The wait is over as the second leg of the Indian Premier League 2021 is set to begin from September 19 with Mumbai Indians taking on Chennai Super Kings. With CSK in red-hot form this year, this is going to be a tough task for MI. Well, let’s go back today…Let’s rewind some of the finest quotes on the world’s best cricket league. Here they are:

• “Starting to question whether I am a cricketer or a model here at the IPL.” – Dale Steyn
• “In 2011, Virat was asking me for tips. Now, I ask him.” – AB de Villiers
• “Before the IPL, the girls who I used to message didn’t care to reply. After the IPL, the same girls started messaging me every day. After that I stopped talking to them.” – Shreyas Iyer
• “I sleep the whole day after breakfast to get in shape for the game.” – Chris Gayle
• “Six and Four seems to have become the binary code for this man.” – Harsha Bhogle (referring to Chris Gayle in one of the games)
• “Typical Dhoni. Keeps you on the edge of your seat thinking it’s going to be this over that he has a go. 180+ run chase. 41 (38) cannot win it for you. Some days it might come off but most days it won’t from there.” – Harsha Bhogle

These were some of the pages from a book full of memories of this world-class league. Which one of these is your favourite?

On the 2021 tournament front, Delhi Capitals are on the top of the table with 6 wins out of 8 while Dhoni’s CSK are second on the table with 5 wins out of 7. RCB and MI are the other two teams in the top four. SRH, on the other hand, are at the bottom of the table with just one victory in 7 matches. They need to win their remaining games to qualify for the playoffs.