How IPL has made Team India a formidable winning machine

India Today DIU brings to you an analysis of how the Indian Premier League has made Team India a formidable winning machine in limited-overs cricket.

Rishabh Pant has always been one of the finest exponents of what is known as ‘fatafat cricket’. His ability to counter-attack his way out of the most precarious of the situations, especially in one-day and T-20 matches, was never in doubt. His match-winning performances in Test matches in recent months has been quite a revelation, that too when chips were down. Is this an Indian Premier League (IPL) effect? Now that the 14th edition of IPL is about to commence in a few days, let us look at the ways in which the annual sporting event has impacted Indian cricket. Other than creating a multibillion-dollar brand and expanding the pool of cricketers with international exposure, IPL has helped Team India become a powerhouse of cricket, with many more wins than losses in all formats of the game.