The Gujarat Titans are one of the two new teams to enter the IPL in 2022, and after a promising trio of retentions – Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan and Shubman Gill – the Ahmedabad-based franchise picked up a few exciting players at the auction, such as Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami and Matthew Wade. Strengths The […]
The Delhi Capitals have been one of the most consistent teams in the IPL over the previous auction cycle, with the Ricky Ponting-coached side finishing in the top three in each of the last three seasons. In 2022, the Capitals brought back the majority of the core that were part of that success in previous […]
IPL’s least successful team have undergone a complete overhaul in 2022 with the Punjab Kings going in a fresh direction under their new captain Mayank Agarwal. After losing out on the chance to retain their leader KL Rahul, the Kings built an impressive squad at the auction with plenty of exciting purchases such as Shikhar […]
The most successful side in IPL history had a season to forget in 2021 as the Mumbai Indians unsuccessfully defended their title, finishing 5th in the points table. In 2022, Mumbai retained most of their core that won back-to-back titles in 2019 and 2020, with Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Suryakamar Yadav and Ishan […]
The BCCI has announced that the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League will kick off on Saturday the 26th of March in Mumbai, with the five-time champions Mumbai Indians taking on the reigning finalists Kolkata Knight Riders in the season opener. The 2022 edition will involve 70 group matches, with each of the ten […]
The Kolkata Knight Riders kicked off their IPL campaign with an impressive victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai. The architects of this victory were KKR’s top order who took the attack to the SRH bowlers on a two-paced wicket at Chepauk. The defining partnership came from Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi as they both scored […]
The Delhi openers Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw put on a clinic in Mumbai to chase down Chennai’s target of 188 with ease. Dhawan, in particular, looked in supreme touch with the bat as he tore apart the Chennai pacers to score 85 (54) to take the Capitals home in their season opener. Prithvi Shaw […]
The 14th season of the Indian Premier League began with a bang as the Royal Challengers Bangalore just managed to beat Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller in Chennai. RCB looked to have wrapped things up after the heroics from AB De Villiers but a frantic run-out and a tight last over from Marco Jansen […]
The Chennai Super Kings had a season to forget in the UAE and were badly affected by injuries, players pulling out and Covid which resulted in them finishing 7th in the table and outside of the playoff’s spots for the first time in IPL history. Despite their poor showing, MS Dhoni and Stephen Fleming have […]
Despite suffering several injuries to key players, Sunrisers Hyderabad had a phenomenal second half to the season in the UAE and continued their five-year streak of reaching the final four. Given their strong showing in the IPL 2020, SRH retained most of their squad from the previous season and the only new names added to […]