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Wednesday, 20 April 2011

DADA | Great Indian Captain | Unlucky KKR Skipper

Great news! KKR are table toppers. (Point's Table here) I read articles and comments praising the new team. Now that is understandable :) They deserve all the praise. BUT i also see people commenting that Ganguly's exclusion did the magic for KKR. Firstly people should stop jumping to conclusions early. In fact, Season 1 and Season 3 also KKR started with 2 wins under Ganguly. Agreed that the sprit which the team is showing is amazing with Gambhir leading from front. However, I am completely against with view that DADA’S exclusion from this team has brought changes in fortunes of KKR.
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Few random facts about KKR in IPL overall:

  • KKR lost 14 out of 28 games under Ganguly's captaincy
  • KKR lost 10 games out of 14 under Mculum's captaincy
  • KKR was most effected in by rain in IPL1 in 2 crucial matches.
  • SRK is the ONLY owner, who comments on team strategies and key team issues in media. (sometimes overtaking the captain/coach). Fact also is that he doesn't know anything much about cricket.
  • DADA has scores 1032 runs in 40 matches at an average of 28.7 for KKR. He has also taken 8 wickets effecting positively with his bowling at least in 3 matches.
  • DADA had to anchor the innings in all the seasons, because of inconsistency and presence of too many explosive batsman.
  • KKR under DADA was very unlucky in loosing Pakistan Players like Shoaid Akthar, Umar Gul etc. They missed out on good players as getting replacements of same level could not happen.

Firstly KKR should have bid for DADA. Especially knowing that they did not give him a continuous stint of captaincy to him and owners creating unnecessary controversies and meddling with team affairs. And for the biggest reason that, KKR fans would love to see 2 names always together Kolkata and Ganguly, they should have.

Their argument for not bidding was that Gangly couldn't be the explosive opening batsman which they wanted. In fact I strongly feel that lack of batsman in previous team who could efficiently anchor the innings like Jaques Kallis in present team is the reason for how Ganguly batted out his innings. I wish he can just magically play some games with the current team and show what he can do. DADA was also unlucky as even though they had young talents like Ishant Sharma, Tiwary or Dinda, they never seem to deliver the best which they were capable of. Especially Ishant who bowled so exceptionally for Indian team till his association with KKR lost the magic.

It's a fact that KKR under Ganguly couldn't reach he last 4. But with inconsistent team that he had and a turn of events which just completely went against him DADA should be given the credit for what he has done for KKR. For a legend that he his, he more than deserves to mentor his home KKR team. I at least wish he can get a chance to play with other IPL teams to have some questions answered. Remembering the days where he came back to Indian team and retired on a high, I feel he will do something similar here. Good luck Dada.

If KKR is doing good now it makes sense to appreciate the team. And is completely rubbish to reason that Ganguly’s absence is helping them. There is nothing common from last KKR team to this team except SRK and off course this is a better team.

Ganguly’s experience would have only helped the team to do better and nothing otherwise.

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