The recently concluded IPL has unfolded several key takeaways from Indian Cricket Team’s perspective, some are positive and some are negative. The top 5 are as follows-
1. Form of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are two of the most dependable batsmen of India but both looked out of sorts in the recently concluded IPL as Virat Kohli only scored 341 runs whereas Rohit Sharma ended the season with just 268 runs and both had a poor strike rate as well.
What was more disheartening to see for the Indian cricket lovers was that Virat scored 4 ducks including 2 golden ducks whereas Rohit failed to reach the half-century mark even once this season. This is perhaps the biggest key takeaway from IPL 15. With the T20 International World Cup 2022 only 5 months away, Indian fans would desperately hope that the hitman and the king get their rhythm and mojo back.
2. Hardik Pandya- The leader
Hardik Pandya has been of the key takeaways from IPL 15 from India’s perspective as we not only got to see Hardik the proper allrounder in full flow but also his astute leadership, his positive body language was one to savor, and him lifting the trophy was totally fitting so as to speak. This outcome may well earn him the vice-captain position for India in limited-overs cricket.
3. Options Galore
In years his IPL, several Indian players have stood tall and a lot of new faces in the Indian circuit have made their mark. In the batting department, the likes of Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, and Abhishek Sharma have impressed one and all and in the bowling department.
The likes of Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohsin Khan have stolen the show. Moreover, the old warhorses such as DK and Umesh Yadav have reinvented themselves. All these factors combined give India plenty of depth and quality to choose from, and also healthy competition.
4. Quality Left-arm pacers
Another very key takeaway from IPL 15 is the quality of young Indian left-arm fast bowlers that have come to the fray. Indian batsmen have been often troubled by left-arm pacers at the big stage, now with the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Mohsin Khan, and Mukesh Choudhary coming up the ranks, if they are included as part of the squad, the Indian batters can get plenty of quality practice time before any given match.
5. Team Synchronization and environment
Gujarat Titans were clearly not seen as favorites before the tournament started but their triumph has shown everyone that getting a bunch of quality players is not the only key to success. To win a title, a team needs to gel well and players should complement each other the captain-coach combination also needs to be spot on as well for clear and proper decision making.
So to summarize, from an Indian’s perspective,
Here are the 5 key takeaways
- Virat and Rohit’s form
- Hardik Pandya- the leader
- Options galore
- Quality left-arm pacers
- Team synchronization and environment
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