With the mega auction shaking things up and two more teams joining the competition, this year’s IPL has been unique from the shuffle of players to rankings on points tables.
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Top 10 teams of the new IPL season
For all intents and purposes, each of the ten groups has been placed into two gatherings – comprising Group A and Group B. In Group A- there are teams Mumbai Indians (MI), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Delhi Capitals (DC), and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), while in Group B, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Punjab Kings (PBKS), and Gujarat Titans (GT) have been added.
Let us take a sneak peek at all these teams:
1. Punjab Kings (PBKS)
[Spent: 47.55 Crore| Purse Left: 45 Lakh | Squad: 25/25 | Overseas: Players 7/8, Indian Players: 18]
Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Prerak Mankad, Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Wicketkeepers: Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma
Allrounders: Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Harpreet Brar, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Singh, Ansh Patel, Atharva Taide, Benny Howell
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Ishan Porel, Rahul Chahar, Vaibhav Arora, Nathan Ellis.
Strengths: Good mix of accumulators and power hitters. Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan offer solidity at the top. In Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, and Odean Smith, Punjab have the potential to be the best six-hitting side of the season.
Weaknesses: Onus on Rahul Chahar to do the heavy lifting in the spin department.
2. Mumbai Indians (MI)
[Spent: 47.90 Crore| Purse Left: 10 Lakh | Squad: 25/25 | Overseas: Players 7/8, Indian Players: 14]
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Aryan Juyal
Allrounders: Kieron Pollard, Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Daniel Sams, Tim David, Arjun Tendulkar, Hritik Shokeen, Fabian Allen
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Tymal Mills, Jofra Archer, Riley
Meredith, Mohd Arshad Khan.
Strengths: Have retained most of the successful batsmen from past seasons. Skipper Rohit Sharma will open with Ishan Kishan while the middle order will have Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard & Tim David. Bumrah is the pace ace.
Weaknesses: No Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar or Pandya brothers, who were all instrumental in Mumbai winning the title in 2020 in the UAE.
3. Gujarat Titans (GT)
[Spent: 51.85 Crore| Purse Left: 15 Lakh | Squad: 23/25 | Overseas: Players 8/8, Indian Players: 15]
Batters: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Jason Roy, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller
Wicketkeepers: Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade
Allrounders: Hardik Pandya, Rahul Tewatia, Gurkeerath Singh Mann, Dominic Drakes, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav
Fast Bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmed, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, Varun Aaron, Darshan Nalkande.
Strengths: Rashid Khan and skipper Hardik Pandya’s broad bat.
Weaknesses: Batting looks thin. Too dependent on allrounders. Will Pandya be fit to bowl or even lead in all of the games?
4. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
[Spent: 59 Crore| Purse Left: 0 Lakh | Squad: 21/25 | Overseas: Players 7/8, Indian Players: 14]
Batters: Manish Pandey, Manan Vohra, Evin Lewis
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock
Allrounders: Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Karan Sharma
Bowlers: Mark Wood, Dushmantha Chameera, Ankit Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav.
Strengths: Rashid Khan and skipper Hardik Pandya’s broad bat.
Weaknesses: Batting looks thin. Too dependent on allrounders. Will Pandya be fit to bowl or even lead in all of the games?
5. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
[Spent: 55.45 Crore| Purse Left: 1.55 Crore| Squad: 22/25 | Overseas: Players 8/8, Indian Players: 14]
Batters: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Suyahs Prabhudesai
Wicketkeepers: Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Luvnith Sisodia
Allrounders: Glenn Maxwell, David Willey, Mahipal Lomror, Sherfane Rutherford, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Aneeshwar Gautam
Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj, Jason Behrendorff, Chama Milind, Karan Sharma, Siddharth Kaul.
Strengths: Freed of the captaincy, Virat Kohli will be itching to make runs. Have done well to acquire Du Plessis, who is now the leading captaincy contender.
Weaknesses: No AB de Villiers. Glenn Maxwell can be devastating but also self-destructive.
6. Delhi Capitals (DC)
[Spent: 47.40 Crore| Purse Left: 10 Lakh | Squad: 24/25 | Overseas: Players 7/8, Indian Players: 17]
Batters: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mandeep Singh, Ashwin Hebbar, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull
Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant, KS Bharat, Tim Seifert
Allrounders: Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Ripal Patel, Mitchell Marsh
Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Chetan Sakariya, Praveen Dubey, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman.
Strengths: Dynamic opening pair in Prithvi Shaw and David Warner. Mitchell Marsh and Rishabh Pant complete a strong top four. Shardul Thakur and Axar Patel offer batting depth.
Weaknesses: No Kagiso Rabada to partner with Anrich Nortje. Spin department also looks a bit thin.
7. Rajasthan Royals (RR)
[Spent: 61.5 Crore| Purse Left: 95 Lakh | Squad: 24/25 | Overseas: Players 8/8, Indian Players: 16]
Batters: Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Rasse van der Dussen
Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel
Allrounders: Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anunay Singh, Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell
Fast Bowlers: Trent Boult, Navdeep Saini, KC Cariappa, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy, Kuldeep Sen, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, Nathan Coulter-Nile.
Strengths: Explosive top five of Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, and Shimron Hetmyer.
Weaknesses: The combination of Jimmy Neesham and Riyan Parag as fifth and sixth bowling options leaves them with a distinct weak spot.
8. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
[Spent: 67.90Crore| Purse Left: 10 Lakh | Squad: 23/25 | Overseas: Players 8/8, Indian Players: 15]
Batters: Kane Williamson, Aiden Markram, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Ravikumar Samarth, Shashank Singh
Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran, Vishnu Vinod, Glenn Phillips
Allrounders: Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Romario Shepherd, Sean Abbott
Bowlers: Kartik Tyagi, Umran Malik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Sourabh Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Strengths: Good pace attack with Marco Jansen, Natarajan, Umran Malik and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Weaknesses: No Rashid Khan. Captain Williamson’s elbow injury. No Jonny Bairstow or David Warner either.
9. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
[Spent: 47.55 Crore| Purse Left: 45 Lakh | Squad: 25/25 | Overseas: Players 8/8, Indian Players: 17]
Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh. Alex Hales, Ramesh Kumar, Aman Hakim Khan
Wicketkeepers: Sheldon Jackson, Baba Indrajith, Sam Billings
Allrounders: Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Ankul Roy, Mohammad Nabi
Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Rasik Salam, Shivam Mavi, Pat Cummins, Chamika Karunaratne, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Ashok Kumar.
Strengths: Yet again, the mystery spin duo of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy.
Weaknesses: Too many. Lack of a solid first-choice wicketkeeper. Absence of pace options in both the Powerplay and the back end.
10. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
[Spent: 45.5 Crore| Purse Left: 2.9 Crore| Squad: 25/25 | Overseas: Players 8/8, Indian Players: 17]
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Devon Conway, Subhranshu Senapati, Hari Nishanth
Wicketkeepers: MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu, N Jagadeeshan
Allrounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorious, Mitchell Santner, Chris Jordan, Bhagath Verma
Bowlers: Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, KM Asif, Simarjeet Singh, Mahesh Theekhana, Adam Milne, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki.
Strengths: The calming presence of MS Dhoni. The defending champs have reunited as many as 8 players out of the 11 from last year’s IPL final.
Weaknesses: Will miss Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina. They lack an experienced leg-spinner too.
Conclusion
Now that you have all the information in hand about all the 10 teams, it’s easier to pick your favorite one!
