A look at the composition of all the 8 teams for this season
Chennai Super Kings
The
Chennai Super Kings have always had a well-balanced squad in the IPL
and therefore they have always made it to the top four in the
competition. They have enough firepower at the top with Faf du Plessis
and Shane Watson. Chennai’s middle order is solid with the likes of
Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni. The CSK captain has enough
options in the bowling department with the likes of Deepak Chahar, Lungi
Ngidi and Mohit Sharma.
Delhi Capitals
The
Delhi Capitals have more or less a settled side. Colin Munro and
Shikhar Dhawan will need to provide a good start for the likes of
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant to capitalise on. The Delhi side have a
good bowling attack in Trent Boult, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra and
Sandeep Lamichhane. The only issue for Delhi at the moment is that they
don’t have an outright finisher. Chris Morris may have to do that job
for the team lower down the order.
Kings XI Punjab
The
Kings XI Punjab will once again rely on their opening duo KL Rahul and
Chris Gayle to score the bulk of the runs. They have talented batsmen
such as Karun Nair and David Miller in the middle order, but they
haven’t been consistent with their performances. A bowling attack
consisting of Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ravichandran Ashwin, Andrew Tye and
Mohammed Shami looks threatening for all teams.
Kolkata Knight Riders
The
Kolkata Knight Riders don’t have too many star players, but they
certainly have the ability to challenge all teams in the IPL. Chris Lynn
and pinch hitter Sunil Narine will be expected to provide good starts
to the team before Robin Uthappa and Dinesh Karthik walk out to bat.
Mystery spinners Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav will be able to make use
of the conditions all over the country. The only issue for Kolkata is
their fast bowling unit. They will need someone to step up with the new
ball.
Mumbai Indians
The
Mumbai Indians have a star-studded line-up right from the top of the
order to their lower order. Rohit Sharma has made the best decision to
open in this season and therefore he will mostly walk out to bat with
Evin Lewis. Mumbai’s middle order will consist of Krunal Pandya, Kieron
Pollard, Krunal Pandya and Yuvraj Singh. The Indians arguably have the
best short form bowler in the world – Jasprit Bumrah.
Rajasthan Royals
The
Rajasthan Royals have an excellent batting line-up in Ajinkya Rahane,
Rahul Tripathi, Steve Smith and Jos Buttler. The Royals will be
certainly ecstatic to welcome Steve Smith back into their squad after
the completition of his one-year ban due to the ball-tampering scandal.
Rajasthan have the likes of Jaydev Unadkat and Dhawal Kulkarni, but they
may miss an express fast bowler in this season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
The
Royal Challengers Bangalore missed a good finisher in the last season
and therefore they have signed Marcus Stoinis in this season. The
Australian can hit the big shots and chip in with a few overs of medium
pace. RCB don’t have to worry about their top order because they have
the likes of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in their dressing room.
Bangalore have a quality bowling line-up as well with Umesh Yadav,
Nathan Coulter-Nile and Yuzvendra Chahal in their ranks.
Sunrisres Hyderabad
Much
like Rajasthan will be happy to welcome Smith back, the Sunrisers will
be excited to have David Warner back in their dressing room. Warner and
Kane Williamson will have to take the responsibility of scoring the bulk
of the runs and when the Sunrisers come out to field, all eyes will be
on Rashid Khan, who always works his magic in the IPL. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
will also be a highlight for the team. The fast bowler will certainly
look to strike form ahead of the World Cup
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