The 15th edition of IPL will start today. In the first match, champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Kolkata Net Riders. The match will be played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai at 7.30 pm. Ten teams in total. 74 games in four venues. 14 matches for each team before the playoffs. 25% of spectators have access to the stadium. The new teams are Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. The BCCI is all set to start the Women’s IPL with six teams from next year
Chennai Super Kings
Captain: Ravindra Jadeja
Winners: 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021
Celebrities: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Moin Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Rituraj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu
Mumbai Indians
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Winners: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
Celebrities: Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Joffre Archer, Kieron Pollard, Jaspreet Bumra
Kolkata Knight Riders
Captain: Shreyas Iyer
Winners: 2012, 2014
Celebrities: Aaron Finch, Pat Cummins, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine
Rajasthan Royals
Captain: Sanju Samson
Winners: 2008
Celebrities: Devdutt Padikkal, Jose Butler, R Ashwin, Trent Bolt, Jimmy Neesham
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Captain: Kane Williamson
Winners: 2016
Celebrities: Aidan Markram, Nicholas Puran, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T. Natarajan, Washington Sunder
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Captain: Faf du Plessis
Celebrities: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Vanindu Hazarenga
Delhi Capitals
Captain: Rishabh ball
Celebrities: David Warner, Prithviraj Shah, Antrich North, Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur
Punjab Kings
Captain: Mayank Agarwal
Celebrities: Shikhar Dhawan, Johnny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingston, Odin Smith
Gujarat Titans
Captain: Hardik Pandya
Celebrities: David Miller, Jason Roy, Shubhman Gill, Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan
Lucknow Super Giants
Captain: Lokesh Rahul
Celebrities: Quinton de Kok, Jason Holder, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Krunal Pandya.
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