What could have been and could have been not - the team review

It has been a not so interesting IPL season. The excitement of the first edition and the grandeur of the second edition seemed to be missing. But going into the 3rd season this year's IPL looked a lot matured than previous versions. But with the late drama revolving around the IPL, the Indian government and with allegations of L Mod himself being involved in betting and match fixing, what could have been the beginning of a memorable era in Indian cricket is all set to become garbage. But assuming that all of that is not true let me analyze the teams at IPL 3.0
MI - Many would say they deservedly finished first. And may would also go to the extent of crediting Tendulkar as the sole reason for this. Agreed he scored the maximum runs. Agreed the team won a lot of matches (and they say it was his captaincy). But a closer look and you will see that most of the games were won by the bowling unit. With Zak, Ma Ling Ga and Bhajji shoring up the bowling, they decimated the opposition more with their bowling than with their batting. Also the ICL recruits in Satish and Rayudu proved to be the difference.
DC - This is one team to prove that working as a cohesive unit will bring in success in these days of individual glory. Inspired captaincy from Gilly also played a part. There were at least 2 or 3 matches which DC won from being nowhere. Symmo and Suman were crucial. But the highlight was Ojha. For the 3rd year running there is a Charger wearing the purple cap and that is indication of where DC's strength lies!
CSK - They are 3rd more by flashes of brilliance rather than by team performance. Vijay against RR, Haydo against DD (with that mongoose), Raina against KKR and MSD against KXIP - every time its only individuals that have won them matches. They should still be hoping for 2 more such individual flashes of brilliance to go further.
RCB - If not for Kallis and Uthappa, RCB would be hanging around at the bottom of the table. Kumble does weave the occassional piece of magic. But age seems to have caught with him and the bowlers do not seem to have any kind of sting. Clearly, the bowling has let them down and the batting has compensated so far - just so far.
DD - Lack of application. Lack of common sense. That sums up DD's season. The top order has been so unpredictable that they were left to trust Nehra would do the job for them in the last game against DC. It was appalling to see Veeru play the way he did (with his famous I can only play one way attitude). Mishra found no support with the bowling. Nannes seems to have become a one season wonder. On the whole DD lacked the firepower needed to go all the way.
KKR - Yet another season that promised a lot and failed to deliver. Dada tried his best to put a strong face but the foreign recruits failed him. They may still be the Los Merengues of the IPL. But SRK needs something extra if he wants his team to do better.
RR - The remaining teams seem to have cracked the code of Warne's bunch of underdogs. They no longer seem the mystery team. And that has been the downfall. There was always a surprise factor with RR during the first season. But this time around they seemed "ordinary" as Gauti put it. And added to that Warney seemed well past his prime and that rubbed on to his team. Yusuf would be better off in another team. But for RR to sustain in the future, they need Yusuf in the team.
KXIP - Right from the first day, they seemed destined for the wooden spoon. With the sulking prince and uncertain bosses (looking to give up stake in the team) they looked in disarray and that showed in their performance. Sanga and Mahela would have won the T20 WC for SL with similar performances. But this was KXIP and there was no one else available to support them. They deserved the wooden spoon and will do better minus the prince in the next season.