text: Aneesh Surender - Prospective chief blogger - Fanatic Fans Challenge 2
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  As a child, one of my finest moments on a cricket field came when Rahul Dravid generously allowed a bunch of us kids to field while he practised for a Ranji Trophy semifinal in Hyderabad.
  As I watched the match from the sidelines, observing the action unfold, and second guessing what the fielding captain would do next, I knew I wanted to write on sport when I grew up.
  I took a year off after high school to become a sports journalist with Deccan Chronicle, dabbled in commentary briefly, being a city winner in the first edition of 'Harsha ki khoj', and I've been hooked to analysing the game ever since.
  I love RCB for the fact that it is a team that exudes class, led as it has been by Rahul and Anil. Not to forget that Virat Kohli, Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey are my favourite trio of young Indian cricketers.
  At this point in time, I can envisage myself as the Chief Blogger of RCB. Over the next week, I'll be donning the role on my blog (listed in the blogroll below) to relive RCB's finest moments from the season gone by (IPL 2009).
  Ideas for content are more than welcome, so feel free to demand for anything that you'd like to read about. I can think of no greater pleasure than writing about cricket.
  Not to mention that you'll know well in advance exactly how interactive and exciting your Chief Blogger's page is going to be come IPL-3.
  So, if you ever crack a smile while poring through the blog, you know what you have to do on the Fanatic Fans Challenge page here.
  Anil Kumble's ability to command respect and calming influence at the top puts RCB in a great position to launch their assault in IPL 3. At the top of his agenda should be the handling of Kevin Pietersen who will be playing his first full season in the IPL. It shouldn't be unlike M S Dhoni's handling of Yuvraj Singh in the 2007 T20 World Cup, boosting his star player's confidence and stoking his ego to unleash his full potential.
  Kumble's second task would be to work closely with Abhimanyu Mithun and draw the best out of him. Having had a successful domestic season, Mithun could prove to be a dangerous, unknown quantity on Indian pitches to international stars in other teams.
  If Kumble can succeed in the above mentioned areas, we should be in for an exciting season!
  While Kevin Pietersen's ability to provide impetus to the innings will be needed, I believe that controlling overs 6-14 with sharply taken ones and twos will be the batting order's crucial task. This will play a far more significant role later in the tournament as scores tend to get lower and pressure games become close.
  The batting order could work to a plan with flexibility based on the match situation. Batsmen could be allotted specific sessions of play and trained accordingly with likely partners to improve understanding and speed between the wickets. The likes of Virat Kohli could be an ideal foil for the middle overs. Also, the possibility of using Praveen or Vinay Kumar as pinch hitters higher up the order can be looked at.
  The death over division should be the focus area for Kumble. While he might bowl alongside Dale Steyn and Praveen Kumar towards the latter half, there needs to be a plan with the other two bowlers continuously operating in that period to ensure that they're set for the high-voltage encounters in April when the table gets closer.
  Kevin Pietersen could be a great option for keeping things quiet in the middle overs, ably assisted by Cameron White and Eoin Morgan depending on who makes it to the playing XI.
  With three fabulous fielders in Virat Kohli, Kevin Pietersen and Manish Pandey, RCB can ensure that the cuts and drives are intercepted at frustratingly regular intervals for the batsmen. After the powerplay, the usage of in-and-out fields with attacking catching positions preventing singles and placing fast legs in the deep to harry the batsmen even while running twos represents to me the ideal strategy to gain the upper hand in close matches.
  Boucher's current injury might mean Uthappa keeping wickets with Eoin Morgan being the third option. I'd rather go in with a stable wicketkeeper throughout the tournament to maintain consistency though.
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  I have been seeing aneesh since my school days.He is lot passionate towards the game. I am sure he will be an added assert to RCB. I wish i read his blogs as official RCB blogger
  Ive known Aneesh for close to 8 years now and the thing that strikes me most about him is the passion he has had for sports and sports journalism in particular. His knowledge of various aspects and trivia related to lal sport is really good. He has been an avid follower of cricket and in many instances at very good balanced critic of sporting occasions. Have also had a ring side view of his public speaking skills and his confidence and apprroach towards expressing himself are cool. I wish him the best and sincerely hope he cracks this one as well...no one better than u for this dude!
  Aneesh's understanding of most sports and cricket in particular make him a strong favourite for this role.
  His experience of sports journalism and ability to grasp the interest of the fans and communicate in a language that they would thoroughly enjoy is very strong support of his candidature.
  Not only will he weave a good tail, but his natural intelligence gives him the ability to pose the right questions, however difficult, with the utmost of ease.
  Go Aneesh!
  Kavit Abrol
  I have been with Aneesh since Class 3rd and since then his zeal for sports has been tremendous.I still remember both of us arguing for hours to defend our favourite batsmen to make sure which one is the best one ( keep in mind both the batsmen were legends ).Truly a person who always gave the pitch report more importance than his class report ( jus drawing an analogy ).Linked to any firm will definitely add in to the value of that organisation by giving in his 200% dedicated effort because when ur passion becomes ur work...work becomes a mere sport and thats what this chap has always been good at since childhood... sports !!Good Luck bro...u will reach where ever u have thought u want to...