When the King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, launched his cricket franchise, the Kolkata Knight Riders, in glittering style a few weeks along with a couple of heartwarming taglines, he could neve have imagines that a few days later he would be mouthing one of those after the third consecutive defeat in the IPL tournament -- Be scared, be shit scared!
Though the Knight Riders began their campaign in style winning two matches in a row, the fire seems to have died in the bellies of the Knight Riders ever since they have returned from the 6-day break!
Or maybe the fire was nowhere there in the first place! I mean take away Brendon's dreamy, breezy, surrealistic, out-of-this-world innings in the first match, a shocker of a pitch in the second and a couple of breezy knocks from Shukla and you are left staring at a batting line up that has failed to fire in any of the matches! Ya sure the bowling looks good, especially with Ishant running in and cleaning up the left handers, but the overall standard of the Riders have left a lot to desire. Where is the fire guys?? What happened to all that aggression? Lacking any sense of purpose or a reason to perform? Or all you are concerned about is pocketing your fat pay cheque? If the Knight Riders do not get their acts together in the coming days, then they may find themselves contesting for the top 4 position in the IPL championship -- from the bottom!
But nothing should be taken away from Rajasthan Royals, who have relied on local talent and the sheer presence of their captain, Shane Warne, to cause as many as 4 upsets. For someone labelled as underdogs, they sure have done wonderfully well to have 4 wins under their belt from the 5 matches they have played so far. The same can't be said of the other, more fanciful and overpaid, franchises. The battle for the Top Spot in the IPL championship promises to be a captivating one and in my heart, I believe it's just a matter of one win -- yes, just 1 win, 1 moment of inspiration -- to set the Knight Riders back on track! So, keep cheering SRK, Kolkata, All the King's Men! Because, Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re!
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