Where have the batters disappeared ?
Season 22 has begun on a rather strange note. With the holidays looming and player availability uncertain, the early concern wasn’t about results—it was about whether we’d even have games to play. Thankfully, thanks largely to a few committed souls led by the indomitable Vicky, we made sure every weekend featured a contest that mattered. While the scoreline shows the Raptors edging it 5–4, that hasn’t been the real story of the season. The real headline has been the persistent run of low scores witnessed at the maidaan. Call it cold starts, stronger bowling attacks, smarter and more aggressive captaincy, or the absence of the Ha-Ka-Ha troika—but we’ve never seen run rates dip this low. Six an over has usually been par for the course; this season, teams have struggled to even reach 50 in an innings, effectively halving the average scoring rate. The Raptors etched their name into the record books by being bundled out for 27—an all-time low team score. Many assumed it was a freak occurren...
