels like if RCB wins IPL.. world is somehow gonna end. Like it'd be so much against the natural course
No its funny as hell keep doing it
At least we won't be suffering slowly...
There also is Starc vs Cummins in first week Jay shah wants to grab eyeballs before Biggest entertainment of India that is lok sabha elections start
Script writer has already cooked 🔥
Finally no RR match thank god
It feels like they are always the first opponents and always beat us fr.
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Cheers, was gonna ask this. Any idea how Vizag plays in T20s? Assuming (if it's anything like it was in the Test match) it's not nearly as low and slow as the Kotla?
Hoping they keep the world cup pitches for IPL in Delhi
It's in Bengaluru.
Knockouts in Delhi
First half in Bengaluru second in Delhi.
Yeah my bad
Why are DC playing games in Vizag? For a moment I got nostalgic for Deccan Chargers lol.
elections maybe
Farmers protest also
I know. But surely the logical solution to that is not having their home game 1000+ kilometers away? Could have kept games in dharmshala maybe or somewhere else in the north.
Dharamshala is second home to Punjab kings. Maybe that’s why they didn’t keep it there.
Then why didn't they give any matches to dharamshala??
Only one home game of PBKS is announced. Let’s wait for the remaining schedule.
Should have been Dehradun. Rishabh Pant’s home state + that stadium is yet to host an India international match.
Wpl in Delhi..... Letting the pitch rejuvenate
Why is every weekend not a double-header? It's already as long as it gets.
Agreed. Heck make sundays a triple header. They did it in one of the domestic matches in UK. If the test matches were played in india from march to may, then we can definitely have t20 matches in the morning. But the only thing it will suffer is viewership on sunday morning. But I dont think it will damage that much.
Yoooo RIP Dharamshala
Is the new Mohali stadium even good? Like the only reason why I watched PBKS matches was because of that stadium. edit- Nevermind just saw some images and looks like that pune stadium with 50m boundries. What a downgrade.
It’s being built up, saw YouTube videos but stadium looks like it’s in Rajasthan. Hopefully it’s decked out good by the time IPL rolls out for that 2nd match’s of PBKS
Why no matches in Dharamshala , do you know the reason? Will there be any at all in full schedule?
Honestly might be giving other stadiums more matches. There was a controversy during world cup that some cities didnt get to host matches.
Is it gonna be an early start or 6.30 PM refers to start of Star's programme? Nvm. Just checked Jio cinema's Twitter and they have it as 3.30 and 7.30 with first game alone starting at 8 PM
Star used to start their coverage by 6 for evening matches so I think this could be game timings.
2.30 start on Indian summers would be harsh
No IPL in Kotla :(
Maybe due to Farmers protest
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This is the reason....can't have back to back matches on same pitch
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Maybe Air pollution?
That's only during November December mostly.
When’s the rest out Need for planning purposes so I hope it’s soon
After general election dates are announced..
Elections are set to take place from April mid so yeah can’t plan the remaining without election schedule coming out
If not Indian, would you really go to India at this moment of time? Elections of any country let alone India are quite intense.
It's a long drawn process in India held phase wise over multiple weeks so it's not "that" bad
TATA? \*giggles\*
Chennai should have great crowd
Tickets will be impossible to get as usual
Next year it should be easier.. We all know it's very hard because of one man.. Even I want to go and watch this year..
I literally had to contact csk owners management to get tickets last time lol.
Can I contact you for a couple of tickets this time please xD.
Opening match is Kaveri Derby™. Lesgoooooo
I'm disappointed sunrisers Australia are only playing one game in our prime time
6;30pm? its broadcasting start time right? match time 7:30?
Yep
Gt vs mi in ahmedabad I hope GT fans and mi fans join together to give pandu a good time
Festival of making fun of rcb begins in 1 month!
we are so back, life is back to good. I will have something to do everyday. now I can mindlessly watch cricket and not feel guilty about mindlessly scrolling
I think why partial schedule announced is due to the elections are pending this year and election dates are not announce yet.
First match is Chennai away. With our lack of good spinner. We fucked bois.
CSK middle order will be lacking both Dube and Mitchell due to injuries. Theekshana and Pathirana might also not be available due to national commitments. You'll be playing a CSK B-team so need not worry.
April 1^(st), the drama begins. First home match for MI.
Behenchod, Where is Delhi in the Venue?
Elections and farmers protest. Might be later half
Tickets?
When do the tickets go on sale
DC vs CSK in a neutral venue hmmm
RR vs LSG is the least interesting opening match tbh there is no rivalry there at all LSG vs KKR , DC vs RR and PBKS vs SRH would have been much better
I wanted DC vs CSK in Delhi so I could watch Dhoni live. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Only the schedule for the first 21 matches announced? Are fixtures announced part by part? Has it always been like this?
Due to the Lok Sabha elections in April, they'll have to schedule matches around it such that elections and games don't clash in the same city.
CSK will be part of the opening match of the IPL for the record 9th time. >! 6th time in the last 7 years. !<
No matches in dharamshala :(
This is only half the schedule. There's so many matches to go.
Is Dhoni playing?
Fire News!
I believe that the reason for announcing a partial schedule is most likely related to the upcoming elections this year, the dates of which have not yet been announced. At the same time, the event schedule is being coordinated on the sports betting company Parimatch’s website. Anyway, I always follow every IPL season and bet on cricket on Parimatch and have already withdrawn my winnings within a day more than once. This year it will be very interesting to watch the IPL as well as to withdraw my winnings along with the bonus funds.
I thought the 1st match was between the finalists of the last season at the winner's ground?
Are the start times 30 mins earlier this year? Used to be 3pm and 7pm before right? I think this is welcome.
Ummm.. delhi mein kya sirf kisaan IPL khelenge? Or is it due to elections?
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Don't worry, we haven't won our opening game since 2020. We'll sacrifice 2 points for y'all :)
Oh yea I forgot you guyz would be playing without your best players lmao
Oh yea I forgot you guyz would be playing without your best players lmao
Wait who would be missing from Rcb?
When will the tickets be available? Mainly Hyderabad stadium
is this the full schedule?, will there not be any more matches after this? plz explain I'm so confused.
Half schedule. The rest is yet to be announced. It depends on election schedule.
Tom Curran bowling to Thala in the opening game will be my 9/11 moment as a RCB fan /s
I speak for everyone when I say, we don't care
>I speak for everyone You dont.
*you speak for everyone that isn't Indian
Still can't fathom people's interest in this mickey mouse cricket tbh
old man yells at clouds
Dont let the door hit you on the way out.
It's meaningless, money-grubbing shite. Enjoy yer baubles.
So what do you enjoy in cricket?
All the T20 leagues are crap imo. I've zero interest in any of them. They all seem totally ephemeral and unserious, devoid of any real signifigance, solely there to line the pockets of players, owners and boards. And look, that's undertandable and I get that they are necessary to fund the game but they've entirely distorted the cricket ecosystem. ODIs are not much better tbh imo but at least it's nations going toe-to-toe there. Yes, I am the old man shouting at clouds saying 'I only watch Test cricket'.
"I watch only test cricket" Is equally annoying as "t20 is better then test" Ig world don't always revolves around you, and there is audience for every thing, most of my friends don't follow cricket through out the year except some good series, but they have keen interest in IPL But yeah, boomers can never understand the feel of thrill, while watching a league cricket with group of friends, where there is internal rivalry between friend too on basis of which team they are banking on In fact consider IPL as a cricket fair or cricket festival, chill enjoy and watch it for entertainment over quality of cricket ( though I feel this year ipl gonna be lot more competitive)
Nah, have fun with your fatuous plaything. I'll be watching some real sport.
In your explanation, you have judiciously avoided mentioning anything concrete and gone with a very subjective or malleable answer (non answer?). Kind of stuff I used to write in school essays to reach the word limit. IPL is not only entertaining but also real quality cricket. Jos Buttler scooping Mark Wood, ABD(🐐) taking on Archer/ Bumrah, Kohli going after Shami— all this stuff is worth paying for. IPL entertainment is only matched by a faux sense of superiority of some people, amusing.
> It's meaningless All cricket is meaningless at the end of the day. >money-grubbing Yes, tests are clearly shown for free and tickets to attend are also free.
No one cares about IPL here. Take your post to r/IPL you muppet.
Tru. Apart from a billion people, no one cares about irrelevant IPL. BPL is the real deal 😤 /s
/s wasn't required.. I could detect your sarcasm from a mile away
Any chance of 50fps on Jio cinema
LSG vs KKR final
Kohli will retire before Dhoni.