Firstly, huge congratulations to first Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty for their triumph in the Singapore Open badminton tournament. They had been playing brilliantly throughout but were stumbling at the last hurdle and so it was great to see them emerge as winners once again. Badminton is such a fast-paced sport that very seldom has a player or a pair dominated by winning almost every tournament. You find new names as winners practically every week.

RCB played like champions

Later that same evening, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru defended their crown and won the IPL for the second year in succession to match what Chennai and Mumbai Indians had done earlier. Right from the first game, the Bengaluru team played like the champions they were and apart from the odd hiccup, which is part of the T20 format, they never looked in any trouble whatsoever. They had such a well-balanced team and with Kohli in superb form once more and being the energy source for the team, and the calm methods of Rajat Patidar, the skipper, they looked ready to take on the world.