Jaipur: The world is mesmerized by Slumdog Millionaire, a story about winning when the world least expects you to. A year ago a team called Rajasthan Royals did the same.
Their journey so far in the Indian Premier League is what movies are made of with the Rajasthan Royals treading on a path that have transcended them from the underdogs to the champions and now Kaleidescope Entertainment will be making a movie titled 'Googly' on them.
On a lazy Saturday afternoon, Rajasthan Royals announced their big plans for the second season; all in the midst of concerns surrounding the second season of the mega event.
But the owners of the Jaipur franchise, though a bit worried, announced a slew of initiatives in a glittering function at the Taj, which includes a new sporting gear designed by Puma, a team anthem called Halla bol (composed by Anand Raj Anand and sung by Sunidhi Chauhan), fan gear merchandise in the form of a blue bugle, a DVD transcending the fairytale success of the Royals and launch of Googly.
Rajasthan Royals also announced their new squad for the 2009 season of the IPL which included new foreign Twenty specialists like Tyron Henderson (South Africa), Shane Harwood, Lee Carseldine and rookie Rob Quiney (all from Australia).
However, all the big announcements came after it was announced that the opening ceremony and the first game of the second season between the Royals and the Delhi Daredevils will not be staged in Jaipur but in Mumbai, something which the Royals are not too pleased about.
"It is sad as we will not have the home support and I wanted my first game to be played in Jaipur," said co-owner Shilpa Shetty.
Manoj Badale, co-owner and someone who has witnessed the growth of the Royals right from its inception said: "If it's left to us. We will play all our home games in Jaipur."
Badale's agitation with Jaipur looking unlikely to host many games in the second season of the IPL was evident but he stated that it was the security of the players and fans that was paramount and he is not worried about things which he cannot control.
However, on a bright note, Badale read a special message from the Jaipur skipper Shane Warne, who said that he will come to India and play in the second season of the IPL.
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