These 2 teams finished last in the inaugural edition and now they are the top 2 !!
What a comeback by RCB kudos to Anil Kumble who has brought the team together and made them into a team that could win matches and win consistently.. And now they are just a win away from getting their name enrolled in the "magnificent DLF trophy embedded with diamonds and rubies" !!
A team that was tipped as a test side and a team that could win no matches ended up at the 7th spot last year.. Mallya had decided that it would be KP who would bring Bangalore back on track and decided to hand him the captaincy.. started this year with a win.. People were happy that Bangalore may finally got back to winning but then things turned worse for them.. Consecutive losses saw them at the bottom of the table resting on the cushion created by KKR at 8 !! Team was down and out.. KP was leading them back to the ditch and he had to leave them in that state too !!
The coach then dropped a bombshell, said the team had not fixed who the captain would be after KP's exit.. Walks in Kumble, to fill in KP's shoes ! And boy did he change side from losers to winners !
What was important to note here was that the team gelled together as a unit and started to believe that they could win , there was intensity in every match they played and an eagerness to win shone in their eyes.. The transformation had happened, the transformation for which a foreigner was sought, a transformation for which an English was sought , a transformation for which $1.55million was spent !! RCB have won 7 of the 9 games under Anil.. He has been instrumental in bringing this change and if RCB go on to win it would be one of the best moments in Anil's cricketing life !
To give away only 3 boundaries in the last 7 overs against such a batting line-up is brilliant.--Anil Kumble.Go RCB go !! Just one win away from the trophy ...
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