If it’s summer, can the Indian Premier League (IPL) be far behind? The heat wave in India is raging, from north to south and east to west. One would expect, the IPL, too, would generate the same kind of energy on the field.
It has, for sure. Just that the way results have panned out in the last few weeks have come as a big surprise for two of the biggest teams in the history of the IPL — Chennai Super Kings and hyped-up Mumbai Indians.
The 2022 IPL has 10 teams, and for two teams who have been champions in the past quite regularly, the results this time have been disappointing. One thing can be said with certainty, loyalties in the IPL are very strong, despite the fabric of the team composition changing. Moreover, this season, the two new franchise teams from Lucknow and Gujarat have shown that being new in the competition does not mean they are minnows in terms of performance.
To be sure, the IPL is cricket plus commerce. For the millions of fans at home and abroad, the cricket on view is spectacular. There are huge sixes being hit and lusty fours being smashed. Bowlers have learned to innovate and the fielding/catching standards have risen phenomenally.
After two years of IPL in the United Arab Emirates, for the matches to be held at venues in Mumbai and Pune has been captivating. If reports are true, the ticket price for IPL today exceeds that of the FIFA World Cup which will be held in Doha later this year. Sounds bizarre, doesn’t it?
Esta historia es de la edición April 17, 2022 de Millennium Post Delhi.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 8500 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición April 17, 2022 de Millennium Post Delhi.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 8500 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
Can't crush us: Will go to BJP HQ with all AAP leaders, says Kejriwal
In his first reaction to the arrest of his personal assistant Bibhav Kumar, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of targeting people of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) one by one to arrest them.
Elorda Cup: Nikhat, Minakshi strike gold as India finish with 12 medals
Besides Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi’s gold medals, Indian boxers won two silver and eight bronze
PM inciting people, dividing society, alleges Kharge
Uddhav says ‘acche din’ coming after June 4, when INDIA bloc-led govt takes charge
Manoj Tiwari carried out attack on me: Kanhaiya Kumar
INDIA bloc’s North East Delhi candidate Kanhaiya Kumar on Saturday claimed the constituency’s sitting MP Manoj Tiwari Kumar carried out an attack on him as he has realised that the people of the constituency are no longer accepting him.
'Daunting to come back to changed landscape'
Actor Fardeen Khan is happy to be back at work after a gap of 14 years
Rule of Impact Player substitution has disrupted balance of game, says Virat Kohli
Echoing India skipper Rohit Sharma’s sentiments, star batter Virat Kohli has criticised the Impact Player substitution rule and said it is “disrupting the balance” of the game.
SRH aiming for 2nd spot in IPL points table with win over Punjab
Sunrisers Hyderabad, who had finished in the bottom rung in each of the last three editions of the IPL, came out all guns blazing this year
Flash floods due to heavy rains kill at least 68 in Afghanistan
Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports.
US, international volunteer doctors trapped in Gaza hospital
35 American and other international doctors came to Gaza in volunteer teams to help one of the territory’s few hospitals still functioning.
Rae Bareli should once again show UP, country path to progress: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said Rae Bareli should once again show the path to progress and development to Uttar Pradesh and the country as it has been the ideological and political centre of the state in the past.