tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post3713907792805816305..comments2024-03-21T21:25:28.098+04:00Comments on Well Pitched - a cricket blog: Kolkata Knight Riders On Top - Not in Cricket but in Brand Valuationobaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686432822347334520noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-18155836182928456982009-05-12T20:51:00.000+04:002009-05-12T20:51:00.000+04:00Anonymous: u cannot be serious abt Warne using a s...Anonymous: u cannot be serious abt Warne using a strategy of using chuckers ???<br /><br />McCullum played a good knock no doubt, but sadly for KKR Taylor played a better one.<br /><br />I would rather watch Warne bowl any day.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-32807698934775034012009-05-12T17:36:00.000+04:002009-05-12T17:36:00.000+04:00Q, two names. Swapnil Asnodkar and Chucker Pacers....Q, two names. Swapnil Asnodkar and Chucker Pacers. Watching SA edge and luck his way to a number of good scores last year and setting platforms for RR wins is stil fresh in my memory. That wasnt great cricket. Atleast, Tanvir was there providing quality bowling. This year we have the lineup of chuckers. Warne's strategy is clear - get an army of chuckers, as soon as one is called, get in the next one, and so on. If you have 7 chuckers, you can cover 14 matches even if all of them are banned. If you watch closely, they win matches based on missed run outs etc(remember the idiotic Fidel Edwards this year? He lost the match for Hyderabad by lazily not collecting the ball or getting out of the way when Gilly had studied the situation quikcly and thrown the ball towards non strikers end. Rohit was waiting there. But for Fidel's stupid errof of intercepting the ball and then not collecting it, RR could have lost that match). Remembe Mumbai last year - lost because Sanath didnt collect a throw from the deep. I have a long memory Q, and I remember how RR won their matches. I'd rather watch a knock like McCullum's today. RR play ugly cricket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-12933321074837862272009-05-12T17:05:00.001+04:002009-05-12T17:05:00.001+04:00Rayden: I think SRK has learnt his lesson. Next ye...Rayden: I think SRK has learnt his lesson. Next year, KKR will bounce back sans Buchanan and family.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-25185808139006487112009-05-12T17:05:00.000+04:002009-05-12T17:05:00.000+04:0012th Man: does KKR advertise more than all other f...12th Man: does KKR advertise more than all other franchises?<br /><br />If thats so then its not surprising that their brand is better recognized than the others.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-64326732992260257502009-05-12T15:53:00.000+04:002009-05-12T15:53:00.000+04:00Totally surprised by this as well. Probably its be...Totally surprised by this as well. Probably its because of SRKs own brand value in India. Also he made some intelligent tie-ups with Nokia, Reebok, Sprite etc etc. They still dominate all advertising and they have the best merchandizing plan of all teams. Its too bad the team was ruined by Mr. Buchanan and now we hear about racist comments by Andy Bichel on Agarkar and Indians in general. This whole KKR thing sucks big time now.Raydennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-39350415321642567562009-05-12T15:02:00.000+04:002009-05-12T15:02:00.000+04:00It is probably the only franchise that advertises ...It is probably the only franchise that advertises a lot of television too.<br /><br />It is funny that they are still airing the "Is bar tum bhi jeetoge" commercial!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-13892974022972644512009-05-12T14:43:00.000+04:002009-05-12T14:43:00.000+04:00Raj: how can u say that RR dont provide exciting c...Raj: how can u say that RR dont provide exciting cricket or entertainment or sporting excellence?<br /><br />I think even in what u described - Warne psyching out his opponents, Pathan's brute force - there is excitement and entertainment, not to mention sporting excellence.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-15704720569715910252009-05-12T14:42:00.000+04:002009-05-12T14:42:00.000+04:00SP: I didn't know abt the Sprite campaign - how di...SP: I didn't know abt the Sprite campaign - how did they change the ad? But ur right, if that was the case then i dont c how KKR was 1.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-62461172300932177282009-05-12T14:41:00.000+04:002009-05-12T14:41:00.000+04:00Damith: thats an excellent point.. i agree wat u s...Damith: thats an excellent point.. i agree wat u say abt Man U, hence its even stranger that this report ranks RR so low.. and for that KKR so high!Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-17159295285198327782009-05-12T11:01:00.000+04:002009-05-12T11:01:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by the author.BiLohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712717192896329353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-64718794572062732922009-05-12T10:30:00.000+04:002009-05-12T10:30:00.000+04:00while the market situation is that sprite brand wa...while the market situation is that sprite brand was forced to edit his ad campaign showing kkr...this report comes as full of surprises...straight pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309030423887849171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-13915635627045391852009-05-12T09:35:00.000+04:002009-05-12T09:35:00.000+04:00Well, I am glad RR are bottom here. Theirs is scra...Well, I am glad RR are bottom here. Theirs is scrappy dog-fight cricket. When they win, they dont win it on an exciting Gilchrist volcanic knock or an exhibition of skills like Delhi. Warne somehow psychologically diminishes his opponents' performance, lower the quality of Cricket, and wins the resultantt skill-devalued dog fight based on his mental strength and will power. Yusuf Pathan hits big but neither there is grace nor the machismo of Gilly. There is something missing in his big hitting that excites the nerves. <br />KKR being on top is a joke ofcourse - and is probably built on Shah Rook Caan's image. But RR being bottom is thoroughly deserved.<br />Even the Deccan Chargers, while losing last year in most matches, played some incandescent cricket, with Symonds and Gilly providing excellent watches. RR are yet to provide a consummate performance in the IPL in two years. Scraping Wrestlers, they are, and they deserve to be bottom in public image, for they dont provide wholesome entertainment or sporting excellence.<br /><br />(This I say, despite backing htem to win this year, too.)rajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-2555852418976101992009-05-12T04:27:00.000+04:002009-05-12T04:27:00.000+04:00ya its pretty strange that there is no corelation ...ya its pretty strange that there is no corelation between the two.<br /><br />if you look at man u or barca or real its a brand built on the success of the team.<br /><br />i dont think man u would be so popular if they were popping up at the rear end of the epl tables.Damith S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17751878318520600594noreply@blogger.com