New Delhi, April 3 -- Home advantage is a real phenomenon in football. Boisterous crowds and the nature of the grass significantly improve the home team's chance of winning. Does it exist in cricket, specifically in IPL? Let's explore.

CSK head coach Stephen Fleming has said CSK haven't been able to read the conditions in Chennai in recent years. His assessment came after CSK's big defeat to RCB by 50 runs last Friday.

KKR head coach Chandrakant Pandit also expressed his liking for favourable home conditions and confirmed that his team has no say in the preparation of pitches at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

RCB head coach Andy Flower, speaking to the press after his team's defeat to Gujarat Titans, expressed a bit of surprise about the...