Ultimate_Game Posted Sunday at 06:17 PM Posted Sunday at 06:17 PM (edited) One of the most balanced team with good pace bowling, batting at the top and batting depth. Plus someone like Krunal as a spinner who's not a leech like Chahal. They were the best team overall. Happy for Patidar who's an underrated captain And glad they won and not an anti-T20 team like GT who's top heavy with consolidators at the top and no batting depth where Sundar bats at 4! RCB had all the roles covered... PP bowling - Bhuvi and Hazlewood Middle overs bowling - Rasikh (very impressive), Duffy All rounder - Krunal playing the Axar type of role Top order batting - Kohli along with an aggressor and Padikkal Middle overs batting - Patidar, Krunal Death batting - Tim David Impact Player - Venky Iyer who was used correctly instead of the way KKR wasted him at 5 or 6 The only gap was a genuine spinner but thankfully they moved away from a liability like Chahal. Overall a pretty solid team with no major gaps and deserved winners Edited Sunday at 06:32 PM by Ultimate_Game velu 1
vvvslaxman Posted Sunday at 06:24 PM Posted Sunday at 06:24 PM They looked unstoppable given the chaos in other teams. They played the same team that won the last final. It made their job easier. Others were doing all kind of exerpiementation. Ultimate_Game 1
vvvslaxman Posted Sunday at 06:30 PM Posted Sunday at 06:30 PM How to make RCB lose? Rahane KOhli Rishabh Pant Ruturaj Gaikwad Matt Short Jitesh R Shepard Jadeja
Ultimate_Game Posted Sunday at 06:31 PM Author Posted Sunday at 06:31 PM 2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said: They looked unstoppable given the chaos in other teams. They played the same team that won the last final. It made their job easier. Others were doing all kind of exerpiementation. They had all the roles covered... PP bowling - Bhuvi and Hazlewood Middle overs bowling - Rasikh (very impressive), Duffy All rounder - Krunal playing the Axar type of role Top order batting - Kohli along with an aggressor and Padikkal Middle overs batting - Patidar, Krunal Death batting - Tim David Impact Player - Venky Iyer who was used correctly instead of the way KKR wasted him at 5 or 6 The only gap was a genuine spinner but thankfully they moved away from a liability like Chahal. Overall a pretty solid team with no major gaps and deserved winners
zen Posted Sunday at 06:41 PM Posted Sunday at 06:41 PM Well deserved … Kohli deserved at least two IPL titles. Who can forget the 2016 season! cricketfan28 1
maniac Posted Sunday at 06:46 PM Posted Sunday at 06:46 PM 4 minutes ago, zen said: Well deserved … Kohli deserved at least two IPL titles. Who can forget the 2016 season! I cannot zen 1
JazzyB Posted Sunday at 06:47 PM Posted Sunday at 06:47 PM They need to send medals to Goenka amd Mysore Goenka for letting Andy flower go Mysore for taking Venky Iyer for 24cr when RCB went all the way to 23.75 or something which completely changed their auction Ultimate_Game 1
Vickydev Posted Sunday at 06:55 PM Posted Sunday at 06:55 PM One of the most stacked teams in terms of Indian players, didnt even need Salt or Bethell in the end.
bowl_out Posted Sunday at 06:56 PM Posted Sunday at 06:56 PM Brilliant squad. Look good for another trophy next year. Only a mega auction can restore some balance between them and other teams Ultimate_Game 1
vvvslaxman Posted Sunday at 06:59 PM Posted Sunday at 06:59 PM 2 minutes ago, bowl_out said: Brilliant squad. Look good for another trophy next year. Only a mega auction can restore some balance between them and other teams Some teams will look better.
Texan Posted Sunday at 07:00 PM Posted Sunday at 07:00 PM Please please do not go crazy with the celebrations on the streets or in the Bengaluru stadium. Keep it classy and don't gather in crowds. Hope politicians are wiser this time.
Ultimate_Game Posted Sunday at 07:01 PM Author Posted Sunday at 07:01 PM 25 minutes ago, asterix said: Can't believe IPL has such type of following and celebrations! I recall India wins leading to such celebrations. How times have changed! Happy for RCB and B'lore fans asterix 1
Ultimate_Game Posted Sunday at 07:03 PM Author Posted Sunday at 07:03 PM Just now, Texan said: Please please do not go crazy with the celebrations on the streets or in the Bengaluru stadium. Keep it classy and don't gather in crowds. Hope politicians are wiser this time. Last time it was not the celebration but the impromptu ceremony which they organized. Generally celebrations are fine but if you invite the whole city to stadium you better have plans in place. I would rather they take out an open bus parade through the city (like the Indian team does) than asking all of the fans to gather in one place. That way crowd can be spread and no single bottleneck.
Texan Posted Sunday at 07:05 PM Posted Sunday at 07:05 PM Congrats RCB. The stars of the season were (in order): 1. The bowlers: Bhuvi, Hazlewood got early wickets, kept the runs in check for the most part and the supporting crew of Rasik and Krunal were also very effective. 2. The middle order of Patidar, Padikkal, David and Krunal rescued the team on many occassions and still managed to play T20 style innings. Venkatesh played some good cameos when he got his chance. 3. Kohli also upped his strike rate this season to keep up with the pace of scoring this season and was a constant source of energy for the team as he always is. Ultimate_Game 1
maniac Posted Sunday at 07:10 PM Posted Sunday at 07:10 PM (edited) @velu @Mariyam @asterix @sage @vvvslaxman Edited Sunday at 07:10 PM by maniac velu, Ultimate_Game, vvvslaxman and 2 others 1 4
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