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Moeen is a vastly experienced veteran of 64 Tests – of all English spinners only Derek Underwood and Graeme Swann have taken more than his 195 wickets – and an excellent batter, but he retired from Test cricket in September 2021 and has not played a first-class game since, explaining that towards the end of his Test career he “found it a struggle to get in the zone” to deal with the format’s unique challenges.
Excitement levels are reaching a crescendo as the IPL 2023 enters its business end. This year's edition is proving all the more difficult-to-predict as it has been one of the closest seasons, especially in terms of which teams will make the playoffs. With 55 of the 74 matches played so far, there is still no team that is out of the race for the playoffs. And plenty of dramatic last-ball finishes have kept fans on their feet.
The Afghan spin twins at the Gujarat Titans -- Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad -- have been a handful for the opposition teams in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. Rashid and Noor have worked in tandem in IPL 2023 and have bagged 30 wickets between themselves. While Rashid has been a well-established name in IPL, GT captain Hardik Pandya's has backed the 18-year-old Noor, a decision which has reaped rewards for the defending champions.
MS Dhoni is still going strong and England spin great Graeme Swann believes there is no reason why the IPL 2023 should be the World Cup-winning captain's swansong. It is widely perceived that the ongoing IPL would be the last time Dhoni would be seen in action. "Every time he goes into bat, he's smashing sixes. Why this will be his 'last year' is beyond me. If he wants to keep on playing, he can do whatever he likes," Graeme Swann, an IPL expert with Jio Cinema, said.
Apart from the high-octane action on the field in the IPL 2023, one major talking point in the cash-rich league has been the altercations between stars of various teams. Be it Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli's on-field heated exchange with Lucknow Super Giants mentor Gautam Gambhir and pacer Naveen-ul-Haq. Or, RCB star pacer Mohammed Siraj's angry words with Delhi Capitals' Phil Salt and David Warner. The incidents seem to be too many. And England great Graeme Swann feels it is great for the IPL.
I got a little teary the other night. It’s a really stupid story. You know that famous scene in Coronation Street when Hilda Ogden comes home from the funeral and there’s a parcel of Stan’s belongings on the table, and she opens Stan’s glasses case and suddenly, despite herself, she starts to weep uncontrollably? Well, it was like that, except rather than a dead husband I was mourning an era of English Test cricket. And instead of a pair of glasses, it was an interview with Graeme Swann on the Rig Biz sports comedy podcast.
It was 2009 when strategic time-outs were introduced in the IPL for the first time. Originally intended as a time to huddle together and re-group on game strategy during an inning, time-outs have now become the mainstay of how IPL sides plan their run chases or target defence mid-innings. Often, strategic time-outs have also been catalysts to start or stop a side's momentum during innings, eventually influencing match outcomes.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one big celebration of T20 cricket. Over the last decade and half, IPL has privided enough entertainment on the cricket field and off it too. Even the most serious cricketers sometimes bring out their humorous side at the sidelines of this tournament. The same was visible from England spin great Graeme Swann, who is one of the experts for IPL 2023's digital broadcasters Jio Cinema, ahead of the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Ahead of the match, Swan could be see doing the 'Naagin' dance with his fellow commentators.