DELHI SURE TO WIN FOR FIRST TIME

A four-and-a-half month gap can change the momentum of teams, but I am ready to put my money on Delhi to win IPL 2021. Delhi, sitting pretty atop the standings with 12 points after eight matches, are a certainty to make the play-offs. A tally of 16 points is usually enough to make the knockout stage and last year’s runners-up look well-poised to go past that in the UAE.

Their performance in the UAE was bit of an anticlimax last year — both in the qualifier and final against Mumbai — but the team have what it takes to win the big games.