Gilchrist discourages comparisons between Dravid and Warne – Cricket News Update
Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672 (ex-skipper for the same team) are unfounded and useless.
“Shane was altogether a different person with his own game plans. He has the wonderful ability to manage but we don't need to compare him with Rahul Dravid who has taken over the reins of Royals,” Gilchrist stressed.
The Royals started off as the top team in the Indian Premier League, under the captaincy of Warne – they emerged victorious in the first season of the IPL in 2008, but slipped down the points table to 6th place in the 2009 season. The 2010 season
saw them moving steadily downwards, to number 7, and in 2011 they were back at number 6.
However, the current 5th edition of the IPL marked an impressive comeback as the Royals began the season on a high, clinching a 31-run in against the Kings XI in their first match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, which led to them taking
the first spot on the points table. Gilchrist believes this augurs well for the team, which appears to be turning a corner under Dravid’s captaincy.
“Dravid is terrific as a person, respected all over the world. He has rallied his team around. Perhaps Rajasthan Royals is among the least fancied team in this IPL but he has been able to begin with a good victory and this is going to help them,” the Aussie
wicketkeeper observed.
His own side, however, were not so lucky in their season opener. After having won the toss and chosen to field, their bowlers found themselves unequal to the challenge of eliminating the threat of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ajinkya-Rahane-c970, who went on to score 98 off 66 deliveries.
Aided by batsmen such as Dravid (28), and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184 (21), the 23-year-old enabled his side to set their opponents a daunting target of 192.
After a poor bowling display, the Kings XI were similarly ineffective at the crease. After Gilchrist’s dismissal in the 5th over, the remaining batting order fell easily, with the highest individual score not rising above 34 (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mandeep-Singh-c74122).
Gilchrist’s men have another chance at redemption as they gear up to play the Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 on April 8. The Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, will be looking to continue in a similar vein as they face the Kolkata Knight Riders on the same date.
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