IPL

Guys dont get bugged up on my continued cricket posts. The IPL season 2 ended up with the underdogs ruling the roost, the Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore. This victory is a great tribute to one of the greats of cricket Adam Gilchrist and he deserves one. It may be the INDIAN premier league,if one had noticed the rophy so far has been lifted by the teams which were captained by retired AUSSIES(Gilly and Warne).Kumble the fighter has done exceptionally well in bringing his team right to the top slot yet he missed a trick or two in the final.

Coming to the Aussie point, this raises questions about the capacity of the other Indian captains also that of brendon Mccullum's skills in planning and motivating their team. As far as CSK are concerned i would rather support Dhoni as he marshalled his limited bowling resources well. Delhi was a team on which everyone could bet on ,yet the faltered when it mattered. This shows the inability of the Indian captains to deal with pressure situations.Also when two runs were needed to win in the last over Mumbai still lost to Rajasthan Royals,one who holds his nerves wins.

For me the outstanding Indian captain of IPL 2009 is M.S Dhoni. He might hav failed at certain junctures but when compared to the others he has done exceptionally well.Thats why he is the captain of the Indian cricket team.

Apart from technique and strategies the youngsters should learn from the other greats of the game the one quality that lies at the threshold of greatness and normality, temprament, the skill and courage to perform at pressure situations.