Posted by   on (February 13, 2013, 3:59 GMT) - Featured comment

Although not much of nehra fan, bt still it looks a good move from dd. Considering dd would have anyways preferred playing umesh instead of aaron, and now yadav being instead. Nehra seems a good replacement. Also taylor would have been less use for the team one he leaves early and second we have ppl like Kp, warner, jayawardene

they alrdy hv few quality fast bowlerz lik umesh,aaron,morkel,pathan..i thnk he il nt get a chance dis time...sehwag,unmukth,warner,jayawardene,naman,j botha,irfan pathan,morkel,umesh,aron/nehra,nadeem/yogi..ohhf they can beat ny team i gues..with such a strong bowlin attack n batin line they r unbeatable..

Posted by   on (February 14, 2013, 6:33 GMT)

As far as the team is considered a good swap but Delhi is need of a genuine Indian spinner where after IPL-3 we are not having up to IPL-3 Amit Mishra was there who is a genuine turner of the ball. Likewise we should have a genuine spinner anyway fingers crossed on Shahbaz Nadeem and Pawan Negi hope they both stand par and do something for Delhi........ Nehra replacement over Taylor is a good move as we already have most of the batting stalwarts.....

It's a good move by both teams. When in forms, Taylor is one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world. Pune will only benefit from having his experience and explosive batting in the middle order. It's also a good move by Delhi. Even though Nehra can be expensive and inconsistent, he is still an experienced campaigner. He has done well for Delhi in the first couple of years. Delhi already got Mahela, Warner, KP & Morkel who will feature in the playing XI, so it made no sense to pay a lot of money for Taylor. When KP goes on international duty, Ryder & Mendis are there to take over. Delhi needed an Indian seamer to backup Morkel and Irfan, so they got Nehra.

Quite intresting swap.!! Considering the batting powerhouse DD has, they're right to leave Taylor. But taking Nehra in? doesnt seem good to me. They already have good Indian pace options - Umesh, Aaron, Irfan,Ajit. Its spinning dept that they're lacking in. Botha n J.Mendis arent big turners. An Indian spinner would've prove more beneficiary than a pacer. For PWI, taking Taylor in seems a very good move at first. But looking at their sqaud, a question arises - Do they really need an overseas player? They already have Samuels, S.Smith, Thomas, Clarke, Wright, Mathews n K.Richardson ($700k lad.!). And Taylor wont be present for full season. Instead they too should have opt for an Indian batter. A wicket-keeper batsman would be a good choise considering Uthappa isnt a genuine keeper.

Pune warriors is the most ridiculous team in the IPL....their problem is not with the talent...but with the surplus of the talented players like clarke, smith, samuels, thomas, graeme smith, luke wright etc.....bit funny in the case of Taylor too...this is his 3rd IPL team from 2011 along with RP Singh....hope he could have played in all IPL teams :P.....

alfonso thomas of pune is out of the team that is why the pune swapped taylor for nehra......fast bowler out....and the swapped another fast bowler for a batsman...is it a right move????????????

@Gappistan....Hahahaha Yeah mayb thatswhy BCB is not going to give him the NOC, although he could have been available for 2-3 matches before the ZIM tour. BTW Ross Taylor is a good swap, but might not be as effective as Tamim.

@saifur.raffael: Sure, Pune management will ensure that he will warm the bench, this season too.