IPL 2022: The unique tactical implications that venues hold
We look at how parking the IPL across four playing venues in India could unfold, and where each team stands with regards to the changing playing conditions
IPL 2022 will be unlike any other you have seen. Such a statement is a marketer's dream, and to some degree is always true of a sporting competition, but this time around there are a couple of factors that will make the 15th edition of the IPL truly unique.
The tournament's expansion to 10 teams is one factor, but the more telling bit is the logistics of it all. For the first time, an IPL in India will be parked across just four venues for the entire season, and it is inevitable that the pitches will change over the course of the tournament and require a certain adaptability in the tactics that teams employ.
So, what are those changes in conditions likely to look like, and which teams are best-equipped to deal with them?
