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DC, PK & RCB - can they be more than flavors of the season?


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Will one of these teams win the title?  

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  1. 1. Which one will win the title this year?


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DC, PK and RCB have been among the flavors of the seasons to even reach the final in some of the IPLs, but still remain the only teams to not win a title.

 

Last yr too, DC & RCB made it to the playoffs, while PK missed out in the last game (though did well to win a few games in a row). Will remaining among the "flavors" continue or one of them will finally win the title in 2021? 

 

Vote and discuss. Poll closes on May 15th. 

 

 

PS finals played by these teams:

 

RCB - 2009, 2011 & 2016

PK - 2014

DC - 2020 

 

 

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It all depends on intent, the diff between MI and others is Intent 

 

DC-

  • Its a shame that they are wasting hetymer for guys like rahane and previously iyer . Hetymer can win u more games at 3 then others, if he doesnt work then look for plan B not now 
  • Throw in Lalit yadav , throw out rahane 

 

RCB

  • They lack bowling but they bat deep , so throw caution to the wind and attack , attack and attack 
  • Makeup for ur avg bowling by using right matchups 

 

PK- they have all rounder issue

 

  • Again start with attacking option - Jhye+ riley , if it doesnt work then plan B Jordan and if that fails, Plan C- allen/henriques 
  • KL has to bat like how he batted in 2018

 

 

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53 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

It all depends on intent, the diff between MI and others is Intent 

 

DC-

  • Its a shame that they are wasting hetymer for guys like rahane and previously iyer . Hetymer can win u more games at 3 then others, if he doesnt work then look for plan B not now 
  • Throw in Lalit yadav , throw out rahane 

 

RCB

  • They lack bowling but they bat deep , so throw caution to the wind and attack , attack and attack 
  • Makeup for ur avg bowling by using right matchups 

 

PK- they have all rounder issue

 

  • Again start with attacking option - Jhye+ riley , if it doesnt work then plan B Jordan and if that fails, Plan C- allen/henriques 
  • KL has to bat like how he batted in 2018

 

 

 

 

DC: Batsmen lack consistency. Some of them will have a good to great game and go missing for a few games in a row. Dhawan probably has been its most dependable batsman. Batting needs to pick up 

 

RCB: Relied too much on a few individuals (esp. ABDV-Kohli-Gayle batting) to ignore other spots in the team in the past. Probably getting better this yr in fielding a team with depth 

 

PK: It has a few impact players. If some of those players do well, it can do well 

 

But still a high chance of these teams messing up when it counts 

 

 

If we eliminate these flavor teams, looking at them as ones that may spoil other teams' chances for playoffs but not necessarily win (until they prove otherwise), CSK (which can continue to struggle), and SRH (may face batting issues so if its bowling does not click), it leaves MI, RR (if it realizes its potential) and KKR (solid lower middle order so if it clicks. Inconsistent last yr though) as top early tournament contenders (also depends upon the form in the later stages and if some of the other teams pick up their game) 

 

 

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