Royal Challengers Bangalore’s journey in IPL 4 so far – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 has turned out to be a fortune-changer for Bangalore – Part Two
Gayle has made the other franchises repent for the fact that he went unsold in the auction but the left hander has surely made his owners extremely proud of him.
Junior Mallya is very happy with his team’s bounce back and gave the credit to Gayle. Many batsmen dream of scoring a hundred in T20 cricket but Gayle achieved this milestone twice in the same season which is a proof of his class and talent.
“To bounce back from there, it shows the character of the team. For Chris Gayle to have the orange cap is phenomenal. He has scored over 500 runs in some 11 (actually nine) innings. It is not something that we generally hear in our lifetime," Mallya added.
Young Kohli has also been a sensation this year and looks to be a much more mature cricketer. He has the added responsibility of being the vice-captain of his franchise this season and may be that has taken the best out him.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384 is struggling with his right knee and that’s why Kohli had to captain Bangalore in a couple of matches. He also became the youngest captain in the history of IPL which is an honour for Kohli at this stage of his career.
Bangalore’s strength is their batting but they have not done badly in their bowling either. The Royal Challengers’ attack is led by none other than the spearhead of Indian cricket team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379. He has got able support with the new ball in shape of young
left fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sreenath-Aravind-c2559 who has impressed one and all with his ability to strike at crucial junctures of the game.
The bowling attack looked a little thin in the absence of Vettori as he is a key player for his team in the middle overs. He along with Gayle has been able to contain the opposition batting lineups with their experience at the highest level of the game.
They are a team which is oozing with confidence at the moment and Bangalore feel that they can beat any team at the present moment of time.
Their vice-captain also expressed the same vibes and said that his team is in a perfect frame of mind at the moment and added that they are ready to take on any opposition. Kohli also praised the outstanding performances of Gayle and admitted that the left
hander has a made a huge difference in Bangalore’s performance.
“Following the win against Chennai we are high on confidence. We will be positive and in a good frame of mind. It does give us an advantage. Gayle's arrival has been very positive for the team. It has made a big difference,” Kohli said.
At this stage of the tournament after the league matches, the Royal Challengers are without doubt looking favourite to lift the prestigious trophy. They have two chances of qualifying for the final of the event as they will take on either Kolkata Knight
Riders or http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians in case of a loss in the play-off match against Chennai Super Kings.
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