The IPL is upon us; it is less than a month away and the excitement amongst fans and players are increasing by each passing day. They can take risks without undue worries. It tends to write its script. Highest run-scorer and top wicket-taker in IPL …

And they would have been well-acquainted the travails of living in a bio-bubble.The COVID-19 safety protocols prevent shining the cricket ball with saliva, and the rules were followed strictly in the three series in England. They have personal trainers, and their diets are well looked after.

READ| IPL 2020, MI vs CSK Stats Preview: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings He also said Josh Hazlewood and Sam Curran could play too since they were coming from one 'bubble' to another and had tested negative after landing in the United Arab Emirates. It is more of a level-playing field now.

Yet the absence of interaction with the outside world can test the sanest of individuals.Take the case of Suresh Raina, the leading run-scorer for Chennai Super Kings.

Some of them have come after playing the series in England. The statistics, understandably, are against Kohli. The full-throated cheering and the incessant whistling will be sorely missed. Chennai Super. That can affect fast bowlers coming for their second and third spells.

The stadiums will be like cauldrons and, the heat and humidity can be energy-sapping. From 188 IPL matches, Rohit has so far made 4898 runs, third behind Dhoni and Kohli, at 31.60 with a hundred and 36 fifties. In this weather, that’ll be tough. Or elbow bumps. IPL 2020: Stats Preview. It is a record owned by no other captain.Dhoni is a massively successful batsman in the IPL. So running between the wickets may suffer. The strips in the UAE are similar to the ones in the subcontinent. IPL 2020: Delhi Capitals' assistant physio tests positive for Covid-19. Life in a bio-bubble is not easy. The fall of a wicket will not spark frenzied celebrations of high fives and hugs. 29 … Chennai Super Kings holds the third position in the list with a score of 246-5 against Rajasthan Royals in 2010.#RCB is also the team with the lowest total in IPL, having been dismissed for 49 by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017, while RR and Delhi Daredevils (DD) are second and third in the list with totals of 58 and 66 against RCB and Mumbai Indians in 2009 and 2017.#MI's 146-run win over DD in 2017 is the biggest in terms of runs' margin in IPL.

The competition will be even and high because of this factor.”.Since the matches are limited to three stadiums, the pitches are likely to wear out faster. Three venues and every team would know the conditions. He has played 190 matches, three less than leader Suresh Raina, who is not playing in IPL 2020, and made 4432 runs 23 fifties at 42.20. And all these will have a significant impact on the result of matches.In the absence of spectators, IPL will be played in silent stadiums.

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And players won’t be travel-weary.Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, thinks it will level the playing field. Fielding too becomes hazardous. IPL 2020: England and Australia players arriving from UK will undergo 36-hour quarantine; Steve Smith concussion: Cricket Australia to … With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 set to kick off from Saturday, here is a look at the event's statistical highlights from the past editions. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are similar in size, but Sharjah is the smallest.There will be more sixes and fours in Sharjah; much more than in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Dream11 IPL 2020; September 19 - November 10, 2020; BCCI.tv; Follow IPL; Facebook; Instagram; Twitter; Indian Premier League. When you face a bowler hurling the ball at over 140kmph, mental toughness matters. Then there’s the bio-bubble. Tweet Share Copy URL. The three stadiums in the UAE are different. The weather can only get better.Will the weather affect the IPL?