The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played from March 2024 and there is already a debate among cricket fans about which team will win the IPL title this season. Last season, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and won their fifth title under MS Dhoni.
In the IPL 2024 auction held in Dubai, all the franchises tried their best to strengthen their teams by buying some quality players. Meanwhile, in this article we will talk about those three players who are strong contenders to win the title this season.
Three teams that are favorites to win IPL 2024
1) Mumbai Indians IPL 2024
Mumbai Indians (MI) have not looked convincing in the last three seasons, but they will give their best in the upcoming edition of the league and bring joy to the faces of their fans. After the IPL 2024 auction, MI traded Hardik Pandya to Gujarat Titans (GT) and appointed him as the captain of the team.
MI’s IPL 2024 team looks dangerous as they have many big players who can deliver match-winning performances for them. Former captain Rohit Sharma has regained his form while Suryakumar Yadav has been showing no mercy to the bowlers in the T20 format for a long time, Tim David has been able to contribute to the team as a finisher.
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Hardik’s inclusion can give good results to the team as the 30-year-old player is known to lead from the front. The fast bowling unit will be led by Jasprit Bumrah, who will be supported by South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee and Australian fast bowler Jason Behrendorff. Experienced Piyush Chawla can also make the batsmen dance to his tune with his leg-break bowling talent. Young players Ishan Kishan and Tilak Verma will try to play big innings with their bat and prove their batting skills.
2) Chennai Super Kings IPL 2024
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will look to successfully defend the title under the leadership of MS Dhoni and become the most successful team in the league again. The Yellow Army spent Rs 30.40 crore from its own purse and bought six players in the auction held in Dubai. He bought Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Mustafizur Rahman and Shardul Thakur in the auction.
The addition of Mitchell will strengthen Chennai’s batting line-up while Mustafizur’s experience can also prove important for the five-time champions. CSK’s strength is their batting which has some brilliant names like Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell and MS Dhoni. All-rounders like Shivam Dubey, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja and Rachin Ravindra also make their team dangerous.
3) Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2024
After seeing their performances in the last three seasons, the SRH team management acquired some quality players to achieve good results in the upcoming season. The franchise spent Rs 30.80 crore in the auction and included great players like Pat Cummins, Travis Head and Wanindu Hasaranga in their team.
There could be a change in the team with the addition of Cummins as this Australian fast bowler has proved his captaincy ability in recent times. Sunrisers are looking strong after the auction as they have a completely balanced team. In the batting department, they have experienced names like Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen.
Their bowling unit includes experienced pacers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Pat Cummins along with young Umran Malik, who will form a formidable pace battery. Spinners Mayank Markande and Wanindu Hasaranga also have the ability to trouble the batsmen. The 2016 champions also have all-rounders Marco Yansin and Washington Sundar, who can make great contributions to the team in all three departments of the game.
