The game we all love, however
The unthinkable happened in the IPL. Yes, Steve Smith was dropped for the first and second games. This is an insult Smith will never ever face in Australia. It sounds so ridiculous like the decision itself. Elsewhere, Rohit Sharma was fined a substantial amount and the cricketing world is facing a crisis just a couple …
IPL 2021 is underway but not in its usual fanfare but somewhat subdued. With no spectators allowed inside the ground, it is understandable. There were some close games and some ridiculous ones too. Week 1 of IPL, what have we learned so far? IPL so far IPL 2021 have thrown some surprising results during the …
IPL 2021 is all set to start tomorrow under the heavy thread of Covid. The pandemic has started its second innings in the country with more than 50K infections everyday. So much so that not even a single state is immune to the disease. The situation within the country has become dire. The infection seems …
It is April and a fresh season of IPL is on the way. It still is going to be a 8 teams format with 2 additional teams from 2021. There are some strong teams and some average ones. There are some excellent players and some good ones. Just like other seasons, this season also has …
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Will BCCI take action against Mumbai Indians? It is now official that Rohit Sharma will not be part of the first couple of tests against Australia. If the pandemic induced quarantine is taken into consideration, it is highly unlikely that Rohit Sharma will be part of the last couple of tests either. He is not …
Virat Kohli is certainly one of the stalwarts of the modern game. He is someone who has proved himself against every opposition and in every country. He had a bad tour of England in 2014 and he rectified that brilliantly in the next tour in 2018. Kohli is brilliant against both pace and spin. His …
Stephen Fleming in a recent interview about the non-performance of the Chennai Super Kings in 2020 IPL, mentioned that there aren’t that many good players available and that the available talent fetches high premium. I had argued in one of the earlier post that Stephen Fleming must cast his net wide. If only CSK and …
The performance or non-performance of the once famous team, Chennai Super Kings during the 2020 IPL has raised lot of questions. The primary being the fact that most of the team members were over 35. A couple above 40 or nearing 40. This is not the age to be playing T20 cricket where reflex, power …
I have tried as much as possible to resist my urge to write about IPL because, first, I do not consider IPL as a tournament and second, T20 is not proper cricket. However, the events over the last couple of days has made me want to write about IPL and especially, about the Chennai Super …
Is Suresh Raina required to justify his absence from the IPL? We all are aware of the fact that Suresh Raina has withdrawn himself from this year’s IPL to be held in The UAE because of his fear of the pandemic. He has cited his young family as the reason for his withdrawal. He feels …
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