"Dis"charged

It was not good viewing at all. Last evening I watched the whole match on TV without moving an inch away from the screen. I went from hopeful to desperate to devastated as I watched CSK systematically discharge the Chargers. But then after 3 wickets for 1 run, it had to happen that way. It's time for a revamp of the team. With Symmo coming in soon and Vaas still warming the bench some kind of change is required. With Fidel gone, the sting is also gone. Come on Chargers! Stop the discharge!!
I suppose that from next season onwards (or may be already in this season) teams need to start speculating about whom they will try to pry away from other teams. For example, Suresh Raina would certainly be on the radar of all clubs. That way, there will be additional excitement angle to the IPL.
Finally Mandira re appeared on TV but still - she's better in the studio. Why don't Sameer and Mandira switch roles? Alright, now to the TV goof of the day. It was a very dull day at the IPL. There was hardly any crowd and the commentators were talking as if they were watching a test match. Suresh Raina hoicked a ball with all power out of the ground and Harsha Bhogle who is normally animated responded with a simple and monotonous "Nice shot. Where is it going?". It was almost becoming a day without the bloopers when at the end of proceedings, "expert analyst" Akash Chopra came up with a stunner. Sameer Kochar prompted Akash to spell out today's (tomorrow's for yesterday) schedule. Sameer's vision in asking Akash to do it was because Akash's own club KKR was to play today against DD. When Akash did not catch the "vision" in the move, Sameer tried to rev it up by telling Akash that his team was in action. Out came a thunderbolt from Akash - "I am a Delhite and my heart is still with the Delhi Daredevils". And as usual Sameer was lost for words after that.
The IPL has indeed come as a blessing for many players. Praghyan Ojha and RP Singh have forced their way into the T20 WC squad on the back of some wonderful performances. Yusuf Abdullah, the South African who plays for KXIP and Lasith Malinga (MI) have also seen their IPL stints fructify into a WC squad spot. So the seeds are starting to bear fruit.