h4te Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 damn you OP....made me thought it was A. Sharma :winky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 damn you OP....made me thought it was A. Sharma :winky: lol I thought the same, but I'd already read the other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zubinpepsi Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 maybe this is atul sharma.. :dontknow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 maybe this is atul sharma.. :dontknow: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Pity Rajasthan can't defend title at home: Warne Australian cricket great Shane Warne thinks it's a shame his Rajasthan Royals won't get a chance to defend their Indian Premier League title on home soil. More... Pity Rajasthan can't defend title at home: Warne Associated Press Melbourne, March 26, 2009 First Published: 11:24 IST(26/3/2009) Last Updated: 11:36 IST(26/3/2009) Australian cricket great Shane Warne thinks it's a shame his Rajasthan Royals won't get a chance to defend their Indian Premier League title on home soil. A year after retiring from international cricket, Warne was captain and coach of the Jaipur-based Royals franchise that won the inaugural IPL, a Twenty20 tournament that attracts the world's leading players on lucrative contracts and is run by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The 2009 IPL season was shifted to South Africa and delayed a week because the tournament dates originally from April 10-May 24 clashed with general elections in India, causing concerns that security forces would be too stretched to adequately cover matches and polling booths. "To win it on the last ball last year as the underdogs, having been thrashed in our first game, was pretty special in front of 80,000 people," Warne told reporters on Thursday at publicity event for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix. "It won't be the same as it being in India, but hopefully the South African public will get behind it and turn up to the ground and make it a great spectacle." Warne said much of the planning for the season had to be quickly overhauled, with the eight-team league now playing in unfamiliar territory. "We've done three months of planning about itineraries and practice matches and all sorts of things. We were all set to go," Warne said. "We started planning for England over the weekend and now we're planning for South Africa as of yesterday." Warne said the Rajasthan Royals would play some practice matches in Cape Town to get familiar with the conditions. And while he doubted the sheer number of fans that the first IPL season attracted in India, Warne was anticipating good support in South Africa. "South Africa loves sport, they're very passionate about their sport. Hopefully they get some good crowds," he said. But, "It'll be nothing like if it was in India, and it's a shame it can't be in India." The 39-year-old Warne, who was the leading all-time bowler in test cricket when he retired in 2007, said security was paramount and the players and staff would just have to deal with the tournament's decision to move, confirmed by IPL commissioner Lalit Modi earlier this week. "Its just difficult," he said. "It's out of our hands. It's up to Lalit Modi and all of his team to decide what to do. "It is a shame we're not in India, it would have been nice to be there." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospam Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Added new players on the website: http://www.rajasthanroyals.com/squad.aspx But, no A Sharma yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show_stopper Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Rajasthan Royals to face Cobras ahead of IPL Indian Premier League 2009 Rajasthan Royals to face Cobras ahead of IPL Cricinfo staff March 30, 2009 The Rajasthan Royals, winners of the inaugural IPL, will take on the Cobras, champions of South Africa's Pro20 series this season, in two Twenty20 matches ahead of the second season of the IPL. The two games are scheduled for April 11 and 12 and have been billed as the "Clash of Champions". The Cobras have a strong line-up with several players with international experience, including Herschelle Gibbs, JP Duminy, Charl Langeveldt, Justin Ontong and Monde Zondeki. Rajasthan will make Cape Town their base during the run-up to the IPL's second season, which runs from April 18 to May 24, following a strategic partnership with the Cobras and Western Province Cricket association, owners of the Newlands Stadium. "We are delighted to be working with the Cobras at Newlands during our IPL tournament preparation. It's a great venue, and the "Clash of the Champions" over the Easter weekend will be an exciting contest," Manoj Badale, chairman and co-owner of Rajasthan, said. "It is the first time the Royals have played since winning the IPL tournament and it will be great to see the team back in action." Both teams have also agreed to work together on future cricketing and sponsorship opportunities to further sporting links between India and South Africa. In addition to the two matches, the partnership will also include player exchange to develop young talent. © Cricinfo Atul Sharma might get his first game in one of these matches..:two_thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Atul Sharma might get his first game in one of these matches..:two_thumbs_up: impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amits Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 any tv coverage of these matches. also, any info on warm-up matches for other teams??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Warne fit and keen for IPL-2: Barthakur Despite his long break from active cricket, legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne is fit and keen to lead defending champions Rajasthan Royals again to victory podium in the second edition of IPL in South Africa. More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Australian experience will help me in IPL: Trivedi Past experience of having played in Australia would help him adjust to the pitches in SA, Rajasthan Royals pacer Siddharth Trivedi said. More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 IPL ideal preparation for T20 World Cup: Yusuf Playing in the second edition of the IPL in South Africa would be ideal preparation for Team India, feels Yusuf Pathan. More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 TCS ties up with Rajasthan Royals Mumbai: Lanky seamer Siddharth Trivedi credited Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne for giving him the freedom to use the slower and yorker-length deliveries in the inaugural DLF-IPL Twenty20 competition last year. ?I had played ... More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 shne watson is in the team to play pakis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Cobras produce venom against the Royals The Cape Cobras have put in an stunning performance to beat the IPL champions - the Rajasthan Royals - by 28 runs. More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Watson, Tanvir's absence blow to the team: Warne Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne said absence of Australian all-rounder Shane Watson and Pakistan medium-pacer Sohail Tanvir has dealt a big blow to the team's chances of defending the Indian Premier League (IPL) crown. More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nospam Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Atul Sharma added to the RajasthanRoyals squad (website) as a wicketkeeper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hiten. Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Atul Sharma added to the RajasthanRoyals squad (website) as a wicketkeeper... He's added as Batsman on iplt20 but he is described as upcoming pace sensation :cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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