With that trophy presentation, we officially come to the end of IPL 2021. What a tournament it has been. IPL 2021 kickstarted back in April in Indian. The tournament had nearly reached its halfway stage before the COVID-19 wave in Indian disrupted the tournament. The season was left in limbo for some time. But then it was decided to move the IPL to the UAE. The UAE leg began on September 19. So after nearly six months we come to the end of IPL 2021, with Chennai Super Kings be crowned as the champions.
It has been a great pleasure for us here at Deccan Herald to bring to you this IPL coverage. But now is the time to part ways. But don't be disappointed as the cricket action continues, with the ICC T20 World Cup kickstarting in a day's time. And we at DH will be back in action with the coverage of the T20 World Cup. Do join us for the coverage of T20 World Cup.
Take a day off, recharge your batteries and come back prepared for a lot more T20 action! Time to say goodnight!
MSD collects the IPL trophy from BCCI president Saurav Ganguly. He takes the IPL trophy to his teammates. Fireworks and confetti go off as CSK are crowned the IPL champions for 2021.
Before I start talking about CSK, it's important I talk about KKR. For the position they were in after the first phase, to perform this well, it's very difficult. If any team deserved to win the IPL this year, it is KKR for the way they have played. I think the break helped them. Yes we are most consistent team looking at the stats but we have also lost finals. Not letting the opposition in is something we conciously wanted to improve. I hope CSK in the coming years will be known for that. We don't really talk a lot. It's more one on one. People are more open that way. The moment you talk in a team room there is a bit of pressure. You can't deliver without a good team. We also have great individuals as well. I would love to thank the fans. We are in Dubai now. Even when we played in South Africa, we always got good amount of support. Thanks to all of them. If feels like Chepauk, Chennai. Hopefully we will come back to play of the Chennai fans next year.
We have had a number of finals, but crossing the line is what you want to conquer. There has been a bit of criticism about the age of players in our side, but the players have stepped up. We value youth, but the experience is very important. We don't go too deep into the numbers but are a team more on instincts.Yes we are a bit old school in that sense but it works for us in this group.
Extremely proud of the fight the boys have put in. Today unfortunately wasn't ours. Venkatesh is new to this platform but has a huge future. Him and Gill have been the cornerstone of our batting. The energy Tripathi showed was absolutely outstanding.