IPL 2023: Teams, captains and key players
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The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League begins on Friday when title holders Gujarat Titans face Chennai Super Kings in the world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
Before the T20 matches begin, here's a breakdown of the 10 teams in the world's richest cricket tournament that runs until May 28.
Mumbai Indians
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Top foreign players: Cameron Green (Australia all-rounder), Tim David (Singapore-born Australian batsman), Jofra Archer (England fast bowler)
Key Indian players: Ishan Kishan (opening batsman) and Suryakumar Yadav, the world's top-ranked T20 batter famed for his all-round hitting and unconventional strokeplay
Mumbai paid $1.06 million for Archer in the 2022 auction but the pace ace missed the season because of an elbow injury.
The five-times champions brought Green for $2.11 million after an intense bidding war in the auction ahead of this season.
IPL record: Champions 5 times (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020), runners-up 2010
Chennai Super Kings
Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Top foreign players: Moeen Ali (England all-rounder), Devon Conway (New Zealand batsman) and Ben Stokes (England all-rounder)
England Test skipper Stokes, an IPL regular and hot property, was bought by Chennai for $1.96 million in the December auction but will only play a a batter.
Key Indian players: Ravindra Jadeja (bowling all-rounder) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (batsman)
IPL record: Champions four times, (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021), runners-up six times (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022)
Delhi Capitals
Captain: David Warner
Top foreign players: Lungi Ngidi (South Africa fast bowler), Mitchell Marsh (Australia all-rounder)
Warner was named captain in place of the injured Rishabh Pant after a car crash that has kept the dangerous big-hitter out of action since December
Key Indian players: Kuldeep Yadav (left-arm wrist spinner) and Axar Patel (bowling all-rounder), who comes into the IPL in red-hot form with his destructive lower-order batting and left-arm spin
IPL record: Runners-up (2020)
Lucknow Super Giants
Captain: KL Rahul
Top foreign players: Quinton de Kock (South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman), Marcus Stoinis (Australia all-rounder) and Nicholas Pooran (West Indies all-rounder)
The franchise shelled out $1.95 million for Pooran, a finisher who doubles up as a wicketkeeper option.
Key Indian players: Avesh Khan (bowler) and Jaydev Unadkat (fast bowler)
IPL record: Finished third in their IPL debut last year
Gujarat Titans
Captain: Hardik Pandya
Top foreign players: David Miller (South Africa batsman), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan leg-spinner), Kane Williamson (New Zealand batsman)
Williamson joins West Indies fast bowler Odean Smith and Ireland quick Josh Little as the three new overseas recruits this season.
Key Indian players: Shubman Gill (batsman) and Mohammed Shami (fast bowler)
IPL record: Champions on debut (2022)
Punjab Kings
Captain: Shikhar Dhawan
Top foreign players: Liam Livingstone (England batsman), Kagiso Rabada (South Africa fast bowler), Sam Curran (England all-rounder)
Curran, Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup with his death bowling skills, became the most expensive IPL player ever when Punjab paid $2.23 million.
Key Indian players: Shahrukh Khan -- a hard-hitting batsman
IPL record: Runners-up when named Kings XI Punjab (2014)
Rajasthan Royals
Captain: Sanju Samson
Top foreign players: Jos Buttler (England wicketkeeper-batsman), Trent Boult (New Zealand fast bowler), Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies batsman)
Key Indian players: Yuzvendra Chahal (leg-spinner) and Ravichandran Ashwin (off-spinner)
IPL record: Champions in inaugural edition in 2008 under late Australian great Shane Warne
Kolkata Knight Riders
Captain: Nitish Rana (stand-in for injured Shreyas Iyer)
Top foreign players: Andre Russell (West Indies all-rounder), Sunil Narine (West Indies all-rounder), Tim Southee (New Zealand fast bowler)
Key Indian players: Venkatesh Iyer (all-rounder), Varun Chakravarthy (leg-spinner)
IPL record: Owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, the team has been champion twice (2012, 2014) and runners-up once (2021)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Captain: Aiden Markram
Top foreign players: Marco Jansen (South Africa bowling all-rounder), Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa batsman), Harry Brook (England batsman)
West Indies great and Sunrisers head coach Brian Lara called Brook "young and exciting" after the 24-year-old was signed by the team for $1.6 million.
Key Indian players: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Seam bowler), Washington Sundar (Spin bowler), Umran Malik (Fast bowler)
IPL record: Champions once (2016)
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Captain: Faf du Plessis
Top foreign players: Glenn Maxwell (Australia all-rounder), Reece Topley (England left-arm quick), Josh Hazlewood (Australia fast bowler - doubtful due to achilles injury)
Key Indian players: Virat Kohli (batsman), Mohammed Siraj (fast bowler), Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper-batsman)
IPL record: Runners-up three times (2009, 2011, 2016)
