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The Indian Premier League packs a full season of squad building, auction strategy and knockout cricket into two months. This section follows the franchises, the players and the decisions made long before the first ball.

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Auction strategy and the cost of a marquee name

Spending a third of the purse on one player leaves eleven decisions you can no longer afford to get wrong.

JUL 3, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

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Home advantage and the two-pitch problem

Building a squad for one surface works until the tournament asks you to play on nine others.

JUL 3, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

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The uncapped player rule and domestic scouting

The most valuable signings in the league are the ones nobody has heard of yet.

JUL 2, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

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Net run rate and the matches nobody thinks matter

The game you lose by fifty runs in week two can end your season in week nine.

JUL 2, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

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The second spinner and the middle-overs squeeze

Overs seven to fifteen decide more matches than the powerplay, and almost nobody talks about them.

JUL 1, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments