Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024: Team Squads and Venues

The IPL 2024 is all set to start worldwide from March 22 to May 26, 2024. This 17th edition, sponsored by TATA, is orchestrated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and promises an unparalleled cricketing extravaganza featuring ten teams following the inclusion of two new franchises. Kicking off the tournament with a thrilling encounter, the Royal Challengers Bangalore will face off against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on March 22, 2024.

Led by MS Dhoni for CSK and Virat Kohli for RCB, this opening clash is about to set the stage for the remainder of the competition. In this post, let's learn about IPL 2024, its team members, schedule, and other essential details.

Important Details of IPL 2024

Here are some essential details of IPL 2024:

IPL 2024 Auction Deets

History was made at the Indian Premier League 2024 auction in Dubai, as Mitchell Starc became the highest-priced player in IPL history. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured the Australian pacer's services for a staggering bid of ₹24.75 crores. The auction also witnessed another milestone, with two players breaching the ₹20 crore mark for the first time. Before Starc's record bid, his Australian teammate Pat Cummins was snapped up by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for ₹20.50 crores. The event saw 332 players from 13 countries go under the hammer, including 216 Indians. After player retention, releases, and trades, the ten teams collectively had 77 slots to fill, including 30 overseas player quotas. Despite KKR and RR opting not to utilise their full quota, all 30 overseas player spots were filled.

IPL 2024: Recent Updates

Some major changes happened in this season of IPL, such as:

• The renowned team Royal Challengers "Bangalore" has undergone a name change to Royal Challengers "Bengaluru."
• Luke Wood from England has been enlisted as the replacement for the injured Jason Behrendorff by the Mumbai Indians (MI).
• Due to personal reasons, Harry Brook has withdrawn from the 2024 Indian Premier League.
• Lungi Ngidi has been substituted by Jake Fraser-McGurk, who has joined the Delhi Capitals.
• Devon Conway's participation in the league has been ruled out, with Australian all-rounder Pat Cummins assuming the captaincy for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
• Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Shami will be absent from IPL 2024.
• Rishabh Pant has been deemed fit to participate in IPL 2024 and has been appointed as the Delhi Capitals' captain.

IPL 2024 Teams and Full Squads

Here is the list of teams and their squads:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Ajay Mandal, Ajinkya Rahane, Avanish Rao Aravelly, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Mustafizur Rahman, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, and Sameer Rizvi

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Abhishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, David Warner, Harry Brook, Jhye Richardson, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Kumar Kushagra, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mukesh Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Ricky Bhui, Rasikh Dar, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara, Tristan Stubbs, and Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull

Gujarat Titans (GT)

Azmatullah Omarzai, Abhinav Manohar, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kartik Tyagi, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Manav Suthar, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Robin Minz, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Spencer Johnson, Umesh Yadav, Vijay Shankar, and Wriddhiman Saha

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Ashton Turner, Arshin Kulkarni, Amit Mishra, Ayush Badoni, Devdutt Padikkal, Deepak Hooda, David Willey, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, K Gowtham, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, M Siddharth, Mohammed Arshad Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Naveen ul Haq, Prerak Mankad, Quinton de Kock, Ravi Bishnoi, Shivam Mavi, Yash Thakur, and Yudhvir Singh

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Anshul Kamboj, Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Dewald Brevis, Dilshan Madushanka, Gerald Coetzee, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Mohammad Nabi, Nehal Wadhera, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Piyush Chawla, Romario Shepherd, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Shreyas Gopal, Tilak Verma, Tim David, and Vishnu Vinod

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Ashutosh Sharma, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Chris Woakes, Harpreet Bhatia, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Nathan Ellis, Prabhsimran Singh, Prince Choudhary, Rahul Chahar, Rishi Dhawan, Rilee Rossouw, Shivam Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, and Vidwath Kaverappa

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Chetan Sakariya, Gus Atkinson, Harshit Rana, Jason Roy, KS Bharat, Mitchell Starc, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh, Suni Narine, Suyash Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Sakib Hussain, Venkatesh Iyer, Vaibhav Arora, and Varun Chakaravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Alzarri Joseph, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Mayank Dagar, Manoj Bhandage, Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Rajan Kumar, Rajat Patidar, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan, Suyash Prabhudessai, Tom Curran, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, and Yash Dayal

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Abid Mushtaq, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Donovan Ferreira, Dhruv Jurel, Jos Buttler, Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Rathore, Rovman Powell, Nandre Burger, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal and Yashasvi Jaiswal

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Anmolpreet Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Akash Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Philips, Heinrich Klaasen, Jaydev Unadkat, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Marco Jansen, Mayank Agarwal, Mayank Markande, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Travis Head, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Upendra Singh Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga and Washington Sundar

IPL 2024 Schedule and Time Table

Here is the complete view of the matches, times, and dates of IPL 2024 so you don't miss any action:

IPL 2024 Cities and Venues

The IPL matches will be held in ten different cities in India. All the participating teams are going to follow a home-and-away format. Here is the list of IPL 2024 venues:

How and When to Watch IPL 2024?

Most IPL 2024 matches are scheduled to start at 7:30 pm, with occasional afternoon matches starting at 3:30 pm. Viewers from India can catch the action live on Star Network TV channels. Alternatively, for those preferring online streaming, matches will be accessible via the JioCinema app and its website. JioCinema will provide live streaming of matches with commentary available in 12 languages, including English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Haryanvi.

Format of IPL 2024

IPL's 2024 season format has seen several adjustments, with team configurations and tournament schedule changes. After initially adopting a round-robin format, the league transitioned to a group format in its previous edition. However, for the upcoming season, the tournament will return to the round-robin format, with all ten teams competing against each other twice. At the end of the league stage, the top two teams will proceed to the first qualifier. Meanwhile, the third- and fourth-placed teams will be competing in the eliminator match. The winner of the first qualifier will get a spot in the final, while the losing team will face the eliminator winner in the second qualifier. The victor of the second qualifier will advance as the second team to compete in the showdown.

Who is the Most Expensive Player of IPL 2024?

The most expensive signing of IPL 2024 is Australia's Mitchell Starc, who became the record-breaking acquisition in the history of the IPL. Starc, who last participated in the IPL eight years ago, was purchased by the Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹24.75 crores.

Conclusion

IPL 2024 promises to be an exhilarating and unforgettable season for cricket enthusiasts worldwide. With thrilling matches, record-breaking signings, and a revamped tournament format, the stage is set for fierce competition and unforgettable moments on the cricket field. As teams battle for the prestigious title, fans can expect high action, nail-biting finishes, and standout performances from established stars and emerging talents.