feared if the rule may apply to international T20 matches. However, International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided against it giving batsmen a sigh of relief. Teams in IPL, more often than not lost the plot in the back 10 overs, especially losing wickets regularly in the 11th or the 12th over. But now one can easily expect 80-100 runs in the last ten overs.

Swing is King: Cricket in England and the art of ‘swing’ goes hand-in-hand. It is early summer and with favorable weather conditions, you can expect the ball to swing much, thereby making natural swing bowlers like RP Singh, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken and James Anderson more effective. Surprisingly its advantage India and not England or Australia who’s all five seamers Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan and RP Singh have the ability to swing the ball to great extent.

Spinning Success: Not before the second season of IPL, spinners were looked upon as match winners in the game’s shortest format. Captains trying to open the attack with spinners and spinners bowling in tandem were a common sight in IPL. And spinners do take the pace off the ball; batsmen have mastered the art of hitting it against the spin but how about hitting it against the wind to clear the boundaries?

More Centuries : T20 was unknown before its inaugural world cup event in 2007. But now with the success of franchise model tournament like IPL, T20 is the toast of not only cricket fans across the globe but also the players themselves. Inaugural World T20 saw Chris Gayle set the stage on fire becoming the format’s first centurion but with greater exposure and experience expect more centuries this time.

High Scoring: 140 was considered the par score in IPL in South Africa, but with no ‘strategic time-out’ batsmen will have the momentum to score more in the back 10 overs. Teams scoring less than 160 will be asking in for trouble.