The countdown for the world’s toughest and most entertaining league has begun. The 15th season of TATA IPL is all set to be even bigger than in the past. 10 top-quality teams will engage in a cracking tournament for the coveted IPL title. All league matches will be hosted in 4 international standard venues of Maharashtra – DY Patil Stadium, CCI Stadium, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, and the MCA Stadium in Pune. Over a period of 65 days, 70 league matches alongside 4 Playoffs fixtures will be played in order to see which franchise emerges as the champions of IPL 2022. As all the teams look to be formidable contenders for the title, let’s take a quick look at each of them.
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iPL 2022: Quick watch at the 10 Teams
1. Mumbai Indians
The 5 times champions, Mumbai Indians will once again enter the field as firm favorites. As the matches will mostly be played in Mumbai, the MI paltan will, therefore, savor the home ground advantage added with the incredible crowd support of Mumbai. Captain Rohit Sharma is upbeat to lead his troops for the record 6th title. Premier speedster Jasprit Bumrah, destructive power-hitters in the form of Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, and Kieron Pollard bolster the mighty XI. MI will begin their campaign against Delhi Capitals on March 27th.
Squad: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, N Tilak Verma, Sanjay Yadav, Tymal Mills, Daniel Sams, Tim David, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Arshad Khan, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Fabian Allen, Aryan Juyal, Riley Meredith.
Coach: Mahela Jayawardene
Captain: Rohit Sharma
2. Sunrisers Hyderabad
The Sunrisers Hyderabad had a forgettable season last year. The orange army will aim for an epic comeback in IPL 15 and be back on track to clinch their second title. Kane Williamson has been a prolific run-scorer and a resolute leader of the camp. The additions of Windies big-hitter Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram alongside great domestic strength in the form of Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, and Rahul Tripathi form a dynamic outfit. SRH will face the Rajasthan Royals in their first clash on March 29.
Squad: Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar Nicholas Pooran, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, Shreyas Gopal, J Suchith, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Romario Shepherd, Sean Abbot, Ravikumar Samarth, Shashank Singh, Saurabh Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooq
Coach: Trevor Bayliss
Captain: Kane Williamson
3. Royal Challengers Bangalore
With Faf Du Plessis at the helm as their new skipper, RCB will look forward to a change in fortunes in IPL 15. The red and gold army has always been one of the strongest teams on paper. But the same is seldom replicated on the field. With their trophy cabinet, still being empty, Du Plessis will have an uphill task in his very first year in the franchise. With star players like modern-day master Virat Kohli and Big Show Glenn Maxwell, RCB fans will expect the trio to make the 15th season the most memorable for them. RCB will play its 1st match on March 27th against the Punjab Kings.
Squad: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Luvnith Sisodia, Siddharth Kaul
Coach: Sanjay Bangar
Captain: Faf Du Plessis
4. Lucknow Super Giants
Swashbuckling cricketer KL Rahul will lead the brand new franchise Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022. With international T20 superstars like Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, and Jason Holder alongside a mix of the young and experienced core of domestic players in the form of Ravi Bishnoi, Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, and Avesh Khan, LSG will moreover, fancy its chances to win the trophy in its debut season itself. 2-times IPL winning captain Gautam Gambhir will be present as the mentor of the side. His words of wisdom will be priceless for Rahul and his company. LSG will be up against Gujarat Titans in its first IPL clash on March 28.
Squad: KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Jason Holder, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajpoot, K Gowtham, Dushmanta Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, and Mayank Yadav.
Coach: Andy Flower
Captain: KL Rahul
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5. Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings formerly known as the Kings XI Punjab is yet to win the coveted trophy. They have built a solid team featuring the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, and Liam Livingstone in their squad for IPL15. Mayank Agarwal has been elevated to the role of captaincy this season. The franchise will expect that Agarwal and his comrades will begin a new era of domination in the world’s toughest T20 league.PBKS will play its 1st match on March 27th against the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Squad: Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell
Coach: Anil Kumble
Captain: Mayank Agarwal
6. Kolkata Knight Riders
The 2 times IPL champions, KKR narrowly missed their 3rd chance to lift the title in the last season. The runners-up of IPL 2021, will look forward to take the extra leap forward. A repeat of the triumphs of 2012 and 2014 back in 2022 is the ultimate goal. The team management decided on a change of guard in the team. They have roped in the flamboyant Shreyas Iyer to lead the Knights. Iyer is at the peak of his career as a batter. He will hope for a fantastic stint in the shoes of a captain as well. KKR has a star-studded line-up filled with game-changers in the form of Andre Russell, Sunil Narina, Venkatesh Iyer, Pat Cummins, and Varun Chakravarthy. KKR will play the series opener on March 26 against the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings.
Squad: Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Shreyas Iyer, Pat Cummins, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Chamika Karunaratne, Baba Indrajith, Ashok Sharma, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Sam Billings, Aaron Finch, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammed Nabi, Aman Khan, Umesh Yadav.
Coach: Brendon McCullum
Captain: Shreyas Iyer
7. Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans are the other newest entrants to the marquee league. One of IPL’s greatest heroes, Hardik Pandya is the skipper of the Titans. Hence, for the first time the champion all-rounder will lead a team in IPL. Spin wizard Rashid Khan, Kiwi pacer Lockie Ferguson, David Miller, young sensation Shubman Gill, and seasoned campaigners like Mohammed Shami and Wriddhiman Saha are the big names in the squad. Titans will be hopeful for a fantastic debut season in 2022. GT will play their inaugural match against Lucknow Super Giants on March 28.
Squad: Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Abhinav Sadarangani, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Dominic Drakes, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Gurkeerat Singh, Varun Aaron, B Sai Sudharshan
Coach: Ashish Nehra
Captain: Hardik Pandya
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8. Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals were the champions of the first-ever edition of the IPL. But the Royals have waited quite long for their second trophy in the cabinet. Also, the franchise is known to invest in young promising talents. RR led by Sanju Samson has added quite a few experienced cricketers to therefore strengthen their squad too. India’s top 2 spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal are thus set to team up as a pair for RR. The likes of Jos Buttler, Trent Boult, Devdutt Paddikal, Prasidh Krishna, and Shimron Hetmyer add on to the firepower in the squad. The Men in Pink will begin their campaign of IPL 2022 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 29.
Squad: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Obed Mccoy, Arunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, Daryl Mitchell, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Neesham.
Coach: Trevor Penney
Captain: Sanju Samson
9. Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals have been one of the most consistent teams in the past 3-4 years. Henceforth, under wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant, the franchise has flourished to higher levels. However it has fallen short of winning the title every season. However, IPL 15 might be a turning point for them. The team management has built a core that is touted as the best squad of IPL 2022 by pundits. Also, presence of IPL 2016 winning skipper David Warner will be of great help to young Rishabh Pant. With plenty of match-winning all-rounders like Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, and Mitchell Marsh, the team will be surely a lethal threat to opposition teams. DC will begin its journey of IPL 15 against Mumbai Indians on March 27.
Squad: Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Rishabh Pant (c), Axar Patel, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal
Coach: Ricky Ponting
Captain: Rishabh Pant
10. Chennai Super Kings
The defending champions under the captaincy of Thala MS Dhoni are all set to roar once again in IPL 15. A camp filled with stalwarts of the game, CSK are the most consistent franchise in the history of the league. The 4 times champions have qualified for the finals 9 times. This is a testament to its dominance over other sides in the league stage.
However, the franchise did make a lot of changes in their squad. They mostly bought cricketers who have previously been a part of CSK in the auction. Sir Ravindra Jadeja, IPL 2021 Orange Cap winner Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, and Deepak Chahar are going to be instrumental for the yellow army in 2022 as well. CSK has previously won two IPL titles in a row in 2010-11, thus the Whistle Podu fans will hence expect the same one more time in 2022. Dhoni’s men will be up against the runners-up of IPL 14, KKR in the opening clash of IPL 15 on March 26.
Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Devon Conway, Subhranshu Senapati, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Simarjeet Singh, Adam Milne, Mukesh Choudhary, Dwayne Bravo, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Prashant Solanki, N Jagadeesan, Hari Nishaanth, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Varma
Coach: Stephen Fleming
Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
