Axar Patel didn’t bowl Kuldeep Yadav when MI expected him. He didn’t use T. Natarajan in the power play when convention said he should. He didn’t lock any bowler into a fixed-over allocation regardless of how the match was moving. Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians with a bowling plan that was built around one principle: […]
Axar Patel didn’t bowl Kuldeep Yadav when MI expected him. He didn’t use T. Natarajan in the power play when convention said he should. He didn’t lock any bowler into a fixed-over allocation regardless of how the match was moving. Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians with a bowling plan that was built around one principle: […]
There was a time when the short ball to Shreyas Iyer was a bowling plan rather than a delivery option. Hit him hard in the body. Force the rushed pull. Set the field for the top edge. Repeat until dismissed. Multiple bowling attacks used that blueprint across multiple IPL seasons, and it worked consistently enough […]
RCB chased 200-plus in under sixteen overs in their recent match. CSK’s bowling attack has failed to defend competitive totals in two consecutive fixtures and hasn’t taken enough wickets in key phases to create the pressure that changes match outcomes. These two facts, converging at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, a venue where the average run rate […]
Nearly 40 runs from just over ten deliveries against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. Not slogging. Not swinging blindly at everything. Clean timing through Priyansh Arya scoring zones had identified before he faced a single ball, executed with the decisiveness that comes from knowing exactly what his job is before he walks out. Punjab Kings’ […]
Suryavanshi scored 175 at the U19 World Cup. He became the youngest T20 centurion India has produced. He made his Ranji Trophy debut before most players his age had finished their school cricket. And then he turned up in IPL 2026 and made an immediate impact against professional bowling attacks who had match plans, videos, […]
Five wickets in a short domestic tournament window. A strike rate in T20 cricket that reflects genuine attacking intent rather than survival. Left arm wrist spin, a bowling type so rare in Indian cricket that most IPL franchises have never had one in their squad. Shivang Kumar isn’t a household name yet. He’s the kind […]
Adam Zampa didn’t choose PSL over IPL because he couldn’t get an IPL contract. He chose it because the IPL’s two-month commitment, uncertain game time for overseas spinners, and bio bubble intensity don’t suit a 34-year-old who still prioritises wearing the Australian shirt above everything else. Karachi Kings gave him a defined role, a shorter […]
Heinrich Klaasen was the batter spinners feared most. His strike rate against spin across previous IPL seasons ranked among the best in the competition. He attacked early, hit against the turn, and made quality spinners look ordinary inside two overs. Something has shifted. Teams are now coming into matches against SRH with a specific plan […]
Ravichandran Ashwin said it out loud so everyone else didn’t have to. KKR doesn’t have one bowler they can hand the ball to and trust to bowl four overs without it becoming a problem. Not one. In a fourteen-match IPL campaign where twenty overs of bowling must be allocated across every fixture, that’s not a […]
Ajinkya Rahane is opening in one match. Finn Allen is the next. Sunil Narine promoted to exploit field restrictions. Angkrish Raghuvanshi appears at positions that change based on conditions rather than capability. Rinku Singh is arriving in the middle overs against spinners who have already identified exactly how to dismiss him. This is KKR’s batting […]