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Five new things we learnt about T20 cricket from IPL 2018

IPL 2018 showed there might no longer be a place for batsmen who build innings and that DRS might need some fine-tuning for it to truly work in T20s

28-May-2018•Sreshth Shah

The tactics that worked in IPL 2018: KKR's batting 101, the Ngidi effect and more

A look back at six pieces of strategy that drastically improved their teams

28-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points: What was that Super Kings batting order about?

It was Ashwin who promised to defy conventions in the IPL but it was his former franchise captain MS Dhoni who took things to a new level

20-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

'The knuckleball is proactive'

Andrew Tye, the leading wicket-taker in the IPL, on the variations he bowls, and his reaction to being a million-dollar buy at the auction

20-May-2018•Interview by Deivarayan Muthu

Smart Stats: Conceding runs in the negative

A negative Smart Economy Rate essentially means a bowler has saved more runs than he has conceded. Five bowlers have managed such a feat this IPL season

18-May-2018•Shiva Jayaraman

We've struggled to put up a team effort this IPL - Tye

After winning five of their seven games at the start of the season, Kings XI Punjab are now on the verge of elimination

17-May-2018•Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai

Talking Points: KL Rahul or bust for Kings XI

The opener has scored a third of his team's total runs in IPL 2018

16-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking Points: Have bowlers cracked the Gayle-Rahul puzzle?

Royal Challengers Bangalore crippled the Kings XI line-up with a flurry of short balls, taking out their most prolific pair inside the Powerplay

14-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

Talking points: KKR score 80 runs behind the wicket

R Ashwin persisted with a short third-man and fine leg, and Knight Riders hit fifteen fours in those areas

12-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Should spinners bowl in the death in IPL?

Depending on the pitch, outfield size and batsmen at the crease, spin could be a good alternative to the traditional death-over tricks by pace bowlers

10-May-2018•Gaurav Sundararaman

Talking Points - Ashwin's tit-for-tat move fails

A duck for R Ashwin at No.3? He was just keeping his promise of being unpredictable this IPL

08-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

Smart stats: Rahul soars above the rest

The Kings XI opener's Smart Strike Rate of 194.94 means he has contributed more extra runs than anyone this season, and it's had a tangible impact on his team

07-May-2018•S Rajesh

Talking Points - Why Rahul was given not out by the TV umpire

Jos Buttler had attacked Delhi Daredevils in the first six overs, but R Ashwin prevent a repeat with five overs of spin

06-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

Ashwin's left-hand tactics negate Mumbai's spinners

By promoting left-handed batsmen through the middle overs, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was kept apprehensive of using his spinners, Krunal Pandya and Mayank Markande

05-May-2018•Varun Shetty in Indore

Talking Points: Why isn't Rohit Sharma batting at No. 3?

It may be dressing-room psychology rather than statistics that is leading him to come in late

04-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking Points: No weak links in Sunrisers attack

Twice in two matches, Sunrisers' bowlers have been tasked with defending below-par totals, and both times they pulled it off

26-Apr-2018•Srinath Sripath

Gayle's big splash, and Bhuvneshwar's stifling defence

The round-up of smart stats from the first 22 matches of this IPL season also features D'Arcy Short and Gautam Gambhir's scoring troubles

24-Apr-2018•S Rajesh & Shiva Jayaraman

Talking points: Ashwin's captaincy does the trick for Kings XI

Also: Is it time for Gambhir to drop down Daredevils' order? And Yuvraj to drop out of Kings XI's line-up all together?

24-Apr-2018•Dustin Silgardo

What happened to Lynn's weakness against spin?

Andre Russell was kept quiet by Kings XI but when he came on to bowl, he was taken apart by fellow Jamaican Chris Gayle

21-Apr-2018•Sidharth Monga

Chris Gayle: T20's biggest visionary and revolutionary

The man from Jamaica, who first turned chaotic T20 hitting into a science, continues to mould his batting to suit the circumstances - to brutal effect, as always

20-Apr-2018•Sidharth Monga

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