IPL which stands for the Indian Premier League is a very big brand in today’s time in the International Cricket. Every single cricket who plays for one or the other team from various parts of the world wants to play in this cash rich tournament. IPL was started by the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) in the year 2008 with Lalit Modi as its Chairman and Commissioner. With the huge success that this tournament got in its inaugural year it has become one of the main stream events in International cricket. This year it is the sixth edition of this tournament and there is one team which has been added recently named as Sunrisers Hyderabad. Here we have prepared a list which shows the strongest teams in this edition of the Indian Premier League. Top favourite is the team led by the INDIAN skipper CSK.
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Kings XI Punjab
The IPL team which is at the number sixth place is Kings XI Punjab. This team was formed in the year 2008 at the time when IPL was launched. This team which has its theme based on Punjab is owned by the group of people named as Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta and others. They have established a company named as KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited for the same. The coach of this team is Australian great Adam Gilchrist. He is also the captain of this team. There are two home ground of this team and they are Punjab Cricket Association Stadium which is based in Mohali and Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium based in Dharamsala. The capacity in both the stadium is around 25,000. The best IPL season for this team was in the year 2008 when they reach the semi-final of this major cricket event.
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians who are based in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. This team belongs to the company named as the IndiaWin Sports Pvt Ltd. In this edition the coach of this team is John Wright and the skipper of this team is Australian great Ricky Ponting, who is also one of the best captains of cricket history. The best season for this team was in the year 2010 when they were the runners-up. This team is strongest as they have Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh and Kieron Pollard. In this year’s IPL this team has two home grounds and they are Wankhede Stadium which has the capacity of 35,341 and DY Patil Stadium which has the capacity of 55,646. Mrs Nita Ambani is the chief executive of this team.
Chennai Super Kings
In the 2013 edition of the Indian Premier League the strongest team is none other than the team led by the Indian Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Chennai Super Kings. This team is owned by the India Cements Limited and was formed in the year 2008 when the Indian Premier League was launched. The coach of this team is Stephen Fleming and they have their home ground located in the city of Chennai named as M. A. Chidambaram Stadium which has the sitting capacity of 50,000. Bowling coach of this team is Andy Bichel and the fielding coach is Steve Rixon. This is the only team in the whole IPL history which has managed to won the back to back IPL titles for two consecutive years. They did this in the year 2010 and in 2011. Some of its star players are Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin and Dwayne Bravo.. Cris Morris is a great find for CSK. This is the only team which managed to qualify for all the five Ipls and they are almost qualified for the sixth time. 1 time semi fainalist, 4 time finalist & 2 times runner up & 2 times CHAMPS.
Delhi Daredevils
The IPL team which is in the list at the number fifth place is Delhi Daredevils. This team has its base city of New Delhi and is owned by the GMR Group. This team was founded in the year 2008. The best performance by this team was in the 2008 and 2009 when they reached the semi-final of the IPL tournament. This year this team will be captained by the Sri Lankan great Mahela Jayewardene. Mr Eric Simmons has been appointed as the coach of this IPL team. This year there are two home grounds for this team and they are Feroz Shah Kotla which has the capacity of 48,000 and is located in New Delhi. The second one is Raipur International Cricket Stadium which has the capacity of 65,000 and is situated in Raipur. Some of its star players are Virender Sehwag, Kevin Pietersen, David Warner and Irfan Pathan.
Rajasthan Royals
The IPL team which is at the number fourth place in this list is named as the Rajasthan Royals. This team is owned by the company named as the Jaipur IPL Cricket Private Ltd in which Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra and Lachlan Murdoch are the prime people. This team was founded in the year 2008 when Indian Premier League was launched and in the same year they were the IPL Winner. The coach and captain of this team for this IPL season is Indian great Rahul Dravid. The home ground of this IPL franchise is Sawai Man Singh Stadium which is in the city of Jaipur and has the sitting capacity of 30,000. The team is so much interested to repeat their dream run which they did in the inaugural Indian Premier League season. Some of its star players are Shane Watson, Brad Hogg and Ajinkya Rahane.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Owned by the company named as the Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd, the team which we have at the number third place in this list is Royal Challengers Bangalore. The captain of this team is young Virat Kohli who has been one of the consistent performers in the whole Indian Premier League. The coach of this team which is based in Bengaluru is Ray Jennings and the bowling coach of this team is Venkatesh Prasad. The best IPL performance of this team was in the year 2009 and again in the year 2011 when they reached the finals of the Indian Premier League. The home ground of this IPL franchise is M. Chinnaswamy Stadium which is in the city of Bengaluru and has the sitting capacity of around 40,000. This team was founded in the year 2008 and some of the star players are Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Cheteshwar Pujara.
Pune Warriors India
The IPL franchise which is at the number seventh place in this list is the Pune Warriors India. This team was established in the year 2010 and was formed to represent Pune which is in Maharashtra. This IPL team belongs to the Sahara Adventure Sports Limited which is a part of the Sahara India Parivar. The last two seasons for this team as not at all been well and this year they will try their level best to get some desired results. The coach of this team is Praveen Amre and the bowling department will be handled by the Allan Donald. The colour for this IPL team is silver and turquoise blue. The home ground for this team is Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium which has been recently constructed in Pune and has the sitting capacity of 55,000. Some of the star players from this team are Michael Clarke, Yuvraj Singh, Steve Smite and many more.
Kolkata Knight Riders
In this very list the winner of the 2012 edition of the Indian Premier League named as the Kolkata Knight Riders have been placed at the number seventh place. This team is owned by the Knight Riders Sports Private Ltd in which Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jai Mehta are the key people. The home city of this IPL franchise is Kolkata and this year the home ground for this team is Eden Gardens which is in Kolkata having sitting capacity of 90,000 and also the JSCA International Cricket Stadium which has the sitting capacity of 35,000. The coach of this team is Trevor Bayliss and the bowling coach of this IPL team is Brett Lee. This team will be captained by Gautam Gambhir who played a major role in making this team win the 2012 edition of IPL. Some of the star players of this team are Jacques Kallis, Brad Haddin and Yusuf Pathan. Fokotia team
Sunrisers Hydrabad
This very list starts with the team named as Sunrisers Hyderabad at the number ninth position. This Year’s Indian Premier League is the debut season for this team which was formed as the Kochi team was eliminated from the Indian Premier League. The team is owned by Kalanidhi Maran who owns the SUN TV Network. Mr Tom Moody has been appointed as the coach of this IPL team. The skipper of this newly formed franchisee is Kumar Sangakkara who is a star Sri Lankan player. Their home ground is Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium which is situated in Hyderabad and has the sitting capacity of around 55,000. Orange and grey are the colours for this team. Some of the star players in this team is Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Cameron White, Dale Steyn and many more.