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The 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will start from 22 March. The Kolkata Knight Riders will go down to defend the title, while both Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are looking for the sixth title. Lucknow, Punjab, Delhi and Bengaluru will be eyeing their first title.
The strength and weekness of teams in IPL Part-2 …
1. Kolkata Knight Riders: inexperienced captain; World class finishes
- Strength: The team has world class finishers from number 4 to 7. If Sunil Naren opens, bowlers can be increased. Chakravarti, Harshit and Vaibhav Arora are strengthening bowling.
- Weekness: Not an established captain, Ajinkya Rahane had to give leadership, who could captain only 25 IPL matches. Captain Shreyas Iyer, who made the champion, did not retain. The team’s top order is weakening to fit Rahane.
- Strategy: Sunil Naren, Varun Chakraborty and Mayank Markande can make a Kolkata spin pitch. There is a lot of all -rounders like Russell, Naren, Ramandeep, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey is also strong impact players.
Possible-12: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Sunil Naren, Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Enrich Norte, Varun Chakraborty, Vaibhav Arora.
2. Sunrisers Hyderabad: the most powerful batting order; Shami-Harshal strengthened bowling
- Strength: The 2016 champion Hyderabad has a fast-playing batter in Top-5 with opener Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Nitish Kumar is a perfect all -rounder like Reddy. There are also hard hitting middle order batter in the form of Heinrich Klason and Ishaan Kishan. Harshal Patel, Pat Cummins and Mohammed Shami are strengthening bowling.
- Weekness: Finishing option is not a big name after Classon. There are young finishers like Abhinav Manohar, Aniket Verma and Kamindu Mendis, but not much experience may be overwhelming on the team.
- Strategy: The team has strengthened its batting order by including Ishaan Kishan. This time the team will target scoring 300 runs in 20 overs. Will adopt a strategy to attack from first to last ball. Mohammed Shami Shami can bowling in Powerplay with captain Pat Cummins. At the same time, Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat are also present for the death overs.
Possible-12: Pat Cummins (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishaan Kishan, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klason (wicketkeeper), Kamindu Mendis, Abhinav Manohar/Aniket Verma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Jaydev Unadkat.
3. Rajasthan Royals: Backup not strong; Big bowlers like Archer, Hasranga, Sandeep
- Strength: The top order features the experience of Samson, Yashasvi, Hetmyer, Parag. Nitish Rana and Shubham Dubey are strengthening the batting even more. Hasranga, Madhwal, TITI, Archer, Farooqui and Sandeep Sharma are strengthening the bowling department.
- Weekness: There is no major finisher to support Hetmyer. There is also no strong backup for Inzard and Out of Form Players. The team may once again struggle for good finishing. There is also a shortage of foreign batter.
- Strategy: The top order batters of the team will have to be taken responsibility for the end to reach a big score and to chase target. Being a strong bowler, the team in Jaipur can also make a helpful pitch for bowlers.
Possible-12: Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Rana, Ryan Parag, Dhruv Jurlel, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Vanindu Hasranga, Jofra Archer, Fazalhak Farooqui, Akash Madhwal, Sandeep Sharma.
4. Royal Challengers Bangalore: Not a big name, but balance in the team; Spinner department weak
- Strength: Bought T20 specialists like Phil Soult, Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma and Krunal Pandya. Bhuvneshwar Paes is strengthening the bowling department. Yash Dayal, Hazlewood and Rasikh Salaam are also strengthening the bowling department.
- Weekness: Did not buy big names. Suyash Sharma can be Risky as a wrist spinner. After releasing Du Plessis, he made the young captain as Rajat Patidar. There is a lack of experience in the spin department.
- Strategy: Middle order batsmen are capable of batting at any position. Left hand batter Krunal Pandya can be fed in the top-4. The specialist is a specialist finisher as Tim David. Death over specialists are, so the team can now focus on defending the score.
Possible-12: Silver Patidar (Captain), Phil Soult, Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Swapnil Singh/Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
5. Chennai Super Kings: Spin Department extremely strong; Dhoni’s partner is not a finisher
- Strength: The team strengthened their core by purchasing old players. There are players like Conve, Rachin, Ashwin, Karan. Noor, Jadeja and Ashwin are making the spin department very strong. The team bought 9 all-rounders, of which 5 will also be part of the playing-XI. The backup of the team is also strong.
- Weekness: Dhoni, 42, is the only finisher. Middle order extremely weak. Bowling all -rounders Karan, Jadeja and Ashwin may be overwhelming to use a finisher. Mathish is not a pace to support Pathirana. Young pacers put more money, which can prove to be risky.
- Strategy: In Chepock, the team would now like to win maximum matches by making spin pitch. Ashwin, Jadeja, Noor and Rachin can prove to be very dangerous on these pitches. The team will also focus on winning the match on the basis of the top order batting.
Possible-12: Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Devon Conve/Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dubey, Sam Karan, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Khalil Ahmed, Noor Ahmed, Mathish Pathirana.
6. Delhi Capitals: Both batting-bowling strong; Damage due to removal of Harry Brook
- Strength: Delhi had made the smartest purchase. Big players like Rahul, Stark, Natarajan and Ashutosh bought at a low price. Made Akshar Patel the captain who is capable of handling both batting and bowling departments.
- Weekness: Ashutosh and the letter will have the responsibility of finishing. No foreigner is bought at this position, if the Indian player flops, the team may have trouble here. Harry Brook was giving a balance to the middle order, but due to their absence, the balance of the team could be shaken.
- Strategy: Stark and Mukesh Kumar the new ball, while Natarajan and Mohit Sharma are excellent in the death overs. The team will adopt a strategy to stop the teams on a low score using Kuldeep and Akshar for the middle overs. Batters are also explosives, so the team will focus on attacking.
Possible-12: Akshar Patel (Captain), Jack Fraser-Magger, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Porel/Sameer Rizvi, Faf du Plessis, Triston Stabs, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Thangarsu Natarajan, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar.
7. Lucknow Supergiants: Openers weak, pacers engine; Finishing very strong
- Strength: Puran, Miller, Shahbaz and Samad are strengthening finishing. Pant plays fast in the IPL, which will also strengthen the middle order.
- Weekness: Mitchell Marsh will not bowl, Aidon Markram will open with them. The form of both can become anxiety. The fitness of Mohsin, Avesh and Mayank will also increase the team’s troubles.
- Strategy: If Rishabh Pant makes opening, the team’s batting order can be balanced. The team has full power at finishing, so the team will also believe in itself to chase the biggest score.
Possible-12: Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Mitchell Marsh, Aden Markram/Matthew Breetzaki, Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Puran, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Akash Khan/Akash Deep.
8. Gujarat Titans: Middle Order weak; Bowling strong
- Strength: Gujarat made the opening very strong by incorporating Jose Butler. A strong wicketkeeping option was also received. Finishing also stars Sherfen Rutherford, Shah Rukh Khan, Tewatia, Rashid and Glenn Philips.
- Weekness: No big name in middle order. Sudarshan and Lomorore are Risky options. There are options in bowling, but Siraj, Rabada and Sundar prove to be expensive many times.
- Statriaji: The batting department is very strong, the team will have to try to win more and more match batting. Bowling is a shortage of players supporting Rashid and Rabada, by including Ishant Sharma and Sai Kishore as impact players.
Possible-12: Shubman Gill (Captain), Jose Butler (wicketkeeper), Sai Sudarshan, Mahipal Lomorore, Glen Philips, Shah Rukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore/Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna.
9. Punjab Kings: Strong spinners in the form of Chahal-Brar; Many match winners in the balanced team
- Strength: Bought stable captain and middle order batter as Shreyas. Wadhera, Maxwell, Shashank, Jansan and Shedge are strengthening finishing. Arshdeep, Chahal, Brar, Yash Thakur and Jansan are also strengthening the bowling.
- Weekness: Maxwell has flopped in IPL for the last few years, Ferguson also proves to be expensive many times. There are 3 such players from Australia who have not been able to prove themselves in India.
- Statria: If the opening combination is resolved, there is no shortage of balance in the team. Young all -rounder Suryansh Shedge can become an emerging player, young players like him will determine the results of the team in the tournament only with the correct use of Prabhasimran, Shashank and Wadhera.
Possible-12: Shreyas Iyer (Captain),Prabhasimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Josh English, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoynis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansan, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
10. Mumbai Indians: Batting and bowling strong; Lack of finishes
- Strength: The top order of the team is very strong with India being an international player. Bumrah, Bolt and Chahar Pace should keep the bowling strong. Top spinners like Santner, Mujib are also present.
- Weekness: There is no finisher to support Hardik. Young Robin Minj will land at number 6 or 7, if they flops, finishing will become very weak. Backup is also not Indian wicketkeeper. Bumrah’s injury has also increased trouble.
- Statriaji: If the opening and finishing combination is resolved, the team can move towards their sixth title. Rohit flopped in IPL for a few years last year, if he does not run, the pressure on the team may increase.
Possible-12: Hardik Pandya (captain),Rohit Sharma, Will Jax, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Robin Minj (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Mujib ur Rehman, Trent Bolt, Jaspreet Bumrah/Karn Sharma.
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