The 17th season of IPL, played amidst all the ups and downs, all the records, will end on Sunday with the final between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. On one hand, mentor Gautam Gambhir's Kolkata team is considered a strong contender for the title. On the other hand, Australia's World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins is leaving no stone unturned to make his Hyderabadi team the champion. The final is likely to be exciting. Usually IPL matches are between captains and their teams, but in the final, the aggressive approach of Gambhir and Cummins will be pitted against each other. Shreyas Iyer, playing his second final as Kolkata captain, is seen in a supporting role in this match.
Cummins has won the ODI World Cup, World Test Championship and Ashes for Australia in a span of six months. If he leads Hyderabad to the title, he will add another title to his tally. Cummins has all the information and data about the playing style and weaknesses of each Kolkata player in different situations. He does not waste time in team meetings. After the match against Rajasthan, the team meeting was held for just 35 seconds.