Delhi Daredevils Team 2016

Delhi Daredevils is one of those teams which always looks strong on paper but do not perform in the ground. It’s been so many seasons of IPL and Champions League Twenty20 and still Delhi Daredevils has never been into the finals. The team always gets a good start during the league matches but somehow they don’t reach semifinals or finals. The team had some big names in the past like Virender Sehwag, T. Dilshan, AB de Villiers and despite these big names, Delhi had still not left any mark on the tournament.

Delhi Daredevils was purchased by GMR Group for $84 million and the team is currently coached by former Indian coach, Gary Kirsten.  Feroz Shah Kotla is their primary home ground while Raipur International Cricket Stadium is their secondary home ground. The team is still struggling to find its captain and there is no confirm news on who will be captaining the team. IPL has never been a good place for Delhi Daredevils as they always find their place at the bottom of the points table.

Delhi Daredevils Team 

1. Mohammed Shami
2. Amit Mishra
3. Imran Tahir
4. Quinton de Kock
5. Chris Morris
6. Albie Morkel
7. Pawan Negi
8. Shahbaz Nadeem
9. Nathan Coulter-Nile
10. Pawan Suyal
11. Karun Nair
12. Mayank Agarwal
13. Saurabh Tiwary
14. Zaheer Khan
15. JP Duminy
16. Sanju Samson
17. Carlos Brathwaite
18. Joel Paris
19. Jayant Yadav
20. Chama Milind
21. Shreyas Iyer
22. Sam Billings
23. Khaleel Ahmed
24. Rishabh Pant
25. Mahipal Lomror
26. Akhil Herwadkar
27. Pratyush Singh

The key players of the team are JP Duminy, Manoj Tiwary, Albie Morkel, Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Shami, Imran Tahir and Quinton de Kock. One of the biggest news of this year’s IPL is the auction of Yuvraj Singh. 2011’s World Cup Hero and one of the best all-rounder of the world, Yuvraj Singh was bought by Delhi Daredevils at mammoth 16 crore which made Yuvraj the costliest player of the IPL.

Although previous season of IPL were not good for Delhi Daredevils but presence of Yuvraj Singh in the team will surely change the game for team. It is also expected that Yuvraj Singh will be the captain of the side. It is due to Yuvraj Singh that Delhi Daredevils are looking strong to win IPL 2016.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Team 2016

Sunrisers Hyderabad came into existence into 2013 by replacing Deccan Chargers.  The team is owned by Kalanithi Maran, owner of Sun TV Channel Network. The team was captained by David Warner. There is no fixed news on who will be the captain of the team. The team is currently coached by Tom Moddy while Muttiah Muralitharan is the bowling coach of the team. K. Srikkanth and VVS Laxman are playing the role of mentors for the team.

Sunrisers Hyderabad is still struggling to leave their impact on IPL as they are still on their way to play their first ever semifinal of Indian Premier League. They reached in play offs in IPL 2013 and were eliminated in the group stage in IPL 2014.  Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Ground is the home ground of the Sunrisers Hyderabad while their secondary home ground is Y.S Rajasekhara reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Team Squad IPL 2016

1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh
2. Yuvraj Singh
3. Eoin Morgan
4. Shikhar Dhawan
5. David Warner
6. Moises Henriques
7. Kane Williamson
8. Trent Boult
9. Vijay Shankar
10. Ashish Nehra
11. Naman Ojha
12. Siddarth Kaul
13. Bipul Sharma
14. Aditya Tare
15. Abhimanyu Mithun
16. Karan Sharma
17. Ashish Reddy
18. Parvez Rasool
19. Tirumalasetti Suman
20. Lokesh Rahul
21. Ben Cutting
22. Ricky Bhui
23. Deepak Hooda
24. Mustafizur Rahman
25. Brainder Sran

The key players of Sunrisers Hyderabad are Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, Kevin Pietersen, Ravi Bopara, Ishant Sharma and Dale Steyn. The team is not so much popular as they are new in the games and they also don’t have big names in their side. The team is considered as underdog and they can give good competition to other teams.

Gujarat Lions Team 2016,

The new team from Gujarat in IPL is famous for all the right reasons as it picked up SURESH RAINA, the impeccable all rounder who can turn any game on its head. The precious left hander batsman has the capability to launch into big shots and smother the opposition bowling. Rajkot Lions would be a challenge in the bowling department Headed by James Faulkner. He is equipped with the capability to bowl perfect Yorkers and the slower ones to stifle the batsmen at the end of the innings.

RAJKOT LIONS is a force to reckon with due to the inclusion of all rounder. The surprise package of the team is SHIVIL KAUSHIK, the rookie left arm spinner who can torment the batsmen due to his unusual action. He can be introduced in the middle of the over to create havoc and brighten the chances of the team to win the match. Inclusion of players such as MCCULLUM in the squad is a shot in the arm of the middle order because on his day, the batsman is a match winner.

The spin bowling department will have more teeth with the arrival of RAVINDRA JADEJA. If the pitch is suitable for spin bowling, no batsman can handle the moving ball from the all rounder. In addition, he is a valuable lower order batsman who can easily alter the scoring rate with his swashbuckling knocks. The stint with Chennai Kings has proved that SIR JADEJA is no mug with the bat and can tear the bowling apart irrespective of its quality.

Gujarat Lions Team Squad IPL 2016

1. Suresh Raina
2. Ravindra Jadeja
3. Dale Steyn
4. Dwayne Bravo
5. Brendon McCullum
6. Shadab Jakati
7. Pradeep Sangwan
8. Sarabjit Ladda
9. Praveen kumar
10. Dinesh Karthik
11. Dhawal Kulkarni
12. Dwayne Smith
13. Eklavya Dwivedi
14. James Faulkner
15. Pravin Tambe
16. Aaron Finch
17. Jaydev Shah
18. Paras Dogra
19. Andrew Tye
20. Amit Mishra
21. Akshdeep Nath
22. Ishan Kishan
23. Shivil Kaushik
24. Umang Sharma

Openers in the form of Finch and DWAYNE SMITH can provide solid start to the innings however the only weak link might be DINESH KARTIK, the wicket keeper. He is not in a good form in recent times and might have to be at the bench.

Chennai Super Kings Team 2016

There is no doubt in the fact that Chennai Super Kings is the most successful team of the IPL. It is the only IPL team after Mumbai Indians which have won both the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Champions League Twenty20, not once but twice. CSK won the IPL in 2010 and 2011 while they won the CLT20 in 2010 and 2014. Chennai Super Kings is also the most valuable franchise in the IPL and its brand value is over US$75.13 million. CSK is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket limited and it plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Chennai Super Kings is one of the teams which always remain in the semifinals and they are three times runner ups. They were the second best team of IPL in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2015. The team is coached by Stephen Fleming and is led by Indian Team Captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Andy Bichel is the bowling coach while Steve Rixon is the fielding coach.  CSK is also known for its fair play and has been awarded the fair play award for five times. The leading run-scorer of the team is Suresh Raina who is also the first player to score 2000 runs in IPL while the leading wicket taker for the team is R. Ashwin.

Chennai Super Kings Team Squad IPL 2016(Probable)

1. Suresh Raina
2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
3. Ravindra Jadeja
4. Ravichandran Ashwin
5. Faf du Plessis
6. Kyle John Abbott
7. Dwayne Bravo
8. Samuel Badree
9. Brendon McCullum
10. Baba Aparajith
11. Michael Hussey
12. Ronit More
13. Mohit Sharma
14. Ashish Nehra
15. Pawan Negi
16. Dwayne Smith
17. Ishwar Pandey
18. Mithun Manhas
19. Rahul Sharma
20. Matt Henry

Captain of CSK, M.S Dhoni is the most successful captain in the IPL with a success rate of 61.05%. Suresh Raina is considered as the trump card of the team and he is the most capped player of IPL and has not missed a single IPL match. He is currently the highest run scorer of IPL and is the only Player who scores over 400 runs in every season of IPL. In IPL 2016, CSK is considered as the strongest contender for the IPL trophy.

Rajasthan Royals Team 2016 

Rajasthan Royals is the same team which was considered as the weakest team of the first edition of IPL but they emerged as victorious. Rajasthan Royals won the first ever edition of IPL thanks to some brilliant captaincy by legendary Shane Warne.  The team is co-owned by Jaipur IPL Cricket Private Ltd, Manoj Badale, Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra.

Although, the team did won the first IPL, but after that it is still trying to search for their lost form. Apart from first IPL, Rajasthan Royals never reached the semifinals of any of the IPL season. However, they were the runner up of Cricket League Twenty 20 2013. The best thing about Rajasthan Royals is that they always try to nurture hidden talent. They always pick uncapped players and they have a tradition of unearthing amazing talent. The team is nicknamed as Moneyball team of IPL due to their emphasis on buying players at cut-throat prices.

The team is captained by Shane Watson who is also the leading run scorer of the team and it is coached by Paddy Upton. Rahul Dravid is playing the role of chief mentor for the team. Rajasthan Royals have two home ground where Sawai Mansigh Stadium is their primary home ground and Sardar Patel Stadium is their secondary home ground.

Rajasthan Royals Team Squad IPL 2016(probable)

1. Ajinkya Rahane
2. Steven Smith
3. Shane Watson
4. Tim Southee
5. Rajat Bhatia
6. Dhawal Kulkarni
7. Karun Nair
8. Ankit Sharma
9. Abhishek Nayar
10. Kane Richardson
11. Dishant Yagnik
12. James Faulkner
13. Pravin Tambe
14. Sanju Samson
15. Stuart Binny
16. Vikramjeet Malik
17. Ben Cutting
18. Rahul Tewatia
19. Deepak Hooda

The key players of the team are Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, James Faulkner, Sanju Samson and Tim Southee. Siddharth Trivedi is also one of their major player who is also the leading wicket taker for the team.  There is no doubt that Rajasthan Royals has the capability of changing the complete game and they also did it once. However, if previous record is to be checked, the team is not been able to pick up their lost pace and consistency. They are not a big threat for IPL trophy but should also not be taken lightly as this time, they have nothing to lose.

Rising Pune Supergiants IPL 2016 Team Squad

Rising Pune Supergiants IPL 2016 Team Squad: Pune is one of the two new franchises included in the next two IPL seasons replacing Chennai and Rajasthan. Owned by Sanjiv Goenka’s New Rising company, the franchise will be known as Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS).

• Owner: Sanjiv Goenka
• Head Coach: Stephen Fleming
• Captain: MS Dhoni
• Bowling Coach: Eric Simons

Rising Pune Supergiants bought in a few marquee signings like Kevin Pieterson (3.5 crores), Ishant Sharma (3.8 crores), Mitchell Marsh (4.8 crores) and M Ashwin for (4.5 crores). Below is the entire Pune Supergiants squad and the players they bought in Auction window so far.

Rising Pune Supergiants – IPL 2016 Team Squad

NO#	PLAYERS	Salary
1	MS Dhoni	Rs 12.5 crore
2	Ajinkya Rahane	Rs 9.5 crores
3	Ravichandran Ashwin	Rs 7.5 crores
4	Steven Smith	Rs 5.5 crores
5	Faf du Plessis	Rs 4 crores
6	Kevin Pietersen	Rs. 3.5 crores
7	Albie Morkel	Traded
8	Ishant Sharma	Rs. 3.8 crores
9	Irfan Pathan	Rs. 1 crore
10	Mitchell Marsh	Rs 4.8 crores
11	RP Singh	Rs. 30 lakh
12	Ishan Kishan	35 Lakhs
13	Ankit Sharma	10 Lakh
14	Ishwar Pandey	Rs. 20 Lakhs
15	M Ashwin	Rs 4.5 Crores
16	Peter Handscomb	Rs 30 Lakhs
17	Thisara Parera	Rs 1 Crore
18	Baba Aparajith	Rs. 10 Lakh
19	Ashok Dinda	Rs. 50 Lakh
20	Jaskaran Singh	Rs. 10 Lakh
21	Adam Zampa	Rs. 30 Lakh
22	Scott Boland	Rs. 50 Lakh
23	Deepak Chahar	Rs. 10 Lakh
24	Ankush Bains	Rs. 10 Lakh

Pune and Rajkot are the two new franchises brought in for the next two seasons as Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are suspended for next two IPL editions. Pune was bought by “New Rising” company which is lead by Sanjiv Goenka. The official team name for team Pune will be “Rising Pune Supergiants” with Dhoni confirmed as captain and Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium as the home ground.

Pune Budget for IPL Auction 2016: Just like all other teams Pune and Rajkot can spend between minimum Rs. 40 crores to max Rs. 66 Crores. Since Pune has already spend Rs. 39 crores in IPL draft in december their remaining budget is Rs. 27 crores for the IPL auction. With Rs. 27 crores they need to bring in another 12 to 15 new players during the IPL auction 2016 which will take place on 6th February 2016