A Look At IPL 2023 Team Players List


image-lgqz4qr3IPL 2023 Captains (Credits: IPL)

India's biggest Cricket festival, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has already begun. Every year, the stakes of the tournament gets bigger, while the crowd pleasing matches have always been on offer. 

The much-awaited IPL 2023 kicked off with Gujarat Titans taking on Chennai Super Kings in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on March 31. The defending champions, Titans sealed the victory by chasing 179 in the last over. 

As the tournament progresses, there will be different players who will be stepping up for their respective teams. On that note, let's take a look at the IPL 2023 Team Players list.

IPL 2023 Squads of all Teams

Chennai Super Kings

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MS Dhoni is leading the talented CSK side, with the presence of T20 World Cup 2022 winners, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali. The likes of Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad are one of the finest opening pairs of the tournament. The team has Ravindra Jadeja and Maheesh Theekshana in the bowling unit, capable of securing consistent breakthroughs. 

Squad: MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Bhagath Varma, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Matheesha Pathirana, Dwaine Pretorius, Shaik Rasheed, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Ben Stokes, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Singh

Delhi Capitals

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In the absence of injured Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals are led by the Australian batter, David Warner. The southpaw has the company of experienced players like Axar Patel, Rovman Powell, Mitchell Marsh and Anrich Nortje. The players like Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Manish Pandey are credible Indian players in the side. 

Squad: David Warner (c), Khaleel Ahmed, Aman Khan, Yash Dhull, Praveen Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Mukesh Kumar, Mustafizur Rahman, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vicky Ostwal, Manish Pandey, Ripal Patel, Axar Patel, Rovman Powell, Rilee Rossouw, Chetan Sakariya, Phil Salt, Ishant Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Abhishek Porel

Gujarat Titans

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The IPL 2022 champions, Titans are captained by all-rounder Hardik Pandya. They have Shubman Gill, David Miller and Rahul Tewatia as their key performers with the bat, while Rashid Khan and Mohammed Shami are the wicket-taking options with the ball. 

Squad: Hardik Pandya (c), KS Bharat, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmad, Urvil Patel, Rashid Khan, Wriddhiman Saha, R Sai Kishore, Sai Sudharsan, Pradeep Sangwan, Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Odean Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Matthew Wade, Jayant Yadav, Yash Dayal, Dasun Shanaka

Kolkata Knight Riders

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The Kolkata Knight Riders side are missing services due to injury concerns, and the management passed the baton to Nitish Rana. Along with him, KKR has Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh and Andre Russell in the batting unit. Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Umesh Yadav are the key bowlers. 

Squad: Nitish Rana (c), Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Harshit Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Rinku Singh, Tim Southee, Suyash Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, David Wiese, Umesh Yadav, Jason Roy, Aarya Desai

Lucknow Super Giants

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The Lucknow-based outfit is being led by one of the finest IPL batters, KL Rahul. LSG has Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran as key batters, while Ravi Bishnoi, Mark Wood and Avesh Khan are best performers with the ball. 

Squad: KL Rahul (c), Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Quinton de Kock, K Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Kyle Mayers, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Daniel Sams, Karan Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Marcus Stoinis, Swapnil Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh, Mohsin Khan

Mumbai Indians

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Rohit Sharma continues to lead the five-time champions, Mumbai Indians in their pursuit to sixth IPL title. The likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma are some quality Indian batters, while Cameron Green, Tim David and Jofra Archer are key overseas players. 

Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Dewald Brevis, Piyush Chawla, Tim David, Raghav Goyal, Cameron Green, Ishan Kishan, Duan Jansen, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Shams Mulani, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Tristan Stubbs, Arjun Tendulkar, N Tilak Varma, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Suryakumar Yadav

Punjab Kings

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The Punjab Kings decided to release Mayank Agarwal and put Shikhar Dhawan on the front seat of their franchise. He has the support of Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma and Bhaunka Rajapaksa in the batting department, while  Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh are lethal bowling options. 

Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Rahul Chahar, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Singh, Vidwath Kaverappa, Liam Livingstone, Mohit Ratee, Prabhsimran Singh, Kagiso Rabada, M Shahrukh Khan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Sikandar Raza, Atharva Taide


Rajasthan Royals

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The runner-up of the last edition, Rajasthan Royals have left no stone unturned to go one step further in the 2023 season, The skipper Sanju Samson, along with Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shimron Hetmyer are the reliable run-scorers. They possess an experienced bowling unit in presence of Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult. 

Squad: Sanju Samson (c), Abdul Basith, M Ashwin, R Ashwin, KM Asif, Trent Boult, Jos Buttler, KC Cariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Donovan Ferreira, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Obed McCoy, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Kunal Singh Rathore, Joe Root, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Vasisht, Adam Zampa

Royal Challengers Bangalore

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The experienced Faf du Plessis lead one of the most popular franchise in the tournament. Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik are the standout batters in the team, while Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood and Wanindu Hasaranga are the proven bowlers in T20 format. 

Squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Akash Deep, Finn Allen, Anuj Rawat, Avinash Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Mohammed Siraj, Michael Bracewell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Dinesh Karthik, Siddharth Kaul, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Sonu Yadav, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajan Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, David Willey

Sunrisers Hyderabad

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After Sunrisers Hyderabad decided to release Kane Williamson, Aiden Markram was chosen for the leadership role. In the batting department, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal and Heinrich Klaasen will look to step-up in crunch situation. The bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik and T. Natarajan need to need variations to secure wickets in consistent intervals. 

Squad: Aiden Markram (c), Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Harry Brook, Mayank Dagar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akeal Hosein, Marco Jansen, Kartik Tyagi, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Samarth Vyas, T Natarajan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Sanvir Singh, Glenn Phillips, Adil Rashid, Rahul Tripathi, Umran Malik, Vivrant Sharma, Upendra Yadav, Washington Sundar