The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to return in its 17th edition in March 2024 and one of the major discussions among cricket fans is now about which team is going to lift the coveted trophy. In the previous season, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium and won the record-equalling title under MS Dhoni.
In the latest auction of the cash-rich league held in Dubai, all franchises did their best to rebuild their teams, picking up some quality players. Witnessing their squads after the business event, let’s know three teams that are the favourites to win the upcoming competition.
Here are three teams that are favourites to win the 2024 IPL edition
3. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
After witnessing their performance in the last three seasons, the SRH team management acquired some quality players to extract the desired results in the upcoming event. The franchise splurged INR 30.80 crore in the auction and added illustrious names such as Pat Cummins, Travis Head, and Wanindu Hasaranga to its squad.
With the addition of Cummins, there might be a change of guard as the Australia speedster has proven his captaincy skills in recent years. Sunrisers look formidable after the auction as they have a completely balanced squad. In the batting department, they have experienced names such as Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, and Heinrich Klaasen.
Their bowling unit consists of exceptional pacers such as young Umran Malik with veterans Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Pat Cummins, who will form a superb pace battery. Spinners Mayank Markande and Wanindu Hasaranga also have the potential to ask tough questions to batters. The 2016 champions also have all-rounders Marco Jansen and Washington Sundar, who can deliver magnificent numbers to the team in all three departments of the game.
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