The new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin in March, following the Champions Trophy. Despite some incredible knocks and stretches, the hitters dominated the 2024 IPL. Many of the scores were 200 or above.
The record for the greatest total in an IPL game was also broken during this season.
Many experts expressed their opinions regarding batters controlling the game, and Aakash Chopra was one of them. He discussed how batters’ aggressive style has fundamentally altered Twenty20 cricket. Chopra thought back to the Mumbai Indians vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad match, where the hitters dominated.
“Only the batsmen dominated the 2024 Indian Premier League.” A brief teaser for the future of this Twenty20 match has been shown to us. Whoever arrives, hits; they’re hitting sixes on sixes. 277—at the time, that was unimaginable. However, the Sunrisers succeeded, posing a formidable obstacle for Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma. It was going to be an uphill battle or a complete thriller. At first, winning didn’t even seem possible, and there was 277 on the line. However, Ishan began from the opposite end when Rohit took his position. The game took an odd turn as they started hitting the ball cleanly. All of a sudden, everything seemed feasible! JioHotstar quoted Chopra.
“Keep going, keep smashing, keep hitting sixes.” Another batter enters and begins to hit after the first one leaves. The assault continues after he falls and is replaced by another. They simply continued. You have to acknowledge that this was becoming a six-hitting match at that point. What’s ironic is that I think the team that hit more sixes lost the game. Hyderabad hit 18 sixes, while Mumbai hit 20. However, Chopra continued, “the team that hit 18 sixes won, and the team that hit 20 sixes lost.”
The possibilities are endless when you play fearlessly: Aakash Chopra
Chopra also considered the hitters’ altered strategy, since they later adopted a more daring batting technique during the competition. He continued by explaining how the game’s speed has abruptly shifted and stating that scores like this were even uncommon during the World Cup that was held in India.
Such huge scores were uncommon in one-day cricket six months ago. The game was not played at this speed during our World Cup in India. Batters have suddenly become aware of their enormous potential. Teams have more leeway in how they play, the impact player rule is in effect, and the pitches are good. But the true change has taken place in the mind. The mindset has evolved, but the skill set has remained the same. The way batters approach the game has radically changed as a result of this mentality adjustment. “The sky is truly the limit when you play with a fearless attitude,” Chopra stated.
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