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Statistics can be of invaluable help when measuring success and failure in sports. There are instances though when statistics don't end up giving the complete picture, but more often than not it gives a clear idea of a trend. If one looks at the stats of IPL winners, it is quite clear that Mumbai Indians have been the most successful franchise in the history of the league so far, with 5 titles.
Virat Kohli as part of the leadership group to learning from 'captain cool' MS Dhoni during his stint with CSK, Faf du Plessis is all excited to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming IPL. The former South African skipper, who was bought by the RCB for Rs 7 crore in the IPL mega auction earlier this year, was a key member of the Dhoni-led four-time IPL champions since 2012. "I was lucky enough to play under MS Dhoni for an extremely long time," the 37-year-old said in an interview on the IPL website.
Cricket fans will be in for a treat as the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) starts on Saturday, March 26. In the opening match of the tournament, defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in what will be repeat of last season's final. Ahead of the start of the tournament, CSK announced that MS Dhoni has decided to step down as captain, and named Ravindra Jadeja as their captain for the season. KKR, on the other hand, will also have a new skipper at their helm in the form of Shreyas Iyer. It will be interesting to see which team comes out on the top this time.
Former India captain MS Dhoni on Thursday stepped down as the skipper of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ahead of the start of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The announcement came as a shock to many and the cricketing fraternity has been paying its tributes to the veteran wicketkeeper-batter. Newly-appointed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Faf du Plessis, who was part of CSK squad during their title-winning campaign last season, also shared his views on playing under Dhoni.
Sunrisers Hyderabad finished last among 8 teams in the last edition of the Indian Premier League. But this time, a rejuvenated team, led by the supremely talented Kane Williamson will be looking to regain its lost pride.
Punjab Kings will be hoping that their almost complete overhaul pays off when the franchise begins their IPL 2022 journey starting March 27. Punjab Kings splurged a lot of money at the auction table after having only retained Mayank and Arshdeep Singh.
Indian Premier League and also the most expensive franchise ever -- the Lucknow Super Giants are all set to make their debut this year in cricket's biggest T20 franchise carnival. The Lucknow based franchise owned by Sanjeev Goenka’s RPSG Group will be led by the very talented batting sensation -- KL Rahul.
With Anrich Nortje sidelined in international cricket due to injuries, fans were worried whether the South Africa pacer would join the Delhi Capitals squad ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Fans were constantly asking the franchise on Twitter regarding the updates on Proteas pacer availability and finally, their calls have been answered as Nortje has finally linked up with the Delhi-based franchise. Delhi Capitals shared a video on Twitter in which Nortje can be seen browsing through the messages of fans and in the end, he says: "Nortje kahan hai? Nortje yahan hai."