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		<title>By: Looking Back On the IPL at Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind</title>
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		<dc:creator>Looking Back On the IPL at Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Bangalore Royal Challengers: Nothing much remains to be said that has not been said here. [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Cricket and everything not about it &#171; The Chronicles of being BONGO !</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cricket and everything not about it &#171; The Chronicles of being BONGO !</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] boys, to put it in sugar coated terms. ReTRENCHMENT so far an IT-only word until Vijay Malya brought up the topic to the masses. I seriously do not think that you really can bleed performance [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] boys, to put it in sugar coated terms. ReTRENCHMENT so far an IT-only word until Vijay Malya brought up the topic to the masses. I seriously do not think that you really can bleed performance [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Salman</title>
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		<dc:creator>Salman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 11:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Katrina Kaif should be the one.

She should just stop working so hard and come back home to me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Katrina Kaif should be the one.</p>
<p>She should just stop working so hard and come back home to me.</p>
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		<title>By: Deeps</title>
		<link>http://greatbong.net/2008/05/09/bangalore-royally-challenged/#comment-545926</link>
		<dc:creator>Deeps</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 06:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Harsh! RC has not done well, so have not a few others. Its not only becoz of the selection but also becoz all of them have failed to perform collectively, everybody has been in a batting slump. Heres my analysis!

Camron White: White cant be called a bad selection, for he&#039;s got a prolific 20-20 record including the highest score before Mccllum broke it. 

Kallis:  Is a great test player but he should have easily adapted to this version. For he started as the bandana &#039;d dasher when he began his career, unlike Dravid. Only later did he become the the technician. But whenever he has ventured to hit the ball in the air either in ODI or tests, he has hit it as long and hard as anyone in the game. Being built like a ox perhaps helps. So it was more a mental thing for him. But hes failed.

Boucher: For all the runs he has scored IPL, he has been struggling to time it. For someone who&#039;s always been SA&#039;s go- to man in high chases, who&#039;s hit the second fastest ODI hundreds in 44 balls and figures in the top five fastest 50s of all time - he&#039;s been struggling to clear the fence.

Virat Kohli: Of the under 19&#039;s, Dravid picked up the best in Virat Kohli, the captain and the highest scorer in the recent World cup and an attacking bat as well. But hes not delivered and been put behind by other under 19 team mates!

Chanderpaul: is known work in two gears, either first or over drive. Hes played some of the most stunning counter attacks the game has witnessed in recent games. That includes less than run-a -ball test centuries. Not to mention his recent form where he hit a six and a four of the last 2 balls to win a  ODI for WI, just before he came in here.

Kumble: Every team has to have spinners and hes chose the best available in Kumble.

Jaffer and others: The bad choices were Jaffer and few local players. I wonder what Joshi was doing in the team. In his hey day he was known to be a big hitter but then hes well past his age. Dravid failed to see the mportance of fielding in this format as well. Jaffer surprisingly did reasonably well after failing initially.

Steyn: Well, the best bowler over the past year, Be it the pace or strike rate.

Bracken: One of most difficult bowlers to get away in any format, underrated.

Dravid: Figures in the top ten run getters in IPL already at a strike rate of 126. Strike rate better than GC Smith, Shikar Dhawan, David Hussey, Ganguly, Uthappa, Asnodkar to name a few. And note these guys are not out of form, all fo them have done well in IPL and the likes of Dhawan and Asnodkar are finds. Dhoni has cored 6 runs more and at a marginally better rate at 129! Dravid, for an anchor hes done really well, for his first 20-20 ever, hes done remarkably well. But sadly hes found no support at the other end, always has come in at 3-4 down with hardly anything on the board.

His captainship, less said the better, I have never been a fan anyways. Thats where he&#039;s lost a lot as well and thats expected. Hes made bad choices, but then so have others. I wonder what Akash Copra id doing, same goes with Hafeez&#039;s and Butts. The Patels etc. Ther are quite a few actually.

And to end on a cheeky note :) How about a Kolkatta challenged as well after the recent fraces between the owner and the Captain. Thier performance has been below par as well whht with the lowest 20-20 score and stuff.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Harsh! RC has not done well, so have not a few others. Its not only becoz of the selection but also becoz all of them have failed to perform collectively, everybody has been in a batting slump. Heres my analysis!</p>
<p>Camron White: White cant be called a bad selection, for he&#8217;s got a prolific 20-20 record including the highest score before Mccllum broke it. </p>
<p>Kallis:  Is a great test player but he should have easily adapted to this version. For he started as the bandana &#8216;d dasher when he began his career, unlike Dravid. Only later did he become the the technician. But whenever he has ventured to hit the ball in the air either in ODI or tests, he has hit it as long and hard as anyone in the game. Being built like a ox perhaps helps. So it was more a mental thing for him. But hes failed.</p>
<p>Boucher: For all the runs he has scored IPL, he has been struggling to time it. For someone who&#8217;s always been SA&#8217;s go- to man in high chases, who&#8217;s hit the second fastest ODI hundreds in 44 balls and figures in the top five fastest 50s of all time &#8211; he&#8217;s been struggling to clear the fence.</p>
<p>Virat Kohli: Of the under 19&#8242;s, Dravid picked up the best in Virat Kohli, the captain and the highest scorer in the recent World cup and an attacking bat as well. But hes not delivered and been put behind by other under 19 team mates!</p>
<p>Chanderpaul: is known work in two gears, either first or over drive. Hes played some of the most stunning counter attacks the game has witnessed in recent games. That includes less than run-a -ball test centuries. Not to mention his recent form where he hit a six and a four of the last 2 balls to win a  ODI for WI, just before he came in here.</p>
<p>Kumble: Every team has to have spinners and hes chose the best available in Kumble.</p>
<p>Jaffer and others: The bad choices were Jaffer and few local players. I wonder what Joshi was doing in the team. In his hey day he was known to be a big hitter but then hes well past his age. Dravid failed to see the mportance of fielding in this format as well. Jaffer surprisingly did reasonably well after failing initially.</p>
<p>Steyn: Well, the best bowler over the past year, Be it the pace or strike rate.</p>
<p>Bracken: One of most difficult bowlers to get away in any format, underrated.</p>
<p>Dravid: Figures in the top ten run getters in IPL already at a strike rate of 126. Strike rate better than GC Smith, Shikar Dhawan, David Hussey, Ganguly, Uthappa, Asnodkar to name a few. And note these guys are not out of form, all fo them have done well in IPL and the likes of Dhawan and Asnodkar are finds. Dhoni has cored 6 runs more and at a marginally better rate at 129! Dravid, for an anchor hes done really well, for his first 20-20 ever, hes done remarkably well. But sadly hes found no support at the other end, always has come in at 3-4 down with hardly anything on the board.</p>
<p>His captainship, less said the better, I have never been a fan anyways. Thats where he&#8217;s lost a lot as well and thats expected. Hes made bad choices, but then so have others. I wonder what Akash Copra id doing, same goes with Hafeez&#8217;s and Butts. The Patels etc. Ther are quite a few actually.</p>
<p>And to end on a cheeky note <img src='http://greatbong.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  How about a Kolkatta challenged as well after the recent fraces between the owner and the Captain. Thier performance has been below par as well whht with the lowest 20-20 score and stuff.</p>
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		<title>By: nv</title>
		<link>http://greatbong.net/2008/05/09/bangalore-royally-challenged/#comment-542296</link>
		<dc:creator>nv</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 10:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Is it time to shear Mr. Crowe off? If Charu Sharma’s dismissal was, to translate a medievally sexist Bengali proverb a means to “send a message to the wife by beating the maid”&quot;

My God i have not laughed this hard in months!!! pure class</description>
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<p>My God i have not laughed this hard in months!!! pure class</p>
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		<title>By: ladywriter</title>
		<link>http://greatbong.net/2008/05/09/bangalore-royally-challenged/#comment-542240</link>
		<dc:creator>ladywriter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>awesome post, and my vote&#039;s for mallya. 

next match in bangalore, the royal challengers should make him walk the plank.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>awesome post, and my vote&#8217;s for mallya. </p>
<p>next match in bangalore, the royal challengers should make him walk the plank.</p>
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		<title>By: Rohan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rohan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 05:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ok, inspired by you, GB.

Excerpts from Vijay Mallya&#039;s diary
(Somewhere in May 2008)
Another loss. Got piss drunk. Broke some bottles of competitors&#039; booze and had a few swigs of RC. Blanked out. I hate cheap whiskey. 

Awoke to Rahul&#039;s sms. Says he&#039;s not going to play the game anymore. What a relief. Finally, I can replace that white elephant. Need to make travel plans to Goa to poach some Rajasthan Royal team members for next season on their Goa vacation. 
Note to self: Check cockpit glass in the flight. Never know what happens.

Worried about Gian. Says he&#039;s unhappy and not performing because he doesn&#039;t have NFL cheerleaders rooting for him. I told him I pay him a bomb, and he can go get whoever he wants to cheer. He said not a good idea. Look what happened to Cristiano, he says. Am pissed again, need to speak to some presswallahs. 

Broke some more competitor bottles and spoke to the press and took a dig at Aguri. Always helps. Pretended like I know a lot about F1. Am so smart, drives me crazy sometimes. Feeling a little better.

Another day, another disaster. Heard SAB Miller&#039;s coming out with a brand to take KF head on. To think I named my team after one of their brands. Should have just called them Anitquity Blue Bangalore like I originally planned.

Was pissed again, so spoke to the press again. Feeling much better. Based on Rahul&#039;s sms that he&#039;s not going to play, said that Rahul and Charu didn&#039;t listen to me. Also said that I wanted Misbah and some &#039;others&#039; in the team. Hope it makes me look good. Love it when I talk like I know stuff. 
Note to self: Support ladies sports more. Working with so many men is definitely not my thing.

More bad news, I looked at Rahul&#039;s sms again. He said he&#039;s not going to play the blame game anymore. I hate cheap whiskey.

From: &lt;a&gt;Daily Humor&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok, inspired by you, GB.</p>
<p>Excerpts from Vijay Mallya&#8217;s diary<br />
(Somewhere in May 2008)<br />
Another loss. Got piss drunk. Broke some bottles of competitors&#8217; booze and had a few swigs of RC. Blanked out. I hate cheap whiskey. </p>
<p>Awoke to Rahul&#8217;s sms. Says he&#8217;s not going to play the game anymore. What a relief. Finally, I can replace that white elephant. Need to make travel plans to Goa to poach some Rajasthan Royal team members for next season on their Goa vacation.<br />
Note to self: Check cockpit glass in the flight. Never know what happens.</p>
<p>Worried about Gian. Says he&#8217;s unhappy and not performing because he doesn&#8217;t have NFL cheerleaders rooting for him. I told him I pay him a bomb, and he can go get whoever he wants to cheer. He said not a good idea. Look what happened to Cristiano, he says. Am pissed again, need to speak to some presswallahs. </p>
<p>Broke some more competitor bottles and spoke to the press and took a dig at Aguri. Always helps. Pretended like I know a lot about F1. Am so smart, drives me crazy sometimes. Feeling a little better.</p>
<p>Another day, another disaster. Heard SAB Miller&#8217;s coming out with a brand to take KF head on. To think I named my team after one of their brands. Should have just called them Anitquity Blue Bangalore like I originally planned.</p>
<p>Was pissed again, so spoke to the press again. Feeling much better. Based on Rahul&#8217;s sms that he&#8217;s not going to play, said that Rahul and Charu didn&#8217;t listen to me. Also said that I wanted Misbah and some &#8216;others&#8217; in the team. Hope it makes me look good. Love it when I talk like I know stuff.<br />
Note to self: Support ladies sports more. Working with so many men is definitely not my thing.</p>
<p>More bad news, I looked at Rahul&#8217;s sms again. He said he&#8217;s not going to play the blame game anymore. I hate cheap whiskey.</p>
<p>From: <a>Daily Humor</a></p>
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		<title>By: kaangeya</title>
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		<dc:creator>kaangeya</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 14:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Aaah,

I don&#039;t care even one hoot for the assorted riff-raff/rabble/punk/porukkis/taporis/mavaalis of the DMK/SS/CPI(M).  As far as I am concerned it is and always be Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta.  I have faced punks from all three parties on their own turf and bested them.  Cowards everyone of them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aaah,</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t care even one hoot for the assorted riff-raff/rabble/punk/porukkis/taporis/mavaalis of the DMK/SS/CPI(M).  As far as I am concerned it is and always be Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta.  I have faced punks from all three parties on their own turf and bested them.  Cowards everyone of them.</p>
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		<title>By: Surya</title>
		<link>http://greatbong.net/2008/05/09/bangalore-royally-challenged/#comment-541524</link>
		<dc:creator>Surya</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 12:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pls review Jimmy (Mimoh&#039;s) film...waiting to read on your blog</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pls review Jimmy (Mimoh&#8217;s) film&#8230;waiting to read on your blog</p>
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		<title>By: Aaah</title>
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		<dc:creator>Aaah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>kangeya said &quot;Chennai/Bangalore/Kolkata/Bombay/Punjab fans&quot;
wow, bombay became mumbai in 95, madras became chennai in 97, calcutta became kolkata in 2006. 
Using chennai and Kolkata and still bombay? This is the reason SS has to do things they do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>kangeya said &#8220;Chennai/Bangalore/Kolkata/Bombay/Punjab fans&#8221;<br />
wow, bombay became mumbai in 95, madras became chennai in 97, calcutta became kolkata in 2006.<br />
Using chennai and Kolkata and still bombay? This is the reason SS has to do things they do.</p>
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