In IPL, age is just a number
Avijit Ghosh
Avijit Ghosh is a associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandi LESS
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RCB’s repeat triumph was built around Kohli (37), with Bhuvi, Hazlewood & Krunal, also 30-plus players. But the tournament’s sensation, Vaibhav, is just 15. What does this mean? Don’t look at how old a player is. Look at talent, fitness and hard work.
In 2007, three major cricket stars – Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly – opted out of the first T20 World Cup. The reason proffered was that the game’s bonsai but frenetic version was best suited to youngsters. Over the years that line of reasoning was occasionally refuted; CSK’s ‘Dad’s Army’ triumph in 2018, and to a lesser extent in 2021, obvious examples. But Sunday night, RCB’s senior citizens provided the viewpoint’s most emphatic negation.
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