Ayaz Memon, lawyer by qualification, a journalist by profession, commentator and columnist on sports and other issues. Follow him @cricketwallah
Rohit’s would be a more serious loss and it is not difficult to understand why chief coach Rahul Dravid has deferred from taking a decision on him till the last minute.
To this end, Dravid steered away from the most predictable path – give every player one or multiple matches to prove their credentials. This would have put the players under pressure, and perhaps even created panic in the ranks.
Joe Root's form over the past couple of years has been Bradmanesque, and he has rejigged the pecking order among contemporary batsmen – especially the Fab Four -- in stunning fashion
Eyes will be on players such as Venkatesh Iyer and Ishan Kishan who didn't have a good IPL.
While some exciting young batsmen and bowlers have emerged, there’s not much to show in the spin department, traditionally India’s area of strength
Here's a look at how the the final four contenders have fared as they enter the playoffs stage of IPL 2022
Each team is seeking 6-7 fast bowlers in the squad, preferably 3-4 homegrown, which has created a huge demand which in turn is attracting budding cricketers to take up this role.
However this time, barring a few, most players who kept back by the original 8 franchises haven’t quite lived up to expectations.
Ravindra Jadeja’s tepid form this season is the touted reason why he has relinquished the captaincy mid-way
There’s a lot of cricket still remaining this IPL season and how their respective teams fare will depend to a large extent on how Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma perform
The biggest story of IPL15 so far from the point of view of the T20 World Cup is the resurgence of Hardik Pandya.
There is a commonality in the pattern of defeats between the two teams. The batting has been shallow and inconsistent, the bowling perhaps even more so
It's been a week of high drama which was reflected in the volatility in the points table, suggesting this could be one of the tightest IPL seasons ever with many twists and turns to come in the weeks ahead
All franchises have new challenges to deal with. The big difference from earlier seasons is that there are 10 teams in the fray, and the mega auction caused major upheavals in where players are concerned in all franchises
The success of this World Cup comes from the highly competitive quality of cricket being played, which in turn has given the women’s game a fillip.
