IPL 2023: IPL is not a league in India but it is a festival of India that comes every year. Like every year, this year also IPL 2023 is going to start on 31st March. The very first match of IPL 2023 is going to be very exciting as the experienced Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the exuberant Hardik Pandya’s team Gujrat Titans (GT) will face each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday evening.
In today’s article, all of you will get to see the list of best playing XI and their squad members of all ten teams.
Strongest Expected Playing 11
1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Because Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the captain of the Chennai Super Kings, will retire this year, it will be a crucial year for the team and its supporters. The Chennai team didn’t do anything noteworthy last year, placing ninth on the point table as a result. In 2022, Chennai could only win 4 out of 14 games, but this year, because of the addition of England all-rounder Ben Stokes, Chennai’s team is looking very strong.
Chennai Super Kings, Best playing XI
- Opener: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Middle Order: Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ben Stokes
- Lower Order: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja
- Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Choudhary, Kyle Jamieson
Chennai Super Kings, Squad 2023: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala
2. Mumbai Indians (MI)
The five-time IPL champion team Mumbai Indians have not been able to reach even the playoffs for the last few years. In the year 2021, when there were 8 teams in the IPL, Mumbai Indians were in fifth place, winning seven out of 14 matches, and when 10 teams took part in the IPL for the first time in the year 2022, the top Mumbai Indians were at the bottom 10th position in the points table. In the year 2022, Mumbai Indians won only 4 out of 14 matches while they had to face defeat in 10 matches.
Mumbai Indians, Best Playing XI
- Opener: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan
- Middle Order: Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David
- Lower Order: Cameron Green, Jofra Archer
- Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah*, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jhye Richardson
Mumbai Indians, Squad 2023: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah*, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Jhye Richardson, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal
* May be Unavailable due to Injury
3. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
The team of Royal Challenge Bangalore is still waiting for its first trophy. RCB team looks strong every year before the start of IPL and is also a strong contender for the trophy but the team is successful in winning the knockout matches.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, Best Playing XI
- Opener: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli
- Middle Order: Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror
- Lower Order: Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga
- Bowlers: Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
Royal Challengers Bangalore, Squad 2023: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf Du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahemad, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Micheal Bracewell
4. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Kolkata Knight Riders, Best Playing XI
- Openers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) and Venkatesh Iyer
- Middle order: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, and Rinku Singh
- All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and Shardul Thakur
- Bowlers: Umesh Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, and Varun Chakravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders, Squad 2023: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan
5. Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad, Best Playing XI
- Openers: Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma
- Middle order: Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Harry Brook
- Lower Order: Glenn Phillips (WK), Washington Sundar
- Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Sunrisers Hyderabad, Squad 2023: Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, Anmolpreet Singh
6. Gujrat Titans (GT)
Gujrat Titans, Best Playing XI
- Openers: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha
- Middle Order: Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya (C), Matthew Wade
- Lower Order: Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan
- Bowlers: Shivam Mavi, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammad Shami, R Sai Kishorev
Gujrat Titans, Squad 2023: Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma
7. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Lucknow Super Giants, Best Playing XI
- Openers: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (C)
- Middle Order: Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis
- Lower Order: Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya
- Bowlers: Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Mohsin Khan
Lucknow Super Giants, Squad 2023: KL Rahul, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Nicholas Pooran, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Naveen ul Haq, Yudhvir Charak
8. Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Rajasthan Royals, Best Playing XI
- Openers: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Middle Order: Sanju Samson (capt, wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer
- Lower Order: Riyan Parag, Jason Holder
- Bowlers: R Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult
Rajasthan Royals, Squad 2023: Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root.
9. Delhi Capitals (DC)
Delhi Capitals, Best Playing XI
- Openers: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw
- Middle Order: Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan
- Lower Order: Riyan Parag, Jason Holder
- Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya
10. Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Punjab Kings, Best Playing XI
- Openers: Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow
- Middle order: Shahrukh Khan, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma
- All-rounders: Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan
- Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar
Punjab Kings, Squad 2023: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, and Shivam Singh
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