The curious case of Irfan and Munaf
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Krunal is key
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David Warner: The hero of Hyderabad
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The English flavour of IPL 2017
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10 highlights of IPL 2017
The Indian Premier League always produces many emotions, and this year was no exception.
A personal 2017 IPL XI
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10 players who did not do well in IPL 2017
These players had immense potential and showed a few sparks, but failed to live up to their potential.
Five things the IPL is better off without
Here are a few elements that the Indian Premier League can do without next year.
8 gamechangers who missed IPL 2017
Injuries and more led to these invaluable players missing out on this year's IPL.
One season wonders in the IPL
5 players who had one exceptional season in the IPL.
Youngsters making the IPL season count
The most exciting thing about IPL 2017 has been the quantity & quality of young players performing.
The Pandya brothers can make it big
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MS Dhoni: The King of IPL
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Standing in the finals
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5 international stars who got famous through the IPL
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Some commendable commentators
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Mumbai's dangerous games
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Chasing down the house
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Why should batsmen have all the fun?
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The IPL team that thinks
The Kolkata Knight Riders have made many masterful strategic changes in IPL 2017.
Rahul Tripathi: The new Sehwag?
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Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata - Who will win?
The low down on how each team stacks up for the playoff of IPL 2017.
Kings XI Punjab: The Unpredictables
One of the most inconsistent teams in IPL 2017, Glenn Maxwell's side has a real chance of making the playoffs.
Gautam Gambhir will never give up
The captain of Kolkata Knight Riders shows the value of determination in the face of all odds.
Yuvraj Singh: The Comeback King
Yuvraj will be the only person to play his 6th Champions Trophy in the Indian squad.
India's Champions Trophy selection
15 men have made the cut for the tournament in England. Here's a look at why they were chosen.
Pujara's willingness to excel
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Saluting Jhulan Goswami
From humble beginnings and fighting prejudice, Jhulan Goswami is one India's greats.
From IPL to India
5 players who owe their selection in the India team to the IPL.
5 most cost-effective players in IPL history
Here are players who made huge differences to their teams despite their small price tags.
Sunil Narine & other pinch-hitters
Could Sunil Narine's opening for KKR in IPL 2017 help bring back pinch-hitters?
Simmons for the win
Bringing Lendl Simmons on for Jos Buttler is a masterstroke by the Mumbai Indians for late stage IPL 2017.
The return of Rohit
Rohit Sharma's return to form could turn the strong Mumbai Indians into an unstoppable team.
Hope for the Daredevils?
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It's leg spin season in IPL 2017
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Mumbai Indians' turnaround
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Nitish Rana: The next big thing?
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Royal Chokers Bangalore
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Ben Stokes is turning things around
The English all rounder has won matches with the ball and is proving his worth.
Gambhir leads from the front
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There's only one Chris Gayle
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Why Manoj Tiwary should bat higher
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Champions Trophy pressure adding to Dhawan's woes
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The Rohit Sharma conundrum
A change in the batting order could help the poor form of Rohit Sharma and improve the Mumbai Indians' line up.
Delhi's many mistakes
If Delhi Daredevils don't learn from their errors, they are doomed to repeat them.
Rashid Khan: The young Afghan star
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Greatness shines through
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The Curious Case of Kieron Pollard
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Is your IPL team a perfect 10?
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The Think Tank: Week 1, Bottom 4
The performance of Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions.
The Think Tank: Week 1, Top 4
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A week is all it takes
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The Think Tank: Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore & Hyderabad
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The Think Tank: Delhi, Gujarat, Punjab & Kolkata
The low-down on Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders selection.
Champions Trophy & injuries loom over IPL
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A quick rundown on this year's IPL teams
A look at the strengths, weaknesses of the squads of the IPL teams and their chances this season.
India's IPL vs domestic divide
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In praise of the IPL
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The biggest sixes in IPL history
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MS Dhoni: The Warrior
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BBC commentators and the art of the double entendre
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Shreyas Iyer: I think a national call-up is close
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Tempting fate with Kohli's praise
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How teams fared at IPL 2017 auction
IPL 2017 Players' auction: What the star buys mean to the teams.
A Cheat Sheet for IPL Auction 2017
The Maximum Buy Price for players at the 2017 IPL Auction.
Value for money at the IPL Auctions
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IPL 2017 - Auction watch
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A true victory for cricket
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Cricket in Finland
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The missing voice
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Heavy price for the lawless BCCI
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The most surprising IPL releases
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Measuring greatness
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Mohammad Shahzad deserves a bigger stage
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| Teams |
Mat |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
N/R |
Points |
Net RR |
| Mumbai Indians |
14 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
+0.784 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant |
14 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
+0.176 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad |
14 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
+0.599 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders |
14 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
+0.641 |
| Kings XI Punjab |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
-0.009 |
| Delhi Daredevils |
14 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
-0.512 |
| Gujarat Lions |
14 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
-0.412 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore |
14 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
-1.299 |
Delhi Daredevils : Zaheer Khan (Captain), Corey Anderson, Kagiso Rabada, Pat Cummins, Ankit Bawne, Aditya Tare (wk), Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Shashank Singh, Mohammed Shami, Quinton de Kock (wk), Shahbaz Nadeem, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Shreyas Iyer, Sam Billings (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Chris Morris, Carlos Brathwaite, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (wk), Chama Milind, Khaleel Ahmed, Pratyush Singh, Angelo Mathews (ruled out with an injury), Jean-Paul Duminy (withdraws from IPL due to personal reasons)
Gujarat Lions : Suresh Raina (Captain), Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Brendon McCullum (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Aaron Finch, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dhawal Kulkarni, Praveen Kumar, Andrew Tye, Ishan Kishan, Pradeep Sangwan, Shivil Koushik, Shadab Jakati, Jaydev Shah, Manpreet Gony, Nathu Singh, Jason Roy, Munaf Patel, Chirag Suri, Akshdeep Nath, Basil Thampi, Shubham Agarwal, Tejas Baroka, Pratham Singh, Shelley Shaurya
Kings XI Punjab : Glenn Maxwell (Captain), David Miller, Manan Vohra, Axar Patel, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shaun Marsh, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Murali Vijay, Nikhil Naik (wk), Mohit Sharma, Marcus Stoinis, KC Cariappa, Armaan Jaffer, Pardeep Sahu, Swapnil Singh, Hashim Amla, Varun Aaron, Eoin Morgan, Matt Henry, Rahul Tewatia, Martin Guptill, Darren Sammy, Rinku Singh, T Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders : Gautam Gambhir (Captain), Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Umesh Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Sheldon Jackson (wk), Ankit Rajpoot, Trent Boult, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Darren Bravo, Rishi Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Rovman Powell, Ishank Jaggi, Sayan Ghosh, Ramsingh Sanjay Yadav, Colin de Grandhomme (replaces Russell), Andre Russell (banned for a year)-
Mumbai Indians : Rohit Sharma (Captain), Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Gopal, Lendl Simmons, Vinay Kumar, Parthiv Patel (wk), Mitchell McClenaghan, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Jagadeesha Suchith, Hardik Pandya, Jos Buttler (wk), Tim Southee, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Deepak Punia, Saurabh Tiwary, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Karn Sharma, Asela Gunaratne, Krishnappa Gowtham, Kulwant Khejroliya
Rising Pune Supergiants : Steven Smith (Captain), MS Dhoni (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Faf du Plessis, Ashok Dinda, Ankush Bains (wk), Rajat Bhatia, Ankit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Adam Zampa, Jaskaran Singh, Baba Aparajith, Deepak Chahar, Usman Khawaja, Mayank Agarwal, Ben Stokes, Manoj Tiwary, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Chahar, Daniel Christian, Lockie Ferguson, Saurabh Kumar, Milind Tandon, Rahul Tripathi, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Kevin Pietersen (withdraws from IPL due to busy winter), Mitchell Marsh (ruled out with an injury)
Royal Challengers Bangalore : Virat Kohli (Captain), AB de Villiers (wk), Chris Gayle, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Mandeep Singh, Adam Milne, Sreenath Aravind, Kedar Jadhav, Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Samuel Badree, Iqbal Abdulla, Travis Head, Sachin Baby, Avesh Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Pawan Negi, Tymal Mills, Praveen Dubey, Aniket Choudhary, Billy Stanlake, Lokesh Rahul (ruled out with an injury), Sarfaraz Khan (ruled out with an injury)
Sunrisers Hyderabad : David Warner (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha (wk), Ricky Bhui, Kane Williamson, Siddarth Kaul, Bipul Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Ben Cutting, Abhimanyu Mithun, Mustafizur Rahman, Barinder Sran, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Nabi, Eklavya Dwivedi (wk), Rashid Khan, Pravin Tambe, Ben Laughlin, Tanmay Agarwal, Mohammed Siraj