It is the entertainment cricket lovers need – a daily fix of bat & ball each evening for a few weeks every year. The IPL of 2021 was halted earlier this year because the COVID second wave returned with a ferocity no one had expected. Fans were sad to say the least. Well they can cheer up now since IPL 2021 is coming back after the break. Check out M S Dhoni’s very colourful avatar in the ad announcing this:
At first, they announced the cancellation of match no 30 and then announced an indefinite suspension of the entire tournament. Now the tournament is going to resume and this was announced via this frenetic ad featuring Dhoni.
29 out of 60 matches were played. The first half was just a trailer, the movie is still to come. So now the competition resumes
Match no 30 will be played on 19 September in the UAE – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings.
Fans love the man’s performances – both on and off the field.
Remember the monk avatar of Dhoni --- and the new haircut? Well the fans, they love it all. Everything becomes meme-worthy.
People are rooting for their own teams. MI fans are convinced or a repeat performance of several previous years.
New Zealand wicket-keeper-batsman Glenn Phillips replaces Jos Buttler in the Rajasthan Royals team for the remainder of the tournament. He had pulled out because of the birth of his second child.
They are looking forward to their daily dose of cricket now.
With half the tournament to go, the competition is wide open still. There is plenty of conjecture about which team will win this one.
Delhi Capitals has 12 points from 8 matches followed by CSK and Royal Challengers Bangalore with 10 points each.
The IPL is an antidote to all problems.
IPL 2021 is going to be back soon – and fans feel as though some of the colour is now returning to their lives.
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