IPL 2024 is not just a competition, it’s an emotion for the cricket fans in India. Cricket, often regarded as more than just a sport in India, transcends boundaries to become a cultural phenomenon. In this vibrant tapestry of cricketing fervor, one tournament stands out, capturing hearts and minds across the nation: the Indian Premier League, or IPL.
The 2024 edition of IPL is bringing in more excitement for the people of India as well as abroad. The players whom teams retained and bought during the auction are all set to make headlines in the coming days. With a massive value of ₹20.50 Cr, Michell Starc of Australia overtook his fellow countryman- Pat Cummins, who used to hold the title of the costliest player in the history of the Indian Premier League.
This auction broke records as well. There was a fierce bidding battle throughout the auction, especially in the early going between the Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI). Following their departure, the bidding war between the Gujarat Titans & Kolkata Knight Riders was so intense that it exceeded the ₹20.50 crore ceiling that Sunrisers Hyderabad’s owners had set for Pat Cummins. Gujarat Titans eventually gave up at ₹24.75 crore, which made it possible for the Knight Riders of Kolkata to acquire Starc for this remarkable and unheard-of sum.
A sizable delegation of 332 players from 13 different nations participated in the IPL 2024 auction. There were 216 Indian players among them. Each of the ten competing teams combined had the chance to claim an overall total of 77 slots, comprising 30 international player quotas, after player retention, discharges, as well as swaps.
Teams To Watch Out For In IPL 2024
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
IPL 2023 champions, Chennai Super Kings secured some big purchases throughout the IPL 2024 auctions held in Dubai in an effort to strengthen their batsmen arrangement. Daryl Mitchell along with Rachin Ravindra, the two New Zealand batsmen, are the most recently brought into the CSK lineup after significant investment.
Present Team Members:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni as usual is selected as the captain of CSK. Apart from him others include Deepak Chahar, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Matheesha Pathirana, Mahesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mukesh Choudhary, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Mandal, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Avanish Rao Aravelly, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur and Simarjeet Singh
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
- Mitchell Starc, an Australian pace bowler, was acquired by the Kolkata Knight Riders for an incredible Rs 24.75 crore, setting a new record for the most expensive purchase in league history. This significant expenditure demonstrates KKR’s dedication to strengthening its bowling team and taking care of the lead bowler shortage.
- The team includes Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Mitchell Starc, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Gus Atkinson, Sakib Hussain, Sherfane Rutherford, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Manish Pandey and Mujeeb Rahman. The team will be led by captain Shreyas Iyer.
GUJRAT TITANS
- The Gujarat Titans demonstrated their tactical emphasis on developing potential by making significant investments in uncapped youngsters in the IPL 2024 auction. Spencer Johnson, a left-arm fast bowler for the Brisbane Heat, was their most significant acquisition, having cost them an incredible Rs 10 crore. The club made a major commitment to this, demonstrating their faith in Johnson’s ability.
- The captain’s band is given to Shubman Gill. Others include Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Kane Williamson, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Manav Suthar, Noor Ahmad, Sushant Mishra, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Shahrukh Khan, and Robin Minz in the list of individuals.
DELHI CAPITALS
- The Delhi Capitals secured a noteworthy acquisition in the IPL 2024 when they unexpectedly paid a hefty amount of Rs 7.2 Cr to get the untested Indian wicketkeeper, Kumar Kushagra. His large investment makes him among of the handful uncapped individuals whose compensation is more than Rs 5 crore, which is a major testament to his skill.
- Rishab Pant once again gets the captainship for the Delhi Capitals. The team includes Prithvi Shaw, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Lungi Ngidi, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Harry Brook, Abishek Porel, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, and Swastik Chhikara are among the individuals who comprised the current team roster.
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS
- The Lucknow Super Giants made major additions to bolster their bowling arsenal throughout the IPL 2024 by strategically allocating their financial resources towards Indian cricketers. The franchise paid an impressive Rs 6.4 crore and Rs 2.4 crore, respectively, for the services of talented pacer Shivam Mavi and unproven spinner M Siddharth, securing a workforce of nearly Rs 9 crore.
- KL Rahul as usual is selected as the captain of the team. Others include the following- Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshin Kulkarni, M Siddharth, Ashton Turner, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Prerak Mankad, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Devdutt Padukone (Traded), Shivam Mavi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, and David Willey
MUMBAI INDIANS
- 5 Time IPL Champions, Mumbai Indians focused on adding bowlers along with all-round players to their lineup for the IPL 2024 as a calculated approach. They placed a noteworthy expensive bid of Rs. 5 Cr. for South African bowler Gerald Coetzee. This was the franchise’s largest auction purchase to date, demonstrating their commitment to improving their bowling and all-around skills.
- Following the trading of Hardik Pandya from Gujrat Titans, the MI authority made him the captain for this season’s IPL despite Rohit Sharma’s availability in the team. However following is the present squad of MI- Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Vishnu Vinod, Tilak Varma, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Dewald Brevis, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madhushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Namandhir Singh, Ishan Kishan & Tim David.
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
- At a whopping Rs 20.5 crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad made history on Tuesday by bidding for the services of Australian National team captain Pat Cummins for the IPL 2024. Cummins is now the second-highest-priced acquisition in the Indian Premier League record as a result of this noteworthy trade.
- This following season, Pat Cummins has been selected as the captain of SH. Other team members include- Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Mayank Agarwal, Umran Malik, Jhathavedh Subramanyam, Abdul Samad, T Natarajan, Fazahaq Farooqi, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jaydev Unadkat, Shahbaz Ahmed (swapped), Akash Maharaj Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav & Nitish Reddy,
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
- In the IPL 2024 Auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore strengthened their bowling lineup by winning four fast bowlers in fierce bidding battles. Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, and pace-all-rounder Tom Curran, all foreign signings, enhance RCB’s bowling depth. Yash Dayal, an Indian pacer, expands their possibilities even more. With an emphasis on a strong bowling squad that can succeed at the elite level, these tactical choices demonstrate RCB’s dedication to building a well-rounded and tough squad for the forthcoming IPL season.
- Faf du Plessis of South Africa has been selected as the captain of RCB. The present squad includes- Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green (swapped), Alzarri Joseph, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar (Traded), Rajat Patidar, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Akash Deep, Suyash Prabhudessai, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Saurav Chauhan, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, And Lockie Ferguson.
PUNJAB KINGS
- The Punjab Kings allocated a significant amount of their resources to strengthening their all-rounder lineup for IPL 2024. At a whopping Rs 11.75 Cr., Punjab managed to acquire the talented Harshal Patel, who was previously with RCB. His price has been the highest price of any Indian player.
- Following Shikhar Dhawan, who is selected as the captain of the side, other players in the team include- Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajann, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Prince Choudhary, Rahul Chahar, and Shivam Singh.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
- The Rajasthan Royals finalized their lineup, bringing their total strength to 25, by obtaining nine players in the IPL 2023 mini-auction that took place in Kochi on Friday. The most expensive acquisition made by Rajasthan Royals is Jason Holder, a West Indies all-rounder who cost the team Rs 5.75 Cr. for his invaluable contributions.
- The captaincy of RR lies with Sanju Samson for this season’s IPL. Others include- Shimron Hetmyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Rathore, Jos Buttler, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan (Traded), Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Nandre Burger, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, and Adam Zampa.