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IPL 2023: Who Will Win and What Are the Odds?

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may have not announced anything official regarding this year’s Indian Premier Schedule just yet. If no issue arises this year that could impact this year’s tournament, the tournament will likely run from March 25, 2023, to May 28, 2023.
This year’s IPL will be the 16th edition of the tournament, and 10 teams are still expected to compete for the championship.
While we wait for official announcements regarding the upcoming season, there is already a lot you should know about. This is especially the case if you plan on participating in IPL Betting this year. Keep reading to learn more about the 10 teams competing this season and know which teams are the favorites to win.
Team List and Captaincy
Before the IPL odds and predictions, here are the 10 teams that will be part of the 2023 IPL and their captains:
- Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya
- Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma
- Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson
- Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Punjab Kings: Mayank Agrawal
- Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant
- Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf Du Plessis
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson
- Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul
IPL 2023 Auction Updates
Before every season, IPL auction are held where teams get to purchase and complete their lineups. The latest auction happened on December 23, 2022, and there were 76 players sold in the mini auction in total.
Punjab Kings spent the highest for Sam Curran who is now the most expensive player of all time. Next to him is Ben Stokes who will now be playing for Chennai Super Kings.
Here’s the list of all players each team bought including their available and spent purses.
Gujarat Titans
- Purse Spent: 90.55 cr
- Purse Available: 4.45 Cr
- Players: Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, Shivam Mavi, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, R Sai Kishore, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Matthew Wade, Alzarri Joseph, Kane Williamson, Wriddhiman Saha, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Srikar Bharat, Mohit Sharma, Odean Smith, Noor Ahmad, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Sai Sudharasan, Pradeep Sangwan
Mumbai Indians
- Purse Spent: 94.95 CR
- Purse Available: 0.05 Cr
- Players: Cameron Green, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Tim David, Suryakumar Yadav, Jofra Archer, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla, Arjun Tendulkar, Ramandeep Singh, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan, Raghav Goyal, Duan Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Vishnu Vinod
Rajasthan Royals
- Purse Spent: 91.65 Cr
- Purse Available: 3.35 Cr
- Players: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Prasidh Krishna, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jason Holder, R Ashwin, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Joe Root, Obed McCoy, Donovan Ferreira, KM Asif, KC Cariappa, Kuldeen Sen, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldip Yadav, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht
Chennai Super Kings
- Purse Spent: 93.50 Cr
- Purse Available: 1.50 Cr
- Players: Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Raturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santer, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Prashant Solanki, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson, Maheesh Theekshana, Nishant Sindhu, Ajinkya Rahane, Dwaine Pretorius, Ajay Mandal, Subhranshu Senapati, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Bhagath Varma, Shaik Rasheed, Tushar Deshpande
Punjab Kings
- Purse Spent: 82.80 Cr
- Purse Available: 12.20 Cr
- Players: Sam Curran, Liam Livingston, Kagiso Rabada, Shahrukh Khan, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Raj Angad Bawa, Nathan Ellis, Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Sikandar Raza, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Taide, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, and Jitesh Sharma
Delhi Capitals
- Purse Spent: 90.55 Cr
- Purse Available: 4.45 Cr
- Players: Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Northe, David Warner, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Rilee Rossouw, Chetan Sakariya, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Phil Salt, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lalit Yadav, Yash Dhull, Ishant Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Praveen Dubey, Ripal Patel, Aman Khan, Vicky Ostwal, Sarfaraz Khan
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Purse Spent: 93.35 Cr
- Purse Available: 1.65 Cr
- Players: Andre Russell, Shreyas Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Shakib Al Hasan, David Wiese, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Rinku Singh, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anukul Roy, Kulwant Khejroliya, Harshit Rana, and Suyash Sharma
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Purse Spent: 93.25 Cr
- Purse Available: 1.75 Cr
- Players: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva, Josh Hazlewood, Faf du Plessis, Mohammed Siraj, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Will Jacks, Shahbaz Ahmed, David Wiley, Reece Topley, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Siddarth Kaul, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Karn Sharma, Suyash Prabhudessai, Sonu Yadav, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Himanshu Sharma, and Rajat Patidar
Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Purse Spent: 88.45 Cr
- Purse Available: 6.55 Cr
- Players: Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvbeshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Kartik Tyagi, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, T Natarajan, Vivrant Sharma, Aiden Markram, Adil Rashid, Mayank Dagar, Glenn Philips, Akeal Hosein, Mayank Markande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Upendra Yadav, Sanvir Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Anmolpreet Singh, Samarth Vyas
Lucknow Super Giants
- Purse Spent: 91.45 Cr
- Purse Available: 3.55 Cr
- Players: KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, Avesh Khan, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Daniel Sams, Amit Mishra, Kyle Mayers, Jaydev Unadkat, Romario Shepherd, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Yudhvir Charak, Karan Sharma, Mayank, Yadav, Swapnil Singh, Mana Vohra, Prerak Mankad
Latest Betting Odds
Here are the latest betting odds for IPL 2023’s Outright Winner based on SkyBet as of January 14, 2023:
- Gujarat Titans: 11/2
- Delhi Capitals: 6/1
- Mumbai Indians: 6/1
- Lucknow Super Giants: 13/2
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 13/2
- Rajasthan Royals: 7/1
- Chennai Super Kings: 8/1
- Punjab Kings: 8/1
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 10/1
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 10/1
Will Gujarat Titans Win Again This Season?
The truth is that it’s still too early to tell whether Gujarat Titans will get a back-to-back IPL championship. However, based on the team’s lineup this season, it seems like GT is serious about getting another win.
GT was able to get the seventh most expensive player this year, Shivam Mavi for 6 Cr. Mavi will surely add variety to the already power-packed team alongside Shami, Rashid Khan, and Alzarri Joseph. Having Irish player Joshua Little also helped strengthen the team with his effective bowling.
Wicketkeepers Bharat and Patel are also a nice addition to the team.
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Virat set to break records as India takes on Australia in World Test Championship Final at the Oval
Virat has always performed well against Australia.

It will be a clash of the Titans as India takes on Australia in the World Championship Final at the Oval on June 7. The fans have set have set their eyes on how both the teams play with Virat Kohli being the star attraction at the match. Virat is on the verge of breaking many ICC records in the upcoming WTC final on Wednesday. Virat has always performed well against Australia.
Records that Kohli might break during the match are
Most runs by a player in ICC tournament knockout matches
Virat has scored 620 runs in ICC tournament Knockout matches at an average of 51.66. He has scored six fifties in the knockout matches with the best score of 96*. In case he scores big, he will move ahead of legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting to become the king of Knockout matches.
Most test runs against a bowler- A massive score by Virat will take him ahead of Superstars like Cheteshwar Pujara (570 runs against Nathan Lyon), Steve Smith (520 runs against Stuart Broad), and Kumar Sangakkara (531 runs against Saeed Ajmal)
Most international runs by an Indian batsman in England-
Virat has scored 2574 runs tailing behind Sachin Tendulkar who scored 2626 runs, and Rahul Dravid, who has scored the maximum 2645 runs. Virat needs 72 runs to reach the top position.
In Tests, Virat needs 21 runs to reach 2000 runs against test cricket in Australia. He needs to score 55 runs to reach the 5000 run mark in international cricket against Australia.
Virat will move to the third position in the maximum ICC Knockout matches played moving ahead of Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. In case Virat scores a century Virat will become the Indian player with the second-highest test centuries against Australia (9).
Virat has scored 75 international hundreds. If he hits the 76th century against Australia in the WTC final, he will reach this position in 555 innings moving ahead of Sachin Tendulkar (587 innings).
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Asia Cup wrangle pits Sri Lanka Cricket Board against Pakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan will tour Sri Lanka in July to play two Tests of the next ICC World Test championship

The Pakistan Cricket Board and the Sri Lankan Cricket Board are not on the best of terms at the moment. The PCB is not happy with the Sri Lankan board for offering to host the Asia Cup and has refused to play a one-day international series in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan will tour Sri Lanka in July to play two Tests of the next ICC World Test championship. Apparently, the Sri Lankan Cricket Board had suggested that Pakistan play a few one-day international matches as they were positive the Sri Lankan team will book a spot for the ODI World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe. Hence, they would need more exposure before the event in October.
The PCB had initially said that they would consider the offer but refused it later. This sends a clear message that the PCB is not happy with the Sri Lankan Cricket Board’s proposal to host the Asia Cup as it was Pakistan’s turn to host the regional event.
PCB chief Najam Sethi was also upset with the response from the boards of Bangladesh and Afghanistan as well over the Asia Cup issue. Sethi had expected that Sri Lankan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan boards would convince the BCCI to go with the hybrid model as proposed by PCB.
The PCB chief did not refute media reports that the BCCI has rejected Sethi’s hybrid model and wants the tournament to be held in Sri Lanka. The bone of contention in the controversy is the Indian board is unlikely to send its team to play in Pakistan, though it has not formally announced the same, it has been making gestures to that effect.
A senior BCCI official said that there is absolutely no chance that Pakistan could hold the Asia Cup. The BCCI would like it if the ICC Champion’s Trophy is also moved out of Pakistan. According to reports, Sri Lanka was likely to hold the event. But the final decision will be made at the ACC meeting.
With strong relations between the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket, the BCCI wants the event to happen in Sri Lanka. At the next ACC meeting, the PCB chief will be conveyed the message.
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World Test Championship Final: A real battle of champions
India and Australia are considered as two of the strongest cricket teams in the world and their clashes on the field is something that is always highly anticipated.

By Naveen Singh
The World Test Championship (WTC) is the ultimate battle of cricket’s traditional format, Test cricket. Launched on August 1, 2019, the championship aims to showcase the best version of Test cricket, which has faced declining interest and relevance in recent times.
The inaugural edition of the WTC lasted for two years, from 2019 to 2021, and saw nine Test-playing nations compete in a series of bilateral Test series. The championship was won by New Zealand, which defeated India in the finals held at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, England.
The second edition of the WTC started in 2021 and now the 2023 World Test Championship final will be played between India and Australia at the iconic Kia Oval Ground in London, England.
India and Australia are considered as two of the strongest cricket teams in the world and their clashes on the field is something that is always highly anticipated.
Australia is currently second in the test rankings, while India holds the first position. The India Vs Australia WTC Final will also be a chance for some of the world’s best cricketers to flaunt their skills.
Apart from current Indian team captain Rohit Sharma, former captain Virat Kohli, Australia’s captain Pat Cummins and his predecessor Steve Smith, looking at the recent performances Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill and David Warner are expected to be the key players in the finals for their respective teams.
One of the key factors in the success of both teams will depend on their ability to adapt to the conditions of England. However, both teams have proven their ability to win in challenging conditions so far and now it will be interesting to see how they perform against each other.
Overall, India vs Australia World Test Championship Final promises to be a thrilling encounter between two of the most talented and competitive cricket teams in the world. The fans can expect to witness some epic battles on the field as each team seeks to prove its dominance and win the final of the World Test Championship 2023.
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