Washed out by Deccan Chargers

Here we go, the second match of the day was abandoned due to rain. Thank god, because I actually wouldn't have been able to watch it. Channel ONE decided to show us the Chinese Grand Prix between the two matches. Fuckers. I had things to do and places to be so I eventually sacrificed the game for a bit of sleep.

But Mumbai vs. Deccan Chargers. Throughout the game, the commentators kept talking about how great the Deccan innings was, but I never felt it to be honest. They seemed to get a boundary every few balls and a hell of a lot dot balls in between. It was a choppy innings and when they initiated their collapse I was still a little bored by the match.

Mumbai came on and for the first 10 overs, looked right on track. RP Singh took the wicket of Jayasuriya and decided to show us his hairy chest which I wasn't particularly a fan of. Deccan were looking worse for wear but the strategic time out did it, and they won by 12 runs.

Malinga the Slinger was looking good, as was JP Duminy, but in the end, the West Indians won the day. Fidel Edwards and Dwayne Smith were priceless in the win against Mumbai.

So while the commentators were chatting about Sartre and other equally cricket-related things, I noticed a few interesting things on the field:

Gilly looks terrible in the blue uniform. It just makes him look creepy. Of course, his wasn't the worse uniform of the night. The Mumbai cheerleaders won that category. WTF were they wearing? They looked like they'd decorated cossies with tinsel.

The Deccan Chargers' fielding coach Mike Young makes Anzac Day sound like a joke.

Quote of the day:
"This is his day today. Before he left, someone put their hand on his head and said 'This is your day'." -Indian commentator on Herschelle Gibbs. I couldn't pick who the commentator was, but it was a funny quote.

Ad of the day:
Brad McEwan and ONE Technology on the Nintendo DSi:
Brad: *into recorder* I love Sports Tonight.
Harvey Norman dude: You do. I love watching it.

And then Brad goes all suggestive on us and says: "Well, there you go. The Nintendo DSi. Plenty of fun in a small package."

Cheers, Brad.

Deccan Chargers: The team everyone forgets

Don't deny it, you don't think much of them. In fact, everyone's too busy getting excited about the strong teams in the competition who stand a real chance of winning it. It's always Kevin this, Freddie that, Dhoni this, Shane that. Money, money, money. Must be funny in the rich man's world. While Dhoni fumes at being worth less than two other players, the Deccan chargers have practically dropped off everyone's radar.

So who are they?

Oh, right. The team with Adam Gilchrist, I remember now. And Andrew Symonds. VVS Laxman. RP Singh. Fidel Edwards. Chaminda Vaas. Those are pretty big names, so why not more success for the Chargers? The truth is... they're just a bit shit. Comparatively. Maybe it's Herschelle Gibbs' fault. I hear he's been helping the entire team get high in their hotel. Even Gilchrist.

Pity they were pegged as one of the favourites to win the first season of the IPL. Something went seriously wrong between that and the many matches they lost.

As a side note, you know who's not going to become a great cricket commentator on television? Adam. I've never seen more crazy eye movement during a short pitch report before.