Twenty-20 Cricket is back in India with the most followed domestic T20 cricket tournament in the world which is Indian Premier League. IPL the lucrative cricket bonanza from BCCI is about to start right after the incredible end of T20 World Cup 2014 which was eventually won by Sri Lanka for the first time. Indian Premier League is back with its 7th edition keeping aside all the problems of fixing scandals which figured out in IPL-2013. B.C.C.I. have made some new rules & regulations to keep a check on participating players to stop the fixing in Indian Premier League under the interim BCCI chief Sunil Gavaskar.
IPL Teams Squads : IPL-7 Teams and Squads
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| IPL-6 Winner Mumbai Indians Team With IPL Trophy(Photo credit: mid-day.com) |
Indian star batsman Yuvraj Singh was most expensive player in the IPL-7 auction while Karn Sharma was most expensive uncapped player in all players who were auctioned during the two days of auctions for IPL7.
IPL-7 Auction : Yuvraj Hits Jackpot on Day 1 of IPL-7 Auctions
IPL 7 VENUES : IPL7 is scheduled to be organized in two countries as the dates were clashing with the General Elections date in India. So, Indian Premier League governing council decided to organize this event in 2 phases in two countries which are U.A.E. and India. Indian Premier League will start from April 16th in Dubai while its final will be played in Mumbai on June 1st 2014.
IPL7 PRIZE MONEY: Indian Premier League is a multi-crore cricket event out of which Rs. 30 Cr. are distributed to the top four teams in the tournament as the prize money apart from the Man of Match. Man of the Series, Most Sixes etc. awards.
Team Position Prize Money
Winners Rs. 13 Crores
Runner Up Rs. 8 Crores
3rd Position Rs. 5 Crores
4th Position Rs. 4 Crores
PREVIOUS IPL WINNERS : Chennai Super Kings is only team to win IPL twice while Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challenger Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians have it once. Chennai Super Kings under the skipper MS Dhoni has been most successful team in Indian Premier League as Chennai managed to play in 5 finals in the 6 editions of IPL winning it in 2010 and 2011.
Year Winner Runners Up Winning Margin
2008 Rajasthan Royals Chennai Super Kings by 3 Wickets.
2009 Deccan Chargers Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs.
2010 Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians by 22 runs.
2011 Chennai Super Kings Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs.
2012 Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai Super Kings by 5 Wickets.
2013 Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs.
CONTENDERS: The number of teams participating in this edition of Indian Premier League are 8 in total namely they are current IPL champion Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. Mumbai Indians going to kick-start their title defense against the Kolkata Knight Riders on April16th, 2014 at Dubai, U.A.E.
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| IPL7 2014 : IPL7 Trophy Contender Teams Star Players(Photo credit: emirates247.com) |
MUMBAI INDIANS
2013 IPL champion Mumbai Indians winner Mumbai Indians have very balanced squad under the skipper Rohit Sharma. Their batting looks formidable with players like Mr. Cricket Mike Hussey and Rohit Sharma while in bowling they have Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh and experienced Zaheer Khan. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma also won Champions League 2013 also so they are strong contender to win it again. The inclusion of Hussey will provide this team the needed strength in the opening position. The powerful all-rounders like Corey Anderson and Kieron Pollard adds strength to this team.
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
Two times Indian Premier League winning team and 5 time finalist Chennai Super Kings are very strong team under the captaincy of charismatic MS Dhoni. They have the strongest looking side on paper as in batting they have players like Suresh Raina, Faf Du Plesis, MS Dhoni, Brendon McCullum and Dwayne smith while in bowling they have Mohit Sharma, R Ashwin and Ben Hilfenhaus. They have very good all-rounders in Ravindera Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo. Bowling is not as good as batting they have but all-rounders can fill up that void.
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils are coming into this season of IPL with brand new team under the captaincy of Kevin Pieterson. They have Kevin Pieterson, JP Duminy, Dinesh Karthik, Murali Vijay and Ross Taylor in batting line up while in bowling they have Nathan Coutler Nile, Wayne Parnell, Rahul Sharma and Md. Shami.They lack in bowling as well they don’t have good all-round options which can be problematic while choosing the playing XI for the matches.
Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab have many players from Australia including the captain George Bailey. Punjab have good T20 squad with batsmen like David Miller, George Bailey, Shaun Marsh, Glen Maxwell and Virendra Sehwag while in bowling they have Mitchell Johnson, Beuran Hendricks, Murali Kartik and L Balaji. Presence of Maxwell and David Miller in batting while Mitchell Johnson in bowling makes this to watch out in IPL7. They have all round options in Thishara Parera and Rishi Dhawan.
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals are one of the most balanced team in IPL7 under the skipper Shane Watson. They have batsmen like Shane Watson, Brad Hodge, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith and Ajinkya Rahane while in bowling they have Tim Southee, Kane Richardson and Dhawal Kulkarni. All-rounders can make huge impact for this team as they have players like James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper and Rajat Bhatia. They don't have world class spinner but certainly Pravin Tambe can fill this void as he did in last edition of Indian Premier League and Champions League 2013.
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
IPL-2012 winner Kolkata Knight Rider is coming in IPL7 under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata is a good team which have good blend of youth and experienced players. This team have Kallis, Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Chris Lynn and Ryan Doeschate in batting while in bowling they have mystery spinner Sunil Narnie, Piyush Chawla, Vinay Kumar, Morne Morkel, Pat Cummins and Umesh Yadav. Jacques Kallis, Shakib Al Hassan and Andre Russell gives this team all-round options as well.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
Royal Challengers Bangalore have a power packed batting order under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. RCB have explosive batsmen like Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB Devilliers, Nic Maddinson and Yuvraj Singh while in bowling they have Mitchell Starc, M Muralitharan, Varun Aaron , Ashok Dinda and Shadab Jakati. Albie Morkel gives this team a good balance with his fast bowling as well big hitting skill lower down the order. RCB is expected to play in the semi-finals like in IPL-2013 but their bowling looks average on paper.
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
Sunrisers Hyderabad played exceptional cricket in Indian Premier League-6 and they can repeat the same in Indian Premier League-7. They have batsmen like Shikhar Dhawan, Aaron Finch, Manpreet Juneja, Naman Ojha but their strength is bowling with bowlers like Dale Steyn, Amit Mishra, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Karn Sharma, Ishant Sharma and Jason Holder. They have plenty of pacer all-rounders like Darren Sammy, Moises Henriques and Irfan Pathan which can create huge difference in IPL7. Sunrisers batting looks on the weaker side in comparison of Bowling.
There is again no participation from the players of Pakistan as they were not included in IPL-7 auctions and there is very low involvement of the players from teams like England and World T20 2014 Champion Sri Lanka also as no franchises showed interest in them during the auctions for IPL7.
FAVORITE TO WIN IPL7 2014 : In my view Chennai Super Kings under the captaincy of MS Dhoni and Royal Challengers Bangalore under the captaincy of star cricketer Virat Kohli looks favorite on the paper to win IPL7 title while Kings XI Punjab under the skipper George Bailey can be the underdog in this multi-crore event.
Cricket fans and IPL fans are going to miss players like Sachin Tendulkar, Bret Lee, Rahul Dravid and Adam Gilchrist as these players have retired from every format of the game while there will be no show from the players like Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene due to reasons which are better known to the BCCI as well as the franchisees.
What do you think about Indian Premier League 7 ? Which is your favorite team to win this edition of IPL ? Who is that one player which you are going to miss in IPL-7 ?
Kings XI Punjab has very good T20 team and they are going to win IPL-7.
ReplyDeleteYes, they have very good T20 squad and a good captain in George Bailey. They have very good chance in IPL7.
DeleteChennai Super Kings is going to win it for 3rd time under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
ReplyDeleteCSK have already won IPL twice while lost in 3 finals out of the 6 editions. CSK can't be counted outed under the charismatic captain MS Dhoni.
DeleteSurisers Hyderabad has very good bowling attack but they lack in Batting,so in my view they are going to struggle in IPL7 2014.
ReplyDeleteAnalyzing closely we get to feel that their batting is weak link but they have Dhawan, Finch and co. so they are going to perform good in this season of IPL too just like they performed in Champions League 2013.
DeleteMumbai Indians are going to defend their title as they have very balanced squad. They have also got in Michael Hussey to strengthen their weak link opening for IPL7 title.
ReplyDeleteRajasthan Royals have good fire power in the presence of stars like Watson, Binny, Faulkner, Cooper, Rahane etc. So, I am supporting Rajasthan Royals for the IPL7 2014 title.
ReplyDeleteRajasthan Royals have very good all-round side which makes this team to watch out in IPL. They have very good all-rounders in Binny, skipper Watson, Faulkner, Cooper which provides them flexibility and strength. So, they are strong contenders for IPL7 title.
DeleteRCB has most explosive T20 batting line up with Gayle, Kohli, Yuvraj and Devilliers for IPL7. I think this time the title is going in the kitty of RCB under skipper Virat Kohli.
ReplyDelete@rensil, they have one of the most explosive t20 batting line up in IPL along with formidable bowling attack. So, they are very good contender for the IPL7 title.
DeleteKKR team has good playing XI with players like Kallis, Narnie, Gambhir, Cummins, Uthappa, Morkel etc. KKR is going to win this title again after 2012.
ReplyDeleteKKR have good team with players like Pathan, Narnie, Kallis, Gambhir those can win the match on their own so they may get into the semis of IPL7.
DeleteYes You are right Kolkata Knight Riders is playing very well,
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KKR has played great cricket and they have made their way into the finals of IPL 2014. The way they have performed especially Uthappa and Narnie, they are favorite to win the IPL title for the 2nd time.
DeleteI am supporting Kings XI Punjab for IPL7 title.
ReplyDeleteI am going to miss Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid for their batting.
ReplyDeleteTrue, every cricket fan is going to miss "The God of cricket" Sachin and "The Wall" Rahul Dravid in IPL7.
DeleteDelhi Daredevils- IPL7 Champions !!!
ReplyDeleteThey have very new team for this edition of IPL so lets see if that works for them.
DeleteIn my view admin, Kings xi Punja is going to win IPL T20 title 2014.
ReplyDeleteKings XI Punjab have very good team so they have fair chance to win this IPL.
DeleteRCB will win IPL7 this time.
ReplyDeleteRCB have very good team so they can win it for first time.
DeleteI am going to miss Sachin and Gilchrist in IPL7.
ReplyDeleteBoth Sachin and Gilchrist will be missed by all cricket fans.
DeleteSunil Narnie or Lasith Malinga is going to player of the series in IPL7 2014.
ReplyDeleteThe way both Narnie and Malinga played in T20 world cup and in the opening match of IPL, certainly they are in good form. so, it is very much on the cards for both of them.
DeleteSanju Samson is a bright prospect for India, I am going to support RR for IPL7.
ReplyDeleteThe way he performed for Rajasthan Royals in last IPL and Champions League, he has very bright future and definitely he can play for team India.
DeleteWatch IPL7 for Glen Maxwell.
ReplyDeleteGlen Maxwell displayed his big-hitting skills in recently concluded world t20 so he can be star batsman in IPL for Kings XI Punjab.
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