It's Super Sunday for Royal Challengers Bangalore team director Siddhartha Mallya. In the first half of the day, the in-form Force India Formula One team, owned and marshaled by his father Dr Vijay Mallya, competes in the Japanese GP. Later, RCB take on Mumbai Indians in the Champions League final in Chennai. The Mumbai outfit beat Somerset in Saturday's semi-final. Mallya Jr spoke to SUNDAY MiD DAY even as he and some of RCB's players followed the semi-final action between MI and Somerset on television in their Chennai hotel room.



Are you surprised that you are not up against Chennai in the final?
It's definitely a surprise that Chennai didn't make the semi-finals because they are a very strong team. But it's going to be a tough final nevertheless because when you get to a stage like that in a tournament, anything can happen on the day.

There's no Sachin in the Mumbai Indians line-up. Is that a relief?
I wouldn't say Sachin's absence is a relief to us because when it comes down to the final, it all boils down to what happens on that day. Whether Mumbai have Sachin or don't have Sachin, they still remain a very strong team and that's why they've reached this far in the tournament. Of course Sachin's presence would have made a huge difference to Mumbai Indians because he's their key player. But then it's a final ufffd and it's a team game, so it doesn't really matter who you're opponent is. You've got to just go out there and get them.