Captain: Rohit Sharma<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Top foreign players: Cameron Green (Australia all-rounder), Tim David (Singapore-born Australian batsman), Jofra Archer (England fast bowler)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Key Indian players: Ishan Kishan (opening batsman) and Suryakumar Yadav, the world's top-ranked T20 batter famed for his all-round hitting and unconventional strokeplay<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mumbai paid $1.06 million for Archer in the 2022 auction but the pace ace missed the season because of an elbow injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The five-times champions brought Green for $2.11 million after an intense bidding war in the auction ahead of this season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
IPL record: Champions 5 times (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020), runners-up 2010<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chennai Super Kings<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Top foreign players: Moeen Ali (England all-rounder), Devon Conway (New Zealand batsman) and Ben Stokes (England all-rounder)<\/p>\r\n\r\n England Test skipper Stokes, an IPL regular and hot property, was bought by Chennai for $1.96 million in the December auction but will only play a a batter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Key Indian players: Ravindra Jadeja (bowling all-rounder) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (batsman)<\/p>\r\n\r\n IPL record: Champions four times, (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021), runners-up six times (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Delhi Capitals<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Top foreign players: Lungi Ngidi (South Africa fast bowler), Mitchell Marsh (Australia all-rounder)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Warner was named captain in place of the injured Rishabh Pant after a car crash that has kept the dangerous big-hitter out of action since December<\/p>\r\n\r\n Key Indian players: Kuldeep Yadav (left-arm wrist spinner) and Axar Patel (bowling all-rounder), who comes into the IPL in red-hot form with his destructive lower-order batting and left-arm spin<\/p>\r\n\r\n IPL record: Runners-up (2020)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Lucknow Super Giants<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Captain: KL Rahul<\/p>\r\n\r\n Top foreign players: Quinton de Kock (South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman), Marcus Stoinis (Australia all-rounder) and Nicholas Pooran (West Indies all-rounder)<\/p>\r\n\r\n The franchise shelled out $1.95 million for Pooran, a finisher who doubles up as a wicketkeeper option.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Key Indian players: Avesh Khan (bowler) and Jaydev Unadkat (fast bowler)<\/p>\r\n\r\n IPL record: Finished third in their IPL debut last year<\/p>\r\n\r\n Gujarat Titans<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Captain: Hardik Pandya<\/p>\r\n\r\n Top foreign players: David Miller (South Africa batsman), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan leg-spinner), Kane Williamson (New Zealand batsman)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Williamson joins West Indies fast bowler Odean Smith and Ireland quick Josh Little as the three new overseas recruits this season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Key Indian players: Shubman Gill (batsman) and Mohammed Shami (fast bowler)<\/p>\r\n\r\n IPL record: Champions on debut (2022)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Punjab Kings<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Captain: Shikhar Dhawan<\/p>\r\n\r\n Top foreign players: Liam Livingstone (England batsman), Kagiso Rabada (South Africa fast bowler), Sam Curran (England all-rounder)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Curran, Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup with his death bowling skills, became the most expensive IPL player ever when Punjab paid $2.23 million.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Key Indian players: Shahrukh Khan -- a hard-hitting batsman<\/p>\r\n\r\n IPL record: Runners-up when named Kings XI Punjab (2014)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Rajasthan Royals<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Captain: Sanju Samson<\/p>\r\n\r\n Top foreign players: Jos Buttler (England wicketkeeper-batsman), Trent Boult (New Zealand fast bowler), Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies batsman)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Key Indian players: Yuzvendra Chahal (leg-spinner) and Ravichandran Ashwin (off-spinner)<\/p>\r\n\r\n IPL record: Champions in inaugural edition in 2008 under late Australian great Shane Warne<\/p>\r\n\r\n Kolkata Knight Riders<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Captain: Nitish Rana (stand-in for injured Shreyas Iyer)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Top foreign players: Andre Russell (West Indies all-rounder), Sunil Narine (West Indies all-rounder), Tim Southee (New Zealand fast bowler)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Key Indian players: Venkatesh Iyer (all-rounder), Varun Chakravarthy (leg-spinner)<\/p>\r\n\r\n IPL record: Owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, the team has been champion twice (2012, 2014) and runners-up once (2021)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Sunrisers Hyderabad<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Captain: Aiden Markram<\/p>\r\n\r\n Top foreign players: Marco Jansen (South Africa bowling all-rounder), Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa batsman), Harry Brook (England batsman)<\/p>\r\n\r\n West Indies great and Sunrisers head coach Brian Lara called Brook "young and exciting" after the 24-year-old was signed by the team for $1.6 million.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Key Indian players: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Seam bowler), Washington Sundar (Spin bowler), Umran Malik (Fast bowler)<\/p>\r\n\r\n IPL record: Champions once (2016)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Royal Challengers Bangalore<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Top foreign players: Glenn Maxwell (Australia all-rounder), Reece Topley (England left-arm quick), Josh Hazlewood (Australia fast bowler - doubtful due to achilles injury)<\/p>\r\n\r\n Key Indian players: Virat Kohli (batsman), Mohammed Siraj (fast bowler), Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper-batsman)<\/p>\r\n\r\n![\"Chennai](\"https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Chennai-Super-Kings-IPL-2023-Squad-Schedule1.jpg\")
Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni<\/p>\r\n\r\n![\"David](\"https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IPL-2023-The-strongest-possible-playing-XI-of-Delhi-Capitals-captained-by-David-Warner.jpg\")
Captain: David Warner<\/p>\r\n\r\n![\"Virat](\"https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/03\/virat-kohli.jpg\")
Captain: Faf du Plessis<\/p>\r\n\r\n