XI of the Season +bonus – IPL

56 days of nerves, excitement, surprises and most of all, extremely entertaining cricket. TheIPL has come to a close after a wild season where the IPL lived up to its claim to fame: the birthplace of emerging stars of the future, and the biggest -and arguably the most excitingcricketing league worldwide. So, it's about time …

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

*cue the song* Duniya hila diye hum! (play of words on our slogan - duniya hila denge hum which means we will rock the world so I changed it to we rocked the world).Who concocted a myth saying we couldn't win in even years (though nothing was quite even in 2020 except for the 0 …

The Final Countdown-Reblog

So…here we are. We have had a thrilling season of cricket, probably one of the best ever. What has made it even better is that this entire season was just a bonus, because all of us had convinced ourselves that there wasn’t going to be an IPL this year and we had made our peace […]The …

Kings to Peasants-CSK IPL Review

After 46 days of thrilling matches full of agony and ecstasy, throat rattling screaming and just insane fun, we have our 4 teams that have sealed their playoff berths. This IPL was extremely closely contested with more super overs than any other season and every team reaching 12 points for the first time in IPL …

SKY has No Limit

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore. Two teams with massive fan followings. Two teams at the top of the table. Two teams looking to qualify and seal their spot in the playoffs and likely the top 2. AND MUMBAI EMERGED VICTORIOUS! While statistically, no team is qualified and only CSK is eliminated from the race. …

The Evolving Graveyard

Disclaimer: If you are looking for an objective review of the MI vs CSK match (the 2nd IPL Classico), this is not the place you will find it at. The graveyard of bowlers, the heaven for batsmen, the place where Sachin Tendulkar unleashed the “Desert Storm” on Shane Warne in 1988. Sharjah, the pitch with …

Super Over Sunday

Three super overs, one day! That's more super overs in one day then any of the previous editions of IPL. I nearly woke the entire house up, shouting like a maniac, alternating between rage and happiness. At the post toss speech, KL Rahul said KXIP's previous match was too close for comfort. I have no …

The Run Falls Short for KXIP

3 balls to go. 1 run to win. Tell me you didn’t see KXIP winning from here. I secretly hoped for a super over but I didn’t expect to see it play out. This match was the very definition of a rollercoaster ride filled with the ups and downs for both, the Delhi Capitals and …

The Kings Rule

CSK break the jinx but MI still can't. Mumbai Indians haven't won their first IPL game since 2012, which was almost an entirely different era . CSK managed to beat MI after several unsuccessful outings in recent times but no novel occurences for Mumbai at least. The TeamsThe team selections were interesting to say the …

The IPL Classico

So it begins. It's a matter of minutes. One of the longest festivals in India is about to commence. The stage for dreams, the battlefield for tactics and the hub of entertainment. The IPL is here. Here are my predictions and a preview of the very first match, the largest franchise rivalry ever - MI …