IPL Report Card: Rajasthan Royals

Performance
Mats - 14, Wins - 11, Losses - 3, No Result - 0, Points - 22

Position in Points Table
1/8

Results

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The question that the whole country is pondering over is the success of a team that was considered to be the weakest in the tournament. With a good mix of Indian domestic players in their ranks, the team from Jaipur have utilized their resources to its optimum use. The youngsters who had one-on-one psychological sessions with former English spinner Jeremy Snape have impressed all with their skilful play and the amount of maturity exhibited. The pint-sized Swapnil Asnodkar who plays for the liitle-known Goa side has shown his abilities at the top with South African skipper Graeme Smith.

Ravindra Jadeja freshly drafted into the side after the Under-19 World Cup success has batted like a seasoned cricketer. Young Niraj Patel has shown that one can still succeed in T20 with technique and traditional cricketing shots.

Biggest Disappointments
Dinesh Salunkhe was eagerly looked forward to as the next spinner in line. With his mentor Shane Warne leading the side, one would have expected the young spinner to shine too. But barring his maiden IPL wicket of Mahela Jayawardena, he has failed to perform.

Mohammad Kaif is one of the most experienced members in the team and his role was to lend stability to the middle order. The former India star has failed to live up to expectations and under such a scenario, his place in the national side for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh is under tremendous threat.

Bugbear
Rajasthan Royals have an enviable record of winning all their games at home. However, it's their away performance which they need to iron out in order to lift the title. Shane Warne has expressed reservations about the semis and finals being hosted at neutral venues. Like their opening game, the Royals lost their final league match and ended their campaign on a losing note.

Standout Performance
Sohail Tanvir bowled everyone over with his fantastic spell of 6/14 that scuttled Chennai for a paltry 109. The wrong-footed Pakistani is now topping the bowling charts with 21 wickets from just nine games. Many considered this format to be dominated by batsmen but with his superb bowling performance, Tanvir has proved that Twenty20 is not just the batsman's game that people think.

Trivia

1. The Rajasthan Royals are the only franchise in the IPL to have the same individual as a skipper and the coach of the team. Shane Warne is the man in the dual role.

2. The Royals won all of their seven home games during the league stage of the IPL.

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Paki420
Posts: 20

GO Royals
Reply #1 on : Fri May 30, 2008, 15:19:22

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I wish best of luck to Royal and Tanvir to go and win the final also. Once Underdogs now the Rulers of IPL

daniel
Posts: 20

GO ROYALS ALL THE WAY
Reply #2 on : Fri May 30, 2008, 20:43:55

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GOOD ON YA WARNIE AND YOUR TEAM
underdogs to champions
GOOD LUCK

Sanjay Bajaj
Posts: 20

JEETO MHARA DESH
Reply #3 on : Sat May 31, 2008, 02:06:28

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Think twice before spending extras on ICONS & HIGH VALUED SUPERSTAR. Winning depends on enthusiasm, devotion, dedication, team co-ordination as well as ALL ROUND PERFORMANCE and not on Monetary Remuneration.Best wishes for FINALS too & am sure we will hit the target.

ashish
Posts: 20

So happy to have such a team
Reply #4 on : Sat May 31, 2008, 02:38:13

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I am so glad ... feeling like I have won ... I think warne, smith, watson, tanveer and akmal should ne given Permanet Residency for Jaipur... wish to see them again and again at my home ... Jaipur .. thanks to everyone in the team ...

mahendra singh bhati
Posts: 20

royals means "THE DANGEROUS GAME IS ABOUT TO BEGIN".
Reply #5 on : Sun June 01, 2008, 03:07:05

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WHT A PERFORMANCE.............THIS IS THE EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENT UNITY & EQUALITY........I THINK IF AUSTRALIAN THOUHGHT THAT KI SHAYAD WARNE KO 1 CHANCE DENA CHAHIYE THA CAPTAINCY KA........TO SHAYAD CRICKET MEANS AUSTRALIA HI HOTA.........PONTING SIR BHI SHOCKED HO GAYE HONGE......SHANE WATSON..REALLY A AMAZING ALL RAOUND PERFORMANCE..PATAHN,TANVIR,AKMAL,TRIVEDI,ASNODKAR.........TEAM MEANS MIX OF LION.....BEST OF LUCK 4 FINAL...

Cooltaz
Posts: 20

Good luck Royals
Reply #6 on : Sun June 01, 2008, 03:49:08

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I wish you good luck for your finals , You must win the finals for all of us who are your fans
go & give Chennai Super kings a big defeat
you are best team

Sandeep
Posts: 20

Re:
Reply #7 on : Sun June 01, 2008, 06:56:50

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you r the camps. i salute you mr shane warne

shareef
Posts: 20

Re:
Reply #8 on : Sun June 01, 2008, 09:52:03

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pathan is the key b/w winning & losing

Arushi
Posts: 20

ROYALS ROCK!
Reply #9 on : Mon June 02, 2008, 01:35:48

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Congrats!!!All the best for next year n Shane Watson you completely rocked the nation!!!If you play for your country against India, it will be difficult to cheer for India!!!

arjun
Posts: 20

shane de gr8
Reply #10 on : Mon June 02, 2008, 02:15:37

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shane its gr8 u headin de team for RR am ur big fan n dint give up ma expectation u r really superb n pathan no words 2 describe him go ahead n do de rest

come wat may u r de rulers

Prakhar Pandey
Posts: 20

royals-undisputed champions of ipl.
Reply #11 on : Mon June 02, 2008, 02:37:28

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a wonderful job done by warnie's royals,keeo it up.
we are proud to have a team like rajasthan royals in the IPL.which,although lacks very big names,has been able to destroy the batting and bowling orders of almost all teams.
gr8 job done by the experienced players of the royals like tanvir,smith,kamran akmal,watson and shane warne.
all indian fans look forward to have warnie as india,s next bowling coach.
a big hand to the youngsters and inexperienced players of the royals(pathan,jadeja,kohli,saluhnke,trivedi,munaf and neeraj patel,kaif etc).
congratulations once again.

Hussain - Karachi - Pakistan
Posts: 20

Camps RR
Reply #12 on : Mon June 02, 2008, 05:48:57

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Warn and his youngsters show their abilities and prove that who will play with unity and enthasiusm no one can beat them.

Excellent job done by all team members, Warne, Watson, Tanvir, Yousuf, Jadeja and Akmal all are played superb.

Contrates all RR team members

mukesh
Posts: 20

Well done.
Reply #13 on : Mon June 02, 2008, 07:12:30

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Wll done..great performance...great team work...i salute all the team members especially Warne,Watson,pathan...

ABDULHAQ QURESHI
Posts: 20

rajasthan royals
Reply #14 on : Mon June 02, 2008, 08:04:34

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congratulations shane warne,watson,tanveer,smith,YOUSUF PATHAN & all team to win the ipl trophy.i proud to be a rajasthani.

Shreya
Posts: 20

yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply #15 on : Mon June 02, 2008, 13:36:34

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i'm a supporter of rajasthan royals and i'm very happy on the victory of the team

Shreya
Posts: 20

yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply #16 on : Mon June 02, 2008, 13:40:14

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congo Royals.
Specially Warne,Watson,Yosuf and Tanvir.
you did a gr.....8 job.

himanshu varshney
Posts: 20

CONGRats
Reply #17 on : Mon June 02, 2008, 14:07:12

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well done boys.... u r realy champion... specilly thanks for shane, waston, tanveer and yusuf.. all r done great job... thanks for entretaining me

GuLi
Posts: 20

THE CHAMPS ROPYALS OF RAJISTAN
Reply #18 on : Tue June 03, 2008, 12:52:24

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its a great team it wz a team effort but the guys i like were warneee,watson,tanver,ysuf and all.......

Bwafya Musonda
Posts: 20

Royal Rajasthan
Reply #19 on : Mon June 09, 2008, 10:24:13

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Royals,

Your bowling's like silk
and your crown is so shiny
You were first in the league,
All others say "cor blimey'
Smith drove in the runs,
Pathan did too
oh, Bangalore,
they were so blue
Against Kolkata you were stupendous,
even if Sulunkhe was utterly horrendous,
In Dehli you were the star
that we admired from afar
In Zambia we sing,
for you are the King

harishankar
Posts: 20

remarka
Reply #20 on : Tue June 10, 2008, 08:36:50

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we didntexpect thisfrom this like the way they peromed tanvir andyousufpathan hey performed marvelous