Royal Challengers Squad

The Royal Challengers Might be named Royal But the team composition is far from being Royal .Picked up by the Liquor baron Dr Vijay Mallya ,The Royal Challengers team didn’t spend their money well as the team mainly comprised of players not suited for the shortest version of the game mainly because of their classical style of play.The Team has an acute shortage of players who can really slog although Misbah Ul Haq and Cameron White are proven T20 performers .The absence of allrounders could pose a problem for the Royal Challengers.

The Royal Challengers should be looking for a top 4 finish at the least but winning the championship could be a tough task .


I would like to pick my Fab Five who could make a difference for their team during the 45 day extravaganza


1.Misbah Ul Haq-



The cool and calm Pakistan Player was left out of the first round of the player’s auction.One bad shot prevented him from being the Hero of Pakistan and the Player of the Tournament..The Right Hander is innovative in the way he devices new shots and can up the ante at will.Misbah has an average of over 50 from nine T20 internationals with a strike rate of 127.

2.Mark Boucher-



Mark Boucher has been a name to reckon with as he has had a fantastic wicket keeping record and to further add to his CV his batting is good as any regular batsmen and he has been the cornerstone of the South African Team .He played a crucial role in chasing down the 434 total set up by Australia and his brisk scoring has made him an indispensable player.He has a strike rate of 84 in ODIs which goes to show how handy a player he can be down the order .

3.Praveen Kumar-



He’s the new face donning India colours and one of the success stories of the Tri- series triump Down Under.An exceptional swinger of the new ball ,be it red or white ,he was snapped up by the Bangalore team which seemed to be one of the positives in the selection process.Praveen comes from a family of westlers and his built certainly suggests his rich sporting lineage.Praveen also knows how to swing the bat and could be a handy player for the Royal Challengers.

4.Cameron White-



Cameron White has quite a big reputation Down Under and until that splendid innings by Brendon McCullum the other day Cameron White held the highest score in a T20 match.Cameron White could be a major player for the Royal Challengers as his phenomenal strike rate of 200 could push any opposition to the brink of defeat.He is also a handy spinner so could be a great bonus to the team.

5.Dale Steyn-



Dale Steyn recently climbed atop the Test Rankings for Bowlers following his impressive performance during the last year or so..He was the only bowler who kept on bowling at excess of 140 kph even under searing hot conditions during the recently concluded India-South Africa series.Dale Steyn because of his sheer pace could unsettle the batsmen early on and by the time the batsmen reads him well he might have well completed his quota of four overs and place The Royal Challengers at a comfortable position.

The Royal Challengers Squad-

Captain-Rahul Dravid


Indian Players-Anil Kumble,Zaheer Khan,Wasim Jaffer,Praveen Kumar,Sunil Joshi,B Akhil,Vinay Kumar’Devraj Patil,Bharat Chipli,KP Appanna,B Arun Kumar,Virat Kohli,Srivats Goswami.


Overseas Players-Jacques Kallis,Mark Boucher,Dale Steyn,Nathan Bracken,Cameron White,Shivnaraine Chanderpaul,Misbah-Ul-Haq,Abdur Razzaq,Ross Taylor.

Coach-Venkatesh Prasad.