As a Shah Rukh fan, I'm going to say something that's considered blasphemous by all Shah Rukh fans right here in my SRK-dedicated blog:
I don't think Shah Rukh's close participation with KKR and IPL game is good for the team.
(gyaaaaaaa! *runs far far away from all angry SRK-fans*)
Lemme make that clearer. I don't think it's his fault at all. He's doing the best he can for the team, I believe that. I love his passion and involvement. I know he used to be a sportsman back in his school and college days and anyone who says he knows shit about cricket deserves a resounding slap on their faces. I'm learning the sportsman spirit just by following his progress throughout IPL.
But it seems that the Indian media loves to tear him apart. The cigarette controversy is the newest on the block. I bet if Shah Rukh were to fart loudly at his seat, a new NGO will be created to impose ban against farting loudly in the stadium just to have him removed from the grounds.
I think for the sake of his team's peace of mind, he should go underground for a bit. No blogging, no SMS-ing, no interviewing, no television program. Say NO to any interview when you're back on home ground this week, Shah Rukh! At least until his team gets to semi-finals. What's the point of appearing in NDTV if KKR is gonna be the lowest total scorer again (I fervently hope not)? 2 years in a row of being behind Preity's and Shilpa's teams will not aspire confidence in their sponsors, I can tell ya that.
I seriously hate the way this article was written. It really pisses me off that they're dismissing KKR so lightly. Lemme tell you people, his Dreamz Unlimited faced severe criticisms when it started its business but now you guys are calling him a shrewd businessman due to RC Ent's success. Give him some years in IPL (as long as he doesn't make good of his promise to exit if it didn't work out for a year, that is) and you'd be eating your bloody words.
I'm seriously in no mood to do any work right now. My stomach is churning. See, this is why I don't get involved in sports or why I only support the winning team. I'm too high-tempered and can't suffer defeat well. I'd likely smash something tomorrow morning at the lab, unless KKR wins tonight. I need to go for lunch.
And here's a fresh controversy, right from the KKR camp. I don't think they can afford this right before a crucial game, really. What is the management doing?? I feel like banging a table and shouting, "Order in the court! Order in the court!" ...or something.
Port Elizabeth: Shah Rukh Khan's team Kolkata Knight Riders ran in fresh trouble as the management asked Akash Chopra and Sanjay Bangar, the two players, to return home, saying they did not fit into the team's scheme of things. This decision is viewed as another experiment from Coach Buchanan after removal of Sourav Ganguly from captaincy. However team management had a different story to tell.
KKR's chief executive officer Joy Bhattacharya said, ‘The decision had been taken after the team management met the two players. They are two very good, senior, international players. So, the coach John Buchanan, and the team management thought that if they were not going to have the opportunity to play, it would be unfair to keep them here'.
KKR was in controversy for past few days due to a blog which revealed all the happenings in the team to the world. Akash Chopra was alleged to be the man behind the blog. However, he denied the allegation later.
It is believed that KKR sent the two players in an effort to check their budget. It is worth mentioning here that KKR is the only team that has a gamut of managers for almost every task, most of them being close to Coach Buchanan.
PORT ELIZABETH/DURBAN: There's a lot on Shah Rukh Khan's plate at the moment and it's not about his team registering a few wins here in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
There's a major storm brewing inside the Knight Riders camp and one is not even talking about the mystery blogger here.
If the Baazigar doesn't get his act together quickly, his dreams of KKR being crowned Baadshahs Of IPL-2 could metamorphose into a Knightmare.
The players inside the team are learnt to be bracing themselves for a revolt. It's not a question of if. It's when.
The players are just looking for someone to stand up and speak. Knight Riders have sent two of their players Aakash Chopra and Sanjay Bangar back to India, saying they do not fit in their scheme of things any more.
Joy Bhattacharya, the team director, said, "Chopra and Bangar are senior players. The team management decided to send them back because they do not fit in the plans right now. It's not good for them to not be playing and merely travel with the team. That's why, after discussions with coach John Buchanan, we decided to take this step," Bhattacharya added.
He also stressed that there won't be any more re-enforcements. The players find this a ridiculous theory because Knight Riders' coach John Buchanan had backed Chopra big time and played him at the crucial No. 5 slot ahead of the more fancied Laxmi Ratan Shukla.
Skipper McCullum too was all praise for Chopra last week. "He is a key figure in the middle-order for us. He was extremely good during the practice sessions in Bloemfontein and that's why we have decided to keep him in the squad. We're expecting that he will come good in the matches to come," McCullum had said.
Now, both the coach and the captain have egg on their faces. "Laxmi can at least go and hit big if he gets the time to stay there. With Chopra, it was a blunder right from the start. And when he (Buchanan) finally dropped Chopra, who does he pick? Bangar! And for which position? Number six? Pull out his (Bangar's) career stats and tell me when was the last time he set the field on fire, especially when the team is 70-4 with 10 overs remaining" two players from the KKR camp argued.
They find the treatment being meted out to the individuals, absolutely shocking. To back their point, they say, "Do you know the kind of staff travelling with us? It's bigger than the team."
Of course, there's John Buchanan, director — cricket operations, chief coach Mathew Mott, assistant coach Brad Murphy, wicket-keeping coach Wade Seccombe, bowling coach Andy Bichel, assistant coach for strength training Michael Buchanan (John's son), team director Joydeep Mukherjee, trainer Adrian Le Roux, physiotherapist Andrew Leipus, fielding coach Jon Deeble and last heard, the players were saying Buchanan's second son is also a part of the camp. Apparently, there are around five to six more simply touring here as different kinds of managers in charge of the team.
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