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There are some big names, Chris Gayle and boss Imran Tahir among them, who have played few or no games so far in this IPL. But there is actually a strong logic for neglecting some of them. We have focused on five players who we think would make tactical sense …

The DRS currently only allows players to review lbws and decisions involving edged shots. Should its scope be extended to allow revisions for wide shots and no balls for high full shots? Virat Kohli certainly thinks so. “I’m going to speak as captain,” Kohli said during a live Instagram chat …

The debate over the role of anchors in T20 was strong before the start of the 2020 IPL, and this edition in the UAE has provided more grind for the mill. To answer the question of whether we need an anchor in T20 cricket, we must start by defining the …

“Young people on our team? That’s an oxymoron! (Serie) “ This was the joke of Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming when asked about Sam Curran in particular during an interview on the bench at IPL 2020. Curran, 22, with his youthful looks and mischievous energy, is an anomaly. in …

Why did Sam Curran lead the batting? No team had scored as slowly as the Super Kings in the power play this season prior to this game, and they decided it was time to turn things around: After 68 runs of 31 balls in the middle order, Curran was promoted …

In the middle of the league stage, the Indians of Mumbai, the capitals of Delhi and the Royal Challengers of Bangalore are at the top of the charts and are on their way to the playoffs. These teams have identified their core group that gives them the best balance. Many …

Genius is difficult to describe. AB de Villiers scored an undefeated 73-of-33-ball Monday night against the Kolkata Knight Riders, on a field where everyone else was 218 of 207, and while that’s obviously extraordinary, it wasn’t. Look extraordinary. Or let’s put it this way. Did not see differently extraordinary. It …

Delhi Capitals fast pitcher Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the 2020 IPL with a torn abdominal muscle. Sharma had suffered a back spasm while training in the UAE prior to the start of the IPL last month and played only one game for the Capitals, against Sunrisers Hyderabad …

Kolkata Knight Riders has expressed “surprise” at the complaint of its main subsidiary, Sunil Narine, for suspicious action in the match against Kings XI Punjab on 10 October. Narine was included in a “warning list” by the IPL, which said that the affiliate was “suspended” in case this tournament was …

Delhi Capitals dealt with the injuries of two key players, R Ashwin and Amit Mishra, in the first half of the tournament quite efficiently, but the third seems to have left them, well, paralyzed. Rishabh Pant, who possibly injured his hamstring during his sixth game, did not make it to …