IPL 2023 mini-auction was a battle of mind games between the 10 tournament teams. A lot of work went behind the scenes and all 10 teams will hope they have got a good depth in the squad to pick the best XI, which can lead them to glory in IPL 2023.
Sam Curran, Cameron Green, and Ben Stokes became the most expensive players in IPL history. Punjab Kings grab Sam Curran for a whopping amount of INR 18.50 crores whereas Cameron Green and Ben Stokes were roped in by Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings respectively.
We predict the best playing XI of all 10 IPL teams after the conclusion of the mini-auction:
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devin Conway, Ambati Rayudu, Ben Stokes, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana.
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Rilee Rossouw, Rishabh Pant, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Chetan Sakariya.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav.
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Kuldeep Sen.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips (wk), Washington Sundar, Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, David Miller, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Tewatia, Odean Smith, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Hritik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Raj Bawa, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh.
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood.
