Posts Tagged ‘Twenty20 Cricket’
IPL T20 Team Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore, like Deccan Chargers, had ended up at the bottom of the table in the inaugural edition of IPL. Both teams ended up meeting in the final of IPL 2009 in South Africa. Anil Kumble-led RCB with great heart, but was unable to win the title. Kumble’s most impressive virtues as a cricketer – grit and determination – came to the fore in South Africa. The side lost four of their first five matches in IPL 2009, but made a startling comeback to make it to the semi-finals.
The team qualified for the CLT20 but could not qualify for the knock-out stage. The team has undergone a sea-change in terms of personnel and support staff from Season 2008 with new coach Ray Jennings making a huge impact. Former captain Kevin Pietersen’s participation is still debatable owing to an extended injury break. Their only buy at the 2010 auction was Englishman Eoin Morgan, but they also have in their ranks India’s under-19 captain Ashok Menaria while Nathan Bracken has been bought out.
| Bowlers | Batsmen | All Rounders | Wicket Keeper(s) | Support Staff |
| A Kumble
KP Apanna D du Preez A Mithun Praveen Kumar DW Steyn R Vinay Kumar |
R Dravid
V Kohli MK Pandey LRPL Taylor RV Uthappa Eoin Morgan |
B Akhil
Bhuvneshwar Kumar JH Kallis KP Pietersen RE van der Merwe CL White Steven Smith S Sriram |
MV Boucher
SP Goswami |
Ray Jennings
Brijesh Patel Sanath Kumar Evan Speechley Ramesh Mane |
IPL T20 Team Mumbai Indians
Sachin Tendulkar was named captain and icon player of Mumbai Indians, the highest-priced side, owned by the Reliance Group of Companies, ahead of the inaugural IPL. The team had some turbo-charged players like Jayasuriya, Shaun Pollock, Harbhajan and Malinga. The side, however, failed to deliver on its promise in the inaugural competition, despite some memorable performances like that of the young all-rounder Abhishek Nayar.
The second season opened with two new names for the side – Zaheer Khan, who was brought in from RCB, and batsman Shikhar Dhawan from Daredevils. JP Duminy, the South African powerhouse, was roped in, fresh from his success in Australia. But the side could not quite make it even this time round, bowing out of the competition before the semis. Kyle Mills and Mohd. Ashraful have been bought out. At the 2010 auction, they bagged the biggest player of them all – Kieron Pollard – at USD 750,000 after winning the silent tie-breaker. Harshal Patel from the U-19 side has also found a place in the side.
Zaheer Khan
DS Kulkarni
SL Malinga
Harbhajan Singh
R Shukla
S Dhawan
J-P Duminy
AT Rayudu
SS Tiwary
ST Jayasuriya
R McLaren
GR Napier
AM Nayar
KA Pollard
I Malhotra
AG Murtaza
AP Tare
Pravin Amre
Shaun Pollock
Jonty Rhodes
Ramji Srinivasan
Dr. Nitin Patel
Donald Shugg