IPL 2023

In his first season as RCB captain, Faf displayed exceptional leadership qualities while guiding the team to the IPL Playoffs. While speaking on RCB Podcast Season 2, the second of the 10 episodes, Faf disclosed what drove him to lead the team with a sense of purpose. I think as a cricketer, the moment that reaffirmed to me and told me that I belong at this level.

Mumbai Indians are one of the most successful teams in IPL as MI has won five IPL trophies. This IPL is exciting as its taking place after a few years of the Covid Pandemic. This time we will be going to see IPL at all possible Indian venues. Here are all the details of teams, squad, timing, telecast, and Live Streaming of the IPL 2023:

The Hyderabad-based franchise announced Markram's appointment on Twitter by sharing a video with the caption: "THE. WAIT. IS. OVER. #OrangeArmy, say hello to our new captain Aiden Markram." Markram will take over from Kane Williamson, who was released at the end of last season and went on to join defending champions Gujarat Titans during the 2023 auction.

With Pant still on recovery after his surgery and being ruled out of IPL 2023, Delhi was left without a leader. Axar Patel was a potential captaincy candidate but the management eventually decided to entrust the more experienced Warner with the job, a Cricbuzz report said. The report further said that the franchise also considered the point that Pant will be back next year.

Stokes -- who played at now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017 and for Rajasthan Royals, too, from 2018-2021 in the IPL -- will join Chennai Super Kings for a signing amount of INR 16.25 crore, the joint-third most expensive player in the IPL 2023 player auction held last year.

One of the players the fans want to see returning to action is Jasprit Bumrah, who is recuperating from his injury and has missed a few series in the last few months. The right-arm quick has not played any cricket since the T20I series against Australia at home in September 2022 and has undergone rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.

Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes this could be the last time Mahendra Singh Dhoni will step into the field as a player. Speaking exclusively on Star Sports following the announcement of the TATA IPL 2023 schedule, Hayden on Friday talked about the reception Chennai Super Kings captain Dhoni will receive when he walks onto the field at Chepauk after almost three years.

After staging IPL across Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad in the last edition in 2022, the 16th season of India's cash-rich T20 league will revert to the home and away format, where all the teams will play 7 home games and 7 away games respectively in the league stage.

A report in ESPNCricinfo says the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to announce the winning cities along with the franchises owning the teams when it opens the sealed bids on January 25. The report also confirmed that Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals

"After 3 weeks in confinement with a double Covid in 2 weeks accompanied by influenza and deep pneumonia - and post trying several times to leave. Finally landed via air ambulance accompanied by two doctors and superstar super efficient son who did so much for me back in london," wrote Lalit in his instagram post along with his picture from the hospital bed.