Ajit Agarkar Picks His Top Three Contenders For IPL 2020 Playoffs

IPL 2020 Playoffs: Former Indian cricket team fast bowler Ajit Agarkar has named his favorite contenders for the IPL 2020 playoffs. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals are currently the top two ranked teams in the points table, both having 10 points from seven matches.

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Half of IPL 2020 is over and all teams have played seven matches each. The teams of Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) are at the first and second position in the points table, respectively. Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kings XI Punjab at the bottom of the points table. After the half tournament is over, discussions have started regarding which teams will make it to the playoffs.

Former Indian cricket team fast bowler Ajit Agarkar has named his favorite contenders for the IPL 2020 playoffs. Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore team is not in this list which is a bit surprising as Bangalore is third in the points table.

According to Ajit Agarkar, Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) have been the two best teams in IPL 2020. Agarkar said that in his opinion, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) would definitely qualify for the playoffs. For the fourth place, there will be a tough fight between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Mumbai and Delhi are currently the top two ranked teams in the points table, both having 10 points from seven matches.

"It's such a close tournament, so many ups and downs, but clearly Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals look like the two best teams -- form wise and personnel wise. KKR, in my opinion, got a real bonus win against CSK. They are my third team," said Agarkar while speaking on Star Sports show Cricket Connected. According to Agarkar, the fourth team to enter the final four will be either Rajasthan Royals or SunRisers Hyderabad. "The fourth team for me is between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. I had CSK at the start of the tournament, but at the moment, these two teams look slightly better than what CSK is playing," he added. Meanwhile, former England spinner Graeme Swann feels SunRisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will make it to the top four at the end of the league stage.

"I'm definitely going with Sunrisers Hyderabad cause Jonny Bairstow not only looks dapper with his ginger hair and the orange shirt, amazing, it shouldn't go, but it does, but he's also smashing it," said Swann. "And my fourth team is going more with my heart than my head, Rajasthan Royals, Tewatia hit 5 sixes off that over and I fell for the Rajasthan Royals. They've lost all three games, they cannot get any worse. Ben Stokes is coming back. They are going to qualify," he added.