We all know that the Indian Premier League is considered the pioneer of franchise cricket around the globe; with a lot of action, thrill, drama, and entertainment involved in the games. Fans are going to witness the 14th edition of IPL this month; time truly flies as it seems it was yesterday when the league was started. 14 years have passed and excitement for the tournament is increasing with every passing year.
The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League will no less in terms of entertainment and excitement as it comprises of best players around the globe. Just like every year, 8 teams will fight each other for the trophy; they will go through a double round-robin, and right after that, playoffs will be played. Here, we are going to take a detailed look at the teams, and players taking part in the tournament.
Mumbai Indians
Let’s start with the defending champions; Mumbai Indians have been so good from the start of the tournament in 2008. They featured some great players like Sachin Tendulkar and Lasith Malinga in the past; 5 title wins make them the most successful team in the history of the tournament. Their roster for IPL 14 seems to be one of the best among all. Here is the Mumbai Indians squad for the latest edition of the Indian Premier League.
Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Arjun Tendulkar, Nathan Counter-Nile, Trent Boult, Jimmy Neesham, Jayant Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Kieron Pollard, Anmolpreet Singh, Mohsin Khan, Yudhvir Charak, Ishan Kishan, Aditya Tare, Saurabh Tiwari, Jasprit Bumrah, Dhawal Kulkarni, Suryakumar Yadav, Marco Jenson, Krunal Pandya, Adam Milne, Chris Lynn, Rahul Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Anukul Roy.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata is owned by Indian film star Shahrukh Khan and he believes in featuring stars from all over the cricketing world. Having 2 titles to its name Kolkata Knight Riders looks strong as usual. They have announced Kiwi superstar Brendon McCullam as their coach and they are ready to fly under the coaching of New Zealand legend.
Eoin Morgan, Shivam Mavi, Sandeep Warrier, Kuldeep Yadav, Shakib Al Hassan, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Cutting, Tim Seifert, Karn Nair, Sheldon Jackson, Venkatesh Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Harbhajan Singh, Pat Cummins, Andre Russel, Prasidh Krishna, Shubhman Gill, Nitish Rana, Pawan Negi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Rahul Tripathi.
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings have done well in the past having won 3 titles and being the first team to win consecutive titles in the history of the tournament. Last year was not that great for them but every day is a new day; we all know that MS Dhoni can do miracles and under his captaincy, CSK is going to rise one more time. Their squad is as follows.
MS Dhoni, Bhagat Varma, Imran Tahir, Harishankar Reddy, Ruturaj Gaikwand, Moeen Ali, Hari Nishaanth, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Narayan Jagadeesan, Suresh Raina, KM Asif, Shardul Thakur, Sai Kishore, Faf Duplessis, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sam Curran, Robin Uthappa.
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals have not won any title yet but they did well last year by dominating the first half of the tournament. Their roster looks good and they can surprise any team with their performance. If we have a look at their team, they don’t seem any less than their competitors.
Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Marcus Stoinis, Sam Billings, Ajinkya Rahane, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Steve Smith, M Siddarth, Vishnu Vinod, Lalith Yadav, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Ripal Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hitmayer, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Umesh Yadav, Lukman Merivala, Tom Curran.
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings, widely known with their previous name Kings XI Punjab is considered as one of the best teams in the tournament which provides its fans with real-time entertainment but they still don’t have any trophy in their cabinet. Punjab Kings’ coach and Indian legend Anil Kumble looked confident to win the trophy this year. Their roster always features world-beaters.
KL Rahul, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Utkarsh Singh, Moises Henriques, Jhye Richardson, Mandeep Singh, Chris Jordan, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Riley Meredith, Arshdeep Singh, Sarfraz Khan, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammad Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Shahrukh Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen, Chris Gayle, Murugan Ashvin, David Malan, Prabhsimran Singh, Saurabh Kumar, Jalaj Saxena.
Rajasthan Royals
The winners of the first edition of the Indian Premier League are known for doing miracles on the field; the last edition didn’t go their way but they have the ability to bounce back and they can give tough time to any team in the tournament. They may not have ended up at the top positions in the previous tournaments, but their hopes are high for this one; the following is their squad: –
Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Ben Stokes, Yashaswi Jaswal, Anuj Rawat, Chris Morris, Andrew Tye, Akash Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Jofra Archer, Shivan Dube, KC Cariappa, Mahipal Lomror, Mustafizur Rehman, David Miller, Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Winners of IPL 2016 have been so good in the recent past; they finished at number 3 in the last edition of the tournament, and their aggressive approach can earn them triumph against any opposition. They are the only team in the tournament having a captain who does not belong to India. Under the captaincy of David Miller, their team looks strong.
David Warner, Rashid Khan, Wriddhiman Saha, Khaleel Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Sandeep Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Shreevats Goswami, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammed Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Jason Roy, Jason Holder, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Virat Singh, T Natarajan, Kane Williamson, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Siddarth Kaul, Priyam Garg.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB is considered as the biggest team of the tournament which brings real flavour to the game; having the likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Glenn Maxwell they have the strongest roster in the tournament. In the last edition of IPL, they started well but lost the plot in the middle to see themselves eliminated from the tournament. Their squad is as follows.
Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, AB de Villiers, Daniel Sams, Shahbaz Ahmed, Finn Allen, K.S Bharat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Siani, Kyle Jemieson, Dan Christian, Devdutt Padikkal, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Sachin Baby, Pavan Deshpande, Washington Sundar, Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Pajat Paditar, Mohammed Azharuddeen.
