Chris gayle
  Being one of the most lethal batsman in this format of the game chris is a yes-yes
  all the way(obviously!)

2. Cheteshwar Pujara

  Pujara maybe rated a test player..but he is in the form of his life..opening
  for rcb would mean the wonderful value for his brilliant strokes during the power
  -play overs(much like dravid or rahane for rr in the first six overs)

3.Virat Kohli

  The best position for our captain,with his gem of a talent and energy to lead us
  all the way from position 3

4.AB de villiers

  AB is one of the most versatile batsman and can certainly give us a required run
  -rate boost in the middle order..last season he would come down at no5 with a few
  overs left and when the team would be struggling…no4 would mean AB can bat for a
  longer period..so that our best batsman play longer..

5.Mayank Agarwal

Though this young batsman could do well as an opener, i think he adds more solidity in the middle order..and he can hit big shots and steal the game from the opposition..

6.Saurabh tiwary/Sheldon jackson

  We could do no harm in giving tiwary a few more chances..but if he fails to impress i believe its hight time we go for sheldon,who is a fiery wicket keeper batsman..his inculsion also let ab field in the covers,saving a lot more runs for us!as we saw him do last season when arun karthik was played)

7.Moises Henriques/Daniel christian
 
Absolute two handy allrounders at this format..they could come at no.7 and slog at everything,giving a boost the last couple of overs,and handy with the ball too,these two are amazing fielders!

8.Vinay Kumar

  Our own local boy would be rearing to do well and impress the national selectors…he is a very economical bowler at this format and probably good enough to spearhead the rcb pace attack in the absence of zak

9.Murali Karthik
In the absence of vettori, i think murali karthik would be his successor in the spin department along with muralitharan..his cricketing knowledge and cricketing experience will add much inspiration for younger bowlers,in the absence of zak and he could also guide virat in tactical changes…

10.RP singh/ Zaheer khan

Zaheer’s comeback might be a bit unlikely this season..and the rcb team management has found a perfect solution for that in rp singh..although he might not be in the best of forms,we need to keep in mind his ability and remind ourselves that he is the second highest wickettaker in all of ipl..jaydev unadkat might also be worth a try if rp singh continues his bad form…

11. Muttaih Muralitharan

The spin wizard as he is known adds great value to the much required spin dept in the game.Being the most dangerous spinner in the game, he would Rcb would look to play him in all the matches and on all surfaces..(also,recall he had a four wicket haul in chinnaswamy- a fast track with nothing much for spinners)

What do you think guys?Do comment…
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Good team selection. A lot of people would question the inclusion of Pujara in the playing X1 especially since he is yet to prove himself in the shorter version of the game. However as rightly said he is currently in vintage form and has the potential and technique to succeed in T20s if given a long run. Also RCB has an explosive opener in Gayle so you need someone solid to open with him. Its better to play him than Dilashan as an opener.

joshil-raj1 - 10 March 2013 03:33 PM

Good team selection. A lot of people would question the inclusion of Pujara in the playing X1 especially since he is yet to prove himself in the shorter version of the game. However as rightly said he is currently in vintage form and has the potential and technique to succeed in T20s if given a long run. Also RCB has an explosive opener in Gayle so you need someone solid to open with him. Its better to play him than Dilashan as an opener.

exactly! and he can make such good use of the first six overs..and also once set can be lethal…as we all know even in test matches he scores most of his runs through boundaries…he could be a key part of the team, if given the chance!

rcbiantilltheend - 10 March 2013 02:03 PM

Chris gayle
  Being one of the most lethal batsman in this format of the game chris is a yes-yes
  all the way(obviously!)

2. Cheteshwar Pujara

  Pujara maybe rated a test player..but he is in the form of his life..opening
  for rcb would mean the wonderful value for his brilliant strokes during the power
  -play overs(much like dravid or rahane for rr in the first six overs)

3.Virat Kohli

  The best position for our captain,with his gem of a talent and energy to lead us
  all the way from position 3

4.AB de villiers

  AB is one of the most versatile batsman and can certainly give us a required run
  -rate boost in the middle order..last season he would come down at no5 with a few
  overs left and when the team would be struggling…no4 would mean AB can bat for a
  longer period..so that our best batsman play longer..

5.Mayank Agarwal

Though this young batsman could do well as an opener, i think he adds more solidity in the middle order..and he can hit big shots and steal the game from the opposition..

6.Saurabh tiwary/Sheldon jackson

  We could do no harm in giving tiwary a few more chances..but if he fails to impress i believe its hight time we go for sheldon,who is a fiery wicket keeper batsman..his inculsion also let ab field in the covers,saving a lot more runs for us!as we saw him do last season when arun karthik was played)

7.Moises Henriques/Daniel christian
 
Absolute two handy allrounders at this format..they could come at no.7 and slog at everything,giving a boost the last couple of overs,and handy with the ball too,these two are amazing fielders!

8.Vinay Kumar

  Our own local boy would be rearing to do well and impress the national selectors…he is a very economical bowler at this format and probably good enough to spearhead the rcb pace attack in the absence of zak

9.Murali Karthik
In the absence of vettori, i think murali karthik would be his successor in the spin department along with muralitharan..his cricketing knowledge and cricketing experience will add much inspiration for younger bowlers,in the absence of zak and he could also guide virat in tactical changes…

10.RP singh/ Zaheer khan

Zaheer’s comeback might be a bit unlikely this season..and the rcb team management has found a perfect solution for that in rp singh..although he might not be in the best of forms,we need to keep in mind his ability and remind ourselves that he is the second highest wickettaker in all of ipl..jaydev unadkat might also be worth a try if rp singh continues his bad form…

11. Muttaih Muralitharan

The spin wizard as he is known adds great value to the much required spin dept in the game.Being the most dangerous spinner in the game, he would Rcb would look to play him in all the matches and on all surfaces..(also,recall he had a four wicket haul in chinnaswamy- a fast track with nothing much for spinners)

What do you think guys?Do comment…
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this team is good but for bangalore pitch we should use 2 overseas all rounders
henriques,  mcdonald/christian

for banglore pitch

gayle
pujara
kohli
ab
tiwary
agarwal
henriques
christain/mcdonald
muruli karthick
zak/vinay
rp singh

Also this season RCB has a good reserve strength of bowlers unlike the previous seasons. Also last season bowling was the biggest weakness for the side. Therefore this season they should make sure that they try different combinations in the league stage to understand the form and fitness of the bowlers at their disposal before the business end of the tournament. For home matches they should be looking at going with 3 pacers and 1 spinner and the 5 bowler slot would be filled by an allrounder (Henriques/Christian). For away matches they can look at playing 2 spinners based on the playing condition.

attakers - 10 March 2013 03:57 PM

rcbiantilltheend - 10 March 2013 02:03 PM

Chris gayle
  Being one of the most lethal batsman in this format of the game chris is a yes-yes
  all the way(obviously!)

2. Cheteshwar Pujara

  Pujara maybe rated a test player..but he is in the form of his life..opening
  for rcb would mean the wonderful value for his brilliant strokes during the power
  -play overs(much like dravid or rahane for rr in the first six overs)

3.Virat Kohli

  The best position for our captain,with his gem of a talent and energy to lead us
  all the way from position 3

4.AB de villiers

But see as ive mentioned muralitharan can be lethal even at chinnaswamy..and we need a spinner to put real pressure alongside murali karthik..also i dont think rcb will play 2 allrounders as they can hardly get the chance to bat at this format..i think we need atleast one specialist bowler slot off the 4 overseas slot..and whom better than muralitharan?

  AB is one of the most versatile batsman and can certainly give us a required run
  -rate boost in the middle order..last season he would come down at no5 with a few
  overs left and when the team would be struggling…no4 would mean AB can bat for a
  longer period..so that our best batsman play longer..

5.Mayank Agarwal

Though this young batsman could do well as an opener, i think he adds more solidity in the middle order..and he can hit big shots and steal the game from the opposition..

6.Saurabh tiwary/Sheldon jackson

  We could do no harm in giving tiwary a few more chances..but if he fails to impress i believe its hight time we go for sheldon,who is a fiery wicket keeper batsman..his inculsion also let ab field in the covers,saving a lot more runs for us!as we saw him do last season when arun karthik was played)

7.Moises Henriques/Daniel christian
 
Absolute two handy allrounders at this format..they could come at no.7 and slog at everything,giving a boost the last couple of overs,and handy with the ball too,these two are amazing fielders!

8.Vinay Kumar

  Our own local boy would be rearing to do well and impress the national selectors…he is a very economical bowler at this format and probably good enough to spearhead the rcb pace attack in the absence of zak

9.Murali Karthik
In the absence of vettori, i think murali karthik would be his successor in the spin department along with muralitharan..his cricketing knowledge and cricketing experience will add much inspiration for younger bowlers,in the absence of zak and he could also guide virat in tactical changes…

10.RP singh/ Zaheer khan

Zaheer’s comeback might be a bit unlikely this season..and the rcb team management has found a perfect solution for that in rp singh..although he might not be in the best of forms,we need to keep in mind his ability and remind ourselves that he is the second highest wickettaker in all of ipl..jaydev unadkat might also be worth a try if rp singh continues his bad form…

11. Muttaih Muralitharan

The spin wizard as he is known adds great value to the much required spin dept in the game.Being the most dangerous spinner in the game, he would Rcb would look to play him in all the matches and on all surfaces..(also,recall he had a four wicket haul in chinnaswamy- a fast track with nothing much for spinners)

What do you think guys?Do comment…
\

this team is good but for bangalore pitch we should use 2 overseas all rounders
henriques,  mcdonald/christian

for banglore pitch

gayle
pujara
kohli
ab
tiwary
agarwal
henriques
christain/mcdonald
muruli karthick
zak/vinay
rp singh

look we all know that muralitharan can be lethal(even in chinnaswamy as we saw last season) and i dont think rcb will play 2 allrounders…off the 4 overseas slot i think we need atleast 1 specialist bowler as it adds to the balance and he can put real pressure along murali karthik..and whom better than muralitharan for the 4th overseas slot.. besides if we play 2 allrounders, both cant bat at this format..so we must look to play muralitharan…
i agree,4 pacers 1 spinner idea looks good..but if you notice,its the pacers who get hit for more runs…so,according to me muralitharan must be played in all matches…it should be 3 pacers 2 spinners,which adds perfect balance…

attakers - 10 March 2013 03:57 PM

rcbiantilltheend - 10 March 2013 02:03 PM

Chris gayle
  Being one of the most lethal batsman in this format of the game chris is a yes-yes
  all the way(obviously!)

2. Cheteshwar Pujara

  Pujara maybe rated a test player..but he is in the form of his life..opening
  for rcb would mean the wonderful value for his brilliant strokes during the power
  -play overs(much like dravid or rahane for rr in the first six overs)

3.Virat Kohli

  The best position for our captain,with his gem of a talent and energy to lead us
  all the way from position 3

4.AB de villiers

  AB is one of the most versatile batsman and can certainly give us a required run
  -rate boost in the middle order..last season he would come down at no5 with a few
  overs left and when the team would be struggling…no4 would mean AB can bat for a
  longer period..so that our best batsman play longer..

5.Mayank Agarwal

Though this young batsman could do well as an opener, i think he adds more solidity in the middle order..and he can hit big shots and steal the game from the opposition..

6.Saurabh tiwary/Sheldon jackson

  We could do no harm in giving tiwary a few more chances..but if he fails to impress i believe its hight time we go for sheldon,who is a fiery wicket keeper batsman..his inculsion also let ab field in the covers,saving a lot more runs for us!as we saw him do last season when arun karthik was played)

7.Moises Henriques/Daniel christian
 
Absolute two handy allrounders at this format..they could come at no.7 and slog at everything,giving a boost the last couple of overs,and handy with the ball too,these two are amazing fielders!

8.Vinay Kumar

  Our own local boy would be rearing to do well and impress the national selectors…he is a very economical bowler at this format and probably good enough to spearhead the rcb pace attack in the absence of zak

9.Murali Karthik
In the absence of vettori, i think murali karthik would be his successor in the spin department along with muralitharan..his cricketing knowledge and cricketing experience will add much inspiration for younger bowlers,in the absence of zak and he could also guide virat in tactical changes…

10.RP singh/ Zaheer khan

Zaheer’s comeback might be a bit unlikely this season..and the rcb team management has found a perfect solution for that in rp singh..although he might not be in the best of forms,we need to keep in mind his ability and remind ourselves that he is the second highest wickettaker in all of ipl..jaydev unadkat might also be worth a try if rp singh continues his bad form…

11. Muttaih Muralitharan

The spin wizard as he is known adds great value to the much required spin dept in the game.Being the most dangerous spinner in the game, he would Rcb would look to play him in all the matches and on all surfaces..(also,recall he had a four wicket haul in chinnaswamy- a fast track with nothing much for spinners)

What do you think guys?Do comment…
\

this team is good but for bangalore pitch we should use 2 overseas all rounders
henriques,  mcdonald/christian

for banglore pitch

gayle
pujara
kohli
ab
tiwary
agarwal
henriques
christain/mcdonald
muruli karthick
zak/vinay
rp singh

exactly right

rcbiantilltheend - 10 March 2013 04:20 PM

attakers - 10 March 2013 03:57 PM

rcbiantilltheend - 10 March 2013 02:03 PM

Chris gayle
  Being one of the most lethal batsman in this format of the game chris is a yes-yes
  all the way(obviously!)

2. Cheteshwar Pujara

  Pujara maybe rated a test player..but he is in the form of his life..opening
  for rcb would mean the wonderful value for his brilliant strokes during the power
  -play overs(much like dravid or rahane for rr in the first six overs)

3.Virat Kohli

  The best position for our captain,with his gem of a talent and energy to lead us
  all the way from position 3

4.AB de villiers

But see as ive mentioned muralitharan can be lethal even at chinnaswamy..and we need a spinner to put real pressure alongside murali karthik..also i dont think rcb will play 2 allrounders as they can hardly get the chance to bat at this format..i think we need atleast one specialist bowler slot off the 4 overseas slot..and whom better than muralitharan?

  AB is one of the most versatile batsman and can certainly give us a required run
  -rate boost in the middle order..last season he would come down at no5 with a few
  overs left and when the team would be struggling…no4 would mean AB can bat for a
  longer period..so that our best batsman play longer..

5.Mayank Agarwal

Though this young batsman could do well as an opener, i think he adds more solidity in the middle order..and he can hit big shots and steal the game from the opposition..

6.Saurabh tiwary/Sheldon jackson

  We could do no harm in giving tiwary a few more chances..but if he fails to impress i believe its hight time we go for sheldon,who is a fiery wicket keeper batsman..his inculsion also let ab field in the covers,saving a lot more runs for us!as we saw him do last season when arun karthik was played)

7.Moises Henriques/Daniel christian
 
Absolute two handy allrounders at this format..they could come at no.7 and slog at everything,giving a boost the last couple of overs,and handy with the ball too,these two are amazing fielders!

8.Vinay Kumar

  Our own local boy would be rearing to do well and impress the national selectors…he is a very economical bowler at this format and probably good enough to spearhead the rcb pace attack in the absence of zak

9.Murali Karthik
In the absence of vettori, i think murali karthik would be his successor in the spin department along with muralitharan..his cricketing knowledge and cricketing experience will add much inspiration for younger bowlers,in the absence of zak and he could also guide virat in tactical changes…

10.RP singh/ Zaheer khan

Zaheer’s comeback might be a bit unlikely this season..and the rcb team management has found a perfect solution for that in rp singh..although he might not be in the best of forms,we need to keep in mind his ability and remind ourselves that he is the second highest wickettaker in all of ipl..jaydev unadkat might also be worth a try if rp singh continues his bad form…

11. Muttaih Muralitharan

The spin wizard as he is known adds great value to the much required spin dept in the game.Being the most dangerous spinner in the game, he would Rcb would look to play him in all the matches and on all surfaces..(also,recall he had a four wicket haul in chinnaswamy- a fast track with nothing much for spinners)

What do you think guys?Do comment…
\

this team is good but for bangalore pitch we should use 2 overseas all rounders
henriques,  mcdonald/christian

for banglore pitch

gayle
pujara
kohli
ab
tiwary
agarwal
henriques
christain/mcdonald
muruli karthick
zak/vinay
rp singh

look we all know that muralitharan can be lethal(even in chinnaswamy as we saw last season) and i dont think rcb will play 2 allrounders…off the 4 overseas slot i think we need atleast 1 specialist bowler as it adds to the balance and he can put real pressure along murali karthik..and whom better than muralitharan for the 4th overseas slot.. besides if we play 2 allrounders, both cant bat at this format..so we must look to play muralitharan…
i agree,4 pacers 1 spinner idea looks good..but if you notice,its the pacers who get hit for more runs…so,according to me muralitharan must be played in all matches…it should be 3 pacers 2 spinners,which adds perfect balance… :)

we are not the strongest team when it comes to bowling and we strengthened that area but i dont think we’ll change our game plan and concentrate on 4 regular bowling option we would better go with 2 players who can bat bowl and field on bangalore pitch. murali will come in as a surprise tactic but on regular basis the 2 all rounders offer much more than murali

rcbiantilltheend ->Great analysis but i would select 2 allrounders in d playing 11(Moises Henriques and Daniel christian)

make room for Karun Nair..

Pujara needs to be given a chance…..He is in the best form and can stay for few overs by hanging around….

pujara will get a chance and he should latch onto it