IPL 2018 Preview
Just after a few days, the 11th edition of Indian premier league (IPL) is going to stat. The Indian cricket lovers are very excited. Not just the Indian cricket lovers, but the people around the world are also very excited. Because IPL is a tournament which is full of entertainment, thrill, drama, action and excitement. This is Tanim from Frenzytitans360. Today i'm going to discuss about IPL 2018. The 11th edition of IPL will start on 7 march. The Final will be held on 27 May. This year all the teams have built a strong squad. They have already started practicing for the tournament. Now let's see which players are the match winners and trump cards for their teams and what are the chances of the teams to win the trophy.
Mumbai Indians : Mumbai Indians are the most successful team in IPL. They are the 3 times IPL champion which is the most. They are also the defending champions. Like all the years, this year also they have made a very strong team. They are the hot favorites to win the championship. Rohit Sharma is the captain of Mumbai Indians. He has been Mumbai's captain since 2013. Mumbai won 2 titles under his leadership. Rohit Sharma is a very classy, stylish and explosive batsman. His role at the top order will be key to Mumbai's success. When it's Rohit's day he can destroy any bowling attack. His also one of the top run scoreres in IPL. He scored 4207 runs in IPL. Recently he performed well in the Nidahas trophy. His opening partner will be Evin Lewis. He is a power hitting batsman. He has a great ball striking ability. He never played IPL before, which is quite surprising. Because he has a very good T20 international record. In his 14 T20 international matches he scored 468 runs with a tremendous strike rate of 154.97. He also has two wonderful hundreds. If Rohit and Lewis can give a good start then Mumbai can easily score big runs. Mumbai bought Evin Lewis for 3.80 crore. Hardik Pandeya and Kieron pollard are two very important players for Mumbai. Last year they played an important role in Mumbai's becoming champion. Generally this two play the role of finishing the innings. Both are power hitting batsman. Their very good at the death. They can really hit the ball long. They are clean hitters. Pandeya is also good with the bowl. He's a good medium fast bowler. His IPL strike rate is 142.46. Pollard's IPL strike rate is 146.53. So both have remarkable strike rate. If they play well then it will be really good for Mumbai. Overall Mumbai indian's batting is very strong. Mumbai's bowling is also very strong, specially their fast bowling unit. Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummings, Mustafizur Rahman are the fast bowlers of Mumbai. Bumrah and Mustafizur are death over bowling specialist. Their bowling at the death will be important for Mumbai. They have very good slow ball and yorkers. Specially Mustafizurs cutter is very effective. On the other hand Bumrah can ball some killing Yorkers. They are also good with the new ball. Bumrah has 46 IPL wickets which is quite brilliant. Mustafiz has 17 wickets with an excellent economy of just 7.15. Pat Cummings is the man to the job for his team with the new ball. He is a big tall fast bowler. He can ball at the speed of 145-150 which is quite outstanding. So Mumbai's bowling attack is also very strong. They have all the elements to become the champions.
Kolkata Knight Riders : Kolkata knight Riders are the 2 times IPL champion. This year they have made a very strong team. Kolkata's local batting is very strong. Robin Uthappa is one of their main batsman. He is a very elagant looking and hard hitting batsman. He scored 3778 runs in IPL which is very impressive. He played a key role 2014, when Kolkata won the championship. His batting will be important for Kolkata. He has the ability to bat through the innings. Kolkata's captain in this year is Dinesh Karthik. Recently he was the hero of the nidahas trophy final, where india become the champions. He never captained any IPL team before. So this is gonna be new atmosphere for him. He is an excellent batsman and very experienced. Kolkata bought him for 7.40 crore. He is a real match winner. He has 2903 runs in IPL. Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana are two young talents of kolkata. Shubman Gill was outstanding with the bat in the ICC under-19 world cup. This will be his first IPL. Rana is a good talented batsman. This two can play a key role for Kolkata. But Cris Lynn could be the real trump card for Kolkata in the batting order. He is one of fearsome ball strikers. He has a great power hitting ability. Kolkata bought him for 9.60 crore. On his day he can demolish any opposition. If he can play some big innings then Kolkata can score big totals. He played only 12 IPL games and has a amazing strike rate of 158.02. Andre Russel and Sunil Narine are the star alrounders for Kolkata. Andre russel is a wonderful power hitting batsman. His job at the death over will be key for his team. He can really do some serious damage at the back end of the innings. His also very good with his pace bowling. His IPL strike rate is 173.41 which is unbelievable. He also has 31 wickets. Sunil Narine has really proved himself as a hard hitting batsman. Last year IPL was a revolution to his batting. Last year he scored 224 run in 16 matches. His strike rate was 172.30 which is absolutely brilliant. He has 95 IPL wickets. He played a crucial role with the ball in 2012 and 2014 in Kolkata's becoming the champions. Kolkata have a very strong spin bowling attack. Narine was mentioned before. Piyush chawla and kuldeep yadav are the other two spinners. Chawala is a leg break and Kuldeep is a left arm chaina-man bowler. Both of their performance will be important for the team. But Kuldeep yadav could be Dinesh Karthik's real trump card. He is a wonderful bowler. He has a wonderful googly and the conventional chainaman's delivery. He played 15 IPL games and took 18 wickets which is really impressive. Mitchell Johnson and Kamlesh Nagarkoti are the important bowlers in the fast bowling department. Johnson's role with the new ball is gonna be crucial for Kolkata. He can really bowl fast. But Nagarkoti is the bowler to watch out for. He was brilliant in the ICC under-19 world cup this year. But Kolkata will not get the service of Mitchell stark. He will miss IPL 2018 because of injury. However, Kolkata's batting and bowling attack is absolutely amazing. They are definitely the hot favorites to win the title.
Chennai Super Kings : Chennai Super Kings are the two times IPL champions. They were banned for two years because of spot fixing. This year they made a pretty balanced team. Murali Vijay, Faf Du Plessis and Suresh Raina are Chennai's top order batsmen. Murali vijay did well for Chennai in the previous years. His record is very good in this team. His job will be to give good start to his team. Faf du plessis is also a very classy and elegant batsman. He needs to perform well at the top order along with vijay. But Suresh Raina could be Chennai's real trump card in the batting order. He is an excellent hard hitting batsman. He is the highest run scorer in IPL. He played 161 IPL matches and scored 4540 runs. His strike rate is 139.05 which is really good. If he bats to his full potential then he could really help his team to win the championship. His bat needs to shine for Chennai's success. MS Dhoni is the team's captain. Chennai won two titles under his leadership. His job with the bat in the middle order will be important for chennai. He is one of the best finishers of the game. He has a tremendous ball striking ability. He can really play some big shots at the death over. He scored 3561 runs in IPL with the strike rate of 136.75. His captaincy is also very impressive. Shane watson and Dwayne Bravo are the star allrounders of Chennai. They can play a huge role for Chennai with the bat and also with the bowl. Watson scored 2622 runs in IPL with the strike rate of 138.66 which is good. He can really become dangerous with the bat and also good with his medium pace. Bravo is the player who played a big role for chennai in becoming two times champions. He has 122 wickets in IPL which is really amazing. He can also strike some lusty blows in the back end of the innings. He has a good strike rate of 126.33. This two players could be the real match winner for Chennai. Chennai's spin bowling attack is very strong. They have Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner.and spinner like Imran Tahir. It is Tahir who could be Dhoni's trump card in the bowling department. He is a brilliant leg spin bowler. Has a wonderful googly and the leg break. In 32 IPL matches he took 47 wickets which is really outstanding. Jadeja and santner's left arm spin will also gonna help the team. Shardul Thakur and Mark wood will handle the fast bowling unit. Thakur is a talented fast bowler. He has a good slow ball and the yorker. It will be mark wood's first ever IPL. He can bowl at the speed of 145 kph. Also very good at the death overs. This two fast bowlers role is gonna be crucial for the team. If Chennai perform to their full potential they can definitely win the championship.
Sunrisers Hyderabad : Sunrisers Hyderabad are the champions of 2016 IPL. This year they made a very strong squad. They will definitely miss their captain David Warner. He has been banned from cricket for 1 year because of ball tampering. Shikhar Dhawan is Hyderabad's opening batsman. His job is to give his team a good start. He is a elegant looking and very stylish classic batsman. He can bat through the innings. He scored 3561 runs in IPL. On his day he could be real threat for the opposition. Manish Pandey is another top order batsman of Hyderabad. He is a wonderful hard hitting and classy batsman. His job at the top order will be important for the team along with Dhawan. He scored 2205 runs in IPL. Hyderabad bought him for 11.00 crore. But it is Kane Wiliamson who's bathing is gonna be key to Hyderabad's success. He is also another classic and elegant player. He can really punish any bowling attack on the given day. He scored 411 runs in 15 IPL matches with a good strike rate of 129.25. He is also the team's captain and has a good leadership ability. Hyderabad have some really good allrounders. Shakib Al Hasan is their star allrounder. His position is 3rd in the ICC T20 allrounders ranking. He can be the real match winner for his team. He is very good both with the ball and bat. In 43 IPL matches he scored 498 runs with a good strike rate of 130.37. With his left arm spin bowling he took 43 wickets with a brilliant economy of 7.17. Rashid Khan could be kane's trump card in the bowling department. He is a highly talented leg break bowler. On his day he can destroy any batting strength. He has a very deceiving googly. Very good with the leg break as well. In 14 IPL matches he took 14 wickets with an amazing economy of 6.63. With him and Shakib Hyderabad's spin bowling attack is very threatening. Hyderabad's fast bowling unit is also very strong. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is their main fast bowler. Lot will depend on him. He is a really good fast bowler. He is good with the new ball and also very effective at the death. He has a great ability to swing the ball. He can bowl some deadly yorkers and deceiving slow bowls at the death. He has 111 IPL wickets with an excellent economy of 7.08. Basil Thampi and Siddarth kaul are the young talented fast bowlers to watch out for. They can play big part for Hyderabad. So overall Hyderabad's batting and bowling is very strong. Their team is very blanced. They are one of the favorites to win the IPL this year.
Rajasthan Royals : Rajasthan Royals are the champions of 2008 IPL. It was the 1st edition of IPL. They were banned for last two seasons for committing spot fixing. They made a very good team. But they will definitely miss their captain steven Smith. He has been banned from cricket for ball tempering. So this year their captain is Ajinkya Rahane. He is a very good stylish and classy player. His job at the order will be important for Rajasthan's success. He plays with lots of class and can score runs quickly. He needs to play big innings's, so that his team can post a big total. He scored 3057 runs in 111 IPL matches which is very good. Another good top order batsman of Rajasthan is D'Arcy Short. This will be his 1st IPL. He already has proved himself in the international level. In 5 T20 matches for Australia he scored 196 runs with an outstanding strike rate of 149.61. He is a very elegant looking hard hitting batsman. He can also do well at the top order. Sanju Samson and Rahul Tripathi are the two young talented batsman of Rajasthan. Sanju Samson is a highly talented batsman. He scored 1426 runs in his IPL career. Rahul Tripathi is also a very good batsman. He really batted well in the last IPL. This two players contribution could be real help for the team. But it is Jos Buttler who could be the real match winner for Rajasthan. He is one of deadly ball strikers of the game. He really smacks the ball. On his day he can demolish any bowling attack. If he manages to play his power game then it'll be good for the team. In 24 IPL games he scored 527 runs with an excellent strike rate of 145.98. Ben stokes is Rajasthan's star allrounder. He is really good with his hard hitting ability and also very good with his fast bowling. With the bat and ball he can play big part for his team. On the given day with the bat and ball he can single handedly win the match for his team. He is good at the death overs bowling yorkers. He can really hit the ball cleanly. He played a huge role for Pune last year in becoming champion. This year Rajasthan is expecting to deliver same kind of performance. Rajasthan bought him for 12.50 crore. In 12 IPL matches he scored 316 runs with a good strike rate of 142.99. He also has 12 wickets with an excellent economy of 7.18. Jaidav Unadkat could be Rahane's real trump card in the bowling department. He is a really good fast bowler. He is a death over bowling specialist. His main weapon is the slower ball. He can really deceive the batsman with it. He is also good with the new ball. Rajasthan bought him for 11.50 crore.He took 56 wickets in 47 IPL matches with a good economy of 8.01. Jofra Archer is the player to watch out for this year. He is a big tall fast bowler. He can ball at the speed of 145-150 kph. Bowling fast is his main strength. This two bowlers performance will be key to Rajasthan's success. So Rajasthan is a very balanced and strong team. After 2008 this is their chance to lift that IPL trophy again.
Royal Challengers Bangalore : Royal challengers Bangalore have never won IPL. But they are the 3 times IPL runners up. This year Bangalore made a very very strong team. Their squad is full of superstars. Virat kohli is the team's captain and the main batsman. He is a very stylish, elegant, classic and hard hitting batsman. He has the tremendous ability to play all kind of shots. He can absolutely destroy any bowling attack on the given day. He holds the record of scoring most runs in a single IPL. In 2016 he scored 973 runs and also scored 4 centuries which is really unbelievable. If he bats well and play some big knocks then his team can score big runs. In 149 IPL matches he scored 4418 runs with a good strike of 129.83. Another superstar player of Bangalore is AB De Villiers. He is one of the clean hitter and tremendous ball strikers of the game. Like Kohli, on the given day no bowler stands a chance against him. He is called mr.360, because he plays shots all around the ground. If he bats at his best then he can single handedly win the match for his team. He is a real Match winning player. In 129 IPL matches he scored 3473 runs with a tremendous strike rate of 148.17. Bangalore's top order is also very strong. They have batsman like Brendon McCullum and Quinton de kock. Both are very aggressive hard hitting batsmen. McCullum is one of the fearsome strikers of the cricket ball. He scored 2753 runs in IPL with a good strike rate of 131.83. De kock is also a very good batsman. He can really strike the ball well. This two can punish any bowling attack. Their job will be to give Bangalore a good start. Bangalore also have some good allroundes like Moeen Ali and Colin de Grandhomme. Moeen is a good hard hitting and Grandhomme is a power hitting batsman. Their job will be to finish off the innings. Moeen is also good with his off break and grandhomme with his medium pace. Both the allrounders can play big part in Bangalore's success. Bangalore's bowling is also very strong. Specially Yuzvendra Chahal could be kohli's real trump card. He is a very talented and wonderful leg spinner. He can bowl the googly and also good with the sliders and the leg break. His leg spin is gonna bey key to his team success. He took 70 wickets in 56 IPL matches with a good economy of 7.9. His spinning partner will be the very talented off spinner Washington Sundar. Recently he bowled well in the nidahas trophy. So Bangalore's spin attack is very strong. Their fast bowling unit is also strong. They have Chris Woakes, Umesh Yadav and Nathan Coulter Nile. Woakes is a really good fast bowler. He is actually a bowling allrounder. But his job will be to well with the ball in hand. He is good with the new ball and decent at the death. Umesh Yadav can bowl really fast. He can bowl at the speed of 140.145 kph. He can be the real match winner for Bangalore with the ball in hand. He has 91 wickets in IPL. Coulter Nile is also a good fast bowler and can bowl at the same speed of Yadav. His job at the death will be important for Bangalore. He can bowl some really good yorkers at the death. Overall Bangalore's squad is absolutely amazing and very strong. They are one of the hot favorites to win this year's IPL. And if they play well they can definitely win the IPL title for the first time.
Kings XI Punjab : Kings XI punjab have never won IPL. They are the runners up of 2014 IPL. This year they have built up a strong team. They've included Chris Gayle in their squad. He is one of the dangerous ball strikers and power hitter of T20 format. He really hits the ball long. On his day he can destroy, demolish any bowling attack. He has the ability to win the game for his team single handedly. His job at the top order will be important for Punjab. If he plays his power hitting game then his team can post big totals on the board. He also played a brilliant knock of 175 which is the highest individual innings in IPL. In 101 IPL matches he scored 3626 runs with a tremendous strike rate of 151.21. Another hard and power hitting top order batsman of Punjab is Aaron Finch. He also has a wonderful ball striking ability. He can play big part along with Gayle at the top order for Punjab. But it is KL Rahul who is another top order batsman of Punjab to watch out for. He is a very classy and elegant looking batsman. He also has a T20 international hundred. He scored 125 runs in IPL with a good strike rate of 125.65. His contribution is gonna be key for the team. Their middle order is also very strong. They have hard hitting and power hitting batsman like Yuvraj Singh and David Miller. Yuvraj is a wonderful and very stylish hard hitting batsman. On his day he can dominate any bowling attack. In 116 IPL matches he scored 2587 runs with a good strike rate of 131.19. David miller is one of the clean and hard hitters of T20 format. His job will be to finish off the innings. He can hit some lusty blows at the death. His IPL strike rate is 141.45 which is really good. Punjab's captain this year is Ravichandran Ashwin. He is an excellent off break bowler. He can also bowl the carrom bowl. He could be real threat for the opposition on the given. He has 100 wickets in 111 IPL matches with an excellent economy of 6.55. Punjab bought him for 7.60 crore. His partner will be Axar Patel the left arm spinner. He is a very good spinner. So punjab's spin bowling is very good. Mohit Sharma and Andrew Tye will handle the fast bowling unit. Mohit is a very experienced bowler. He is very good at the death bowling slowers and yorkers. Also good with the new ball. He took 83 wickets in 75 IPL matches with a good economy of 8.12. Andrew tye is a death over bowling specialist. He can deceive the batsman with his nakal bowl. This two bowlers role will be important for Punjab's success. Punjab's team is strong and very balanced. If they play to their potential , they can win the IPL title for the first time.
Delhi Daredevils : Delhi Daredevils have never won the IPL trophy. They also never played IPL final. So they yet to win that IPL title. This year they have made a very solid and strong team. They've included Gautam Gambhir who is gonna be the captain. He is a very classy and elegant looking batsman. His job at the top order is gonna be important for Delhi. Kolkata won 2 IPL titles under his leadership. So he's a very good captain. In 148 IPL matches he scored 4133 runs with a good strike rate of 124.64. Another very explosive and hard hitting batsman of Delhi is Colin Munro. He can aslo play big part at the top order. He can really play big shots. He can destroy any bowling attack on his day. He is also the number 1 T20 batsman. His job will be to give his team a solid start. He has 3 T20 international hundreds which is the most. Jason Roy is also another top order batsman. He is a very stylish and power hitting batsman. He can also give his team a good start. But Delhi's real trump card player will be Glenn Maxwell. He is the number 1 T20 allrounder. He is mainly a batting allrounder. He is one of the fearsome strikers of the game. He has a tremendous hard hitting ability. On his day he can absolutely demolish any opposition bowling attack. He is also very decent with his off spin. Delhi bought him for 9.00 crore. In 58 IPL matches he scored 1228 runs with a tremendous strike rate of 164.39. He could be the real match winner for his team. Also Delhi have allrounder like Chris Morris. He is a really good fast bowler and a power hitting batsman. His job will be to finish off the innings with the bat. He bowls some good yorkers at the death. He has 53 IPL wickets and his batting strike rate is 165.66. Delhi's bowling attack is also very strong. They have fast bowlers like Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Shami and Trent Boult. Kagiso Rabada is a big tall fast bowler. He Can bowl at the speed of 145-150 kph. He is a very good with the new ball. He is also very good at the death. Mohammad Shami is a very experienced fast bowler. He can swing the ball. Trent boult is also another good fast bowler. This fast bowlers can really play big part in Delhi's success. Amit Mishra will handle Delhi's spin attack. He is a wonderful leg break bowler and experienced. He took 134 wickets in 126 IPL matches with an excellent economy of 7.41. So overall Delhi's team is very strong. They are one of the favorites to win 2018 IPL. If they play well they can definitely lift that IPL trophy for the first time.
This years IPL promises to be very exciting. Because IPL means entertainment. It is quite assuming that all the pitches of IPL is gonna be batting paradise. And this is another good thing about IPL. Most if the matches of IPL are high scoring ones. That's why the Spectators enjoy IPL very much. All the teams are very much capable of winning this years IPL. But everyone's gonna find out the Champion team on 27 May.
Mumbai Indians : Mumbai Indians are the most successful team in IPL. They are the 3 times IPL champion which is the most. They are also the defending champions. Like all the years, this year also they have made a very strong team. They are the hot favorites to win the championship. Rohit Sharma is the captain of Mumbai Indians. He has been Mumbai's captain since 2013. Mumbai won 2 titles under his leadership. Rohit Sharma is a very classy, stylish and explosive batsman. His role at the top order will be key to Mumbai's success. When it's Rohit's day he can destroy any bowling attack. His also one of the top run scoreres in IPL. He scored 4207 runs in IPL. Recently he performed well in the Nidahas trophy. His opening partner will be Evin Lewis. He is a power hitting batsman. He has a great ball striking ability. He never played IPL before, which is quite surprising. Because he has a very good T20 international record. In his 14 T20 international matches he scored 468 runs with a tremendous strike rate of 154.97. He also has two wonderful hundreds. If Rohit and Lewis can give a good start then Mumbai can easily score big runs. Mumbai bought Evin Lewis for 3.80 crore. Hardik Pandeya and Kieron pollard are two very important players for Mumbai. Last year they played an important role in Mumbai's becoming champion. Generally this two play the role of finishing the innings. Both are power hitting batsman. Their very good at the death. They can really hit the ball long. They are clean hitters. Pandeya is also good with the bowl. He's a good medium fast bowler. His IPL strike rate is 142.46. Pollard's IPL strike rate is 146.53. So both have remarkable strike rate. If they play well then it will be really good for Mumbai. Overall Mumbai indian's batting is very strong. Mumbai's bowling is also very strong, specially their fast bowling unit. Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummings, Mustafizur Rahman are the fast bowlers of Mumbai. Bumrah and Mustafizur are death over bowling specialist. Their bowling at the death will be important for Mumbai. They have very good slow ball and yorkers. Specially Mustafizurs cutter is very effective. On the other hand Bumrah can ball some killing Yorkers. They are also good with the new ball. Bumrah has 46 IPL wickets which is quite brilliant. Mustafiz has 17 wickets with an excellent economy of just 7.15. Pat Cummings is the man to the job for his team with the new ball. He is a big tall fast bowler. He can ball at the speed of 145-150 which is quite outstanding. So Mumbai's bowling attack is also very strong. They have all the elements to become the champions.
Kolkata Knight Riders : Kolkata knight Riders are the 2 times IPL champion. This year they have made a very strong team. Kolkata's local batting is very strong. Robin Uthappa is one of their main batsman. He is a very elagant looking and hard hitting batsman. He scored 3778 runs in IPL which is very impressive. He played a key role 2014, when Kolkata won the championship. His batting will be important for Kolkata. He has the ability to bat through the innings. Kolkata's captain in this year is Dinesh Karthik. Recently he was the hero of the nidahas trophy final, where india become the champions. He never captained any IPL team before. So this is gonna be new atmosphere for him. He is an excellent batsman and very experienced. Kolkata bought him for 7.40 crore. He is a real match winner. He has 2903 runs in IPL. Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana are two young talents of kolkata. Shubman Gill was outstanding with the bat in the ICC under-19 world cup. This will be his first IPL. Rana is a good talented batsman. This two can play a key role for Kolkata. But Cris Lynn could be the real trump card for Kolkata in the batting order. He is one of fearsome ball strikers. He has a great power hitting ability. Kolkata bought him for 9.60 crore. On his day he can demolish any opposition. If he can play some big innings then Kolkata can score big totals. He played only 12 IPL games and has a amazing strike rate of 158.02. Andre Russel and Sunil Narine are the star alrounders for Kolkata. Andre russel is a wonderful power hitting batsman. His job at the death over will be key for his team. He can really do some serious damage at the back end of the innings. His also very good with his pace bowling. His IPL strike rate is 173.41 which is unbelievable. He also has 31 wickets. Sunil Narine has really proved himself as a hard hitting batsman. Last year IPL was a revolution to his batting. Last year he scored 224 run in 16 matches. His strike rate was 172.30 which is absolutely brilliant. He has 95 IPL wickets. He played a crucial role with the ball in 2012 and 2014 in Kolkata's becoming the champions. Kolkata have a very strong spin bowling attack. Narine was mentioned before. Piyush chawla and kuldeep yadav are the other two spinners. Chawala is a leg break and Kuldeep is a left arm chaina-man bowler. Both of their performance will be important for the team. But Kuldeep yadav could be Dinesh Karthik's real trump card. He is a wonderful bowler. He has a wonderful googly and the conventional chainaman's delivery. He played 15 IPL games and took 18 wickets which is really impressive. Mitchell Johnson and Kamlesh Nagarkoti are the important bowlers in the fast bowling department. Johnson's role with the new ball is gonna be crucial for Kolkata. He can really bowl fast. But Nagarkoti is the bowler to watch out for. He was brilliant in the ICC under-19 world cup this year. But Kolkata will not get the service of Mitchell stark. He will miss IPL 2018 because of injury. However, Kolkata's batting and bowling attack is absolutely amazing. They are definitely the hot favorites to win the title.
Chennai Super Kings : Chennai Super Kings are the two times IPL champions. They were banned for two years because of spot fixing. This year they made a pretty balanced team. Murali Vijay, Faf Du Plessis and Suresh Raina are Chennai's top order batsmen. Murali vijay did well for Chennai in the previous years. His record is very good in this team. His job will be to give good start to his team. Faf du plessis is also a very classy and elegant batsman. He needs to perform well at the top order along with vijay. But Suresh Raina could be Chennai's real trump card in the batting order. He is an excellent hard hitting batsman. He is the highest run scorer in IPL. He played 161 IPL matches and scored 4540 runs. His strike rate is 139.05 which is really good. If he bats to his full potential then he could really help his team to win the championship. His bat needs to shine for Chennai's success. MS Dhoni is the team's captain. Chennai won two titles under his leadership. His job with the bat in the middle order will be important for chennai. He is one of the best finishers of the game. He has a tremendous ball striking ability. He can really play some big shots at the death over. He scored 3561 runs in IPL with the strike rate of 136.75. His captaincy is also very impressive. Shane watson and Dwayne Bravo are the star allrounders of Chennai. They can play a huge role for Chennai with the bat and also with the bowl. Watson scored 2622 runs in IPL with the strike rate of 138.66 which is good. He can really become dangerous with the bat and also good with his medium pace. Bravo is the player who played a big role for chennai in becoming two times champions. He has 122 wickets in IPL which is really amazing. He can also strike some lusty blows in the back end of the innings. He has a good strike rate of 126.33. This two players could be the real match winner for Chennai. Chennai's spin bowling attack is very strong. They have Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner.and spinner like Imran Tahir. It is Tahir who could be Dhoni's trump card in the bowling department. He is a brilliant leg spin bowler. Has a wonderful googly and the leg break. In 32 IPL matches he took 47 wickets which is really outstanding. Jadeja and santner's left arm spin will also gonna help the team. Shardul Thakur and Mark wood will handle the fast bowling unit. Thakur is a talented fast bowler. He has a good slow ball and the yorker. It will be mark wood's first ever IPL. He can bowl at the speed of 145 kph. Also very good at the death overs. This two fast bowlers role is gonna be crucial for the team. If Chennai perform to their full potential they can definitely win the championship.
Sunrisers Hyderabad : Sunrisers Hyderabad are the champions of 2016 IPL. This year they made a very strong squad. They will definitely miss their captain David Warner. He has been banned from cricket for 1 year because of ball tampering. Shikhar Dhawan is Hyderabad's opening batsman. His job is to give his team a good start. He is a elegant looking and very stylish classic batsman. He can bat through the innings. He scored 3561 runs in IPL. On his day he could be real threat for the opposition. Manish Pandey is another top order batsman of Hyderabad. He is a wonderful hard hitting and classy batsman. His job at the top order will be important for the team along with Dhawan. He scored 2205 runs in IPL. Hyderabad bought him for 11.00 crore. But it is Kane Wiliamson who's bathing is gonna be key to Hyderabad's success. He is also another classic and elegant player. He can really punish any bowling attack on the given day. He scored 411 runs in 15 IPL matches with a good strike rate of 129.25. He is also the team's captain and has a good leadership ability. Hyderabad have some really good allrounders. Shakib Al Hasan is their star allrounder. His position is 3rd in the ICC T20 allrounders ranking. He can be the real match winner for his team. He is very good both with the ball and bat. In 43 IPL matches he scored 498 runs with a good strike rate of 130.37. With his left arm spin bowling he took 43 wickets with a brilliant economy of 7.17. Rashid Khan could be kane's trump card in the bowling department. He is a highly talented leg break bowler. On his day he can destroy any batting strength. He has a very deceiving googly. Very good with the leg break as well. In 14 IPL matches he took 14 wickets with an amazing economy of 6.63. With him and Shakib Hyderabad's spin bowling attack is very threatening. Hyderabad's fast bowling unit is also very strong. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is their main fast bowler. Lot will depend on him. He is a really good fast bowler. He is good with the new ball and also very effective at the death. He has a great ability to swing the ball. He can bowl some deadly yorkers and deceiving slow bowls at the death. He has 111 IPL wickets with an excellent economy of 7.08. Basil Thampi and Siddarth kaul are the young talented fast bowlers to watch out for. They can play big part for Hyderabad. So overall Hyderabad's batting and bowling is very strong. Their team is very blanced. They are one of the favorites to win the IPL this year.
Rajasthan Royals : Rajasthan Royals are the champions of 2008 IPL. It was the 1st edition of IPL. They were banned for last two seasons for committing spot fixing. They made a very good team. But they will definitely miss their captain steven Smith. He has been banned from cricket for ball tempering. So this year their captain is Ajinkya Rahane. He is a very good stylish and classy player. His job at the order will be important for Rajasthan's success. He plays with lots of class and can score runs quickly. He needs to play big innings's, so that his team can post a big total. He scored 3057 runs in 111 IPL matches which is very good. Another good top order batsman of Rajasthan is D'Arcy Short. This will be his 1st IPL. He already has proved himself in the international level. In 5 T20 matches for Australia he scored 196 runs with an outstanding strike rate of 149.61. He is a very elegant looking hard hitting batsman. He can also do well at the top order. Sanju Samson and Rahul Tripathi are the two young talented batsman of Rajasthan. Sanju Samson is a highly talented batsman. He scored 1426 runs in his IPL career. Rahul Tripathi is also a very good batsman. He really batted well in the last IPL. This two players contribution could be real help for the team. But it is Jos Buttler who could be the real match winner for Rajasthan. He is one of deadly ball strikers of the game. He really smacks the ball. On his day he can demolish any bowling attack. If he manages to play his power game then it'll be good for the team. In 24 IPL games he scored 527 runs with an excellent strike rate of 145.98. Ben stokes is Rajasthan's star allrounder. He is really good with his hard hitting ability and also very good with his fast bowling. With the bat and ball he can play big part for his team. On the given day with the bat and ball he can single handedly win the match for his team. He is good at the death overs bowling yorkers. He can really hit the ball cleanly. He played a huge role for Pune last year in becoming champion. This year Rajasthan is expecting to deliver same kind of performance. Rajasthan bought him for 12.50 crore. In 12 IPL matches he scored 316 runs with a good strike rate of 142.99. He also has 12 wickets with an excellent economy of 7.18. Jaidav Unadkat could be Rahane's real trump card in the bowling department. He is a really good fast bowler. He is a death over bowling specialist. His main weapon is the slower ball. He can really deceive the batsman with it. He is also good with the new ball. Rajasthan bought him for 11.50 crore.He took 56 wickets in 47 IPL matches with a good economy of 8.01. Jofra Archer is the player to watch out for this year. He is a big tall fast bowler. He can ball at the speed of 145-150 kph. Bowling fast is his main strength. This two bowlers performance will be key to Rajasthan's success. So Rajasthan is a very balanced and strong team. After 2008 this is their chance to lift that IPL trophy again.
Royal Challengers Bangalore : Royal challengers Bangalore have never won IPL. But they are the 3 times IPL runners up. This year Bangalore made a very very strong team. Their squad is full of superstars. Virat kohli is the team's captain and the main batsman. He is a very stylish, elegant, classic and hard hitting batsman. He has the tremendous ability to play all kind of shots. He can absolutely destroy any bowling attack on the given day. He holds the record of scoring most runs in a single IPL. In 2016 he scored 973 runs and also scored 4 centuries which is really unbelievable. If he bats well and play some big knocks then his team can score big runs. In 149 IPL matches he scored 4418 runs with a good strike of 129.83. Another superstar player of Bangalore is AB De Villiers. He is one of the clean hitter and tremendous ball strikers of the game. Like Kohli, on the given day no bowler stands a chance against him. He is called mr.360, because he plays shots all around the ground. If he bats at his best then he can single handedly win the match for his team. He is a real Match winning player. In 129 IPL matches he scored 3473 runs with a tremendous strike rate of 148.17. Bangalore's top order is also very strong. They have batsman like Brendon McCullum and Quinton de kock. Both are very aggressive hard hitting batsmen. McCullum is one of the fearsome strikers of the cricket ball. He scored 2753 runs in IPL with a good strike rate of 131.83. De kock is also a very good batsman. He can really strike the ball well. This two can punish any bowling attack. Their job will be to give Bangalore a good start. Bangalore also have some good allroundes like Moeen Ali and Colin de Grandhomme. Moeen is a good hard hitting and Grandhomme is a power hitting batsman. Their job will be to finish off the innings. Moeen is also good with his off break and grandhomme with his medium pace. Both the allrounders can play big part in Bangalore's success. Bangalore's bowling is also very strong. Specially Yuzvendra Chahal could be kohli's real trump card. He is a very talented and wonderful leg spinner. He can bowl the googly and also good with the sliders and the leg break. His leg spin is gonna bey key to his team success. He took 70 wickets in 56 IPL matches with a good economy of 7.9. His spinning partner will be the very talented off spinner Washington Sundar. Recently he bowled well in the nidahas trophy. So Bangalore's spin attack is very strong. Their fast bowling unit is also strong. They have Chris Woakes, Umesh Yadav and Nathan Coulter Nile. Woakes is a really good fast bowler. He is actually a bowling allrounder. But his job will be to well with the ball in hand. He is good with the new ball and decent at the death. Umesh Yadav can bowl really fast. He can bowl at the speed of 140.145 kph. He can be the real match winner for Bangalore with the ball in hand. He has 91 wickets in IPL. Coulter Nile is also a good fast bowler and can bowl at the same speed of Yadav. His job at the death will be important for Bangalore. He can bowl some really good yorkers at the death. Overall Bangalore's squad is absolutely amazing and very strong. They are one of the hot favorites to win this year's IPL. And if they play well they can definitely win the IPL title for the first time.
Kings XI Punjab : Kings XI punjab have never won IPL. They are the runners up of 2014 IPL. This year they have built up a strong team. They've included Chris Gayle in their squad. He is one of the dangerous ball strikers and power hitter of T20 format. He really hits the ball long. On his day he can destroy, demolish any bowling attack. He has the ability to win the game for his team single handedly. His job at the top order will be important for Punjab. If he plays his power hitting game then his team can post big totals on the board. He also played a brilliant knock of 175 which is the highest individual innings in IPL. In 101 IPL matches he scored 3626 runs with a tremendous strike rate of 151.21. Another hard and power hitting top order batsman of Punjab is Aaron Finch. He also has a wonderful ball striking ability. He can play big part along with Gayle at the top order for Punjab. But it is KL Rahul who is another top order batsman of Punjab to watch out for. He is a very classy and elegant looking batsman. He also has a T20 international hundred. He scored 125 runs in IPL with a good strike rate of 125.65. His contribution is gonna be key for the team. Their middle order is also very strong. They have hard hitting and power hitting batsman like Yuvraj Singh and David Miller. Yuvraj is a wonderful and very stylish hard hitting batsman. On his day he can dominate any bowling attack. In 116 IPL matches he scored 2587 runs with a good strike rate of 131.19. David miller is one of the clean and hard hitters of T20 format. His job will be to finish off the innings. He can hit some lusty blows at the death. His IPL strike rate is 141.45 which is really good. Punjab's captain this year is Ravichandran Ashwin. He is an excellent off break bowler. He can also bowl the carrom bowl. He could be real threat for the opposition on the given. He has 100 wickets in 111 IPL matches with an excellent economy of 6.55. Punjab bought him for 7.60 crore. His partner will be Axar Patel the left arm spinner. He is a very good spinner. So punjab's spin bowling is very good. Mohit Sharma and Andrew Tye will handle the fast bowling unit. Mohit is a very experienced bowler. He is very good at the death bowling slowers and yorkers. Also good with the new ball. He took 83 wickets in 75 IPL matches with a good economy of 8.12. Andrew tye is a death over bowling specialist. He can deceive the batsman with his nakal bowl. This two bowlers role will be important for Punjab's success. Punjab's team is strong and very balanced. If they play to their potential , they can win the IPL title for the first time.
Delhi Daredevils : Delhi Daredevils have never won the IPL trophy. They also never played IPL final. So they yet to win that IPL title. This year they have made a very solid and strong team. They've included Gautam Gambhir who is gonna be the captain. He is a very classy and elegant looking batsman. His job at the top order is gonna be important for Delhi. Kolkata won 2 IPL titles under his leadership. So he's a very good captain. In 148 IPL matches he scored 4133 runs with a good strike rate of 124.64. Another very explosive and hard hitting batsman of Delhi is Colin Munro. He can aslo play big part at the top order. He can really play big shots. He can destroy any bowling attack on his day. He is also the number 1 T20 batsman. His job will be to give his team a solid start. He has 3 T20 international hundreds which is the most. Jason Roy is also another top order batsman. He is a very stylish and power hitting batsman. He can also give his team a good start. But Delhi's real trump card player will be Glenn Maxwell. He is the number 1 T20 allrounder. He is mainly a batting allrounder. He is one of the fearsome strikers of the game. He has a tremendous hard hitting ability. On his day he can absolutely demolish any opposition bowling attack. He is also very decent with his off spin. Delhi bought him for 9.00 crore. In 58 IPL matches he scored 1228 runs with a tremendous strike rate of 164.39. He could be the real match winner for his team. Also Delhi have allrounder like Chris Morris. He is a really good fast bowler and a power hitting batsman. His job will be to finish off the innings with the bat. He bowls some good yorkers at the death. He has 53 IPL wickets and his batting strike rate is 165.66. Delhi's bowling attack is also very strong. They have fast bowlers like Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Shami and Trent Boult. Kagiso Rabada is a big tall fast bowler. He Can bowl at the speed of 145-150 kph. He is a very good with the new ball. He is also very good at the death. Mohammad Shami is a very experienced fast bowler. He can swing the ball. Trent boult is also another good fast bowler. This fast bowlers can really play big part in Delhi's success. Amit Mishra will handle Delhi's spin attack. He is a wonderful leg break bowler and experienced. He took 134 wickets in 126 IPL matches with an excellent economy of 7.41. So overall Delhi's team is very strong. They are one of the favorites to win 2018 IPL. If they play well they can definitely lift that IPL trophy for the first time.
This years IPL promises to be very exciting. Because IPL means entertainment. It is quite assuming that all the pitches of IPL is gonna be batting paradise. And this is another good thing about IPL. Most if the matches of IPL are high scoring ones. That's why the Spectators enjoy IPL very much. All the teams are very much capable of winning this years IPL. But everyone's gonna find out the Champion team on 27 May.
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