In 2007, Rajasthan Royals were the unlikely winners of the first IPL. On paper, the club co-owned by actress Shilpa Shetty looked the weakest without any million-dollar glamour boys in the unit. But as the championship progressed, the team generated a sweet rhythm that reached its crescendo in the final. What was the secret ingredient that made RR such a force of nature that season? Was it captain Shane Warne's leadership ability that made every player play beyond his ability? Or was it something else - because the success wasn't replicated?
The world of sports is filled with romantic stories of triumph against odds. Based on a book by Michael Lewis, Moneyball is one of the finest in the genre of sports dramas. Director Bennett Miller's film is a real-life, gut-wrenching guided tour through the heart and soul of Billy Beane ( Brad Pitt), the general manager Oakland Athletics baseball team and everything his team accomplished in the season of 2002.
Money talks, especially in the world of professional sports. Top clubs believe dollars buy you dreams. That's why they shell out millions for the superstars. Beane doesn't have the big bucks. And he has just lost three of his marquee players to bigger clubs. "We are like the organ donors for the rich," he tells his scouts. What Beane doesn't lack is commitment to the game and an ambition to beat the best. And pushed into a corner, he is bent on finding a novel -- and economical -- way to do it.
The world of sports is filled with romantic stories of triumph against odds. Based on a book by Michael Lewis, Moneyball is one of the finest in the genre of sports dramas. Director Bennett Miller's film is a real-life, gut-wrenching guided tour through the heart and soul of Billy Beane ( Brad Pitt), the general manager Oakland Athletics baseball team and everything his team accomplished in the season of 2002.
Money talks, especially in the world of professional sports. Top clubs believe dollars buy you dreams. That's why they shell out millions for the superstars. Beane doesn't have the big bucks. And he has just lost three of his marquee players to bigger clubs. "We are like the organ donors for the rich," he tells his scouts. What Beane doesn't lack is commitment to the game and an ambition to beat the best. And pushed into a corner, he is bent on finding a novel -- and economical -- way to do it.
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