The game we all love, however
The IPL is beginning to flex its muscles and the signs are ominous. The sooner the cricketing world realises and takes remedial measures, the better it will be for the game. If not, the game will forever be taken over by the franchises and cricket will cease to be a game among international teams. Last …
Half of the games are completed in the IPL, with Rajasthan Royals leading the way. There were some close games but overall, this has been a tournament for the batsmen as usual. Just that this season, the batsmen have dominated the season even more than in the previous seasons. The number of 200+ scores is …
Virat Kohli, the stand-in captain of RCB in the absence of Faf Plessis was quite critical of the team after their loss to KKR in Bangalore. Perhaps, he is right but that does not change the fact that RCB has probably the most imbalanced side and lack of good batsmen in the middle. It is …
Have we not seen the script unfold time and time again? Royal Challengers Bangalore against Chennai Super Kings more often than not, ends up in favour of CSK. With last night’s win, CSK has won 50% more than RCB. It denotes significant domination on the part of CSK. The only difference was that this time, …
4 games 4 losses. That is Delhi’s record so far this season in the IPL. It is something that Delhi would not have anticipated before the start of the season. Leave alone the players, it must have come as a shock for the supporters of Delhi Capitals. Least of all, their coach, Ricky Ponting. The …
IPL games start at 7:30 PM Indian Time which is alright but they invariably finish between 11:30 PM and 11:45 PM Indian Time which is certainly not acceptable. That is a ridiculous 4 – 4:15 hours. T20 games when they were started were promoted as 3-hour games. It was the reason this format was promoted …
Ruturaj Gaikwad, the Chennai Super Kings opener, has had a good start during the current IPL. An almost hundred in the opening game and an explosive start against Lucknow Super Giants must have made the selectors take note of his performance in a World Cup year with the next installment of T20 World Cup not …
RCB is among the 3 teams that have never won the IPL in 16 years of its history. The others are Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings who have changed their names but the management has remained the same. Yet, they are not talked about not winning a single competition the same way as RCB. This …
The importance of Rishabh Pant to the Indian Test team can never be underestimated. Some of his innings at the highest level are legendary. They were scarcely believable. Indians forever will be indebted to him for that astonishing 89 at The Gabba to not only win the Test but also the series. A feat that …
Indian Premier League, the premier competition in the world of cricket, came into existence in 2008. It has been 14 years since it was launched. More than a 1000 games have been played. Yet, what has Indian cricket gained out of it? That is a pertinent question that needs to be asked. 14 years is …