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Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals is the IPL franchise that represents the state of Rajasthan.Prior to start of IPL 2008, Rajasthan Royals was being condidered to be the weakest team in the tournament. But, surprisingly, the team ulitmately emerged as the winner of the first season of IPL. The team lost its first match itself against Delhi Daredevils. But then they won 5 consecutive matches and continued their winning campaign till the semi finals.
IPL 2008 Champions
Although, they lost their first semi-final against Delhi Daredevils, but they won their second semi-final match (also against Delhi Daredevils) to make their way for the finals. Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets in the final match of IPL 2008, played on 1 June 2008, and became the champions. Yusuf Pathan of Rajasthan Royals was declared Man Of The Match, while Shane Watson (also from Rajasthan Royals) became Man Of The Tournament.
Here is some information about Rajasthan Royals:
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Captain: Shane Warne (Aus)
Coach: Shane Warne (Aus) Owners: Emerging Media, Shilpa Shetty & Raj Kundra Most Expensive Player: Mohammad Kaif ($675,000) Total Cost Of The Franchise: $67 million Stats: Played 16 | Won 13 | Lost 3 |
The Team is as follows:
| Batsmen | All Rounders | Bowlers | Wicket Keepers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Quiney (Aus) Lee Carseldine (SA) Graeme Smith (SA) Yusuf Pathan (Ind) Mohammad Kaif (Ind) Niraj Patel (Ind) Swapnil Asnodkar (Ind) Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) Dinesh Salunkhe (Ind) Raiphi Gomez |
Shane Watson (Aus) Tyron Henderson (SA) Dmitri Mascarenhas (End) Sidhartha Trivedi |
Shane Warne (Captain) Shaun Tait (Aus) Shane Harwood (Aus) Morne Morkel (SA) Munaf Patel (Ind) Sumeet Khatri (Ind) Anup Revandkar (Ind) |
Mahesh Rawat (Ind) |
Under the captaincy and coaching of Shane Warne, the team won the first season of IPL and showed everybody that its not the money spent or the number of strong players in a team that make it win, but a perfect rythm between all its players in all the fields and planning that makes it a champion. I wish best of luck for this champion team, Rajasthan Royals, the real lions.
