How to pick a winning team
Shivani Naik, of the Indian Express , tracks the success story of the Rajasthan Royals
Sriram Veera
25-Feb-2013
Shivani Naik, of the Indian Express, tracks the success story of the Rajasthan Royals. She says it "isn’t an accident, but a result of a meticulous plan with roots in England."
Since 2005, Emerging Media holds the managing rights of Leicestershire Cricket Club — semifinalists in the 2003 T20 Cup in England, and winners in 2004. They brought with them key members from Leicester who now form the support squad — such as psychologist Jeremy Snape, who as a player had hit the winning boundary for the Leicestershire Foxes in the 2004 final against Surrey. Rajasthan’s choice of players at the auctions also had its roots in what they beleived would be a successful formula in the IPL.
Sriram Veera is a former staff writer at ESPNcricinfo