Are the Tuskers for real?

The Kochi Tuskers Kerala (whoever named it needs to be put to death before he gets a chance to do another such naming disaster) have had a very interesting road to their IPL existence. It all started with Tharoor getting mixed up with all the wrong people. The false start was further complicated by infighting, franchising issues and what not. The now joke-of-the-league name was preceded by something worse, the IndiCommandos. Mercifully that was put to death before it was worn by players on the field.After all the bad publicity (and I didn't even mention Sreesanth yet), the Tuskers started off their inaugural season with two losses to Bangalore and Pune. The negative buzz around the team was at an all time high. The Tuskers entered their third game with the Mumbai Indians with a bad record and a lot of I-told-you-so's. And then Brendon McCullum decided to take things in his own hands. In what can only be deemed as franchise saving knocks against two top teams in Indians and SuperKings, the New Zealander pummeled the opposition bowling and gave the Tuskers two huge wins. Ably supported by Ravindra Jadeja and some good bowling, McCullum has given the Tuskers a lot of credibility that was lacking until date. As the party crashers of the season, the Tuskers now have an dark horse tag that they should cherish. No one is expecting them to win it all and that alone should be incentive enough for them to do well. Throw in the lack of pressure and giant-killer tag and the Tuskers have all that they need to make it a memorable debut season.Now about Sreesanth...