Millions of cricket fans wait for the IPL every year. IPL had earned a reputation as one of the most entertaining sports leagues in the world. The first match of IPL 14 is scheduled on April 9th, 2021 between the most popular Royal Challengers Bangalore &five times winner Mumbai Indians.
IPL comes with a new team every year and it is not a surprise that the teams perform better or worse due to these changes. While Mumbai Indians might be the defending champion, RCB had acquired some of the best talent in the auction and it would not be a surprise if it actually won the first match against the giants. Here is a look at each team before the first match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli is the Young & Energetic captain of the RCB Team. It is a very good team though it has not lifted a trophy till now. Last season they played 14 matches and won 7 matches and went for playoffs.
In this season The RCB Squad is Virat Kohli, Finn Allen, Srikar Bharat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dan Christian, Pavan Deshpande, AB de Villiers, Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Mohammed Siraj, DevduttPadikkal, Harshal Patel, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Kane Richardson, Sachin Baby, Shahbaz Ahmed, Navdeep Saini, Daniel Sams, Washinton Sundar, Adam Zampa, Josh Philippe.
With such a fantastic combination of players the team might be able to get ahead than last year. Will this be the year the team finally lifts a trophy? It might be.
Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma is the evergreen & inspirational captain of the MI team. MI is the most successful team which gives tough competition to others. Till now they have won five titles in IPL History.
MI squad comprises Rohit Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Trent Boult, JaspritBumrah, Rahul Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Nathan Coulter – Nile, Quinton de Kock, Ishan Kishan, Marco Jansen, Dhawal Kulkarni, Chris Lynn, Adam Milne, Mohsin Khan, James Neesham, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Anukul Roy, Aditya Tare, Arjun Tendulkar, Saurabh Tiwary, Jayant Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav, Yudhvir Singh.
The MI squad had minimal changes and looks perfect in its present condition. But will they be able to win the inaugural match?
It can be said that a tough fight can be expected between both the teams. And if this is not the IPL that we know, then what is.
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