It had been a team to watch and follow all through the 3 IPL season, since Warne showed us how a team can win just because they wanted to... Royals have always been a underdog, compared to other teams in the IPL... They were a team that did the best they could with their captain and coach Shane Warne leading them as no one could do...
It seems their fairytale run is over as we head for the next season with new auctions and 2 more teams coming into the IPL..
This IPL unlike all the other have been a more entertaining and more competitive as compared to the last season... There had been chances for all the team (even Punjab at one stage) that they could reach the semis... And we could witness one of the best innings ever in IPL by Yousuf Pattan against the Mumbaikars... We could see why Sachin Tendulkar is still the man who rules cricket with his bat... Outstanding catches... But we could only see glimpses of the Warne magic which I and I hope many of his fans around the world expected...
Warne had been the man to watch ever since he took the Royals to their first IPL championship at the inaugural tournament... I had wanted see it all the time he played in this tournament... And I as many of his fans will have to wait till the next season to see him again... Hope he is picked by a team that really has a blend of players who could do the job for his captain... unlike this Royals team which solely depended on 3 players... Even though Naman Ojha and Lumb had played some good innings they never really had that start that would have given their team an advantage... Royals depended too much on Pattan and as with the pressure he could never deliver when it was much needed... Watson tried his best, but what can he do whne there isn't much support around...
Anyways hope to see them all on the next IPL... Farewell Royals...
And you can buy the Warne book here Shane Warne: My Illustrated Career
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