Victoria Bushrangers are one of the strongest and most consistent squads in the Champions League Cricket. Victoria is the only T20 team that qualified to all the three editions of Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament. Victoria reached semi-finals in the 2009 Champions League but its prospects are slightly weakened by the decisions of the Captain Cameron White and Dwayne Bravo who opted to play for Bangalore and Mumbai IPL teams respectively. But, Victoria still has many players with vast experience in tough domestic T20 competition. Group A teams: Victoria Bushrangers, Chennai Super Kings, Warriors, Wayamba Eleven & Central District Stags Schedule of CLT20 matches: Vs Chevrolet Warriors (September 13), Vs Central Districts Stags (September 15), Vs Chennai Super Kings (September 18), Vs Wayamba Elevens (September 20). Victoria CLT20 team rating: 8/10 CL T20 history: Victoria is the only team that qualified for 2008, 2009 & 2010 CL T20 tournaments. Victoria was semi-finalist in the 2009 Chamions League. Qualification for 2010 CLT20 tournament: By winning the KFC Twenty20 Bigbash (Australia's domestic T20 competition). Victoria Bushrangers CLT20 team: Coach: Greg Shipperd Captain: David Hussey Batsmen: Brad Hodge, Robert Quiney & Aaron Finch All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Andew McDonald & John Hastings Wicket-keeper: Mathew Wade & Ryan Carters Bowlers: Shane Harwood, Dirk Nannes, Peter Siddle, Clinton McKay, Bryce McGain & James Pattinson Significant events: Captain White was forced to play for Bangalore Royal Challengers. Bravo was picked by Mumbai Indians. Victoria Bushrangers team analysis: Strengths: 1. Experience of playing in the tough domestic T20 competition. 2. World class fast bowlers: Shane Harwood and Dick Nannes can rattle any top order. 3. Experience of reaching semi-finals in 2009 Champions … [Read more...]
CLT20 Team analysis: Royal Challengers
Bangalore Royal Challengers spent huge money on Kallis, Ross Taylor and Cameron White in order to play for them. Vijay and Siddarth Mallya are taking serious measures to win 2010 Champions League T20 Cricket tournament. Along with Victoria & Wayamba, Bangalore Royal Chalengers are the only teams that also played in the 2009 CLT20 tournament. In 2009, Bangalore exited from group stage by winning just 2 matches. History may not repeat this time. Group B teams: Bangalore Royal Challengers, Mumbai Indians, South Australia, Highveld Lions & Guyana Schedule of CLT20 matches: Vs Guyana (September 12), Vs South Australia (September 17), Vs Mumbai Indians (September 19) & Vs Highveld Lions (September 11) CLT20 team rating: 9/10 Crucial players: Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn, Anil Kumble, Robin Uthappa & Ross Taylor CLT20 history: Exited from group stage in the 2009 Champions League tournament. Qualification for 2010 CLT20 tournament: Third place in the 2010 Indian Premier League (IPL). They defeated Deccan Chargers in the crucial game. Bangalore Royal Challengers CLT20 team: Coach: Ray Jennings Captain: Anil Kumble Batsmen: Rahul Dravid, Ross Taylor, Manish Pandey & Virat Kohli All-rounders: Jacques Kallis, Cameron White, Dillon Du Preez & Akhil Balachandra Wicket-keeper: Robin Uthappa Bowlers: Dale Steyn, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun & Nayan Doshi Significant events: 1. Bangalore paid $ 2 lakh to Victoria to grab Cameron White. 2. They paid $ 2 lakh to Central stags for Ross Taylor and another 2 lakh US dollars for Jacques Kallis. 3. Robin Uthappa recovered from surgery and fit to play in the Champions League. Royal challengers T20 team analysis: Strengths: 1. South African stars: Coach is a South African. Best all-rounder, Kallis is a South African. Best bowler, Dale Steyn is a South African. They know local conditions well. 2. Captain: Anil Kumble is one of the best … [Read more...]
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