The Rahul Dravid led Royal Challengers suffered their second defeat at home, and that too at the hands of the “dark horses” Rajasthan Royals. If you saw the game, it was quite clear that the Bangalore team was not jelling together as one team. When Dravid was asked at the start of the game how he was “adjusting” to T20, he replied “oh, its great fun, you know… blah blah”. And when he came in to bat, he was out, the very first ball. The Royal Challengers in my opinion are having the same problem the Deccan Chargers are. They have a good team on paper, with lots of big-ticket names, but they’re not doing a good job playing as a team. Twenty20 in particular needs a very agressive vibe on the field, during both batting and feilding.
Compare these to the Shane Warne led Rajasthan Royals. I must say, Shane Warne has done a spectacular job leading the team both as captain and as coach. The youngsters in the Jaipur side were all behind their captain, they all knew what exactly they were supposed to do, and how to co-ordinate amongst themselves. They looked very sure of themselves on the team.
The Royal Challengers, on the other hand, looked completely lost at their own home ground. Well, its still early days in the game, and things can change rapidly, but the Royal Challengers need to pull together, and quickly.
