Welcome to Episode 102 of Never on the Backfoot Podcast. Joining us on the podcast is Tanish Prabhu for a comprehensive look back at IPL 2022 team-wise. The 2022 IPL season provided numerous of surprises for fans, notably the dismal campaigns of the two most successful franchises, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. The Indian Premier League (IPL) came to a glamorous finale on with fireworks lighting up the Ahmedabad night sky and confetti showering on Hardik Pandya and his winning Gujarat Titans teammates. Instead, the increased 10-team competition saw the birth of Gujarat and Lucknow Super Giants, the latter of which also made the playoffs in their inaugural season. The playoff matches were split between Kolkata and Ahmedabad, and the big crowd for the final demonstrates the world's wealthiest T20 league's undying popularity. Where talent meets opportunity: the IPL played up to its slogan once more, with the 2022 season revealing a slew of pacers, some raw and others polished. The podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, Overcast and a lot of other platforms and so please do spread the word. Do check out @neveronthebackfoot on Instagram and @neverontheback1 on Twitter for the latest facts, trivia, quizzes, terminology, retweets, fresh tweets and a lot more coming up this cricket season. Stay safe and take care, listeners 💙