IPL 2008 to 2018: 3 tactical changes that have happened over the years.

#2 Horses for courses strategy

Delhi Daredevils in 2016

"Horses for Courses", strategy means choosing the person ideally suited for a particular job on hand. This individual may not be the best person on the team, but he is the best person for the job on hand. He has the required skills that you are looking for.

This strategy was made famous by Delhi Daredevils in 2016. They frequently changed their teams according to the playing conditions. Foreign players were rotated continuously and this ploy won them a lot of games. Rahul Dravid and Paddy Upton must be given credit for using this strategy.

Before the start of this year's IPL, KKR coach Jacques Kallis had the following things to say,

“We won’t have a set plan this season. We will come up with different strategies for different situations and be flexible with our batting order."

This ploy makes sense for two reasons. One is that you get the ideal players for particular conditions and the other is that everyone gets a chance to play at some point in time. Going forward we will see many teams use this strategy and it will be interesting to see if they will be successful.