Why Chris Gayle wasn't retained by RCB?

Why Chris Gayle wasn't retained by RCB?

By Unknown   April 09, 2018   No comments:

WHY CHRIS GAYLE WASN'T RETAINED BY RCB?

If you are an IPL fan,then Chris Gayle must be a household name for you.And why shouldn't he be,this West Indian dynamite has scored 3626 runs in 101 matches in IPL at an average of 41.He started his IPL career with KKR,but at 2011,they didn't retain him and he went unsold in the auctions.Luckily for him,Dirk Nannes of RCB got injured in the middle of the season and he was called up.In his very first match versus his previous team KKR,he had shown them that they had committed a huge mistake,by scoring a century against them.After that day till now,he has won two orange cups and not to forget the unbelievable 175 not out versus Pune Warriors India.Popularly known as World Boss,Chris Gayle didn't have a very convincing IPL last year.But still many fans of RCB expected that he would be retained this year,but to their utter surprise he wasn't.

Virat Kohli opens up on why Chris Gayle wasn't retained:

Virat Kohli,who has been a very good friend of Gayle,recently spoke in an interview as to why Gayle wasn't picked up by RCB this year.In the interview,he said:“He has done a great job for RCB over the past few years but looking at the team dynamics for the next three years the decision was taken. We thought of infusing new people who will give us the kind of balance we require.”

He added, “I do not want to take anything away from Chris as we just decided to go in with the balance that can sustain the team in the next three years. We did not want to be relying on two or three people all the time.”

Chris Gayle was picked up by Kings 11 Punjab at a base price of Rs. 2 crore:

Gayle fans were a bit tensed on the first day of the auctions when he wasn't selected by any franchise.But luckily KXIP bought him on the next day.IPL somehow is incomplete without Gayle.And even RCB fans will be happy to see him in IPL,although in a different team.7 years back when Gayle wasn't picked by KKR,we all know what he did.Lets see if this year he can do the same.

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Is 2018 going to be RCB's year???

Is 2018 going to be RCB's year???

By Unknown   March 30, 2018   1 comment:

Is 2018 going to be RCB's year?? 

Royal Challengers Bangalore is probably the most entertaining team in the IPL,yet zero trophies in their cabinet.Their squad looks strong every year on paper in the likes of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.But this year they look a bit balanced as they have some real potential in their bowling unit too.And in a long season comprising of 14+ games,they have some good bench strength too.Lets have a look at their probable squad with alternatives:

OPENERS:

Its pretty sure that this year Virat Kohli ain't gonna open,why??This is because they have bought 4 openers this time namely Brendon McCullum,Quinton de Kock,Parthiv Patel,Mandeep Singh.

                                                                Now the question arises which two are going to open among them?Most of you would prefer Brendon and de Kock,but that is not likely,since that would make their bowling weak in absence of overseas bowlers.So only one among Brendon and de Kock and one among Mandeep and Parthiv will play.The probable pick is;

1.Brendon McCullum 

2.Parthiv Patel(wk)

Middle order: 

The middle order is quite fixed up,Virat at no.3 and ABD at no.4

3.Virat Kohli(C)

4.AB de Villiers

 

  Finishers:

 Sarfaraz Khan whose retention shocked us all will probably bat at no.5.If he doesn't perform well,RCB has Manan Vohra as a replacement.Colin de Grandhomme,and Moeen Ali will battle it out at no.6,but seeing the conditions at Chinnaswamy,de Grandhoome is probably going to be in the playing 11.Chris Woakes,overtaking Corey Anderson, is the first choice bowling all rounder at no.7

5.Sarfaraz Khan 

  6.Colin de Grandhomme

7.Chris Woakes

  Spin duo:

This is where the x-factor of RCB lies this year.The spin duo of Chahal,who has tremendous records at Chinnaswamy and economical Sundar will surely strenghthen the bowling unit of RCB.Mind you that Sundar can bat too.

8.Washington Sundar

 

9.Yuzvendra Chahal

Fast Bowlers :
Now comes the fast bowlers of RCB.They have plenty fast bowlers this year namely Umesh Yadav,Mohammad Siraj,Kulwant Khejroliya,Tim Southee,Navdeep Saini and Aniket Choudhary.But among them,only two of them are going to be selected.The most probable picks are:

 10.Umesh Yadav
11.Kulwant Khejroliya/Navdeep Saini 

Quick Squad Analysis :
The team looks pretty decent at present with batting depth upto no.8 and having 6 bowlers in the playing 11. The reserve bench looks quite good too,which is very essential in a long season.There are some other players too like Pavan Deshpande,Murugan Ashwin and Anirudha Joshi who have done well in the domestic circuit and might get a place some time during the season.Their biggest pro is their top order batting and the spin duo,while their seam attack,which is full of length bolwers,remains a con,especially at the death overs.
                                                                        Do let us know in the comments section about any changes RCB could make in the playing 11,also follow us on facebook and Google+. For the mean time,RCB fans should keep cheering their team and chant:

 

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