As of March 2, 2025, the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin its 18th season from
March 22 to May 25, 2025. The tournament has 10 teams, each with a changing roster built after the recent mega auction. Although the final playing elevens (XI) will be finalized nearer to the matches, below is an overview of the teams and their likely playing XI based on current projections:
1. Mumbai Indians (MI)
• Captain: Hardik Pandya
Probable Playing XI:
• Will Jacks
• Rohit Sharma
• Naman Dhir
• Suryakumar Yadav
• Tilak Varma
• Hardik Pandya (c)
• Robin Minz (wk)
• Deepak Chahar
• Mitchell Santner
• Allah Ghazanfar
• Jasprit Bumrah
2. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
• Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Probable Playing XI:
• Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)
• Devon Conway
• Rahul Tripathi
• Deepak Hooda
• Shivam Dube
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Sam Curran
• MS Dhoni (wk)
• Ravichandran Ashwin
• Noor Ahmad
• Khaleel Ahmed
3. Delhi Capitals (DC)
• Captain: KL Rahul
Probable Playing XI:
• David Warner
• Prithvi Shaw
• Rishabh Pant (wk)
• Shreyas Iyer
• Rovman Powell
• Axar Patel
• Mitchell Starc
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Avesh Khan
• Khaleel Ahmed
• Chetan Sakariya
4. Gujarat Titans (GT)
• Captain: Shubman Gill
Probable Playing XI:
• Shubman Gill (c)
• Wriddhiman Saha
• Matthew Wade
• Hardik Pandya
• Rahul Tewatia
• Rashid Khan
• Alzarri Joseph
• Lockie Ferguson
• Shivam Mavi
• Pradeep Sangwan
• Jayant Yadav
5. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
• Captain: Shreyas Iyer
Probable Playing XI:
• Venkatesh Iyer
• Rahul Tripathi
• Shreyas Iyer (c)
• Rinku Singh
• Nitish Rana
• Andre Russell
• Sunil Narine
• Shivam Mavi
• Harshit Rana
• Umesh Yadav
• Varun Chakravarthy
6. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
• Captain: Rishabh Pant
Probable Playing XI:
• KL Rahul
• Quinton de Kock
• Rishabh Pant (c, wk)
• Deepak Hooda
• Shreyas Iyer
• Marcus Stoinis
• Jason Holder
• Avesh Khan
• Ravi Bishnoi
• Mohsin Khan
• Mark Wood
7. Mumbai Indians (MI)
• Captain: Hardik Pandya
Probable Playing XI:
• Will Jacks
• Rohit Sharma
• Naman Dhir
• Suryakumar Yadav
• Tilak Varma
• Hardik



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