The IPL didn’t just change cricket.
It changed Indian sport forever.
In Episode 2 of DeKoder Conversations, Joy Bhattacharjya (
@joybhattacharj ) — former KKR Team Director, cricket thinker, commentator, and one of the sharpest minds in the game — sits down with Rachit Tiwary for a deep dive into the story of the IPL.
From Brendon McCullum’s iconic 158* in the very first IPL match… to how the auction system saved competitive balance… to why Sunil Narine is nearly impossible to read… this conversation goes far beyond cricket nostalgia.
Joy also opens up about:
* How great IPL teams are actually built
* Gautam Gambhir’s leadership culture at KKR
* Why IPL’s biggest strength is meritocracy
* The future of ODI cricket
* Why bowlers are becoming “priceless”
* The genius of MS Dhoni
* Lalit Modi’s original vision for the IPL
* Why T20 changed global cricket forever
This is not just a cricket conversation.
It’s a conversation about culture, systems, leadership, pressure, psychology, economics, and sport.
Featuring stories on:
KKR, CSK, Mumbai Indians, Sunil Narine, Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacques Kallis, Ashok Dinda, Wasim Akram, Brendon McCullum, Dhoni, Virat Kohli and more.
If you love cricket deeply — this one’s for you.
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