Indian Premier League (IPL)
IPL was started in 2007 in India. It was a complete a Cricket game for those players who have talent but were not selected for the Indian Cricket Team. In IPL there are 10 teams which describe Indian states’ names. The IPL was organized by the BCCI(Board of Control for Cricket in India). The first session was played in 2008. Now, In current time there are 10 teams.
IPL Teams
- Chennai Super Kings(CSK)
- Mumbai Indians(MI)
- Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)
- Delhi Capitals(DC)
- Royal Challenger Banglore(RCB)
- Gujarat Titans(GT)
- Lucknow Super Giants(LSG)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH)
- Rajasthan Royals(RR)
- Punjab Super Kings(PBKS)
Chennai Super Kings:
Chennai Super Kings is owned by India Cements, a company headed by forwarded BCCI President Mr. N. Srinivasan. CSK won the IPL title 5 times. They emerged as champions in the year 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023.
CSK Squad: Ms Dhoni(WK), Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(C), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana.
Mumbai Indian:
Mumbai Indians is owned by India’s famous biggest company, Reliance Industries, headed by Mukesh Ambani. Mumbai Indians have won the IPL title five times. They emerged as champions in the years 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020.
MI Squad: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(WK), Tilak Verma, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya(C), Tim David, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood.
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Kolkata Knight Riders:
Kolkata Knight Riders is owned by famous actor Shah Rukh Khan and actress Juhi Chawla. Kolkata Knight Riders have won IPL title two times. They emerged as champions in the years 2012 and 2014.
KKR Squad: Philip Salt, Shreyas Iyer, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Delhi Capitals:
Delhi Capitals is co-owned by GMR Group and The JSW Group. Delhi Capitals have not won Indian Premier League title.
DC Squad: Abhishek Porel(WK), Jake Fraser-MC Gurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(C), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Gulbadin Naib, Rasikh Dar Salam, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed.
Royal Challenger Banglore:
Royal Challenger Banglore is owned by United Spirits Limited. Royal Challenger Banglore have not won Indian Premier League title yet.
RCB Squad: Faf Du Plessis(C), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(WK), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal.
Gujarat Titans:
Gujarat Titans owned by CVC Capital, a investment firm. Gujarat Titans have won Indian Premier League title one time. They emerged as champions in the year 2022.
GT Squad: Shubman Gill(C), Matthew Wade(WK), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier.
Lucknow Super Giants:
Lucknow Super Giants owned by RPSG Group, which is chaired by Sanjeev Goenka. Lucknow Super Giants has not won Indian Premier League title yet.
LSG Squad: KL Rahul(C), Quinton De Kock(WK), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, Arshad Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Sunrisers Hyderabad owned by Sun TV Network. Sunrisers Hyderabad has won Indian Premier League title once. They emerged as champions in the year 2016.
SRH Squad: Mayank Aggarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen(WK), Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins(C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan.
Rajasthan Royals:
Rajasthan Royals owned by Royal Multisport Pvt. Ltd. Rajasthan Royals (RR) have won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title once. They emerged as champions in the inaugural season in 2008.
RR Squad: Sanju Samson(C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma,
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