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Yeah... as Shri51 said Spin plays a crucial role in Indian Pitches... RCB should try different combination of spinners at d early stage of d tournament itself....
kibbi on 16 Mar 2010, 12:18 PM
Virat should be played at Away Matches... at home Local players should be given more chance as they know d conditions better and at d early stages of d tournament it'll boost der confidence for later crucial matches...
kibbi on 16 Mar 2010, 12:15 PM
Kallis
Manish
Dravid
Eion Morgan
Uthappa(WK)
Merve
Dale Steyn
Praveen Kumar
Kumble
Vinay/Mithun
Appanna
Manish
Dravid
Eion Morgan
Uthappa(WK)
Merve
Dale Steyn
Praveen Kumar
Kumble
Vinay/Mithun
Appanna
kibbi on 16 Mar 2010, 12:12 PM
we need good start from batsmen, they hav to utilize the powerplay overs, atlest 50 runs in 6 overs . dravid has to keep his wicket till the end. manish and virat is the key of success for rc,jumbo come on we hav very good players especially very strong batting line up, even dale steyn can send the ball out the park(when he's batting not when he's bowling)... try to score 175+ in all the matches and pick up some early wickets..GO CHALLENGERS GO
PrAmOdKr on 16 Mar 2010, 11:10 AM
My team for tomorrow-
Kallis
Goswami
Pandey
Dravid
Morgan
Kohli
Merwe
Praveen
Vinay Kr
Dillon Du Preez
Anil Kumble
Sad to leave out Uthappa just for the reason that Goswami deserves some chances on the back of his strong domestic performance.
Kallis
Goswami
Pandey
Dravid
Morgan
Kohli
Merwe
Praveen
Vinay Kr
Dillon Du Preez
Anil Kumble
Sad to leave out Uthappa just for the reason that Goswami deserves some chances on the back of his strong domestic performance.
ashu8198 on 15 Mar 2010, 07:32 PM
has anyone noticed this?????............yesterday the kkr were 102 for noloss after 11 overs dat means they needed onlu about 35 runs....but kumble n merwe took d mach till the last over of the match...........this shows we have quality spinners and can restrict the total if we do not conceed more runs in powerplay............we are the best team in ipl frnz we will bonce back for sure.......... i think kkr will get thrashed for sure tom frm chni sprkings............best of luck jumbo we all r der wid u we can rok d bangalore stadium tom.........rcb rocks
shri51 on 15 Mar 2010, 06:53 PM
hmmmmmmmm...........frnz the game is not yet over...............13 matches to go n if v win 8 out of them we reach the semi's...........i think cameroon white is available for tom's match.............v will surely bounce back for sure...........c'mon jumbo show everyone dat we are capapble of everything c'mon rcb dhikadho..........
shri51 on 15 Mar 2010, 06:47 PM
RCB definitely needs to improve in POWER PLAY overs...
vinaygowda on 15 Mar 2010, 04:15 PM
It feels great to see and feel the passion our fans have for the team. Yes, we have the right to be angry, frustrated, break some glasses or some chairs (I hope nobody went that far!!). But that's what a passionate person do when you swear by your team.
I share this passion, anger, frustration with all the fans. But we need to do some anger-management here. We know cricket is a funny game. You are beaten all square one day, but next day you return and play like a champion. Just take Deccan Charger as an example in the last two matches they played this IPL. Need I explain more?
Yes, we were outplayed at the Eden. Things were planned, but didnt go well in the field. There were mistakes, there were failures. But one match doesnt decide the fate of the tournament. Last year we came back strongly after 5 straight losses and reached the finals.
Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties. We fielded the best team under the circumstances. No team plays to lose. And moreover as Dravid said, "20-20 cricket is a game of having momentum and a little bit of luck." We will have the momentum with us, and luck will automatically follow.
Keep the faith, we will bounce back!!!
cheers !!
I share this passion, anger, frustration with all the fans. But we need to do some anger-management here. We know cricket is a funny game. You are beaten all square one day, but next day you return and play like a champion. Just take Deccan Charger as an example in the last two matches they played this IPL. Need I explain more?
Yes, we were outplayed at the Eden. Things were planned, but didnt go well in the field. There were mistakes, there were failures. But one match doesnt decide the fate of the tournament. Last year we came back strongly after 5 straight losses and reached the finals.
Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties. We fielded the best team under the circumstances. No team plays to lose. And moreover as Dravid said, "20-20 cricket is a game of having momentum and a little bit of luck." We will have the momentum with us, and luck will automatically follow.
Keep the faith, we will bounce back!!!
cheers !!
RCBEDITOR on 15 Mar 2010, 03:18 PM
Dravid should come at 1 down . He is key player for RCB, if Rahul had bat in num.3 yesterday then we could give good challenging score to KKR.
in bowling take mithun or vinay instead of goswami,already we had option as uthappa. Kumble should start bowling after first power play.
RCB should open with Kallis and uthapa,then
Dravid
Pandey
Morgan
Vander merve or White(should be if he present in next match)
Kohli
Boucher
Praveen Kumar
vinay or Mithun
Kumble
we need taylor and KP as early as possible.
in bowling take mithun or vinay instead of goswami,already we had option as uthappa. Kumble should start bowling after first power play.
RCB should open with Kallis and uthapa,then
Dravid
Pandey
Morgan
Vander merve or White(should be if he present in next match)
Kohli
Boucher
Praveen Kumar
vinay or Mithun
Kumble
we need taylor and KP as early as possible.
ravindrachallenger on 15 Mar 2010, 03:14 PM
RCB lacks explosive opener and even confidence. The kind of batting by Goswami and Manish in yesterdays match was disappointing.Kallis is a good batsmen but not a good opener in T20 format.From past 2 seasons we havent seen any aggresive opening.And we need 5 full time bowler and one all rounder. In yesterdays match RCB was short of one bowler because if either Kallis or any other main bowler got injuired then it will be a greate trouble to complete 20 overs bowling.
Rakki on 15 Mar 2010, 01:57 PM
when is ross taylor joining team........... we need him very badly.... keeper should be changed...
sahel on 15 Mar 2010, 12:57 PM
Our biggest weakness lies in our bowling and the absence of a quality all rounder. We cannot keep playing with Kallis as our 5th bowling option. No other choice but to play only 2 among uthappa, manish and goswami and the third place to Vinay Kumar/bhuwaneswar kr/mithun. We should also give chances to Dillon Du Preez instead of Steyn.
ashu8198 on 15 Mar 2010, 12:52 PM
yesterdays team was good but it was just that the plan was not gud,the eefort put in by players was not the best.the batting struggled,the bowling struggledand even fielders.look how deccan chargers batted,bowled and fieled after their first loss.so bangalore should also perform well next time.
yesterdays batting order was hopeless
it should had been:
kallis
robbie
they two should open then
if gud start
eoin morgan
virat
pandey
goswami
dravid
merwe
praveen
dale
kumble
if start is not gud then
dravid
virat
morgan
pandey
goswami
merwe
praveen
dale
kumble
this is best for rcb otherwise if they want a change in team then my other team would be keeping out goswami as he niether batted well nor did wicket keeping well.then introducing vinay or mithun in place of dale.
kallis
robbie
dravid
virat
morgan
pandey
boucher
merwe
praveen
vinay/mithun
kumble
yesterdays batting order was hopeless
it should had been:
kallis
robbie
they two should open then
if gud start
eoin morgan
virat
pandey
goswami
dravid
merwe
praveen
dale
kumble
if start is not gud then
dravid
virat
morgan
pandey
goswami
merwe
praveen
dale
kumble
this is best for rcb otherwise if they want a change in team then my other team would be keeping out goswami as he niether batted well nor did wicket keeping well.then introducing vinay or mithun in place of dale.
kallis
robbie
dravid
virat
morgan
pandey
boucher
merwe
praveen
vinay/mithun
kumble
titv on 15 Mar 2010, 10:57 AM
Very disappointed with opening comination..and batting order.........Hope v win next match in Home pitch..........
Nanju-Kumar on 15 Mar 2010, 10:18 AM
Its just the first match.. and RC did not have enough practice! Its okay we can back strong against Kings 11 punjab!! We have to stay focused... Don't worry RC.. our support is always with you..
I think we must bowl first and chase it down and also think about a good opening pair..
anyways best of luck for the rest of the season
I think we must bowl first and chase it down and also think about a good opening pair..
anyways best of luck for the rest of the season
Snehal-Bull on 15 Mar 2010, 10:04 AM
It is more than obvious that yesterday we missed our 2 muscles. If we go back and look at the game, we'll see that the youngsters never tried playing their natural game. They all tried to score quick which is actually not their job. You'd expect your hitters to do that. And both our hitters are unavailable at the moment. If we see, the likes of Pandey, Uthappa and Goswami got out to 'slog' shots. Pandey is a class act and slogging is not his area. Goswami too tried to up the pace of the innings but he just lacked the muscle to do it. We have a fantastic team at the moment undoubtedly, but we lack the firepower in the line up. We can score a 160 but I doubt if we can reach that power score 180.
Ayush-Dhurka on 15 Mar 2010, 09:58 AM
Best Opening comb would be Kallis-Utthappa / Kallis-Morgan / Morgan-Uthappa. First down should be Dravid. None other can take first down pressure.
DJV on 15 Mar 2010, 09:10 AM
Truly we have lost opener, not heart>> i am with surya. RCB lacks an explosive opener right from 1st IPL. We dont take benefit of the first 6 overs.. we still havent managed 50+ runs in the first 6 overs yet, when almost every other ipl team has done that(atleast once)...Send Uttappa & Manish to open . Let them play their natural game. followed by JK,RD,Morgan, kohli....we will be back with a bang!!!!ALDeBEST
bhojRAJ on 15 Mar 2010, 02:22 AM
The loss of this match is totally lack of batting. I dont understand in sending Kallis & Goswami to open the innings. Send Uttappa & Manish to open . Let them play their natural game. The rest players can add to the total. Today Kallis played a 50 over match innings. Best Team option was ( As per today's selection)
Uttappa
Manish
Kohli
Dravid
Kallis
Boucher
Morgan
Merve
P Kumar
Steyn
Kumble
Any way past is past. Let us start with fresh on the New Year ( Ugadi)
All the Best Jumbo ( Bevu is finished only Bella is required)
Cheers
sri
Uttappa
Manish
Kohli
Dravid
Kallis
Boucher
Morgan
Merve
P Kumar
Steyn
Kumble
Any way past is past. Let us start with fresh on the New Year ( Ugadi)
All the Best Jumbo ( Bevu is finished only Bella is required)
Cheers
sri
srinidhi-narasimhaswamy on 15 Mar 2010, 01:00 AM subscribe to rss 
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Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knightriders: Eden Gardens
RC Editor
It was not the start Team Royal Challengers was looking for. Losing the first match in IPL 2010 to Kolkata Knightriders by seven wickets is surely a disappointing thing. But a format which allows and encourages comebacks, there are lots to look forward to and take lessons from the defeat.
Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knightriders: Eden Gardens
RC Editor
It was not the start Team Royal Challengers was looking for. Losing the first match in IPL 2010 to Kolkata Knightriders by seven wickets is surely a disappointing thing. But a format which allows and encourages comebacks, there are lots to look forward to and take lessons from the defeat.
The batting, for instance. The hours of practice now has to be transformed into some meaty something in the IPL matches. I remember (and wrote that too) how Eoin Morgan was practicing the reverse sweep vigorously under specific instructions from Coach Ray. On match day, Morgan succumbed while trying to play that very shot. Practice makes a man perfect. Perhaps, today was not the day to be perfect.
It happens in cricket. You can have some bad days in office. Team Royal Challengers have many things to fix tonight besides the batting. The bowling seemed a little toothless. The fielding has rooms for improvement.
It would have been another story if Rahul Dravid didn’t drag the ball from way outside the off-stump to the stumps. That partnership for the fifth wicket was the most crucial moment of the match for Team RC. It could have been easily 160 had the two stayed for another four overs, but lets not spill our energies on what “could have been”, rather lets concentrate on what “should be” in the next matches.
Team RC should take heart from the way Kallis batted today – sensible, with controlled aggression. Had he been reckless in the beginning, RC would have folded up within a much thinner scoreline.
The need of the hour is to find the momentum. In 20-20, it’s momentum that can define how you tread in a tournament like IPL. Team RC is looking to find it quickly, perhaps March 16, Tuesday will be the day when they face Kings XI Punjab in Bangalore.
Brief Scores:
Royal Challengers: 135/7 in 20 overs (Kallis 65, Mathews 4/19)
Kolkata Knightriders: 136/3 in 19.2 overs (Brad Hodge 50, Manoj Tiwary 50)
Kolkata wins by seven wickets.