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The might of Kane Williamson and the sheer pace of Umran Malik wasn’t enough to propel Sunrisers Hyderabad into the playoffs. Last year’s horror run of just 3 wins from 14 games must have weighed heavily on their minds and they put up a better show this time around. However, they were world beaters one …
Punjab Kings, is one of the three teams who has never won a single IPL title in 14 attempts. This tournament was Punjab’s eighth successive exit in the group stage itself. Punjab approached IPL 2022 with a squad that was completely changed from 2021. Only Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep were retained by the franchise. Rahul, …
Delhi Capitals, another of those eternal bridesmaids. It has been 14 seasons and still counting, the team is yet to win an IPL tournament. This time, they did not even qualify for the playoffs. That must rankle the captain, Rishabh Pant. This is a review of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2022. Rishabh Pant is young …
After a very long time, Rajasthan Royals qualified for the finals. It was a difficult year for them because their first captain and inspiring leader, Shane Warne, passed away a couple of months ago. Hence, they wanted to win the tournament for him. A noble thought ofcourse. This is a review of Rajasthan Royals in …
Gujarat Titans became only the 2nd team in the history of IPL to have won the tournament on the year they were introduced. The previous winner was their finals counterpart, Rajasthan Royals. Ofcourse, there weren’t many teams that were introduced during the last 14 years. The number of teams was restricted for the most part …
RCB, probably the name is the biggest problem. Challengers. The players must have taken it literally in that they always want to be the challengers rather than the winners. The eternal bridesmaid of IPL, RCB is just clueless about what is required for them to go onto the next level. Change of captain too did …
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Lucknow Super Giants, for the most part, was tussling with Gujarat Titans for the coveted number one position which only requires one win to qualify for the finals. However, they weren’t able to topple Gujarat from the top position. Having said that, they still could have finished as the second best team in the competition …
Mumbai Indians, the five time champions, it is mindboggling to even think how their world came crashing down this time around. No one in their wildest imagination would have thought that of all the teams, Mumbai Indians will find themselves without a single victory in the first several games. Whatever that could go wrong, did …
The winner of 4 IPL trophies and the finalists in 5 others in 13 editions, CSK was banned for 2 editions, CSK is the most consistent team in the competition. Not even Mumbai Indians can match their consistency. The longevity of the players, the coach and the trust the management had on the players all …
Rishabh Pant, who is thought to be the future Indian captain, was involved in a controversy that was unbecoming of any leader. What Pant did wasn’t correct. Umpires are also humans and are bound to make mistakes. This was one such honest mistake. Let me try to analyse Pant’s action in what Pant did wasn’t …