In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy, Raj and Stu look back at week 2 of IPL 2025 through a stock market lens. Who are we buying? Who are we selling? And what are we watching with our fingers poised ready to pounce in the coming weeks?

We start on a positive note with praise for the Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals for their performances this week, as well as a shout out to the mega auction player reshuffle that has led to an unpredictable start to the 2025 edition of this tournament.

As we move through the episode we hit on a number of other topics:

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0:00 Intro

2:10 Buying: Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals & the unpredictable nature of the tournament

6:30 Can DC keep up this great form?

8:13 Selling: CSK - role confusion, batting struggles and MS Dhoni

14:15 Watching: SRH's slump - what's happened to their powerplay?

19:00 Are impact players leading to less competitive games?

26:15 Watching: KL Rahul and more DC stock

28:35 Watching: Jasprit Bumrah's return for MI

33:20 Sell: MS Dhoni & Rishabh Pant?

38:25 Sell: Fielding - why isn't it better?

45:05 Buy: Mohammed Siraj, Jofra Archer, Lockie Ferguson

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