by Pookus McFly Mon May 13, 2024 8:43 pm
the_great_wobbler wrote:
Went to the West Indies vs NZ world Cup match a few years ago in Manchester. At the same time as that game was being played India was in a surprisingly tight match with Afghanistan. When India eventually got across the line the crowd erupted, what felt like hundreds of Indian flags suddenly appeared with a bunch of Indian fans going ballistic. I knew that India was mad for cricket but that was when it really hit me just how mad.
The Kiwi game was a cracker as well, probably my favourite live sporting experience.
What a cool and surreal experience. I got a refresher course on Indian fanaticism when Starc went for $4.42 Million in the IPL auction. Thats silly money, almost soccer money, so much that its forced me to do the maths on it- Assuming they play him for all 14 games, he gets paid $300k per match. And assuming he bowls the maximum overs, they are paying him $12,500 per ball. Indian cricket is nuts.
the_great_wobbler wrote:
At this point I think trading purely for round 13 isn't worth it. If they happen to play 13 then awesome that's a few extra points on their real expected value but otherwise I think they either need to be huge value or potential keepers.
Yeah I agree with this, though I wish I didn’t
. Appreciate your advice, Oh Great Wobbly Sage.