IPL Season 11 is really going to be very thrilling as there have been so many changes announced already which has made crickett fans go crazy. This season will start from 4th of April and the finals are been scheduled on 27th may.
Players who are been retained by several team franchisees are:
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah are been retained and it is no surprise as all three of them are one of the most integral parts of the team. Rohit leads this side and has made Mumbai Indian win the IPL trophy for three times.
Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR has retained Sunil Naraine and Andre Russel but they shocked everyone whey they released the KKR captain Gautam Gambhir from the side and it will be interesting to see that on 27 January who will purchase him.
Chennai Super Kings
Yes, after being suspended for two seasons this team is back and they are back with a bang as once again we will see MSD leading this side. This team has retained Ravindra Jadeja, M.S Dhoni along with Suresh Raina.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
This team has retained David Warner along with their leading bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar and have played the smart game here too. It is one of the most competitive sides in IPL.
Rajasthan Royals
Along with Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan has also made a comeback as the charges and the ban have been removed and as per the provided information by the team franchisees, Steve Smith who is currently captain of Australian side has been retained.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Just like Mumbai Indians this Franchise also did similar things by retaining its main players which are Virat Kohli, AB Devilliers and Sarfaraz Khan has been retained.
Kings XI Punjab
Just like every season, cricketing experts are expecting that this time will find a proper balance as every time they lack is a proper balance. Well, this they have only retained Axar Patel and it was really shocking to see when the franchise released Glenn Maxwell who was one of the top performers for the Punjab side.
Delhi Daredevils
Risabh Pant, Chris Morris & Shreyas Iyer has been retained by this side and Ricky Ponting who was earlier the coach of Mumbai Indians will be the coaching the Delhi boys.
As I was saying that there have been so many changes done including changes which were been expected and also there are changes which are surprising too.
Few more things which will be new in this season are:
Set Max will not be broadcasting the IPL as Star Sports have bagged the media rights by paying $2.5 billion (16,347.5 crores) and the deal and will hold the rights for 5 years.
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals which were been banned from last two seasons are back as the ban have been removed.
"Season 11 is really gonna be thrilling"
