zen Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 A long tournament where the form of teams can fluctuate (some can lose steam, while some can gain momentum), however, since all the teams have played a game, below are the 1st impressions: 1st, it appears as if 2022 playoff teams are simply continuing from last year. Despite some players missing, all 4 teams look even more competitive. The 2 new teams will be playing at home as well. 2nd, CSK started off relatively well (you cannot count a loss versus the strong Wolves, GT, against any team. GT seems to find a way to win). If CSK does well at home, it has a fighting chance to get into the playoffs. 3rd, PK appears to have enough depth to beat relatively weak teams. It would depend on how it tackles the last year's top 4 and manages close games. PK seems to go off the rails in pressure games. 4th, the last 4 teams - DC, KKR, MI, & SRH appear to play less as a team and more like a bunch of individuals put-together. It is a long tournament so they still have time to improve. On many occasions, we have seen such teams improve when they have nothing to lose and go on to play spoilsports for other teams towards the end of the tournament. 5th, great atmosphere at most of the stadiums. The more matches you watch at various stadiums, the more you realize how sophisticated and grand the Ahmedabad stadium is -> great capacity, minimalistic modern design, light shows, crowd atmosphere, etc. The jewel of India! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Too early to predict but by the looks of things, my bet would be on: RR GT CSK RCB PK and LSG are good teams who will lose high pressure games during the business end of the IPL and may get knocked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhaan Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 RCB may have roller coaster season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamadagni Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Don't agree with Ahmedabad stadium. No matter how glittery and shiny it looks, you just cannot have 60m long boundaries. The geniuses that designed and approved to construct the "Biggest" stadium with 60m long boundaries should be fired immediately. It's taking away all the fun. I liked Mohali stadium the other day. That should be the standard for every Indian ground. nevada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 40 minutes ago, Jamadagni said: The geniuses that designed and approved to construct the "Biggest" stadium with 60m long boundaries should be fired immediately. The boundaries at 3rd man, fine leg, etc. area would be 60 meters. The boundaries in the mid on, deep mid wicket, etc. would be in the 75-80 meters range! Roydeep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moochad Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 RR looks strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chakdephatte Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 (edited) 1. Looks like a high scoring tournament. Has been a trend among all T20 leagues recently. 2. All teams improved and corrected minor mistakes from last year. Only those who got worse are CSK. GT, SRH, MI mostly at the same level. Edited April 10, 2023 by Chakdephatte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingstoned Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Teams playing at home after 4 years is something that means more than we think it means and maybe it is the effect of it being the first week but the atmosphere at all games has been very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf1gp_1 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 liked the option of selecting camera angle and 4K quality while not 4K is still better than last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 19 hours ago, Chakdephatte said: 1. Looks like a high scoring tournament. Has been a trend among all T20 leagues recently. 2. All teams improved and corrected minor mistakes from last year. Only those who got worse are CSK and KKR. KKR made a good buy of Lockie Ferguson. He is better option than Southee and gives a death over bowling option alongside Russell. Shardul also is a decent A/R to have among Indian contenders. Chakdephatte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BacktoCricaddict Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Too many extras? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laaloo Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Lack of indian fast bowlers and big hitters. Yet another IPL and still nowhere to be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BacktoCricaddict Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Laaloo said: Lack of indian fast bowlers and big hitters. Yet another IPL and still nowhere to be found. Fast bowlers are all in injury-land (Mohsin Khan, Krishna, Bumrah ...). What about Kuldeep Sen? And Rajvardhan Hangargekar - how fast is he? Big hitters? It's been a while since we saw anyone emerge here. Edited April 4, 2023 by BacktoCricaddict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Laaloo said: Lack of indian fast bowlers and big hitters. Yet another IPL and still nowhere to be found. SDP answer to both of them Laaloo and singhvivek141 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singhvivek141 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 16 hours ago, BacktoCricaddict said: Fast bowlers are all in injury-land (Mohsin Khan, Krishna, Bumrah ...). What about Kuldeep Sen? And Rajvardhan Hangargekar - how fast is he? Big hitters? It's been a while since we saw anyone emerge here. Abhinav Mahohar, Tewatia and Abdul Samad are the last hopes...rest everyone is falling short of expectations. Roydeep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhaan Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) 37 minutes ago, singhvivek141 said: Abhinav Mahohar, Tewatia and Abdul Samad are the last hopes...rest everyone is falling short of expectations. They all are influenced to statpad rather than concentrating on forcing results in their r side's favour Sab baad me tuktuk karne lagte hain,it is instilled in everyone's mind Hardik Pandya,Pant both have been compromised and aren't even the shadow of their past version (in LOIs atleast) High SR game ,high risk which is branded careless, irresponsible batting in corridors, coaches are stone age school mindset type from the grass root level Need two drastic steps to address this 1)Allow newcomers to play atleast in The Hundred,SA T20(for its Indian) maybe Big bash as well 2)Hire modern age specialist LOI coaches like McCullum,Morgan etc Same goes to fast bowling, foreign coaches Steyn,Lee etc Edited April 5, 2023 by Suhaan deepdynamo, express bowling, singhvivek141 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) KKR is showing some early promise. Maybe it has something to do with below 2012 W; 2021 F (same digits and adds to 5) 2014 W; 2023 ? (adds to 7) Edited April 10, 2023 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) Teams have played 2-4 games (so still a part of the early impression): TEAM M W L PT NRR LSG 4 3 1 6 1.048 RR 3 2 1 4 2.067 KKR 3 2 1 4 1.375 GT 3 2 1 4 0.431 CSK 3 2 1 4 0.356 PBKS 3 2 1 4 -0.281 RCB 3 1 2 2 -0.800 SRH 3 1 2 2 -1.502 MI 2 0 2 0 -1.394 DC 3 0 3 0 -2.092 So far (in the order of the points table above): LSG - Its overseas players are showing good form. Pooran, Myers, & Wood. Stoinis is beginning to look good and QdK is still to come in. RR - Buttler is in good form. Others will continue to try to play around him. The bowling attack has experience in Boult, Holder, Ashwin, & Chahal. KKR - The spin attack is promising (Narane, Varun C, & Suyesh) ... Batting and pace bowling is likely to remain inconsistent. Russell is yet to fire so if he does, it will help the batting to be competitive. GT - A solid all-round team with some good batsmen, spinners, and pacers. With KW out, Shanaka is expected to join the team soon. CSK - Relies on batting depth and spin (Jadeja, Santner, & Theekesana). Its success could depend on performances at home. PK - Can be competitive if its key players maintain form. Need to see the impact Livingstone can make once he joins the team. RCB - Similar to PK in terms of reliance on select players (Kohli, Faf, & Maxwell) so its fortune will depend on consistency. SRH - A promising team on paper (Brook, Tripathi, etc.). Need to see how the potential is transformed on the field. MI - Reliant on batting esp. of SKY and big hitters like Green and David. To be competitive, 3-4 of the top 6 need to click in almost every game. DC - Has some talented overseas players (Warner, Powell, Nortje, etc.) who need to pick their game up. The form of Marsh can be the key. Edited April 11, 2023 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitinbwj Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 RCB has shyte bowling. Won't go far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) After the teams have played 4-5 games, below are the odds: Rajasthan Royals 25% Gujarat Titans 20% Lucknow Super Giants 15% Chennai Super Kings 11% Royal Challengers Bangalore 11% Mumbai Indians 10% Sunrisers Hyderabad 8% Punjab Kings 7% Kolkata Knight Riders 5% Delhi Capitals 1% Edited April 18, 2023 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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