New Delhi: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has questioned the growing trend of ‘retired out’ strategy in the Indian Premier League, it has been called more disappointment than the strategy. The Super Kings of Chennai on Tuesday received his comment after his retirement of opener Devon Conway during a confrontation against Punjab Kings in Mulanpur on Tuesday.
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Conway, who was batting fluently at 69 off 49 balls, left in the 18th over as CSK chased a target of 220 runs. He was replaced by Ravindra Jadeja with just 13 balls with 49 runs. Despite the move, CSK decreased by 18 runs.
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This was the second example in this IPL season where a batsman was cleverly retired. Earlier, Mumbai Indians took a similar step Tilak Verma against Lucknow Super Giants – He also lost that game.
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Reacting to the trend, Kaif posted on X: “Using teams retired More options than despair. This is a strategy that rarely works because there are very few batsmen who can hit 6 on the first ball. Remember that Tewatia hit 5 sixes in 5 balls in 5 balls, when she scored 8 runs off 19 balls. ,
Kaif’s tech has trusted the debate whether the ‘retired’ rule is a useful innovation or a desperate gambling.
Retired in IPL
- R Ashwin vs LSG, Wankhede, 2022
- Atharva Tid vs DC, Dharmashala, 2023
- Sai Sudharsan vs Mi, Ahmedabad, 2023
- Tilak Verma vs LSG, Lucknow, 2025
- Devon Conve vs. PBKS, Mulanpur, 2025*
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