Source: Deccan Herald

He’s young, raring to go and wants to show off what he’s got to offer. Looks like there’s really nothing that can hold back 22-year-old Sidhartha Mallya, who has put his body, heart and soul into getting Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to victory in IPL 3.

passionate Sidhartha Mallya“I love every kind of sport. I have led the hockey team at the university level. Cricket is my passion and I am just as excited as any other 22-year-old to watch the IPL,” Sidhartha told Metrolife.

He’s confident but a stickler to the detail. “Please make sure that you spell my name correctly. It’s Sidhartha. A lot of people don’t get the spelling right,” he says making sure the clarity is not interrupted. “We’re going all out this season to get our fans as engrossed as possible because without them the RCB wouldn’t be where it is today,” he opines.

Talking about Fanatic Fans Challenge 2 contest Sidhartha says, “This is to identify three Royal Challengers fans with exceptional writing, photography and motivational skills. This team will have the privilege of travelling along with the Royal Challengers as the official staff and granted preferential access to all RCB matches. It’s a scene where the fans of RCB will be writing for the other fans.”

Sidhartha says that they would like to strengthen their fan base, which is a step further in supporting the team on and off the field.

On what drives the RCB, Sidhartha observes that the team comprises accomplished players, each established in his own right. “Last year just when we thought that the team was dead and buried, we witnessed an exceptional performance, thanks to the indomitable spirit of the team and coaching by Ray Jennings. We are confident that we would go a step further from the last season,” he remarked.

Talking about hockey, Sidhartha observes that what largely drives hockey is passion. “It’s only in India that cricket is such a craze,” he sums up.

Today I woke up to see a fanatic fan blog post titled - 'Need ur Vote & Support to win Might14'



This is considered as spamming! The post has been deleted and henceforth we request everyone to be careful about what you blog about. Campaigning for any of our contests on Fan club blogging platform is not welcome and please restrain from doing so...

All fanatic fans have been wonderful till now. Please continue to be so! GO RC!! 2 DAYS LEFT and my heartbeat is rising...........................

One of our Fanatic Fans, Christopher Poshin, is participating int he Interblogatic IPL Battle and is representing (drumroll) the Royal Challengers!



All of Poshin's posts will be up on his website (click here: http://christopherdavid007.blogspot.com/search/label/Interblogatic%20IPL%20battle) and he'll be cross posting them on the RCB site as well!

Here's the guide to the Interblogatic IPL Battle - http://paddlesweep.net/interblogactic-ipl-battle-everything-you-need-to-know/

The organizers had a pre-battle poll, and we came in second. Luckily Poshin mentioned this doesn't count, but all other votes do. Hey Poshin, we'll be lending you our support (and votes), now write us some awesome reviews mmkay? Everyone else - we'll post links to future polls.

Below is an excerpt of a post by the batte organizers:

The Interblogactic IPL Battle begins today. So does the IPL of course, but that is for another post. We had conducted a poll here at Paddle Sweep to determine the pre-tournament favorites, and the result is out.

Mighty 14 Kolkata team has been formed. Names of the 'The lucky 14' who made it are POSTED HERE

Congratulations to everyone who made it! Please check your mails for an email from us with details on next step. It carries instruction on where and when to report on Sunday and what are the objectives to achieve.

As you know their basic job would be is to make sure that they cheer as loudly and as wildly as possible - this will not be possible without a well planned strategy.

So I would like to welcome all fans to help them with ideas that would make RC Mighty 14 Kolkata grab everyone’s attention !
Face paints? Songs/chants/slogans? Flags? Banners? Human banners? More ideas….?