<span class=normal>Rajasthan Royals (contd...)<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>IPL Season 2 - 2009<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Much before the start of IPL Season 2, the Rajasthan Royals too got their share of G.Q. (glamour quotient) when Shilpa Shetty and her then beau Raj Kundra acquired a 11.7% stake in the team. Shilpa went all out promoting her team and even featured in the music video Halla Bol dressed in typical traditional Rajasthani attire. The team even got a new sponsor in the form of Ultra Tech Cement and a new mascot in the form of a lion called Moocho Singh. Shilpa, Raj along with sister Shamita and mum Sunanda were seen at almost all the matches of their team cheering their players. Close friends like Ken Ghosh and Ila Arun who has sung the teams anthem also had their loyalties with the Royals. The team did start well initially but lost steam mid way. Absence of key players like Watson and Sohail Tanvir also didnt help the teams cause any further and before you knew it they were out of contention for the Semis. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>IPL Season 3 - 2010<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Shilpa and Raj are now a couple settled in marital bliss and a victory in this years IPL would be the perfect wedding gift they could have asked for. The boys in blue are training hard under the leadership of Warne and are hoping that they can do an encore of what they did two years ago in the inaugural season of IPL. </span>