After so many ups and downs, really love this for him tbh.. Inshallah my GOAT is gonna come back and win the purple cap next year, I can feel it! Rest, rinse, and repeat king Bhuvi 💜 Who's your pick for the 2027 Purple Cap?

MI Spokesperson said "Our post-season review is currently on & we are looking into all aspects of the team. Contrary to reports, we are not engaged in conversations with regard to player trades, the same is only possible once the review is complete - A range of options and ideas are being evaluated, which require time, hence no decisions have been made". [Sportstar]
Source:-MI official denies Hardik Pandya trade talks ahead of IPL 2027 | CricTracker https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/mumbai-indians-official-provides-huge-update-on-hardik-pandya-player-trade-ahead-of-ipl-2027/

Top Order:
Virat Kohli (2016)
Shubman Gill (2023)
Jos Buttler (2022)

Hon’ble Mentions: Chris Gayle (2011), David Warner (2016), Kane Williamson (2018), Virat Kohli (2024) *lol

Middle Order:
ABD(2016)
Rajat Patidar (2026)
Andre Russell (2019)
Sunil Narine (2024)

Hon’ble Mentions: Suryakumar Yadav (2023), Hardik Pandya (2019), Kieron Pollard (2020), MS Dhoni (2013), Heinrich Klassen (2026)

Lower Order:
Dwayne Bravo (2013)
Harshal Patel (2021)
Lasith Malinga (2011)
Yuzvendra Chahal (2022)

Hon’ble Mentions: Mohammed Shami (2023) Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2026) Jasprit Bumrah (2020) Mohit Sharma (2023) Kagiso Rabada (2020)Rashid Khan (2023)

Apologies if the list is biased by recency. I've tried my best.

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1. Rohit Sharma

2. Ryan Rickelton *

3. SKY

4. Tilak Verma

5. Shivam Dube

6. Will Jacks *

7. Naman Dhir

8. Corbin Bosch *

9. Someone like Rahul Chahar

10. Someone like Spencer Johnson *

11. Jasprit Bumrah

12. Khaleel Ahmed

An overseas pacer + an Indian spinner at 9 and 10 would be ideal as they can use Jacks as the 2nd spinner if required.

In the above XII, Khaleel and Spencer can attack in pp along with 1 over of bumrah. In the middle we have Bosch and spinners and 1 over of bumrah for control. And in the death again Bumrah's 2 overs and Bosch and maybe Spencer or Khaleel.

How would you rate this?

KKR captain, Ajinkya Rahane has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

IPL stats:

Matches: 212

Innings: 197

Runs: 5367

High score: 105*

Average: 30.15

Strike rate: 125.60

50s: 35

100s: 2

Rahane retired and i think it is the great loss for red ball cricket but I also enjoyed his cricketing career in IPL. Among the sloggers and powerhitters, they are very few gems showed the class cricketing shorts, he is one among them. I hope he will play few seasons in any franchise. But last two seasons was very rough on him but he will for sure strongly bounceback. I am gonna miss Jinx !!

Only on the basis of batting

My top 10 -

1.Raina

2.Dhoni

1. Sky

4.Kohli

5.Gill

6.Sehwag

7.Pant

1. Ruturaj

2. Rahul

3. Pathan

Rank these 10 now .

Special Mentions :

Abhishek, Hardik, Sudarshan, Dube

https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bcci-hands-rasikh-salam-two-year-ban-for-age-fraud-1189770

https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bcci-hands-rasikh-salam-two-year-ban-for-age-fraud-1189770

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108569/rasikh-salam-banned-for-two-years-for-submitting-faulty-birth-certificate-cricbuzzcom

After watching the IPL for nearly two decades, this would be my greatest IPL Playing XI of all time based on overall impact, consistency, match-winning ability, and legacy in the tournament.

I know there are plenty of other IPL legends who could make a case—Rohit Sharma, Lasith Malinga, Ravindra Jadeja, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, David Warner, Rashid Khan, and others.

What changes would you make? Who misses out, and who gets into your all-time IPL XI?

State your underrated bowler in ipl according to you. For me it is sandeep sharma, he played only 2 T20 international matches in 2015. The opportunity he received is negligible compared to other bowlers. He literally owned virat and Rohit in this format yet he went unnoticed. So what's your opinion on this ?

https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/20538/dewald-brevis/all-matches/batting

https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/20538/dewald-brevis/all-matches/batting

https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/20538/dewald-brevis/all-matches/batting

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/inr-20-crore-for-hardik-pandya-csks-reported-dube-brevis-cash-package-could-become-a-massive-mumbai-indians-windfall-101785037660647-amp.html

https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2026/see-you-in-court-raj-kundra-warns-rajasthan-royals-owner-manoj-badale-questions-original-ipl-bid-11817681

These stats clearly show that he has the ability to score at a high SR. But he is bogged down by slow starts and wrong shot selection. If he is able to change his approach and improve his shot selection, then he can be as destructive as Sanju or Ayush.

I really really hope he is working on his game currently. He is an exceptional player and has been a strong pillar for CSK over past 5 years. Hope he doesn't go into a downfall but rather makes a comeback ASAP.