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Two of the eight team - Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings - have confirmed COVID-19 cases in IPL's biosecure bubble. What may caused the breach of the bio-bubble? Will it lead to IPL's suspension? Had it not been for the pandemic, would David Warner have continued after being sacked as the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain?

Performance analysis or data analysis has emerged as an integral part of modern-day cricket. Devraj Raut - who has extensively worked with Mumbai, India Under-19 and India A - takes us into the world of a performance analyst. Don't miss some of the tales involving Rahul Dravid, the coach, and some of India's most promising young cricketers

Is it actually fair to celebrate cricket in the midst of a scary COVID-19 wave? We dissect all the threads of the contentious issue. And oh yes, we also discuss the contrasting fortunes of India's leading all-rounders - Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya - in IPL 2021 so far 

Prof Ratnakar Shetty, a top BCCI executive who was also the Tournament Director for the 2011 World Cup, narrates the challenges faced during the tournament and how Indian cricket has evolved over the last decade, especially in the wake of IPL's rise

From being an administrator to an  executive to the team manager to the World Cup Tournament Director, Prof. Ratnakar Shetty has been involved in Indian cricket in various roles for more than four decades. In the first part of a prolonged interview, Shetty talks about his transition from a chemistry professor to a cricket administrator and also shares his memories as team manager from India's tour to Sri Lanka in 1997 and the historic tour to Pakistan in 2004. It obviously includes the events around declaration of India's innings in Multan with Sachin Tendulkar batting on 194

Veteran analyst Sunandan Lele joins to discuss the talking points of the second week of the Indian Premier League's second week.

Mumbai's Ranji Trophy-winning coach. Successful stints with India Under-19 and India A. And assistant coach stints with various IPL franchises, including Mumbai Indians, Pune Warriors, Delhi Daredevils at the moment Delhi Capitals. Moreover, with honing the skills of the likes of Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Robin Uthappa and Suresh Raina, Amre was the first batting coach in India to sign a contract as a personal coach. The former India batsman shares his wealth of coaching experience in a new series titled "Gurucha Kaanmantra"

In the first weekly wrap of IPL 2021, veteran analyst Sunandan Lele joins us to dissect the possible impact of COVID-19 on the tournament, whether over-rates are a farce, the impact of express pace in T20s and how cricket treats DhoniIt can be released asap.

 A winner of four IPL titles and the captain of Mumbai's last Ranji Trophy title, Aditya Tare played a stellar role in Mumbai's triumphant Vijay Hazare Trophy. Ahead of the Indian Premier League's 2021, besides detailing Prithvi Shaw's rise in Mumbai's colours, Tare looks back on his decade-long stint in IPL and spells out the secret of Mumbai Indians' excellence in the T20 league.

Will Glenn end up being Maxwell of MaxFail after yet another million dollar signing by the Royal Challengers Bangalore? And will the bowling attack including the likes of Bhuvneshwar, Natarajan and Rashid bamboozle others in Sunrisers' quest for another title?