It has been over four months since the stadium lights last lit up for the 2021 IPL season, however this weekend the world’s most popular limited-overs cricket tournament returns to finish off the season.

Now staged out of the United Arab Emirates and likely acting as a dry run for the world’s greatest short-form cricketers as they prepare for the T20 World Cup, starting next month and also played out of the UAE, the 2021 IPL conclusion will be like no other.

2021 IPL season: Where we left off

It was an electrifying start to the 2021 campaign for the Delhi Capitals, winning six from eight. Shikhar Dhawan certainly helped, pacing the entire tournament with 380 runs at a 66.20 clip and a 136.21 strike rate.

Where are the IPL stars?

It’s the IPL, so each team is stacked. However, with Test cricket during the IPL’s break, a T20 World Cup looming fast, and inevitable injuries, not all of cricket’s brightest stars will return.

A shortlist of the biggest stars missing from the remainder of the tournament:

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