Rajasthan Royals: Team Analysis Rajasthan Royals is a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur that plays in the IPL. The team is led and coached by Shane Warne. The team's mascot is a lion named Moochu Singh. The team anthem, 'Halla Bol' is sung by Ila Arun. The promotional video that aired on national networks before and during the first edition of the IPL was directed by Indrajit Nattoji of Blink Pictures. Leicestershire spinner Jeremy Snape signed on with the Rajasthan Royals as their high-performance coach and team psychologist. They became the champions of the inaugural IPL tournament in 2008. The Rajasthan Royals franchise is owned by Emerging Media group and is Chaired by Manoj Badale. Other investors include Lachlan Murdoch, Aditya S Chellaram and Suresh Chellaram. The Group acquired the franchise for $67 million. Incidentally, this was the least expensive franchise in the Indian Premier League and probably the least fancied team in the league at the beginning of the tournament. Bollywood actress and Celebrity Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra paid approximately US $15.4 million for a 11.7% stake before the start of IPL 2 in early 2009, therefore valuing the team at $130 million. It made a pre-tax profit of $7.5 million in 2009. Players’ Profile: Shane Warne: At first there were nerves and chubbiness. Then came wild soaring legbreaks, followed by fame and flippers. For a long while there were women, then a bookmaker, then diet pills, then more women - and headlines, always headlines. Now he has come out the other end, his bluff and bluster and mischief and innocence somehow intact. The man who in 2000 was rated among the five greatest cricketers of the 20th century was, in 2006, bowling better … [Read more...]
Rajasthan Royals
Due to money constraints, Rajasthan is fielding a weak team in IPL 4. Can Shane Warne do the magic as he did in IPL 1? IPL Jaipur Franchisee Profile: Team Name: Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL entry: 2008 Franchisee owner: Emerging Media group bought Jaipur IPL franchisee for 264 crore ($67 million). Official website: http://www.rajasthanroyals.com/ Stadium: Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. Mascot: Lion named Moochu Singh Anthem: 'Halla Bol' is sung by Ila Arun Rajasthan IPL T20 Cricket team profile: Coach: Shane Warne Captain: Shane Warne Highlight: Rajasthan Royals created sensation with local player by winning the inaugural Indian Premier League championship in 2008. Rajasthan Royals squad for IPL 2011: S.NoCricketer NameCountryPrice Batsmen: 1.Ajinkya Rahane Mumbai 2.Rahul Dravid India (Bangalore) 2.25 crore 3.Ross Taylor New Zealand 4.5 crore 4.Akash Chopra India (Delhi) 5. 6.Dishant Yagnik India (Rajasthan) 7.Stuart Binny Karnataka All-Rounders: 1.Shane … [Read more...]
IPL news and analysis
Indian cricketers are gradually taking centre stage in the Indian premier League after the exit of might Australians. Wonderful batting from Rohit Sharma (Lone warrior in a poor Hyderabad team) failed to save Hyderabad Deccan Chargers against Mohali IPL. Shane Ware’s Rajasthan Royals crushed Kolkata IPL but Warne-Ganguly episode took centre stage. Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Gang should think that Cricket is greater than any cricketer. Forget about spirit of the game, Ganguly scored a wonderful and fighting half century but team collapsed in the team.Verdict: No team seems to be clear favourite to win IPL. Most successful strategy: 1. Rajasthan Royals bet on young players and their strategy paid rich dividends. Kudos for Shane Warne for selecting young Indian cricketers over his Hampshire teammate Mascarenhas. IPL needs captains and coaches like Shane Warne. He picked Asnodkar as opener against a tough opposition like Kolkata. I can’t understand: 1. Why Hyderabad is selecting Arjun Yadav and Venugopala Rao ahead of dynamic young player Ravi Teja. I am getting headache by thinking about Hyderabad team selection. Robin Singh is the worst coach and VVS Laxman is the worst captain in IPL. 2. Why Bangalore is leaving Misbah-Ul-Haq on the bench? Bangalore needs Robin Uthappa as icon but not Rahul Dravid. My suggestion: 1. IPL authorities need to change “4 foreign player rule” to raise the quality of matches. Teams should need 5-6 international players for high quality games. 2. ICC should include IPL in their calendar otherwise we will see 10-15 retirement announcements from International players especially from England and New Zealand. 3. There are very good players in … [Read more...]
Analysis of IPL captains
Captains played a very crucial role in changing the fortunes of their IPL teams. Captains like Shane Warne and Dhoni inspired their teams with their leadership qualities while Dravid and Laxman buckled under pressure with poor batting and unimaginative captaincy. Unlike Dravid, Laxman at least sacrificed money and iconic status. Analysis of Indian Premier League captains: 1. Shane Warne: He is the coach, captain, magician, God, motivator and saviour for underdogs Jaipur. He inspired young Jaipur team to sensational victories. 2. MS Dhoni: Ice Man Dhoni showed his immense potential against Bangalore with his hard hitting and cool captaincy. Indian cricket is in the safe hands of this “Ice Man”. We will know his real potential in the coming matches where Chennai will miss the services of Mathew Hayden, Michael Hussey and Jacob Oram. Can he inspire his team like Warne? 3. Virender Sehwag: One superb inning against Hyderabad and nothing else. 4. Yuvraj Singh: He is playing consistently well in all the Mohali IPL matches. But team lost some matches due to bad selection and unsettled batting order. Indian vice-captain need to prove his captaincy skills. 5. Sourav Ganguly: He is an inspirational leader but poor batsman. Kolkata fans love the passionate combination of Sourav-Shahrukh but Ganguly needs to score runs. 6. Rahul Dravid: Why is he playing in this tournament? What can he do in Twenty20 games? He should sit at home and watch matches. Poor leader but good man. 7. VVS Laxman: You should pick your best players to win tight Twenty20 games. You can’t bat; you can’t see potential in young men; you can’t take bold innovate decisions; you can’t field; you can’t say no … [Read more...]
Jaipur IPL Team: Rajasthan Royals
What this franchise is doing in IPL? They lacked vision, strategy or passion to become successful in the Indian Premier League. Teams like Jaipur are not beneficial for the success of IPL Cricket. Rajasthan Royals were famous for courage and valour in the history but these Royals are just timid fellows. Jaipur franchise was fined for underbidding during recently held DLF Indian Premier League auction. It failed to spend the minimum amount of Rs. 13.2 crore in the IPL auction. Jaipur IPL Team analysis: Rating: 2/5. Coach: Shane Warne. Franchise: Emerging Media. Money spent: Rs. 11.7 crore. Strong points: 1. Kamran Akmal- Good record in Indian conditions. 2. Graeme Smith- Good opener and strategist. Weak points: 1. Is there any strategy/passion for this franchise towards IPL? BCCI should handover the franchise rights to someone like Anil Ambani. 2. Weak batting and worst bowling attacks among IPL teams. Jaipur IPL Team: 1. Shane Warne- Captain and coach- 1.8 crore. 2. Graeme Smith- South Africa- 1.9 crore. 3. Younis Khan- Pakistan- 0.9 crore. 4. Kamran Akmal-Pakistan- 0.6 crore. 5. Yusuf Pathan- India- 1.9 crore. 6. Mohammad Kaif- India- 2.7 crore. 7. Munaf Patel- India- 1.1 crore. 8. Justin Langer.- Withdrawn from IPL. Verdict: Jaipur team will become worst performer in the Indian Premier League Cricket. Please share your opinion. … [Read more...]
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