Sunil Gavaskar hopes ‘glitz and glamour’ of IPL won’t erase recollections of ODI sequence loss vs Australia

India shedding a one-day sequence at residence after 4 years ought to have made headlines. That it didn’t was as a result of everyone’s consideration was on the soon-to-commence Indian Premier League. Maybe not everyone as a result of the help employees of the Indian staff – coach Rahul Dravid and his colleagues, who can’t be linked with any IPL franchise – can have the entire of the IPL to have a look at the areas that want enchancment.

What the loss confirmed was that the batting definitely must be checked out. If something, Indian batting isn’t as dependable as earlier. The bowling has come on very properly, and fielding general has improved too.

There are far too many batting collapses in all codecs of the sport, and that may be a trigger for concern. The openers lay down the inspiration, however that is the place the staff has struggled in latest occasions. If the beginning just isn’t good, the center order is underneath huge stress as batters have the dual accountability of consolidating the innings after which taking the assault to the opposition. Owing to the emphasis in white-ball video games on speedy run-making, the talent of defending the great deliveries is being misplaced. If luck just isn’t in favour, the batter will get uncovered badly.

The glitz and glamour of the best T20 league on this planet, it’s hoped, won’t erase the reminiscence of the sequence loss. The loss ought to rankle and make the gamers motivated to get their again on the opposition once more.

New dimension

A couple of new guidelines will add a brand new dimension to the IPL this season. Captains might be allowed to determine their enjoying eleven after the toss. Maybe subsequent 12 months they may have a look at removing the toss, and each visiting staff might be given the choice of selecting whether or not to bat or bowl first. Innovation is sweet so long as the fundamentals of cricket keep the identical.

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Cricket is a recreation performed between eleven gamers in a staff, and with the ‘impact player’ proviso, groups will successfully characteristic 12 males. Everybody likes to see one thing recent and new, and thus, this 12 months’s ‘impact player’ rule might be adopted avidly by cricket lovers to see what actual distinction it makes to the sport’s dynamics.

The 10 groups appear properly balanced, however accidents to some key gamers might make some groups a tad nervous. That mentioned, the format is such a fast-paced one which there is no such thing as a time to brood over whether or not a participant might or ought to have performed, however isn’t.

Last 12 months, the 2 groups on the backside of the desk have been people who had gained the title 9 occasions between them. They might be decided to point out that what occurred final 12 months was an aberration. The staff that may name itself defending champion this season was collaborating within the event for the primary time final 12 months, and this staff, then again, might be eager to point out that final 12 months’s victory wasn’t a fluke.

There are three groups that haven’t gained the trophy but regardless of having performed 15 seasons. They will wish to win the elusive title.

Every 12 months, the IPL will get an increasing number of thrilling, and throws up new expertise. This 12 months shouldn’t be any totally different. It is really the event the place expertise meets alternative.