Tata IPL 2023: Players to watch out for in 16th edition of Indian Premier League
The 16th edition of the men's Indian Premier League cricket begins on March 30 as 10 teams battle it out for the T20 title. Let's take a look at the players to watch in the two-month extravaganza, Tata IPL T20 2023.
Jofra Archer | Team: Mumbai Indians | The England paceman Archer replaced injured Jasprit Bumrah in the Mumbai Indians squad. Archer has played 35 matches to date in his IPL career and he took 46 wickets, with an average of 21.33. Mumbai franchise acquired the England cricketer for Rs 8 crore in the IPL 2023 auction. (Image: Mumbai Indians)
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Cameron Green | Team: Mumbai Indians | The Australian all-rounder is the latest addition to the champion Mumbai Indians franchise, which has won a record five titles, after being bought for Rs 17.5 crore in the auction, making him the second most expensive player in 2023 Tata IPL auction. Green has two T20I half-centuries under his belt, both coming against India in India, and a century in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Green, standing tall at 1.98m (6 feet, 6 inches), will have many Australians for company in the league including Delhi Capitals captain David Warner. (Image: Mumbai Indians)
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Sam Curran | Team: Punjab Kings | Punjab spent big on the England all-rounder in the IPL auction as the 24-year-old became the most expensive player in the tournament's history at Rs 18.5 crore. Curran's stock as a "death bowler" rose during the T20 World Cup last year when his ability to stifle opposition batsmen in the final overs turned him into a potent weapon for champions England. He has played 32 matches in his IPL career till now and has scored 337 runs, with an average of 22.46. (File Image)
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Virat Kohli | Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore | The back-in-form Kohli is still searching for his first IPL title and remains key to his team's success this season. The star batsman has returned to his belligerent best across all formats after he struck his first international ton since 2019 in the T20 Asia Cup last year. After falling for three golden ducks in the last edition, Kohli bounced back to play a part in his team's final-four finish. Bangalore, led by Faf du Plessis, will once again depend on Kohli and Australia's Glenn Maxwell to break their title jinx. (Image: Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Nicholas Pooran | Team: Lucknow Super Giants | A T20 league is incomplete without a West Indian hard-hitter and Lucknow were quick to pick up Pooran for Rs 16 crore in the auction. Pooran, a wicketkeeper-batsman, stepped down as West Indies white-ball captain after the team's first-round exit from the T20 World Cup last year and Hyderabad released him from their squad. But he remains a popular choice among T20 franchises and will be Lucknow's go-to finisher as the new team look to improve on their third-place finish in their 2022 debut season. (File Image)
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Suryakumar Yadav | Team: Mumbai Indians | Hailed as a T20 sensation with his strike rate of over 175, Suryakumar, or SKY as he is fondly called, will look to re-establish his worth for a team that made him a household name. Suryakumar set the tournament ablaze in 2020 with his 480 runs including four half-centuries as he played a key part in Mumbai's last IPL triumph. Suryakumar, known as a 360-degree player for his ability to play all around the ground, suffered a nightmare ODI series against Australia with three successive golden ducks. But he remains a key player for Mumbai. (Image: Mumbai Indians)
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Ben Stokes | Team: Chennai Super Kings | England’s all-rounder Ben Stokes was bought by Chennai Super Kings to play in the IPL 2023 season for Rs 16.25 crore, becoming the third most expensive pick in this season. Stokes, who missed the last season of the Indian Premier League, has played 43 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 920 runs, with an average of 25.55. (Image: Chennai Super Kings)
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Hardik Pandya | Team: Gujarat Titans | The all-rounder Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya has played 107 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 1,963 runs, with an average of 30.20. Pandya played for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL from 2015 to 2021 but ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction he was released by the franchise. In the IPL Auction 2022, the new Ahmedabad franchise acquired the Indian all-rounder Pandya, who led the Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title in 2022, becoming the first captain after Shane Warne to lead a team to the title in its first year. (Image: AFP)
MS Dhoni | Team: Chennai Super Kings | Former Indian cricketer and legendary captain MS Dhoni has played 234 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 4,978 runs at an average of 39.20. The ace wicket-keeper batsman has captained CSK to winning IPL titles in the 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021 editions. (Image: Chennai Super Kings)
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Harry Brook | Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad | The England cricketer bagged a whopping Rs 13.25 crore from Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2023 auction, becoming one of the ten most expensive player of the edition and the franchise’s most expensive pick this season. (File Image)
![Sam Curran | Team: Punjab Kings | Punjab spent big on the England all-rounder in the IPL auction as the 24-year-old became the most expensive player in the tournament's history at Rs 18.5 crore. Curran's stock as a "death bowler" rose during the T20 World Cup last year when his ability to stifle opposition batsmen in the final overs turned him into a potent weapon for champions England. He has played 32 matches in his IPL career till now and has scored 337 runs, with an average of 22.46. (File Image)](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2022/12/SAM-CURRAN.jpg "Sam Curran | Team: Punjab Kings | Punjab spent big on the England all-rounder in the IPL auction as the 24-year-old became the most expensive player in the tournament's history at Rs 18.5 crore. Curran's stock as a "death bowler" rose during the T20 World Cup last year when his ability to stifle opposition batsmen in the final overs turned him into a potent weapon for champions England. He has played 32 matches in his IPL career till now and has scored 337 runs, with an average of 22.46. (File Image)")
