IPL 2019 : 3 surprising facts from the tournament's history
The Indian Premier League has been entertaining cricket fans all over the world since its inception. The excitement among fans for the league is so much that they are always eagerly waiting for it. It has become an integral part of the sport over the last decade. The league is not only about entertainment and glamour but it is also a great platform for cricketers from all over the globe to show their talent to the world.
The wait is almost over for fans as a brand new season is set to commence on 23rd March. The very first match of the season will see defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Banglore taking on each other in Chennai.
Over the past 11 editions, IPL has witnessed some incidents that most of the fans are bound to not know about. With a new season set to begin, we take a look at three incidents that will catch most by surprise.
#3 No KKR batsman has scored a ton since Brendon McCullum's 158
It is hard to believe but quite astonishingly, no Kolkata Knight Rider's batsmen have scored a century in the IPL since Brendon McCullum's 158 in the opening match of the first season.
In that inning, McCullum smashed 158 runs off just 73 balls with the help of 10 fours and 13 mammoth sixes against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their own backyard. It was the highest individual score in IPL till 2013. This was the performance that laid the platform for the success of the tournament.
However, since McCullum's effort, six KKR batsmen have crossed the 90-run mark in the league but none of them managed to convert it into a ton. Since that day, the highest score by a KKR batsman is of 94 by Manish Pandey against Kings XI Punjab in 2014.
It will be interesting to see if the drought of hundreds will end for KKR in the upcoming season.