From this week (and for the next few), get ready for some questions around the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League. Here’s Dr Bhaskar Das in the March 27 edition of Das ka Dum. Read on…

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Q. IPL is scheduled to start on March 31. Which team will you be rooting for, and why?

A. Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainty, as they say. And it’s more applicable in T-20 format. There is a new defending Champion in the form of Gujarat Titans. The bottom of the table teams viz MI and CSK can’t be written off as both the teams have won the title on maximum occasions. And then there can be a new disruptors who can arrive on the scene.

Having said that I must admit that I have been a silent supporter of CSK over the years- may be because of MSD. And I have no rational logic for it apart from his leadership style and his cool attitude.