Mid-term grades for IPL teams

So, you’ve spent anywhere up to $333m in buying your franchise, nearly $10m assembling a handful of world-class players, and you’ve dusted down the mantelpiece in anticipation of showing off your brand new, shiny Kingfisher Fair Play Award. Now, just sit back for eight weeks, and hope that everything clicks into place, whilst you console Preity Zinta as she holds back the tears every time a young Kings XI bowler gets hit for six. Sounds great, right? In theory, yes. You’ve done the groundwork, and it’s too late to entirely overhaul any struggling personnel.

Staleness and complacency can creep into sides, as and poor tactics and strategy will inevitably be the bane of your side. With that in mind, out of the goodness of my own heart, we have devised report cards for each team – please note that grades are not just based on overall performances, but also based on how each side is faring with their available resources.