Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The captaincy tug-of-war

For long this team has been under the reins of a captain whose leadership skills have never been questioned and who has always enjoyed the unflinching support of his team members.But recent setbacks in the form of losses to lesser teams have set the rumour mills running overtime and talk of the captain being renominated through a team consensus has been confirmed.The latest piece of information doing the rounds is that there is a rift among some of the team veterans in the fist-fight for captaincy.
21/02/2008
Reliable sources confirm that the team members have unanimously decided to re-elect the captain through a popular poll.
The captain though, steadfastly rubbishes the pretensions of the challengers and is quite confident of reclaiming his numero uno spot.The contenders have popped up in the form of Gtype and Shyam, both loyal foot soldiers and hithertho staunch supporters of the captain.Other team members are also expected to dive into the already raging captaincy cauldron and nominate themselves as leader material.
As the cold war for captaincy enters the voting phase, the contenders are falling over each other in trying to win over their team members and boost their vote banks.With just a week left to decide the captain of the team, the excitement levels are at an all-time high.
Watch this space for more as the would-be captains present their candidatures and unexpected names crop up for captaincy!!
22/02/2008
Breaking news!!!In a sensational turn of events, Balaji alias SB has nominated himself for captaincy. The battle, which was primarily expected to be a three-horse race between Sunder, Gtype and Shyam has now assumed a new dimension altogether.
And in a coup likely to overturn team dynamics on their head, DKJ, always considered to be a Sunder loyalist has switched sides to Gtype's camp and publicly denounced Shyam's candidature for captaincy . This move, allegedly a well executed conspiracy by Gtype admirers, has crucially shifted momentum to the Gtype camp a week before the elections and landed a potentially grevious blow to Shyam's stuttering campaign.
Moreover, with SB, till now a staunch Sunder supporter, making his intentions public, the Sunder camp loses a vital cog in its electoral aspirations.
As core members flip-flop allegiances by the minute and once heralded supporters fall by the wayside like nine pins, Sunder would gain some consolation from Viju's decision to stand firmly by his side.
In the face of such path breaking events, Anand's neutrality is confounding the election analysts. The Sunder camp can no longer take the result of the election for granted, what with SB, a very highly respected and influential team member expected to garner many popular votes.
The enigmatic electoral jigsaw puzzle continues to befuddle the rational mind. Watch out for more updates.

25/02/2008

The preliminary poll reports have come in and it seems as if the house is going to be split between Sunder and quite surprisingly, Shyam.Gtype's narcissist bickering about his own leadership abilities have put off his primary confidant, Karthik and the only vote that Gtype is now assured of is his own.It's all downhill for Gtype now who started the campaign in rambunctious fashion but has lost steam in the decisive phase.

Shyam, on the other hand has risen from the ashes with Anand's support assuring him of atleast two votes.With SB and Viju's choices still hanging in the balance, itwill no longer be a surprise if D-day results see Sunder gridlocked in a tie with his sibling.

The status quo may not be loaded in SB's favour but it would be foolhardy to underestimate his chances of attaining the top spot. With a brilliant performance on the field last weekend, he has emphatically reinvigorated his campaign and is looking good for the home run.

Sunder, meanwhile continues to impress in his typical laidback fashion and seems the punter's favourite for captaincy.

Four days before the votes are cast, it remains to be seen whether Shyam and SB can muster enough firepower and display the political nous to steal the carpet from under the captain's feet.


3 comments:

Anonymous said...

awesome description of a well-fought cricket match.

Anonymous said...

Hey,good job man!!!!

Anonymous said...

Good climax...Expect the unexpected as the say in cricket....same is with your posts...exciting times ahead for your team..IPL is just round the corner - :)