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T. Natarajan — From Powerloom Worker’s Son to India’s Yorker King

Introduction There are IPL stories and then there is T. Natarajan’s story. His father ran powerloom machines in Salem, Tamil Nadu, for a living. His mother sold pakodas at a roadside stall. The family’s combined income was enough to get by, not enough to buy cricket equipment without sacrifice. Natarajan was discovered playing with a… Continue reading T. Natarajan — From Powerloom Worker’s Son to India’s Yorker King

BY Admin - May 20, 2026

RCB Defending the Title — Why History Says It’s Nearly Impossible

Introduction The defending champion in the Indian Premier League faces a specific, structural disadvantage that no other major sports league quite replicates. Only Mumbai Indians (2019-20) and Chennai Super Kings (2010-11) have ever won back-to-back IPL titles. The competition’s auction system, its retentions constraints, the schedule compression, and the pure statistical variance of T20 cricket… Continue reading RCB Defending the Title — Why History Says It’s Nearly Impossible

BY Admin - May 20, 2026

Vaibhav Suryavanshi in IPL 2026 — Can the 15-Year-Old Do It Again?

Introduction When Vaibhav Suryavanshi arrives at the RR team hotel ahead of IPL 2026, he will be 15 years old. He will also be the most googled cricketer in India, the holder of the record for the youngest centurion in men’s T20 history, and one of the most watched athletes in the world. The question… Continue reading Vaibhav Suryavanshi in IPL 2026 — Can the 15-Year-Old Do It Again?

BY Admin - May 20, 2026

Matheesha Pathirana — The Malinga Clone KKR Paid Rs. 18 Crore For

Introduction There is one bowling action in cricket that is immediately recognisable. The very low, wide release point. The slinging delivery that arrives from a completely different angle than conventional pace bowling. The toe-crushing yorker that seems to emerge from nowhere and arrive too quickly to play comfortably. Lasith Malinga owned this action for 13… Continue reading Matheesha Pathirana — The Malinga Clone KKR Paid Rs. 18 Crore For

BY Admin - May 20, 2026

Ravindra Jadeja’s Trade to RR — The End of a CSK Era

Introduction When the IPL 2026 player trades were announced in December 2025, the one that stopped cricket India in its tracks was the departure of Ravindra Jadeja from Chennai Super Kings. Jadeja had been at CSK since 2012 — 13 seasons, 3 title wins, and hundreds of matches in the yellow shirt. He was as… Continue reading Ravindra Jadeja’s Trade to RR — The End of a CSK Era

BY Admin - May 20, 2026

Sanju Samson’s Move to CSK — The Trade That Shook the IPL World

Introduction Few IPL transfers have generated as much conversation as the one that sent Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings ahead of IPL 2026. Samson had been the face of RR for years — he captained the franchise to the IPL final in 2022, won the T20 World Cup Player of the… Continue reading Sanju Samson’s Move to CSK — The Trade That Shook the IPL World

BY Admin - May 20, 2026

MS Dhoni at 44 — The Farewell Season That India Cannot Look Away From

Introduction Sometime in 2019, the conventional wisdom in Indian cricket was that MS Dhoni’s batting was declining and his retirement was coming. That prediction has been made, with varying degrees of confidence, in every year since. In 2026, MS Dhoni is 44 years old and playing his 19th IPL season. He is the only active… Continue reading MS Dhoni at 44 — The Farewell Season That India Cannot Look Away From

BY Admin - May 20, 2026

Rishabh Pant — The Most Expensive Player in IPL History at Rs. 27 Crore

Introduction Rs. 27 crore. When Lucknow Super Giants placed the winning bid for Rishabh Pant at the IPL 2025 mega auction, they didn’t just set a record — they redefined what IPL franchise investment looks like. The most expensive player in the competition’s 18-year history. More than Hardik Pandya’s Rs. 15 crore. More than Stokes’s… Continue reading Rishabh Pant — The Most Expensive Player in IPL History at Rs. 27 Crore

BY Admin - May 20, 2026

Cameron Green’s Rs. 25.20 Crore — The Most Expensive Overseas Player in IPL History

Introduction On December 16, 2025, at the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi, Kolkata Knight Riders paid Rs. 25.20 crore for Australian all-rounder Cameron Green. It was the highest price ever paid for an overseas player in the IPL’s 18 years of auctions. Higher than Ben Stokes’s Rs. 14.5 crore in 2017. Higher than any… Continue reading Cameron Green’s Rs. 25.20 Crore — The Most Expensive Overseas Player in IPL History

BY Admin - May 20, 2026

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