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06-05-08, 11:41 PM
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Vijay Mallya has taken out the Tipu Sultan 's Sword and this has resulted Bangalore's Royal Challengers having there first departure from the Team. 
Popular cricket commentator Charu Sharma has been axed from the CEO of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Bangalore Royal Challengers.The decision was taken after poor run of the Bangalore team in the ongoing IPL tournament  Brijesh Patel, secretary of the Karnataka State Cricket Association,brought in as replacement.
Also the team coach, Venkatesh Prasad has been asked to go according to inside sources in the Bangalore team. Its also learnt that there is huge pressure of Rahul Dravid to perform better. Quote:
The Bangalore Royal Challengers' poor run in the IPL has claimed its first victim with Charu Sharma, the franchise's CEO, being relieved of his job. While the official version said Sharma stepped down due to personal reasons and will be replaced by Brijesh Patel, secretary of the Karnataka State Cricket Association, which runs the game in the franchise's home city, sources close to Sharma said he had been asked to leave.
The development came a day after Bangalore, the IPL's second-most expensive franchise, were comprehensively beaten on their home ground by Kings XI Punjab, their fifth defeat in the competition. They currently lie second from bottom in the points table after showing patchy form through the tournament.
A Royal Challengers team spokesperson said Sharma, a well-known television professional and former national diving champion, stepped down due to "personal reasons" but a source closely associated with the development told Cricinfo he was asked to leave by Vijay Mallya, the chairman of United Spirits Limited, the liquor company that owns the team.
Sharma was not available for comment but it's learnt he was told categorically on Tuesday afternoon that he would have to leave. "Charu can't go out to bat or bowl for the team so, obviously, the owner wants to send a strong message after the string of defeats. This is clearly a symbolic gesture but unfortunately, the CEO has been made the scapegoat," the sources said.
The news seemed to have surprised many of the players in the Bangalore team, who reached Kolkata on Tuesday night. "It's been shocking, and so early in the tournament," a senior player told Cricinfo. "There are still seven matches to go, and we could have clawed back. I just hope this doesn't put additional pressure on the team now because the first question a team-mate asked on hearing about this development was: Who's next?"
The team's spokesperson, however, dismissed speculation that Venkatesh Prasad, the team coach, was on his way out too, though he said Patel would be part of the team management for their next match against the Knight Riders in Kolkata on Thursday.
Mallya is learnt to have been extremely upset on Monday night after he watched his team, led by Rahul Dravid, the former India captain, lose their fifth match. Mallya bought the franchise from the IPL council with a bid of US$ 111.6 million and then faced a barrage of criticism after the players' auction where Dravid took the lead in picking a squad - including South Africa's Jacques Kallis and India's Wasim Jaffer - that has since been tagged as a Test XI.
Curiously, Patel, the new CEO, and Mallya were on the opposite sides of a bitterly fought election to the general body of the KSCA, in which Mallya was backing Srikantadatta Wadiyar for the president's post against Gundappa Viswanath, the former Test batsman who was supported by Patel. Though Wadiyar won, Patel, known for his organisational skills, managed to hold on to the secretary's post.
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06-05-08, 11:57 PM
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This all comes in the wake of the (fortunate?  ) development of Jaffer fracturing his hand and henceforth he will not have any further role in the IPL) Cricinfo - Jaffer ruled out for three weeks due to fracture
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07-05-08, 12:01 AM
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HEy i posted that second news 
On a serious note the three biggest non performers have been Dravid, Dada and Sacchya, with the last one not even taking the field till now. You have to ask what is their role in IPL?
For Challengers, making Dravid the captain was a bad move, even worse was taking his advice in team selection. How can anyone select Jaffer for T20 beats me 
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07-05-08, 12:31 AM
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I guess even Laxman should quit DC.. I mean Gilly did pretty good with captaincy today.. Not because they won.. but anyone who saw the match must have noticed his interaction.. field changes etc... Eitherways Venu Gopal is waste tool.. they need some one stable to support sharma when afridi,gibbs,gilly waste thier wickets early..
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07-05-08, 12:36 AM
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This is great news guys. If only this level of accountability existed in the national side, we'd not have lost the last WC in such a terrible way.
Make Mallya president of the BCCI!!!
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07-05-08, 12:59 AM
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^ Making Charu a CEO was anyway a idiotic move. A good commentator doesn't mean a good CEO. Says a lot about Mallaya's team. Fact is Mallaya got swayed by his advisers which just made him select a bad overall team. He is just doing damage control now. BCCI is pretty good at damage control also when the team loses 
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Whatever they may do... You can't Dominate T20 with a TEST Cricket Team...
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Originally Posted by Lozil  Whatever they may do... You can't Dominate T20 with a TEST Cricket Team... | ɔɹ ǝɹoןƃuɐq˙˙ɯɐǝʇ ʇsǝʇ ʇsǝq
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Originally Posted by knoughtyd ɔɹ ǝɹoןƃuɐq˙˙ɯɐǝʇ ʇsǝʇ ʇsǝq | Yeah... Someone tell Vijay Mallya to conduct a test series...
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Charu is not too happy about what has happened  Blazing fast live cricket score, commentary at par with live action, Indian Premier League, IPL Quote:
n a twist to the tale, former CEO of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, Charu Sharma has said that he did not step down but was rather "summarily dismissed". It is learned that the decision was a result of growing discontent in the franchise following the disastrous performance of the team since the mauling they received in the first match of the IPL against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
"I am not a quitter, especially when the chips are down," Sharma said in a statement. "The company has every right to hire and fire personnel. For details of why I was summarily dismissed from my duties, 3 hours before I was to board a flight to Kolkata for the next match, please contact representatives of the company."
| News channels are reporting right now that Charu has said that he was not given the time and has expressed his displeasure. Many former players have also come out in support of Charu.
Meanwhile this is what cricinfo has to say about what led to the events Mallya is learnt to have been extremely upset on Monday night after he watched his team, led by Rahul Dravid, the former India captain, lose their fifth match. Mallya bought the franchise from the IPL council with a bid of US$ 111.6 million and then faced a barrage of criticism after the players' auction where Dravid took the lead in picking a squad - including South Africa's Jacques Kallis and India's Wasim Jaffer - that has since been tagged as a Test XI. 
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