In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio, we discuss why the Mumbai Indians succeeded in the IPL and we look at the issues that are affecting the prospects of the Bengaluru franchise, the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Sidney Kiran: And just like the snap of your fingers, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is over. The IPL gave us riveting entertainment for two months. Cricket fans, especially the ones in India, who are overfed with news about drugs, Bollywood and all other masala and controversies, finally got to enjoy prime time in a joyful way. Hello and welcome to probably the final episode of DH Radio on the IPL. In today's episode, I, Sidney Kiran, and my colleague Roshan Thyagarajan will kick off a discussion on what made the Mumbai Indians win the title for a record fifth time, before switching to the local franchise The Royal Challengers Bangalore. Hi, Roshan. How are you?
Roshan Thyagarajan: I'm well. Thank you.
Sidney: I want to make an opening statement about Mumbai Indians. Generally, before every tournament starts and even when we write the curtain-raisers, we handpick the favourites. Ever since 2011, the unanimous favourites for the IPL have been Mumbai Indians or Chennai Super Kings...
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