IPL2 - The Kolkotta Night Rider!

My mis-spelling of the team that was to have been the most prolific team of the IPL -was deliberate. Not because of the over-hyped star value of the failed Team or its coach, and neither that of it's confused captainship, but that of the Team Owner. The Knight Rider is riding, vanquished, into the setting sun of the Night. More an ending like a SRK film of his early careers - that of the Anti-Hero.

From Celluloid to the Stadium - my prognosis is that KKR will die out due to multiple 'scleroses'!..Unless of course some urgent changes are made.

Sclerosis No.1 : Too high profile owner who puts them under pressure. You cant watch Television without him being on every 3 minutes! All my respect for SRK has dwindled. Also the role model should not be smoking in the stadium.

Sclerosis No.2: The State of Bengal and their Sourav Dada : We all love Sourav and admit that he was the best Test and One Day Captain we had(HAD!) - but this hype over him and only him by cricket lovers in Bengal - is the problem. When Sourav sneezes - Bengalis catch a flu.(A Fish loving communist party run state with a rare contribution to a national sport - reminds me of Sreesanths brief popularity in Kerala - mantra chanting et al.) THis hype also owes thanks to the Television.

Sclerosis No.3: John Buchanan - An excellent but 'Aussi Insensitive to Indian Psyche Foreign Coach' who may know cricket but doesnt know how to deal with any of the above ( reminiscences of Greg Chappel here, though Greg was far more tuned to INdia - and John has to deal with Bengal). His sitting and eating and 'slit the throat' gestures while his guys were takiing a pounding show that he has lost the plot on coaching in India.

Sclerosis No. 4 : Multiple Captainship Stumped McCullum : A brilliant cricketer didnt know what hit him when Buchanan threw the pig-skin to him. He hasnt recovered from the pounding the Bengalis are giving him for taking away what was to have been Dadas birthright!

Solutions for KKR :
1. SRK sells the team(Bengal may revoke his 'visa' and a few SRK movie theatres will get burnt in Kolkotta.) For a less violent ending, he could still own the team and enter a partnership with Rani Mukherjee - and this could possibly have a happy ending - (for HIM - not neccessarily for KKR on the sporting arena)
2. Sourav Dada becomes the Coach - saves the situation for the Bengali ego - They celebrate the departure of John Buchanan and the crowning of their Dada!
3. John Buchanan goes back to coaching a non Indian team and will regain his glory and authority.
4. McCullum makes a public appeal for Dada to return and take his kingdom and Dada graciously says no - that he prefers to Coach the team. Happy ending here.

Comments anyone?
Cheers
Ram