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AUCTION PICKS:
4 INDIAN PLAYERS : DRAVID,KUMBLE,KOHLI & UTHAPPA SHOULD BE RETAINED BY RCB
3FORIEGN PLAYERS : PIETERSEN OR JESSE RYDER,WHITE & STEYN SHOULD BE RETAINED.
SEPTEMBER AUCTION PICKS:
1.YUVRAJ SINGH - HE SHOULD BE BOUGHT PROVIDED THAT HE IS AVAILABLE FOR AUCTION.
2.RAVINDRA JADEJA - HE SHOULD BE BOUGHT AT ANY COST
3.PETER SIDDLE - HE SHOULD BE BOUGHT AS A 2ND FAST BOWLER IN OUR TEAM.
4. NATHAN BRACKEN - He is one of the few economical bowlers in world cricket... his bowling at the death for australia has proven that he can be a asset in T20 format. Its unfortunate that RCB let him go but its time to pick him during the auction.
4.LUKE WRIGHT,FLINTOFF,GRANT ELLIOTT & OTHER HANDY ALL-ROUNDERS SHOULD BE BOUGHT.
4 INDIAN PLAYERS : DRAVID,KUMBLE,KOHLI & UTHAPPA SHOULD BE RETAINED BY RCB
3FORIEGN PLAYERS : PIETERSEN OR JESSE RYDER,WHITE & STEYN SHOULD BE RETAINED.
SEPTEMBER AUCTION PICKS:
1.YUVRAJ SINGH - HE SHOULD BE BOUGHT PROVIDED THAT HE IS AVAILABLE FOR AUCTION.
2.RAVINDRA JADEJA - HE SHOULD BE BOUGHT AT ANY COST
3.PETER SIDDLE - HE SHOULD BE BOUGHT AS A 2ND FAST BOWLER IN OUR TEAM.
4. NATHAN BRACKEN - He is one of the few economical bowlers in world cricket... his bowling at the death for australia has proven that he can be a asset in T20 format. Its unfortunate that RCB let him go but its time to pick him during the auction.
4.LUKE WRIGHT,FLINTOFF,GRANT ELLIOTT & OTHER HANDY ALL-ROUNDERS SHOULD BE BOUGHT.
UBWinners on 25 Apr 2010, 02:40 PM
Guys, I can understand your view on Kallis, But we didn't have anybody who could replace "JESSE RYDER" I think almost all of them have forgotten him since he has not played much part in the last IPL.
RYDER is one of the most dangerous batsman in world cricket today, The back to back unjury didn't help him though, But if he sticks with RCB & gets a chance to play in CL.... Oh boy....... We wouldn't be complaining about the powerplays anymore.
RYDER is one of the most dangerous batsman in world cricket today, The back to back unjury didn't help him though, But if he sticks with RCB & gets a chance to play in CL.... Oh boy....... We wouldn't be complaining about the powerplays anymore.
UBWinners on 25 Apr 2010, 02:38 PM
challengers drub chargers..... just the kind of win we needed...time to kick sum serious butt in CLT20
spartangladiator on 25 Apr 2010, 07:51 AM
RCB should loose to Deccan Chargers today....dey don deserve to be in d champion leagues.
Sanjay-Sachdev on 24 Apr 2010, 01:54 PM
honestly speaking RCB didnt deserves to be in semies also.they are at the worst..lossing matches with out giving fight..it hurts to watch such matches.bye RCB
luvdeepu on 24 Apr 2010, 12:47 PM
Guys it hurts when we loose without giving fight.... Guys plz take out that kallis out of the team its enough giving chance to him he did'nt gave us a blistering starts so that the coming batsman consolidate the situation plz understand the strategy i'm not pushing u guys to win win win... man i want is the fight the win will be urs at the end of the day.. its time to consolidate show the best u got Come RCB
anup-allwin1 on 23 Apr 2010, 10:32 PM
all said and done...RCB still rocks... its time to turn stones thrown at u into milestones!!!!!
spartangladiator on 23 Apr 2010, 01:40 PM
@ Krishna,
I agree with your points... But it doesn't mean that you should keep out of form players in the team thinking that he will play one or the other day... its a very short format of cricket game.. you don't have time to do all these experiment... so My one suggestion for RCB is make use of Cameron White, he is a very good aggressive and match winning player...
I agree with your points... But it doesn't mean that you should keep out of form players in the team thinking that he will play one or the other day... its a very short format of cricket game.. you don't have time to do all these experiment... so My one suggestion for RCB is make use of Cameron White, he is a very good aggressive and match winning player...
kingfischer on 23 Apr 2010, 01:11 PM
Folks, I ready every one of your comments. Some are very critical, while others are wishing them well. However, it is great to know that there are so many followers, and you all love RCB. Else you wouldn't be coming to their homepage and taking the time to write something down.
Yes, I guess it is time to concentrate on the 3rd place match and gain an entry into the Champions League. So, now it is a Catch-22 situation for the team management to select the team for the next match. Consider the following things:
a) If they make any changes and still lose, they will still get criticized for picking non-performing players for the changes.
b) If they don't make any changes and still lose, they will surely get criticized for picking the same players without giving others a chance.
c) If they make changes and win, they will get praised to the skies even if the replacements didn't perform too well. Some will even say that the replacement players brought them luck.
d) If they don't make changes and win, again they will be praised.
In my humble opinion, selection accounts only for 20%. The rest really rests with performing on the day. Remember that all of the players who have played have been match winners for us sometime or the other. Apart from that, it takes just one batsman to play a swash buckling innings, or one bowler to bowl a great spell to win a match. Sadly, that didn't happen in the last few games.
Look at Mumbai. Though their bowling has been good allround, their batting has been more of individual brilliances, but by different players in different matches. Once match it is Tiwari, another it is Rayudu. In the second league match against Bangalore and in the semi final, it was Pollard. So, if you see this, it was team work when you see their tournament progress as a whole.
Dropping crucial catches and missing runouts is what let RCB down more than team selection. Anybody should hold these catches and get the runouts at this level, comeon.
In conclusion, the players in the playing XI just need to step up and take the responsibility. It takes just one batsman or one bowler to change a match. Even if one or two others can play a good support role, anything can happen in 20 overs.
All right team, go and show us that you can beat the Deccan Chargers and make a grand entry into the Champions League!!!
Yes, I guess it is time to concentrate on the 3rd place match and gain an entry into the Champions League. So, now it is a Catch-22 situation for the team management to select the team for the next match. Consider the following things:
a) If they make any changes and still lose, they will still get criticized for picking non-performing players for the changes.
b) If they don't make any changes and still lose, they will surely get criticized for picking the same players without giving others a chance.
c) If they make changes and win, they will get praised to the skies even if the replacements didn't perform too well. Some will even say that the replacement players brought them luck.
d) If they don't make changes and win, again they will be praised.
In my humble opinion, selection accounts only for 20%. The rest really rests with performing on the day. Remember that all of the players who have played have been match winners for us sometime or the other. Apart from that, it takes just one batsman to play a swash buckling innings, or one bowler to bowl a great spell to win a match. Sadly, that didn't happen in the last few games.
Look at Mumbai. Though their bowling has been good allround, their batting has been more of individual brilliances, but by different players in different matches. Once match it is Tiwari, another it is Rayudu. In the second league match against Bangalore and in the semi final, it was Pollard. So, if you see this, it was team work when you see their tournament progress as a whole.
Dropping crucial catches and missing runouts is what let RCB down more than team selection. Anybody should hold these catches and get the runouts at this level, comeon.
In conclusion, the players in the playing XI just need to step up and take the responsibility. It takes just one batsman or one bowler to change a match. Even if one or two others can play a good support role, anything can happen in 20 overs.
All right team, go and show us that you can beat the Deccan Chargers and make a grand entry into the Champions League!!!
Krishna-K on 23 Apr 2010, 01:01 PM
its okay we lost! but we still have a chance to make it to the CLT20! SO COMMON GUYS!!!!!! win smething as a consolation prize! :)
Snehal-Bull on 23 Apr 2010, 12:12 PM
They should be ashamed off themselves for palying that kind off a hoplesss game in semi..............rcb sucks really...........lets hope if they finish third in this ipl................
venkyaddicted on 23 Apr 2010, 09:48 AM
(The difference between this side and the one we had last year is “fear”)..exactly put up by sharath-b ... we need some1 like rohit sharma or symonds who can bat in the middle order
Reddemons on 22 Apr 2010, 11:56 PM
We gotta be ashamed of ourselves... now "fighting" for a 3rd place finish... And what the hell is "live up to our own expectations"?? Are out expectations only upto a 3rd place? Is even that possible?
Chandraraj-Naidu on 22 Apr 2010, 08:38 PM
Plenty of Good Luck to you guys for the 3rd place play off... Love you always and with you always...
3 Cheers to RCB...
3 Cheers to RCB...
ranjeetkk on 22 Apr 2010, 08:22 PM
Its very disappointing... We threw the game away. Last 5 overs was very
poor... 77 runs is too many. Our batting strategy did not work.
We are missing a solid middle order batsman who can get boundaries in the
middle overs. I suggest we should make use of Cameron Whilte's Skills for
this. He is too good a player to be dropped ahead of Taylor, KP or Kallis. I
think white should bat at No.4 He is the best middle order player you can
get in any format of the game.
My tem for the 3rd place playoff would be
Dravid
Pandey
Pietersen
White
Kohli
Uthappa
Akhil
Roelf Van der Merve
Praveen
Steyn
Anil Kumble
Praveen,Pietersen, Akhil & Kohli can bowl 8 overs between them.
Sten, Anil & Roelf can bowl 4 overs each.
Akhil is a good allrounder and Roelf is also very useful with the bat.
poor... 77 runs is too many. Our batting strategy did not work.
We are missing a solid middle order batsman who can get boundaries in the
middle overs. I suggest we should make use of Cameron Whilte's Skills for
this. He is too good a player to be dropped ahead of Taylor, KP or Kallis. I
think white should bat at No.4 He is the best middle order player you can
get in any format of the game.
My tem for the 3rd place playoff would be
Dravid
Pandey
Pietersen
White
Kohli
Uthappa
Akhil
Roelf Van der Merve
Praveen
Steyn
Anil Kumble
Praveen,Pietersen, Akhil & Kohli can bowl 8 overs between them.
Sten, Anil & Roelf can bowl 4 overs each.
Akhil is a good allrounder and Roelf is also very useful with the bat.
ranjeetkk on 22 Apr 2010, 08:19 PM
i wud just like 2 say thanks for the entertainment so far,u get us entertained v will support u always good luck for the third spot . v wud like to see sixes and wickets :)
sushanth515 on 22 Apr 2010, 07:33 PM
@Editor- i want to see a proof that this site gets regularly followed by any member of the RCB team management.
HOLMES on 22 Apr 2010, 06:57 PM
kallis needs to be dropped! look what wonders dropping did to kp...bringing in white, stevie smith, ashok meneria should be good alternatives to the kallis disaster..and how bout giving mithun an opportunity, hell he deserves a chance after giving praveen so many!
BaidBoy on 22 Apr 2010, 05:42 PM
i think pandey shud hav opened wid dravid
sushanth515 on 22 Apr 2010, 04:23 PM
stil not able to digest the defeat.. looking 4rward 4r a win in the next match... so that we can c u in champions league....
vignesh-waran on 22 Apr 2010, 02:07 PM subscribe to rss 
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Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians: Semifinal: Mumbai: April 21
RC Editor
We couldn’t!
We could have, but failed to repeat last year’s performance.
Two no-balls by none other than uber cool skipper Anil Kumble and the fall of Robin Uthappa and Rahul Dravid in two consecutive deliveries did Team Royal Challengers in, if one looks back at the semi-final clash against Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil Stadium.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indians: 184/5 in 20 overs (Saurabh Tiwary 52*, Rayudu 40)
Royal Challengers: 149/9 in 20 overs (Taylor 31*)
Royal Challengers lost by 35 runs
Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians: Semifinal: Mumbai: April 21
RC Editor
We couldn’t!
We could have, but failed to repeat last year’s performance.
Two no-balls by none other than uber cool skipper Anil Kumble and the fall of Robin Uthappa and Rahul Dravid in two consecutive deliveries did Team Royal Challengers in, if one looks back at the semi-final clash against Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil Stadium.
In a format, where one bad over can change the outcome of the match, RC was outclassed by each of those overs on either side of their innings. First, it was the 17th over of RC bowling, when Kumble overstepped twice to spend 17 runs. That over broke the morale of the bowling department perhaps as 50 runs were plundered thereafter. In T20, one can only contain runs by taking wickets – the more the misses, the harsher the punishment. RC was at the receiving end of the stick this time.
The second match changing over came when Pollard outsmarted both Uthappa and Dravid, plucking them out in two consecutive deliveries in the 10th over. Till then, the chase was on and the asking rate was well within manageable reach at below 10. But back-to-back blows – a mistimed shot by Uthappa and a suicidal run by Ross Taylor from the non-striking end forcing Dravid to sacrifice his – broke the morale of RC, this time in batting.
Those two overs characterised the semi-final and how the pressures of a big match was to be handled. MI proved to be strong-headed as they kept their cool even after losing Little Master Sachin Tendulkar very early in their innings to post a challenging total of 184. During the middle overs – 7th to 14th – MI played a slow tedious game, adding only 49 runs but losing only two wickets. With wickets in hand, MI went for the kill during the back 6 overs – the death overs.
RC crumbled under the same pressure. Though they added 55 runs during the middle overs - six runs more than MI - but RC lost five crucial batsmen in the process. The outcome of the match was sealed in these overs. The pressure was such that even Taylor couldn’t wield his willow the way he usually does, though getting almost 10 overs at his disposal.
Questions can be raised and answers can be sought. But let’s admit, MI performed better on the day and we couldn’t.
Now is the time to go for the third place and qualify for the Champions Trophy. Lets hope we can live upto our own expectations.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indians: 184/5 in 20 overs (Saurabh Tiwary 52*, Rayudu 40)
Royal Challengers: 149/9 in 20 overs (Taylor 31*)
Royal Challengers lost by 35 runs