Posts Tagged ‘Shilpa Shetty’

March 12th, 2010

IPL T20 Team Rajasthan Royals

The team from India’s princely state didn’t quite command the kind of respect and interest that befits royalty. So when the Rajasthan Royals, led by Shane Warne, swept the opposition away and took home the first-ever IPL title, everyone was surprised. Sohail Tanvir and Shane Watson were the other big names that powered the side, but it was players like Swapnil Asnodkar and Ravindra Jadeja that shone.

IPL 2009 got underway with Bollywood diva Shilpa Shetty and her then fiance Raj Kundra also joining the franchise as co-owners. Kaif was left out and Watson was unavailable. Tyron Henderson, who was roped in after a tug-of-war with KXIP, played just one game. Yusuf Pathan starred in a win over KKR in the only Super Over of the tournament. At the 2010 auction, Rajasthan bought two Australian players – Adam Voges and in a surprise move, the out of action Damien Martyn. The team had bought out Tyron Henderson, Robert Quiney and Mohd Kaif prior to the auction.

Bowlers Batsmen All Rounders Wicket Keeper(s) Support Staff
SK Warne

Kamran Khan

M Morkel

MM Patel

Amit Singh

SW Tait

SK Trivedi

A Uniyal

SA Asnodkar

GC Smith

DR Martyn

MJ Lumb

FY Fazal

AA Jhunjhunwala

AG Paunikar

SA Quadri

AD Mascarenhas

YK Pathan

J Botha

S Narwal

SB Wagh

NV Ojha Darren Berry

Jeremy Snape

John Gloster

Sushil Tulaskar

Derek Sedgmen

Monty Desai

Satish Samant

Saurabh Walkar

Reuben Niekerk