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Delhi Capitals: IPL 2020 Preview

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Can the Delhi Capitals break the finals jinx? Let's see! Delhi, the capital of India, has been the most happening city in India in the past year. AAP swept the legislative elections, and the dangerous smog caused a lot of harm to the Delhites. Cricket too has its share of change amidst this chaos. While the Ranji Trophy team seems to be degrading in quality day by day, the franchise team, Delhi Capitals, appears to be moving up the ranks. It was way back in 2012 when the Delhi Capitals, then called "Delhi Daredevils", had topped the points table in the league stage only to crash out and miss out on an opportunity of a maiden IPL Final. Since then till 2018, the story has more or less been the same. The franchise failed to qualify for the playoffs for six years in a row, which included three finishes on the bottom of the points table (in 2013, 2014, and 2018). But, their happy days had finally arrived in the 2019 season. Although Delhi narrowly missed out on a

Kolkata Knight Riders: IPL 2020 Preview

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It has been long since KKR reached an IPL final ! Will they do it this time around?? "Korbo lorbo jeetbo re, korbo lorbo re jeetbo re, jeetbo re."  This theme song won the Kolkata Knight Riders the title in 2012 and 2014, but those victories were more than five years ago. Then, it was Gautam Gambhir's invincible army that had clinched two titles within three seasons. Ever since the 2014 victory against the Kings XI Punjab in the finals, the unit has managed to reach the playoffs on three of the five occasions. However, KKR could never apply the finishing touches to a strong IPL campaign.  Over the years, KKR has always tried to nurture local talent. They succeeded by bringing in the likes of Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Uthappa, Manvinder Bisla, Debrata Das and many more. The only Indian player that remains from the 2014 squad is Kuldeep Yadav, but with his recent dry run of form, it looks an entirely different side from the 2014 team. Although they h