IPL Season 17: Sensational Predictions! New Captains, Players, and Shocking Changes Revealed!

IPL Season 17: Sensational Predictions! New Captains, Players, and Shocking Changes Revealed!

Only 8 days to go for the IPL - Season 17. Before the tournament commences, all the 10 teams have announced their respective captains. SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) has replaced Aiden Markram and appointed Pat Cummins as their new Captain. 

The prep of all the teams for IPL is in full form. In this news, we shall note all the possible playing of 11 of the 10 teams and their impact players. The captaincy status of all the teams is as follows: 

Delhi Capitals managing team was of the opinion that if Rishab Pant is physically fit, he is going to lead the team, or else David Warner to remain as the Captain. As of now, BCCI has declared Pant to be physically fit. 

Shreyas Iyer will be heading the captaincy for KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) this season. Last season, he was unable to play due to injury, and Nitish Rana captained instead of him. 

Other than this, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titas, and Sunrisers Hyderabad have changed their Captain. Hardik Pandya has replaced Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the Mumbai Indians team. Pat Cummins will be captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad in the place of Aiden Markram. Shubman Gill is expected to lead the Gujarat Titans. 

The captains of the other 5 teams will remain the same who took charge in the last season. Let’s have a look at the possible playing - 11 of the teams. 

1. Chennai Super Kings, MSD Captain 

Chennai Super Kings will be captained by MSD (Mahendra Singh Dhoni), who is a 5-time IPL winner and is the defending champion of the tournament. 

There will be some changes in the team’s playing - 11 in comparison to last year as Ambati Rayudu has taken up retirement, and Devon Conway has been out due to his injury. Simultaneously, players like Sameer Rizvi, Rachin Ravindra, and Shradul Thakur have joined the team.

Other Players: Sheikh Rashid, Devon Conway, Avneesh Rao Aravelli, Mitchell Santner, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mondal, Daryl Mitchell, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mukesh Chaudhary, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande.

2. Delhi Capitals, Rishab Pant Captain 

Before the tournament commenced, DC (Delhi Capitals) told me that Rishab Pant would be commanding over the captaincy. However, in the matches he does not feel fit, David Warner will be taking up his place. After buying players like Harry Brook and Kumar Kushagra the team will definitely change its playing - 11. 

Other Players: Yash Dhull, Shai Hope, Swastik Chikari, Abhishek Porel, Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Sumit Kumar, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Oswal, Lungi Ngidi, Ishant Sharma, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Dar.

3. Gujarat Titans, Shubman Gill - Captain

Also known as the champions in the debut season (2022), the runner-up in the 2023 season. Despite these facts, the team has agreed to trade their Captain, Hardik Pandya, from Mumbai. In the new 2024 season, Shubman Gill will be heading the captaincy. Mohammed Shammi is unable to play due to his injury. New players like Shahrukh Khan, Umesh Yadav, and Azmatullah Omarzai will be making it to the playing - 11. 

Other Players: Matthew Wade, Robin Minz, Kane Williamson, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Kartik Tyagi, Sushant Mishra, Noor Ahmed, Sai Kishore, Josh Little, Manav Suthar.

4. Kolkata Knight Riders, Shreyas Iyer - Captain 

Two-time champion KKR could not even reach the playoffs last season. Shreyas Iyer has returned to the captaincy of the team this season. The team has also made important additions like Mitchell Starc, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Sherane Rutherford. These players are bound to make a place in the playing 11 as well. 

Other Players: Sherfane Rutherford, KS Bharat (wk), Phil Salt, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Mujeeb your Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Saqib Hossain, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya

5. Lucknow Supergiants, KL Rahul - Captain 

Under the guidance of K L Rahul’s Captaincy, the Lucknow Supergiants have reached the playoffs for 2 consecutive seasons. Rahul had been injured in the middle of the tournament back in IPL 2023.

He is currently also injured but is expected to be physically fit by the time the tournament commences. In such a scenario, he is expected to be the Captain. Nicholas Pooran will be holding onto the vice-captaincy. The team has also included West Indies’ Shamar Joseph in the place of Mark Wood. 

Other Players: Ashton Turner, Krishnappa Gowtham, Kyle Mayers, Arshad Khan, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Arshin Kulkarni, David Willey, Mayank Yadav, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, M Siddharth.

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6. Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya - Captain 

Mumbai Indians had treaded Hardik Pandya from Gujarat and included him in the group before the IPL auction commenced. Not only this, he was also made the Captain of MI replacing Rohit Sharma. 

It was surprising that the team removed the Australian all-rounder player Cameron Green from the team for Rs.17.5 crore and sold it to RCB. Then, when the auction happened, good players like Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Kootzee, Dilshan Madushanka, and Shreyas Gopal were also bought. 

Other Players: Dewald Brevis, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Anshul Kamboj, Naman Dheer, Shivalik Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Shreyas Gopal and Nuwan Thushara.

7. Punjab Kings, Shikhar Dhawan - Captain 

In the history of tournaments and cricket match prediction, it is this team, the Punjab Kings, that has changed the maximum number of captains. This team could not make it to the playoffs last season. When the auction took place, the team included players like Harshal Patel and Chris Woakes, who then joined the playing - 11. 

Other Players: Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Chris Woakes, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Tanay Thiagarajan, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Prince Chaudhary, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Vidvat Kaverappa.

8. Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson- Captain

RR (Rajasthan Royals), who have already won the IPL title once, have played only 2 finals so far. Post their winning in 2008, the team had lost to GT (Gujarat Titans) in the year 2922. Under the captaincy of Sanju Samson, the team could not even qualify for the playoffs last season. This time also, the team would be led under his guidance and support. 

Other Players: Riyan Parag, Kunal Rathod, Donovan Ferreira, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Zampa, Nandre Berger.

9. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Faf du Plessis- Captain

The Bengaluru-based team, which has played the IPL finale three times, has not been able to win the title to date. The team has been leading under the guardianship of the new Captain, Faf du Plessis, for the last two seasons. 

This time also he will be heading the captaincy. RCB made players like Cameron Green, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, and Lockie Ferguson a part of the squad who can also join playing -11. We hope that a positive cricket prediction lucks out in their favour this season. 

Other Players: Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Sourav Chauhan, Swapnil Singh, Mayank Dagar, Manoj Bhandage, Tom Curran, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Vijay Kumar Vaishakh.

10. Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pat Cummins- Captain

Sunrisers Hyderabad have constantly been changing their leadership staff for the last 4 seasons. They have won the IPL title twice till present. The team will be led under the captaincy of Pat Cummins and Coach Daniel Vettori. When the auction took place, the team included a number of top classic players like Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jaydev Unadkat, and Akash Singh.

Other Players: Aiden Markram, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Marco Jansen, Sanvir Singh, J Subramaniam, Akash Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Umran Malik.

 

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