Mumbai Indian Premier League (IPL) Cricket 16-31st season Champions Gujarat Titans will face Chennai Super Kings in the first match at Ahmedabad on Friday night at 7.30 pm. The league has 74 games with 10 teams participating in 12 venues. Final on May 28. Five-time champions Mumbai Indians, four-time champions Chennai Super Kings, two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders, first-ever IPL winners Rajasthan Royals, current champions Gujarat Titans, 2016 winners Sunrisers Hyderabad are joined by Delhi Capitals, Punjab Super Jayal Kings, Rock Challengers Bangalore and Lakhant Bangalore. It is characteristic that the competition is returning to the ‘home and away’ format following four years. The teams are divided into two groups. There is competition once once morest the in-group and twice once morest the opposite group. 14 games per team. The four teams with the most points will advance to the playoffs. The top two finishers will meet in the first qualifier to reach the finals. Those who lose in it have one more chance. The third and fourth place finishers will meet in the eliminator. The winner and losers of the first qualifier will play the second qualifier and reach the finals. This time the prize money for the winners is 20 crore rupees. 13 crores for the runner-up. To continue, the arrival of Gujarat Titans is to protect the title won in Gujarat’s debut. Not much has changed in the team that won the title. Hardik Pandya’s captaincy will be the basis for progress. The unavailability of the services of South African players including opener David Miller at the beginning is a setback. They have a World Cup qualifier to play. All-rounders are strong. Dependence on pacers to take wickets. The team consists of 17 Indians and eight foreigners. Captain: Hardik Pandya Coach: Ashish Nehra Prominent: Hardik Pandya (15 Crore), Rashid Khan (15 Crore), Rahul Tewatia (9 Crore), David Miller (3 Crore), Shubman Gill (8 Crore), Kane Williamson (2 Crore) , Mohammad Shami (6.25 crores), Shivam Mavi (6 crores), Alsari Joseph (2.4 crores) and Yash Dayal (3.20 crores). All-rounder Chennai Chennai Super Kings wants to forget last season. Out of 14 games, they won only four. Ninth in the 10-team IPL. Initially, Ravindra Jadeja was the captain. They lost six of their first eight games. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is back. But the team might not be saved. The strength of the four-time winning team is the all-rounders. Dhoni is still a hero at the age of 41. It is unclear if he will retire this season. Confidence is that we can win the game by scoring runs. Seventeen Indians in the 25-member team. Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni Coach: Stephen Fleming Prominent (Bid in bracket): Ben Stokes (16.25 crore), Dhoni (12 crore), Moeen Ali (8 crore), Ravindra Jadeja (16 crore), Deepak Chahar (14 crore), Mitchell Santner (1.9 crore), Shivam Dubey (4 crore) and Ambati Rayudu (6.75 crore). Delhi always come with the best team at least once, but they usually go away with a setback. Runner-up in 2020 is the only achievement. 5th out of 10 last time. The absence of captain Rishabh Pant, who is resting following being injured in a car accident, is a setback. Prithvi Shah will be the opener along with new skipper David Warner. This destructive alliance will be crucial for Delhi’s progress. The strength is the pace bowlers which include the best foreign players. 17 Indians in the 25 member team. Captain: David Warner Coach: Ricky Ponting Prominent: David Warner (6.25 crores), Mitchell Marsh (6 crores), Axar Patel (9 crores), Prithvi Shah (7.5 crores), Antich Northey (6.5 crores), Lungi Ngidi (50 lakhs) ), Ishant Sharma (50 lakhs), Mustafizur Rahman (2 crores), Khalil Ahmed (5.25 crores), Chetan Zakaria (4.2 crores), Kuldeep Yadav (2 crores), Rovman Powell (2.8 crores), Manish Pandey (2.4 crores) . Read on deshabhimani.com
