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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 promises to be an exciting season of cricket, filled with action, drama, and star power.
The tournament will kick off with a grand opening ceremony on March 22, 2025, at 6 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). The ceremony will feature some of India’s top entertainers, including Bollywood’s nightingale Shreya Ghoshal, hit maker Karan Aujla, and actress Disha Patani, adding to the anticipation of the event.
The first match of the season will see the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), face off against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). As per tradition, the season opener takes place at the home ground of the defending champions, making Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the venue for this opening fixture.
This IPL takes place after a Mega Auction which took place in November last year, making it a season which will bring many surprises for enthusiasts across the globe. The IPL is the world’s biggest T20 tournament and features cricketers from India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, England, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan.
Here are the squads of the Indian Premier League 2025:
Chennai Super Kings:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Anshul Kamboj, C Andre Siddarth, Deepak Hooda, Devon Conway, Khaleel Ahmed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Matheesha Pathirana, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad, Rachin Ravindra, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Rahul Tripathi, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shreyas Gopal, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Vansh Bedi, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Shaik Rasheed
Gujarat Titans:
Shubman Gill (captain), Anuj Rawat, Arshad Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jos Buttler, Karim Janat, Kagiso Rabada, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar
Mumbai Indians:
Hardik Pandya (captain), Arjun Tendulkar, Ashwani Kumar, Bevon-John Jacobs, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Krishnan Shrijith, Mitchell Santner, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Reece Topley, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma, Satyanarayana Raju, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Vignesh Puthur, Will Jacks
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Pat Cummins (captain), Abhinav Manohar, Abhishek Sharma, Adam Zampa, Aniket Verma, Atharva Taide, Heinrich Klaasen, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Mohammed Shami, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rahul Chahar, Sachin Baby, Shan Kishan, Simarjeet Singh, Travis Head, Wiaan Mulder, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga
Delhi Capitals:
Axar Patel (captain), Abishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Donnovan Ferreira, Dushmantha Chameera, Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Manvanth Kumar, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Sameer Rizvi, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Andre Russell, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anikul Roy, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Luvnith Sisodia, Mayank Markande, Manish Pandey, Moeen Ali, Quinton de Kock, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Spencer Johnson, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer
Lucknow Super Giants:
Rishabh Pant (captain), Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Akash Deep, Akash Singh, Aryan Juyal, Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, David Miller, Digvesh Singh, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Mayank Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Raj Hangargekar, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Arshin Kulkarni
Punjab Kings:
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Aaron Hardie, Arshdeep Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Glenn Maxwell, Harnoor Singh, Harpreet Brar, Josh Inglis, Kuldeep Sen, Lockie Ferguson, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Pravin Dubey, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal
Rajasthan Royals:
Sanju Samson (captain), Akash Madhwal, Ashok Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore, Kwena Maphaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Singh Charak
Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Rajat Patidar (captain), Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi, Manoj Bhandage, Mohit Rathee, Nuwan Thushara, Phil Salt, Rasikh Salam, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Suyash Sharma, Swastik Chikkara, Tim David, Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal
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