http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore: A clash of quality leaders and all-round players
The 55th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, on May 11, 2011.
Both teams have some key players, but the most important are their captains, Shane Warne and Daniel Vettori. They have proved to be one of the best in the business and have led their respective franchises to few spectacular victories.
RR have had a mixed tournament until now but are still in the contention to make it to the semi-finals of the cash rich event.
They are placed at number five in the pool and a win in today’s match against RCB will boost their confidence to a great extent. They have enjoyed playing at home and will be looking forward to continue the trend.
The remaining matches in this year’s IPL are of great importance for the RR captain, Shane Warne. The legendary spinner will quit the sport at the end of the tournament and will be looking to go out on a high note.
Although Warne didn’t get an opportunity to lead http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, he proved to be one of the best brains in cricket when it came to leadership in the lucrative league. The outgoing player led his franchise to a historic title victory in the inaugural season of
IPL, back in 2008.
Everyone saw Rajasthan as the underdogs in the opening season, but it was Warne’s inspirational leadership, which guided the team to the top. He stunned quite a lot people with his brave tactics and also contributed in the tournament with both bat and ball.
It will be a great honour for Warne to leave IPL with another title win. He will have to work very hard though, as there is stiff competition ahead.
Warne’s counterpart, Daniel Vettori, is also rated as one of the best skippers in cricket. He has proved his leadership skills both at the domestic and the international arena, inspiring teams to some memorable victories.
The left-arm spinner has a very cool head on his shoulders and guided his http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 team to the semi-final of the ICC World Cup 2011. The team was not seen as the favourite to make it to the final four of the Mega Event, but Vettori didn’t give up and
fought hard.
The Kiwi team was up against a strong South African unit in the quarter-final of the World Cup, but managed to win the match easily in the end. Although Vettori stepped down from his national team’s captaincy, he was given charge of the RCB in the fourth
edition of the IPL.
The 32-year-old player did a terrific job for his team, leading them to the fourth position in the pool. He will be looking forward to confirm his berth with a couple more victories in the tournament and today’s match will hold the key for his side.
Apart from having very good leaders, both RR and RCB are gifted with some of the most talented all-round cricketers, who give strength to the team. Warne has the services of Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johan-Botha-c67173, who are fully capable of winning the matches on their
own.
On the other hand RCB’s, Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan, can be devastating when they are on song. Therefore, it will be a competition of good captains and all-rounders today and their performance will determine the outcome of the game.
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