Rating the performance of IPL teams this decade

Besides the first two seasons, all the other editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) took place in this decade. It began with the 2010 edition, where Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians played their first final together but no one had an idea what an outrageous rivalry that was going to turn into. But in these 10 years, the only disappointment is that the tournament saw just four winners.

One of the most colourful leagues across the sporting world, it has had a fair share of controversies as well but that didn’t harm it’s viewership or ticketing revenue. As a matter of fact, it has only gotten bigger and better and although there’s so much gloom surrounding its aura, it somehow manages to churn out mind-boggling revenue.

Celebrating what has been a sensational decade for the tournament, let’s take a look at how well the teams have fared in these 10 editions from 2010 to 2019.

Rating IPL teams’ performance this decade (2010-2019):

8. Kings XI Punjab – 4/10

Kings XI Punjab reached the final of the 2014 edition and nearly reached playoffs in 2017, besides which their outing in the tournament has been utterly disappointing. The club, as a whole, has failed to get their auction strategies right and unfortunately, some of the signings they did, didn’t turn out to be as good as they would’ve wanted.

They had some very attractive players playing some fabulous knocks, like David Miller smashing Royal Challengers apart in 2013, Glenn Maxwell’s heroics in the 2014 edition and Chris Gayle showing what he can do in the last two seasons. They also signed Ravichandran Ashwin for a huge price, but that move didn’t work well and he eventually moved to Delhi Capitals.

Another major factor affecting their performance was the side not having a fixed home ground. They had to take turns with Mohali, Indore and Dharamshala, which meant they never had a strong base upon which they could build a fortress. Nevertheless, there is always scope for change and who knows, they might have something very significant to offer in the coming decade with Anil Kumble at the helm.