IPL 2023 Squads: As we all know, IPL (Indian Premier League), the biggest festival in India, is about to begin in a few days, lots of people across the country are excited and eager to know the squads and their playing XIs.
Talking of the auction, the IPL franchises spent around INR 167 crores to rope in 80 players in their respective squads, out of which 29 were overseas. England all-rounder Sam Curran has been the most expensive player of the 16th edition of IPL. He was roped in by Panjab King at the prize of 18.50 Crore.
However, the auction took place a few months ago. In the meantime, there are various changes took place in the squads of IPL 2023. But don’t worry, we have got you covered here.
Scroll down to check out the updated list of IPL 2023 squads and their expected playing XI:
10 Squads of IPL 2023 And their Expected Playing
Mumbai Indians
Players roped in auction: Cameron Green (INR 17.5 crore), Jhye Richardson (INR 1.5 crore), Piyush Chawla (INR 50 lakh), Shams Mulani (INR 20 lakh), Duan Jansen (INR 20 lakh), Mehal Wadhera (INR 20 lakh), Vishnu Vinod (INR 20 lakh), Raghav Goyal (INR 20 lakh)
Retained Players: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff.
Expected Playing XI:
- Ishan Kishan
- Rohit Sharma (c)
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Cameron Green
- Tilak Varma
- Tim David
- Arjun Tendulkar
- Jason Behrendorff
- Jofra Archer
- Piyush Chawla
- Kumar Kartikeya
Chennai Super Kings
Players roped in auction: Ben Stokes (INR 16.25 crore), Kyle Jamieson (INR 1 crore), Ajinkya Rahane (INR 50 lakh), Nishant Sindhu (INR 60 lakh), Shaik Rasheed (INR 20 lakh), Ajay Mandal (INR 20 lakh), Bhagath Varma (INR 20 lakh)
Retained Players: MS Dhoni (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ambati Rayudu, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Subhranshu Senapati, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki.
Expected Playing XI:
- Devon Conway
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Moeen Ali
- Ben Stokes/Dwaine Pretorius
- Ambati Rayudu
- Shivam Dube
- MS Dhoni (c)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Kyle Jamieson
- Deepak Chahar
- Mukesh Chowdhary
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
Players roped in auction: Reece Topley (INR 1.9 crore), Will Jacks (INR 3.2 crore), Rajan Kumar (INR 70 lakh), Himanshu Sharma (INR 20 lakh), Manoj Bhandage (INR 20 lakh), Avinash Singh (INR 60 lakh).
Retained Players: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep.
Expected Playing XI:
- Faf du Plessis (c)
- Virat Kohli
- Rajat Patidar
- Glenn Maxwell
- Mahipal Lomror
- Dinesh Karthik
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Harshal Patel
- Josh Hazlewood
- Mohammed Siraj
Delhi Capitals
Players roped in auction: Ishant Sharma (INR 50 lakh), Phil Salt (INR 2 crore), Mukesh Kumar (INR 5.5 crore), Manish Pandey (INR 2.4 crore), Rilee Rossouw (INR 4.60 crore).
Retained Players: Rishabh Pant (c), David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal.
Expected Playing XI:
- David Warner (c)
- Prithvi Shaw
- Mitchell Marsh
- Manish Pandey
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Lalit Yadav
- Axar Patel
- Anrich Nortje
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Chetan Sakariya
- Kuldeep Yadav
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Punjab Kings
Players roped in auction: Sam Curran (INR 18.50 crore), Sikandar Raza (INR 50 lakh), Harpreet Bhatia (INR 40 lakh), Vidwath Kaverappa (INR 20 lakh), Mohit Rathee (INR 20 lakh), Shivam Singh (INR 20 lakh).
Retained Players: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar.
Expected Playing XI:
- Shikhar Dhawan (c)
- Prabhsimran Singh
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Liam Livingstone
- Jitesh Sharma
- Shahrukh Khan
- Sam Curran
- Harpreet Brar
- Kagiso Rabada
- Rahul Chahar
- Arshdeep Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders
Players roped in auction: Shakib Al Hasan (INR 1.50 crore), N. Jagadeesan (INR 90 lakh), Vaibhav Arora (INR 60 lakh), Litton Das (INR 50 lakh), Suyash Sharma (INR 20 lakh), Mandeep Singh (INR 50 lakh), David Wiese (INR 1 crore), Kulwant Khejroliya (INR 20 lakh)
Retained players: Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmatullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy
Expected Playing XI:
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Rahmatullah Gurbaz
- Nitish Rana
- Shreyas Iyer (c)
- N. Jagadeesan
- Andre Russell
- Sunil Narine
- Shardul Thakur
- Lockie Ferguson/Tim Southee
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Umesh Yadav
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Lucknow Super Giants
Players roped in auction: Nicholas Pooran (INR 16 crore), Daniel Sams (INR 75 lakh), Jaydev Unadkat (INR 50 lakh) Yash Thakur (INR 45 lakh), Prerak Mankad (INR 20 lakh), Romario Shepherd (INR 50 lakh), Yudhvir Charak (INR 20 lakh), Amit Mishra (INR 50 lakh), Swapnil Singh (INR 20 lakh), Naveen-ul-Haq (INR 50 lakh).
Retained Players: KL Rahul (c), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Deepak Hooda, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Mayank Yadav, Krishnappa Gowtham, Kyle Mayers, Mark Wood, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
Expected Playing XI:
- KL Rahul (c)
- Quinton de Kock
- Deepak Hooda
- Nicholas Pooran
- Marcus Stoinis
- Ayush Badoni
- Krunal Pandya
- Mohsin Khan
- Mark Wood
- Avesh Khan
- Ravi Bishnoi
Gujarat Titans
Players roped in auction: Kane Williamson (INR 2 crore), Odean Smith (INR 50 lakh), Shivam Mavi (INR 6 crore), KS Bharat (INR 1.2 crore), Joshua Little (INR 4.4 crore), Urvil Patel (INR 20 lakh), Mohit Sharma (INR 50 lakh).
Retained Players: Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Matthew Wade, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, Noor Ahmad.
Expected Playing XI:
- Shubman Gill
- Wriddhiman Saha
- Kane Williamson
- Hardik Pandya
- David Miller/Matthew Wade
- Vijay Shankar
- Rahul Tewatia
- Rashid Khan
- Mohammed Shami
- Shivam Mavi
- Alzarri Joseph
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
Players roped in auction: Harry Brook (INR 13.25 crore), Mayank Agarwal (INR 8.25 crore), Mayank Markande (INR 50 lakh), Heinrich Klaasen (INR 5.25 crore), Adil Rashid (INR 2 crore), Samarth Vyas (INR 20 lakh), Sanvir Singh (INR 20 lakh), Vivrant Sharma (INR 2.6 crore), Upendra Yadav (INR 25 lakh), Mayank Dagar (INR 1.8 crore), Anmolpreet Singh (INR 20 lakh), Nitish Kumar Reddy (INR 20 lakh), Akeal Hosein (INR 1 crore)
Retained Players: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Marco Jansen, Abhishek Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik T Natarajan.
Expected Playing XI:
- Mayank Agarwal
- Abhishek Sharma
- Rahul Tripathi
- Aiden Markram (c)
- Harry Brook
- Glenn Phillips
- Washington Sundar
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- T Natarajan
- Umran Malik
- Adil Rashid
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Rajasthan Royals
Players roped in auction: Jason Holder (INR 5.75 crore), Joe Root (INR 2 crore), Adam Zampa (INR 1.5 crore), Murugan Ashwin (INR 20 lakh), Donovan Ferreira (INR 50 lakh), Kunal Rathore (INR 20 lakh), KM Asif (INR 30 lakh), Akash Vashisht (INR 20 lakh), Abdul PA (INR 20 lakh),
Retained Players: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, KC Cariappa.
Expected Playing XI:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Jos Buttler
- Sanju Samson (c)
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Riyan Parag
- Jason Holder
- R Ashwin
- Prasidh Krishna
- Trent Boult
- Yuzvendra Chahal