Korchee lorchee tobe keno haarchee re ???????(by pranay tiwari)

What made Sharukh Khan ( SRK) choose these words as his team slogan? Confidence . Well that confidence is dead and buried now . Knightriders are languishing at the bottom of the points table in this year’s IPL with just three points (two of them against Kings 11 Punjab in a rain curtailed match). Let me make myself clear I am not a KKR team fan, ( my team is Royal Challengers Bangalore)but I know that a lot of my very good friends are, and I feel for them. So what made the promising KKR team such a dud. Lets analyse .

REASON 1, SELF BELIEF AND TEAM SPIRIT( or rather the lack of it). Who is responsible for the drooping shoulders ? Team director John Buchanan . First came his multiple captain theory . Then came the mysterious blog writer who spilled the beans ( BELIEVE ME , IT WAS NOT ME!). This created such a controversy that each team member was personally questioned regarding this. . When Sourav Ganguly was questioned naturally he fumed. Third was the return of Aakaash chopra and Sanjay Bangar. No player is allowed to worry about his performance. Everybody is lost in the thought that what can be the ‘Bosses’ next move. There are reports that Buchanan does not talk to players who perform badly , that he is more of a ‘laptop’ person, that he is busy employing all his useless Victorian friends as the team support staff ( read coach Matthew Mott and et al) whose number once exceeded 11. I think SRK needs to share some of the blame for giving Buchanan a free hand . And I guess he too realises his mistake. No wonder he is looking for buyers to share the ‘LIABILITY’ of 300 crores. Also notice how the new Sprite ad ( Opposition ko haraane ke liye daraana padta hai sir) has been clipped .SRK understands nobody fears his team now.

REASON 2, LEADERSHIP. First thing first Ganguly is not the best captain of the world …… but Macullum is worse. One splendid innings ( at last years inaugural versus Bangalore) does not highlight a person’s batting skills let alone his captaincy prowess. His move to use Mendis in the super over ( was it really his move?) instead of Ishant Sharma shows he has much to learn . Even his batting seems to have suffered . Macullum has already expressed the desire to quit if asked . A good captain is one who not only leads by example but is also ready to fight the tough times. I think Ganguly was far better in the latter if not the former.

REASON 3, BAD TEAM. Lets not get to hyper about this reason. I never believed KKR had the arsenal to win the IPL. The team is just not right . Buchanan has said that he is missing the likes of Ponting. For heavens sake….. (what is it about the Aussies that forces them to turn a blind eye to all good things that are non Australian. ) Ponting’s performance was miserable last year.Anyways my point is Sanjay Bangar and Aakaash Chopra are not T20 material and it does not require an Einstien to figure that. And now sacking them makes the team management look all the more silly. Its like expecting two wrong to make a right . well Mr. Buchanan …it does not. Also the bowling and fielding looks jittery .

To conclude, some one said to me a good team is not necessarily about great players . Its about a lot of other things which I guess Buchanan will never be able to find out because it cannot be stored in a laptop. This year’s IPL is lost. Next year Sharukh Khan needs to come up with a new team , a new team management and yes a new team slogan please KORBO LORBO JEETBO just does not inspire anymore . Infact it petrifies. Does it not Mr . Buchnan?