Chennai Super Kings are one of the most consistent performers in the Indian Premier League. But, they failed to quaify for 2009 Champions League. Unlike other IPL teams, they got tough draw in group A. They need to beat strong teams like Victoria Bushrangers and Chevrolet Warriors to advance to the Semi-finals which is not an easy task. Group A teams: Chennai Super Kings, Victoria Bushrangers, Chevrolet Warriors, Wayamba Elevens & Central Districts Stags. Schedule of CLT20 matches: Vs Central Districts Stags (September 11), Vs Wayamaba (September 15), Vs Victoria (September 18) & Vs Warriors (September 22), CLT20 team rating: 9/10 CLT20 history: They qualified for 2008 Champions League which was cancelled. They failed to qualify for 2009 Champions League. Qualification for 2010 CLT20 tournament: Champions of the 2010 Indian Premier League. They defeated Mumbai Indians in the final. Chennai Super Kings CLT20 team: Coach: Stephen Fleming Captain & Wicket-keeper: Mahendra Singh Dhoni Batsmen: Mathew Hayden, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, S. Badrinath, Michael Hussey & Anirudha Srikkanth All-rounders: Albie Morkel. Bowlers: Doug Bollinger, Muttiah Muralidharan, R. Ashwin, L. Balaji, Shadab Jakati, Thilan Thushara & Joginder Sharma. Significant events: Jacob Oram opted to play for Central Districts stags. Andrew Flintoff is not available due to injury. Chennai Super Kings team analysis: Strengths: 1. Captaincy: M.S. Dhoni is one of the dynamic and cool captains who is among the best in Twenty cricket. He is the best wicket-keeper T20 batsman in the world. 2. Spinners: Best spinning due (Muralidharan & Ashwin). Ashwin bowled well in IPL 2009 which was held in South Africa. 3. Best fast bowler: Chennai was in trouble in IPL 2010 till mid-tournament. Doug Bollinger came and changed fortunes of the team. In my opinion, he is the best T20 fast bowler along with Dirk Nannes, Dale Steyn and Lasith Malinga. 4. Terrific batsmen: Mathew Hayden, Michael … [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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