Ipl Watch Out For Kolkata, Delhi Ipl Teams

If its the Indian Premier League there has to be some drama off the field as well

. Its the third edition of the worlds biggest T20 extravaganza without Lalit Modi, the man who created it. The recent ruling against him where hes been ordered to pay damages to Chris Cairns notwithstanding Modi is now much smaller than his creation to impact it.

The news of Sachin Tendulkar relinquishing his Mumbai Indians captaincy could have been the biggest news even before the first six could be slammed. But while the rumour of Tendulkar missing out on some matches on account of a suspected toe injury made the headlines, his decision to quit hasnt created any real stir.

Mumbai Indians did experiment with Harbhajan Singh as the captain in an earlier season and its surprising that hes been given the charge once more keeping in mind his disastrous first stint.

While Mumbai Indians continue to be one of the best sides on paper, this years challenge could come from Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils. Both teams look good and KKR have had a very good 2011 with Gautam Gambhir at the helm. Stripped of his vice-captaincy for no real fault of his, Gambhir would be looking to prove a point. Similarly Yusuf Pathan, who, in spite of being one of the most explosive batsmen in the shorter version of the game has been ignored for national duty, would like to set a wrongs right.

Wasim Akram, the teams bowling coach, has fired the first salvo where he has expressed shock at Gautam and Pathan ill treated by a team that have been consistent losers since the World Cup win.

Delhi has been a team that has always promised but repeatedly failed to take off. This year the batting line with a miffed-to-no-end Virender Sehwag could script a different ending. Also the new hope of Indian and Daredevils pace attack Varun Arron, who was sidelined in Australia thanks to an injury would like to get back in shape.

Many international stars would be missing for the first few weeks on account of previous engagements. Its surprising how ICC has been treating IPL even though the annual tournament has helped a lot of teams discover new talent. Had it not been for IPL who knows how long itd have taken Australia to discovery the potential of David Warner and Shaun Marsh as well as Shane Watson? This year also marks the debut of Michael Clarke and finally one would see the Oz captain try to be the best at something that he has been avoiding for the longest time.

A scorching season that would perhaps be hotter than the summer sun and the opening night festivities put together promises enough tamasha to lure the Indian fan back. Heres to IPL 5.

by: Sandip Patil

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