IPL 2021: Adaptability To Conditions Holds The Key In Indian Premier League

Adaptability, momentum are words we often use to relate to certain situations in cricket. Both are extremely strong and important words, especially in a short, sharp event like the Indian Premier League (IPL). Mumbai...

I must share that it's extremely hot and humid in the UAE. While the quarantine days are spent indoors, the moment you step out you feel the hot breeze that hits you hard. The human body still takes time to adjust even if we have progressed to the automatic transmission mode.

The required momentum will be very crucial to the teams. While it's a new beginning or a resumption of the tournament, it is in a half way stage and the points are already there and counting. The teams have had to alter their squads. The valuable additions will need to hit the ground running in this heat to make inroads towards the final four slots.

It will be difficult to fill the key slots in the playing eleven. To make that one change, the teams end up making a couple or more to get that perfect balance. It is very rare to make a like for like player replacement in the playing eleven.

It will be interesting, as the next couple of months will see a lot of cricket action happening in the UAE. The weather should hopefully get better by next month, and the cricket will definitely see the batters take the centre stage as they spend more time in the middle.