Keep an eye on these four stories this IPL: How will Pant's miracle comeback be, will Virat's 17-year wait end?

Pant is making a comeback after a car accident, while Rohit will play under the captaincy of Pandya for the first time. Dhoni can retire.

The current season of the Indian Premier League is starting from March 22. This time, some stories will also run parallel to the game throughout the season, on which fans all over the world will be keeping an eye. We have shortlisted four such stories.

First story-. Rishabh Pant's comeback after recovering from a very dangerous car accident. Second story- Chemistry of former captain Rohit Sharma and current captain Hardik Pandya in Mumbai Indians camp. Third- Dhoni has left the captaincy, is this his last IPL? And the fourth story- Will Virat Kohli be able to be called IPL champion for the first time after waiting for 17 years? Know the plot of each story one by one.

1. Pant became victim of a horrific car accident, if he plays hard he will play the World Cup
When Pant met with a car accident on the night of 29 December 2022, every cricket lover was praying for his safety. Pant fought between life and death for 5 days and regained consciousness on 5 January. This was said to be his second birth. Recalling that incident in an interview, Pant himself said that for the first time in my life I felt that my time was over.

After that accident, Rishabh Pant is returning to cricket through IPL. In such a situation, every fan will keep an eye on his performance. This year, there is the T20 World Cup immediately after the IPL and BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has already said that if Pant does wicketkeeping and batting in the Indian league, he will be in India's World Cup plans. In such a situation, the discussion about Pant will remain among the fans throughout the season.

Rishabh Pant was seriously injured in a car accident on the night of 29 December 2022. 2 days ago he joined the training camp of Delhi Capitals and was seen batting.

2. Pandya becomes captain in place of Rohit, chemistry will be worth seeing
Before this season, Mumbai Indian franchise removed Indian captain Rohit Sharma from the captaincy of its team. Hardik Pandya has been made the new captain in his place. The franchise traded Pandya to Gujarat for Rs 15 crore. Pandya was not retained by Mumbai two years ago. Then Gujarat had a deal with them. Pandya made the team champion in the very first season. In the second season his team reached the finals. On the other hand, under the captaincy of Rohit, Mumbai could not win any title for three consecutive years.

Even though Rohit lost the captaincy of the Mumbai team, BCCI has already declared him the captain of India for the next T20 World Cup. Pandya will be the vice-captain in the World Cup. He will also be an important all-rounder of the team. That means Rohit will want the best from Pandya in the World Cup. At the same time, Pandya will need the best from Rohit in this season of IPL. The game and chemistry of both will be worth watching throughout the season.

3. Gill has shown his skill in batting, now he will show leadership skills
Young batsman Shubhman Gill will be seen captaining Gujarat Titans this season. He has proved himself with the bat in the last few seasons of the league, but this time Gill will be tested on the scale of leadership.

This will also become a topic of discussion among the fans because some cricket experts have described Gill as the future Indian captain. Before him, Hardik Pandya had proved his leadership by making Gujarat the champion in his debut season. Now it will be Gill's turn. In such a situation, every fan would like to know whether Gill has the ability to become the captain of India or not.

Shubman Gill will have the challenge of making Gujarat Titans champion under his captaincy. Before him, Hardik Pandya had made the team champion in his debut season.

4. Dhoni's retirement, 42 years old
Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is among the few players of this league who have been a part of IPL in all 16 seasons. Now he is 42 years old and his fitness is also improving. Dhoni was troubled by a knee injury last season. He has also left the captaincy of CSK. In such a situation, he can also say goodbye to league cricket this season.

There were discussions about Dhoni's retirement in the last season also. This season too, the discussion is going to be intense whether this will be Dhoni's last season. Dhoni's huge fan base will keep this story a hit.

This could be Dhoni's last season. Last season, Dhoni took the lap of honor in Chepauk, Chennai.

5. Will Kohli win the title or not?
Virat Kohli has been a part of all the seasons of IPL and has been playing for the same franchise RCB. He is the top scorer of IPL and has scored 7263 runs including 7 centuries and 50 half-centuries. But, Kohli's team has not been able to win even a single league title so far.

In such a situation, whether Kohli will win the title or not…this question will remain in focus among the fans. Kohli's T20 career is now on the decline. In some reports, claims are also being made to drop him from the T-20 World Cup team.

IPL top scorer Virat Kohli is still waiting for his first trophy in the league.