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April 20, 2018
It’s been a while since we saw Chennai Super Kings play Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. 3 years, in fact. The last time they played, Shane Watson was a Rajasthan Royals player, the fulcrum of their side. Indeed, the last time they played, the game was played in the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. […]
April 19, 2018
Sunrisers have not put a foot wrong in this season of the Indian Premier League. They have won all of their three matches and imposed their authority on this tournament. They look very likely to win the IPL for the second time if they continue like this. Remember, all of this is without David Warner, […]
April 18, 2018
Rajasthan Royals have a special, special player in Sanju Samson. In fact, we can’t remember the last time a young Indian batsman made such an impression in the IPL. His batting against RCB in the last match was exemplary and we hope that the young man keeps performing like that. Nothing can stop him from […]
April 17, 2018
Mumbai Indians always get off to a slow start, but three losses in three games is as bad as it can get. But to be fair to them, all three matches were close and it could so easily have been 3 wins in 3 for Mumbai had they had the rub of the green in […]
April 16, 2018
Kolkata Knight Riders welcome back Gautam Gambhir, their captain for 7 years, who is now returning to his old hunting ground as the captain of Delhi Daredevils. There is no acrimony of any sort between Gambhir and KKR, but Gambhir will want to prove a point or two to his detractors in the social media. […]
April 15, 2018
We’re expecting a cracker of a game tonight between Kings XI Punjab and CSK. Kings XI Punjab has a new captain R Ashwin, who has played all his life under MS Dhoni. This will be an interesting battle of wits between the master and the apprentice. Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said, “There is obviously […]
April 15, 2018
The thing about IPL is that it does not take long for a team to get into a rich vein or form, and at the same time, it only takes a defeat or two for a team to come crashing down. Both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals have had mixed IPL so far, having […]
April 14, 2018
Tonight’s game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians is expected to be a tense affair. Both teams are equally matched in every way. Sunrisers Hyderabad have done well so far, having won both their games. KKR, on the other hand, have won one, lost one. They lost the game against CSK mainly because of one […]
April 14, 2018
The phrase déjà vu comes to mind when one looks at the performance of Mumbai Indians so far in IPL 2018. Played two games, lost two games. This is something the Mumbai Indians always do. They are the most successful team in Indian Premier League history, but are also notorious for being very slow starters. […]
April 13, 2018
Royal Challengers Bangalore are a very confused outfit. Captain Virat Kohli said that this was his most balanced side he had had in 11 years at RCB. But that is not really true. As was apparent in the game against KKR, RCB have a good top-4, but after that, their batting starts looking very ordinary. […]