There are, of course, other reasons as well for the Sunrisers becoming the first to qualify for the play-offs. At the Sunrisers, we like our players to take ownership of decisions. A Kane's views are taken, after all, he's the Sunrisers captain... Tom Moody, (Muttiah) Muralidharan and I then have a discussion. Did you expect the T20 format and the IPL itself to take off in the manner both have? Back then, one had no idea how the T20 format would grow... No idea just how popular the IPL would become...

Source: The Telegraph May 12, 2018 21:11 UTC