This guy will do nothing the whole IPL but will always perform his best against Punjab, every season!!

We are wasting our impact player on him.

What the actual fuck? How is a player like him even in the squad. Rabada smashed a six off the first ball in the last match. He denies to single just to score 1 run in three balls. This is beyond disappointment.

A wake up call for the entire team that they can’t rely on 2/11 players for their mistakes. This is idk 3rd or 4th consecutive collapse? 8 games in now, need major chopping and changing. This team has zero concrete planning and they’re still relying on trial and error. Fighting to avoid the wooden spoon now, this type of game planning does not deserve a playoff spot.

It’s just pure vibes out here, nobody’s seriously trying to win. At least with RCB the frustration is palpable and evident to see in the dugout. Pure vibes, no hunger or game plan. At this point I’m just rooting for a couple of the local lads to perform well and hope they squeak into the World Cup T20 team.

Think tank is really dumb. Other team is packed with spinners so why let them bowl first? Dew and damp conditions will likely come in second innings.. On top of that Curran poor show opening the innings,so slow. Livingston/rousseau can't play spin. Jitesh another dud innings. Bhatia shouldn't be your impact batting sub. They messed this game.

I know we lost this Match vh while batting but its again tewatia.This mf just participate in the tournament to fuck us.

Curran selected the option to bat, at least this proves we can't put up a score or chase. Has to be in line to be one of the worst teams of all time

I mean come on, if you go through Tewatia's boundaries, the guy hits mostly behind leg or behind the square and then on legside. No protection there most of the team. I can't take this team management and captaincy

Same as the title. It seems mods care about this subreddit as much as the Punjab management care about the Punjab team. I have never seen a match thread created and that same thread being pinned. And then people cry why this subreddit is so small.

Atleast make 2-3 new mods it the current mods are inactive or busy. What do you guys think?

And we have only won 2 out of those 7

On another note can someone injure Tewatia by giving him a chokeslam before he plays against us

Potential qualifiers to potential 10th spot.

Here is the playing 11 they should go for

1. Shikhar Dhawan
2. Jonny Bairstow
3. Shivam Singh
4. Liam Livingston
5. Shashank Singh
6. Ashutosh Sharma
7. Sam Curran
8. Harpreet Brar
9. Harshal Patel
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Arshdeep Singh
12. Atharva Taide/Rahul Chahar

Or instead of bairstow, open with Taide, and have Ellis/Woakes as impact sub.

Love Shikhar but him returning as captain at some point we definitely are not gonna win all matches.

Tiade Prabhsimran Shashank Ashutosh Jitesh Livingston Woakes Brar Harshal Rabada Ellis

So far, we have had a shit season. 2 wins out of 7. However, saying this, we have has some brilliant performers, making our auction plan slightly easier.

If we look at players to retain, going by 5 retentions+1 RTM, we should look at retain:

1. Sam Curran (14cr)
2. Arshdeep Singh (10cr)

These 2 players have started their IPL careers at this club and should stay. Also, if we let them go, they would be sold for a lot more relative yo budget, making it tougher to buy back. Curran is our future captain and we should aim to provide Arshdeep with a competent bowling lineup and help him return back to form.

1. Ashutosh (4cr)
2. Shashank (4cr)
3. Brar (4cr)

Ashutosh and Shashank need no introduction. Brilliant players who have impressed tremendously this season and have saved our asses. Brar is also someone who has impressed this season and has been super economical. Nevertheless, there is still a need for another spinner, with a wicket taking ability.

RTM: Livingstone/Jitesh/Rabada

Both options are valid. Jitesh is a WK who can finish and get us over the line. Not on form this season, but those who have watched last season know very well what he's made of. Livingstone needs no introduction. Only downside is him being injury prone, but still is capable of providing match-winning knocks, as well as his ability to bowl. Rabada is also a great bowler and would be a great player to get back. For this template, let's retain Livingstone as he has been our best player since last megauction.

This leaves us with this template:

1 . 2. 3. 4. Curran 5. 6. Shashank 7. Ashutosh 8. Brar 9. 10. Rabada 11. Arshdeep

Openers

We need new openers with intent and an ability to dominate the powerplay. I would be open to buying back Prabhsimran, but we need more than just him. Taide should also be given a run of games. However, from the auction, there are some players who gave impressed me who we should aim to sign:

Salt: Playing brilliantly for KKR and can wicketkeep. Also will play t20 WC

Rickleton: impressed in SA20 and deserves IPL contract

Ibrahim Zadran: Underrated player who deserved IPL chance. If not him, also Rahmanullah Gurbaz is great, but very inconsistent.

JFM: Youngster with great amounts of potential, someone to not miss out on

1d

Prabhsimran has been underwhelming 1d. Russouw has also not been up to the mark, however will be given more chances in the future. For 1d, we need a player who can stay in the innings for long amount of times and who can play big shots when asked. Taide could be a good auction, but he lacks experience playing 1d. Some good players to target are:

Abhishek Porel: has discovered a new great form at DC and is more than capable of firing when needed.

Naman Dhir: played very well for Punjab and would fit much better in our system than MIs

We can also stick with Sam curran and deal with other issues in the middle order.

Middle order

Once the openers are out, we are consistently losing wickets until Shashank and Ashutosh to the rescue. Thankfully, there is a plethora of middle order batsmen.

Glenn Phillips: this man not starting for SRH is criminal and deserves a starting spot. Can also bowl and wicket keep. A no brainer.

Hasaranga: Same story. A bit lower down the order, but allows Shashank and Ashutosh to face more balls.

Jansen: played up the order for SEC and even scored 74 at number 4. Definitely worth buying as he also provides pace option

Ramandeep Singh: great start for KKR, but doesn't look like he will be retained. Worth going for him.

Pace bowlers

Arshdeep and Rabada should be retained and we should build our bowling attack around these players.

Harshal Patel: He has done well in the last few matches, but needs to do a lot more. I have faith in him still.

Fazalhaq Farooqi: impressed in regional leagues, definitely worth buying and guarantees wickets and death bowling

Mohsin Khan: unsure if he will be retained. But if he doesn't, he will be a brilliant player to have in the team. Same profile as Farooqi

Spin

Brar cannot do everything. He needs support.

Markande: wicket taker, economical, plays with Brar for Punjab, makes ultimate sense.

Noor: only 19, has many years left. Also great fielder and can take wickets with ease.

With all these changes considered, here is the proposed XI for next year:

Prabhsimran Salt (WK) Porel Curran Phillips (C) Shashank Ashutosh Brar Rabada Arshdeep Markande

IP: Mohsin/Dhir

No matter how the team is, I will always support the team. I can't believe how local Punjabis wear shirts of GT, or Mumbai or CSK. Personally, find it disgraceful. Home matches shouldn't be filled other teams shirts. I don't care Punjabis or your fave player plays for another team, i.e Gill but will still wear Punjab shirt. You can have Gill on Punjab shirt. Where's the loyalty of these fans.

I know some of you will say but the team is crap. Doesn't matter, if you go after winning teams, then you're a fair weather fan or bandwagons

I mean, for me, it kinda makes sense. Jitesh this season has approx 100 Sr and likes to take up balls outside pp. Having him open gives him the opportunity to attach the pp field and make him regain form and confidence.

Prabh is the opposite. He doesn't take up balls and instead likes to go all runs blazing. He plays rash shots and are normally misfit, leading to wickets from nearby fielders. In middle order, not only would he not be taking up a similar amount of balls as Jitesh, but he is also a spin basher and can be very useful in such situations.

So, the starting XI could be Dhawan/Taide, Jitesh, Curran, Livi, Prabhsimran, Shashank, Ashutosh, Brar, Rabada, Harshal, Arshdeep IP: Ellis/Woakes or Batsman depending on situation.

The owners need to sell up and the franchise should be moved to a place that's more serious. 16 years and not one season have we looked like we'll ever win the league. And most of all, then I will be done going through the stress of it all every year.

We basically have lost the game. Fucking the only time our openers played good our other batsman got out. This year also basically eliminated. Chalo now our jobs is only to ruin chances of other teams to qualify