), and NO, Hilditch’s call is not more important. Clearly by this tweet, I’m already on to him about his writing, but an hour later he comes out with this one: @henrygayle:  2pm….jamaican talk! The impact Chris Gayle had, not only in 2011, but until his association with RCB ended in 2017, cannot be understated. The MRI facility that confirmed it was classical India. Makes for brilliant change room banter, and I’ll be showing this one to my great-grandkids when I’m in my cricket-induced wheelchair. Dirk Nannes divulges backdated corruption in BPL . As a bonus, they put me into the CT Scan machine to show me how cool it was. I let that half-written blog sit open for a few days on my laptop, and didn’t bother posting or finishing it, because frankly I couldn’t be bothered writing any more. This move changed RCB's fortunes as Gayle won the Orange Cap and took RCB to the final. May as well just take a backpack with my bowling boots and a smile. He has a refreshing ‘tell it like it is’ attitude, most likely developed from his time growing up in country Victoria. I can’t end without mentioning my career sporting highlight that occurred about a month ago – The ‘All Out Cricket’ magazine September issue. Chris Gayle joining the RCB due to a side strain that prevented Dirk Nannes from participating in IPL 2011 will go down as one of the significant moments for the league in the years to come. https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/royal-challengers-bangalore The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is owned by business tycoon Dr. Vijay Mallya. Look for good in people, be compassionate: Virat Kohli, IPL can be held before the T20 World Cup: Sunil Gavaskar, AB de Villiers Interview Part 1 | RCB | Bold Diaries, My COVID Heroes | RCB salutes the Real Challengers | Rhea Shah, SRH v RCB | Braving the Conditions | Bold Diaries, Bold Is Fit: RCB v RR Match Day Challenge. My wife has picked up her old sport of horse-riding (eventing), which could prove my financial undoing, but as they say ‘Happy wife, happy life’. Going through the system, rather than be a ‘Yes man’ like so many trying to ply their trade in Australian colours, Aaron has done it his own way. “Yes Rajiv, those 47 people across the road can see you have 2 cricketers in the car … we can leave now … come on Rajiv, no need to call your mother-in-law to come and take your photo … yes Rajiv, you can have ‘one snap’ with Mr Tait in front of your car … no Rajiv, just get in the bloody car and drive already! The bowlers were consistent as always. I sure hope so. Propelled by the confidence of the WestIndian on rampage, RCB’s campaign took off and the team never looked back. Maybe the finger was pointed at him because he always told the truth, rather than the standard practice of hiding away and blaming others. And it’s a testament to the team’s ability to block out all our outside influences, and go back to the simple things. 3 weeks in India, and my next appointment will be Zimbabwe in late November, followed by the huge Big Bash season with the Melbourne Renegades. He went on to become the Universe Boss and a T20 legend. You have reached your limit for free articles this month. Since the auction, Finch debuted for Australia, and whacked them everywhere. Finch smashed him for 4 and quickly walked down the track telling Nesser he was ‘going down today’. Whisked into a back street by barely competent drivers, a shack turned out to be the most high-tech imaging joint I’ve seen anywhere in the world (and as a fast bowler I’ve seen many). RCB vs South Australian Redbacks. Official Partners. Squad List. Umpire Partner. I captained the mighty ICS Lions to the title on my first try. The local constabulary came to our aid, and this time it was the stuff that kids dream about. RCB bowling: Nannes 4-0-27-1, Arvind 4-0-23-2, Vettori 4-0-25-2, Syed 3-0-25-0, Kohli 1-0-9-0, Gayle 1-0-24-0, Bhatkal 3-0-19-1. A day or so before I set off, I heard from India that the rules were changed to allow me to compete in the CLT20 with Royal Challengers Bangalore this month. Back then, not many were confident of RCB’s chances, but Kallis made it a point to silence the critics. Christmas came and went, and then we started moving. M38: CSK vs KKR – Dirk Nannes Interview. He did that most ably, but he took the wrong 2 Aussies – most likely just a couple of backpackers from Sydney who were wrapped to have a free car and driver for the day, cruising Ahmadabad in a futile attempt to find something remotely interesting. I’d started getting excited to take my boy to his rugby this Sunday. David Warner gets two boundaries in the second over though, and 13 runs come off that over from Dirk Nannes, including two wides. He has a bit around the waist, thanks to a steady diet of ‘cans’ and ‘darts’ with his mates at the local. His flexibility and ability to adapt helped RCB reach the finals of the tournament in 2016. Many of the on-field, cricket specific answers will only play out over the next week, and we can only hope that politics will not get in the way of his leadership style. After some hiking that I will put down as my ‘pre-season’ campaign, I made it back to London in time to again captain another side to a title. However, the ability of the RCB team to pick ourselves from almost certain elimination to qualify is a testament to the fighting spirit in the group, where we throw common sense out the window for a few hours, forget that we are on the brink of an exit, trust in our abilities, and try to turn our tournament around. After Chris Gayle replaced Dirk Nannes, Royal Challengers Bangalore made a comeback and won 7 games consecutively. Albert Einstein *Science is organized knowledge. … Thanks buddy! Not enough, and I love it. I just hope I can be a part of it as well. It did not matter whether it was pace or spin, Indian or overseas bowlers, Gayle treated everyone with equal disdain. The world cup, the 16th man, and the bulletproof car. Today, Rajiv’s rocketship was an Indian Suzuki Vitara, with the engine from my Dad’s 1985 ride-on mower. Gayle went unsold in the subsequent auction, but RCB signed him as Dirk Nannes' replacement. At this stage, speedster Dirk Nannes was ruled out of the tournament and RCB team management named West Indian opener Chris Gayle as his replacement. Yes he picks a fight with his quick mouth on the field. But it didn’t take Gayle long to get into his stride. Good hitting Grinch! Never one to back down, Aaron has always been the bad boy to the Victorian cricket administrators. We had a bulletproof car! Right or wrong, he’s the guy who was first pointed at by the coach if the entire team was out the night before the game. He puts the fun back into cricket. He is an outstanding team man, with knowledge of the game beyond his years. Bear has learned to pick his battles, and this was not one of them. In 2013 Dale Steyn … Cricket can be such an easy sport when you are winning, and the difference between a win or a loss can be the smallest of margins. 8K likes. Chris Gayle, after going unsold at the Auction, joined RCB as a replacement to the injured Dirk Nannes. The local cricket ground is a lonely place by yourself on wet and windy days in the UK, but that was all I could use to get bowling loads in on most days. We live permanently in the UK, with the kids in school, everyone settled, and great neighbours. Aaron is not your run of the mill, robotic cricketer that has come through the system. The highs and lows of cricket are amazing. He is not the perfect athlete, and may have picked the wrong sport about 5 years ago. What happens when you are announced as the Australian captain? Still playing as the designated non-batter at the moment – how do I change that without getting an opportunity to impress? I am absolutely stoked to be involved with such a young, fresh, high-risk/high-reward style of side like the Renegades. But the life of a T20 player is an interesting one. But what contrasting emotions they can bring. I’d started writing a blog about 5 days ago now, and it went something like this: 2 games and 2 losses. There is: (a) the on-field ‘win-from-any-position’, don’t give up mentality; and (b) his poor, secret, often neglected and disagreeing off-field friend that we call common sense. The adulation of winning is amazing. 489 02:03 05 Mar 15. My wife sat in the Radiologist’s room drinking Chai tea, and heard everything about the place from the excited owner. Their fourth game ended in a draw and were placed at the bottom of the points table after 5 matches. His record of 973 runs remains intact and unbeaten. A good win last night, and well done to Ricky Bobby (Quiney) on his maiden ton. The rest of the team flew out last night, but we were staying behind to catch different flights. Aaron Finch is a talented, likeable young cricketer who has a massive future in the game. It’s certainly strange captaining former stars like Jimmy Adams (West Indies), Saqlain Muhstaq (PAK), and others like hard hitting Irishman O’Brien, but I think we all enjoyed the day, and even better, the good guys won! Next came my short IPL campaign. While most would not look too much into this result, on face value Shipperd put a lot of money into buying an unproven cricketer on the big stage. 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