Your Concise Guide to All IPL Teams in 2022

The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League gets underway on 26 March 2022 with the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings, and two-time titleholder Kolkata Knight Riders battling it out at the Chinnaswami Stadium, Bangalore. With four IPL titles in the kitty, CSK is the second most successful team in IPL just on the heels of Mumbai Indians, which has the highest, five, titles to its credit. This edition is unique in that 10 teams will be participating with the addition of two new teams, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT). 

IPL 2022 at a Glance:

Here’s an overview of all the teams

• Chennai Super Kings 

Under the new skipper, Ravindra Jadeja, CSK looks like a solid unit with a fine mix of youth and experience. The yellow army will be missing the services of Deepak Chahar who is nursing a hamstring injury. The experience of Uthappa and Raidu in the top order will be crucial for the team’s chances. 

Squad: 

Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar (injured), Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Dwaine Pretorious, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne, Chris Jordan, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, KM Asif, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Bhagath Varma, Hari Nishanth and Subranshu Senapati.

• Mumbai Indians

The most successful team in IPL ever, Mumbai Indians would be eyeing their record sixth title. The retention policy forced the franchise to do away with some of the key players, such as the Pandya brothers, Trent Boult, de Kock, and more. Their chances look lean unless they play like a settled unit. However, a champion side like MI can never be written off.    

Squad: 

Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Aryan Juyal, Fabian Allen, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, M Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Riley Meredith, Mohd Arshad Khan, and Anmolpreet Singh.

1. Lucknow Super Giants: 

Led by KL Rahul, LSG will be the team to watch out for. They have an explosive top-order with KL and de Kock opening the batting. With some genuine talent, the middle order is also stable. Thanks to all-rounders like Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham, and Jason Holder, LSG has the desired balance. Avesh Khan and Andrew Tye spearhead the pace attack making it a formidable unit. The only weakness is the lack of a match-winning spinner. 

Squad: 

KL Rahul (c & wk), Quinton de Kock (wk), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Evin Lewis, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Andrew Tye, Kyle Mayers, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni, Manan Vohra, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ankit Rajpoot, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, and Karan Sharma.

1. Sunrisers Hyderabad: 

Under the leadership of Kane Williamson, SRH is eager to add another title to its kitty. Despite missing Rashid Khan, the new look SRH looks like a resilient unit that can give the best teams a run for their money. Watch out for Umran Malik, the young pace sensation. 

Squad: 

Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Nicholas Pooran, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, Shreyas Gopal, J Suchith, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Romario Shepherd, Shashank Singh, Ravikumar Samarth, Sean Abbott, Saurabh Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Glenn Phillips, and Fazalhaq Farooqi.

1. Gujarat Titans: 

The new kids on the block, GT has the talent you look for in a serious title contender. If all goes well, you could see the Hardik Pandya-led side cruise into the playoffs. So, if you are into online cricket betting, ignore GT at your peril.   

Squad: 

Hardik Pandya (c), Matthew Wade (wk), Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, David Miller, Mohammed Shami, Varun Aaron, Lockie Ferguson, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Jayant Yadav, Dominic Drakes, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Pradeep Sangwan, Alzarri Joseph, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Darshan Nalkande, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudarshan, and Yash Dayal.

• Rajasthan Royals 

The perennial underdogs, RR have the team to reverse their fortunes this time around. With the inclusion of stalwarts like R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna, and Yuzvendra Chahal, they have firepower in all departments of the game. 

Squad: 

Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (R), Yashasvi Jaiswal (R), R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Obed McCoy, Arunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie Van Der Dussen, and Daryl Mitchell.

• Royal Challengers Bangalore

RCB will be keen to lay their hands on an elusive IPL title under the new skipper, Faf du Plessis. They retained just three players, Kohli, Siraj, and Maxwell while roping in proven performers like Faf du Plessis, Dinesh Karthik, and Josh Hazlewood to add balance to the squad.  

Squad: 

Faf du Plessis (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sherfane Rutherford, David Willey, Finn Allen (wk), Anuj Rawat (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Jason Behrendorff, Siddharth Kaul, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Chama V Milind, Luvnith Sisodia (wk), Aneeshwar Gautam, and Suyash Prabhudessai.

• Punjab Kings 

Will the new-look Punjab Kings finish the forthcoming IPL season on a high? Only time will tell. However, at the face value, the side looks threatening with a seasoned core. 

Squad: 

Kagiso Rabada, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harprit Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Ankad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Ansh Patel, Baltej Dhanda, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Benny Howell.

• Kolkata Knight Riders

The two-time champion will enter the season with a strong, new-look unit in anticipation of the third title. Led by Shreyas Iyer, it has retained four players and roped in fresh faces.  

Squad:

Shreyas Iyer (c), Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Abhijeet Tomar, Pat Cummins, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammed Nabi, Aman Khan, Umesh Yadav, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Chamika Karunaratne, Baba Indrajith, Ashok Sharma, and Pratham Singh.

• Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals have come of age, especially in the previous few editions. The Delhi-based franchise could be a serious contender provided they get their act together.      

Squad: 

Rishabh Pant (c), Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Mustafizur Rahman, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Abhishek Sharma, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Vicky Ostwal, and Sarfaraz Khan.

Conclusion

With the IPL heating up because of the battle between the 10 teams vying for top honors, it’s becoming tougher to predict the winner. That’s what makes the IPL so exciting and possibly the best cricket league in the world.