The countdown for the Indian Premier League 2023 has begun and the league is all set to get bigger and better. The IPL 2023 will be held between March end and May end as the tournament will be hosting a total of 74 action-packed matches. These include 70 league matches and 4 play-offs. It will be happy times as the tournament will finally be played in India after 2 years. Ahead of the tournament, the 10 teams built their squads as the IPL 2023 auctions took place on December 23rd. These mini-auctions laid the core of the teams. The auction gave the teams a chance to fill up the spots that had been vacated after they released some of the players due to various reasons.
The latest update is that IPL 2023 will stream in 4K on Jio Cinema App. The decision has been approved by BCCI and will greatly improve the viewing experience of the viewers. HD Video with a 4K resolution has four times the resolution of a 1080p HD video.
Where to Watch IPL 2023 in India?
Star Sports Network will be broadcasting all the IPL 2023 matches on their TV channels in the country. As for online live streaming, Jio Platforms subsidiary Viacom18 has required digital rights. Jio has announced that it will stream IPL 2023 free on Jio Cinema App. You will not need to subscribe to Voot Select but have a Jio sim to watch the streaming for free on Jio Cinema App. The matches will be streamed in 11 regional languages.
Tata IPL 2023 on Free Dish for the 1st time
Drawing a leaf from Viacom’s initiative to stream IPL 2023 for free on the Jio Cinema App, Star Network has also confirmed that it will telecast some of the big IP2023 matches on its free-to-air channel Star Utsav Movies. It will be the first time ever that IPL Matches will be telecasted on a Free Dish channel. 12 IPL 2023 matches will be shown on Star Utsav Movies. The channel has a reach of over 200 million viewers across India. The FTA channel is available on DD Free Dish channel number 55.
FAQs
1. How many teams will be a part of the IPL 2023?
10 teams will be competing for the title of IPL 2023. The teams are as follows-
- Chennai Super Kings
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Gujarat Titans
- Mumbai Indians
- Kings XI Punjab
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Delhi Capitals
- Rajasthan Royals
- Lucknow Super Giants
2. How many players can be retained by each team?
Every franchise can retain a total of 15 players in their squad. They are allowed to release a maximum of 10 out of 25 players in their squad.
IPL 2023: Complete Schedule
- 31 March 2023- CSK Vs GT (Ahmedabad)- 7:30 PM IST
- 1 April 2023- PBKS Vs KKR (Mohali)- 3:30 PM IST
- 1 April 2023- LSG Vs DC (Lucknow)-7:30 PM IST
- 2 April 2023- SRH Vs RR (Hyderabad)- 3:30 PM IST
- 2 April 2023- RCB Vs MI (Bengaluru)- 7:30 PM IST
- 3 April 2023- CSK Vs LSG (Chennai)- 7:30 PM IST
- 4 April 2023- DC Vs GT (Delhi)- 7:30 PM IST
- 5 April 2023- RR Vs PBKS (Guwahati)- 7:30 PM IST
- 6 April 2023- KKR Vs RCB (Kolkata)- 7:30 PM IST
- 7 April 2023- LSG Vs SRH (Lucknow)- 7:30 PM IST
- 8 April 2023- RR Vs DC (Guwahati)- 3:30 PM IST
- 8 April 2023- MI Vs CSK (Mumbai)- 7:30 PM IST
- 9 April 2023- GT Vs KKR (Ahmedabad)- 3:30 PM IST
- 9 April 2023- SRH Vs PBKS (Hyderabad)- 7:30 PM IST
- 10 April 2023- RCB Vs LSG (Bengaluru)- 7:30 PM IST
- 11 April 2023- DC Vs MI (Delhi)- 7:30 PM IST
- 12 April 2023- CSK Vs RR (Chennai)- 7:30 PM IST
- 13 April 2023- PBKS Vs GT (Mohali)- 7:30 PM IST
- 14 April 2023- KKR Vs SRH (Kolkata)- 7:30 PM IST
- 15 April 2023- RCB Vs DC (Bengaluru)- 7:30 PM IST
- 15 April 2023- LSG Vs PBKS (Lucknow)- 7:30 PM IST
- 16 April 2023- MI Vs KKR (Mumbai)- 3:30 PM IST
- 16 April 2023- GT VS RR (Ahmedabad)-7:30 PM IST
- 17 April 2023- RCB VS CSK (Bengaluru)- 7:30 PM IST
- 18 April 2023- SRH Vs MI (Hyderabad)- 7:30 PM IST
- 19 April 2023- RR Vs LSG (Jaipur)- 7:30 PM IST
- 20 April 2023- PBKS Vs RCB (Mohali)- 3:30 PM IST
- 20 April 2023- DC Vs KKR (Delhi)- 7:30 PM IST
- 21 April 2023- CSK Vs SRH (Chennai)- 7:30 PM IST
- 22 April 2023- LSG Vs GT (Lucknow)- 3:30 PM IST
- 22 April 2023- MI Vs PBKS (Mumbai)- 7:30 PM IST
- 23 April 2023-RCB Vs RR (Bengaluru)-3:30 PM IST
- 23 April 2023-KKR Vs CSK (Kolkata)- 7:30 PM IST
- 24 April 2023- SRH Vs DC (Hyderabad)- 7:30 PM IST
- 25 April 2023- GT Vs MI (Ahmedabad)- 7:30 PM IST
- 26 April 2023- RCB Vs KKR (Bengaluru)- 7:30 PM IST
- 27 April 2023- RR Vs CSK (Jaipur)- 7:30 PM IST
- 28 April 2023- PBKS Vs LSG (Mohali)- 7:30 PM IST
- 29 April 2023-KKR Vs GT (Kolkata)- 3:30 PM IST
- 29 April 2023- DC Vs SRH (Delhi)- 7:30 PM IST
- 30 April 2023- CSK Vs PBKS (Chennai)- 3:30 PM IST
- 30 April 2023- MI Vs RR (Mumbai)- 7:30 PM IST
- 1 May 2023- LSG Vs RCB (Lucknow)-7:30 PM IST
- 2 May 2023- GT Vs DC (Ahmedabad)- 7:30 PM IST
- 3 May 2023- PBKS Vs MI (Mohali)- 7:30 PM IST
- 4 May 2023- LSG Vs CSK (Lucknow)- 3:30 PM IST
- 4 May 2023- SRH Vs KKR (Hyderabad)- 7:30 PM IST
- 5 May 2023- RR Vs GT (Jaipur)- 7:30 PM IST
- 6 May 2023- CSK Vs Mi (Chennai)- 3:30 PM IST
- 6 May 2023- DC Vs RCB (Delhi)- 7:30 PM IST
- 7 May 2023- GT Vs LSG (Ahmedabad)- 3:30 PM IST
- 7 May 2023- RR Vs SRH (Jaipur)- 7:30 PM IST
- 8 May 2023- KKR Vs PBKS (Kolkata)- 7:30 PM IST
- 9 May 2023- MI Vs RCB (Mumbai)- 7:30 PM IST
- 10 May 2023- CSK Vs DC (Chennai)- 7:30 PM IST
- 11 May 2023- KKR Vs RR (Kolkata)- 7:30 PM IST
- 12 May 2023- MI Vs GT (Mumbai)- 7:30 PM IST
- 13 May 2023- DC Vs PBKS (Delhi)- 7:30 PM IST
- 14 May 2023- RR Vs RCB (Jaipur)- 3:30 PM IST
- 14 May 2023- CSK Vs KKR (Chennai)- 7:30 PM IST
- 15 May 2023- GT Vs SRH (Ahmedabad)- 7:30 PM IST
- 16 May 2023- LSG Vs MI (Lucknow)- 7:30 PM IST
- 17 May 2023- PBKS Vs DC (Dharamshala)- 7:30 PM IST
- 18 May 2023- SRH Vs RCB (Hyderabad)- 7:30 PM IST
- 19 May 2023- PBKS Vs RR (Dharamshala)- 7:30 PM IST
- 20 May 2023- DC Vs CSK (Delhi)- 3:30 PM IST
- 20 May 2023- KKR Vs LSG (Kolkata)- 7:30 PM IST
- 21 May 2023- MI Vs SRH (Mumbai)- 3:30 PM IST
- 21 May 2023- RCB Vs GT (Bengaluru)- 7:30 PM IST
*The place written inside the brackets is the venue of the matches.
The schedule and venues for the playoffs and final will be announced at a later date, with the title clash set to be played on May 28.
IPL 2023 Auctions
Gujarat Titans – Purse available: INR 19.25 Crore
The defending champions Gujarat Titans has traded pacer Lockie Ferguson to Kolkata Knight Riders.
Current squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Noor Ahmad, Yash Dayal, Shubman Gill, Alzarri Joseph, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Darshan Nalkande, Wriddhiman Saha, Pradeep Sangwan, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Matthew Wade, Jayant Yadav
Player acquisition via trades – Nil
Players released – Lockie Ferguson (traded), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (traded), Jason Roy, Dominic Drakes, Gurkeerat Singh, Varun Aaron
Overseas slots remaining – 3
Total available slots – 7
Rajasthan Royals – Purse available: INR 13.2 crore
Rajasthan ROyals ha released nine players – Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Rassie van der Dussen were among the nine players before the 2023 auction.
Current squad: Sanju Samson (c), R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Jos Buttler, KC Cariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav
Player acquisition via trades – Nil
Players released – Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, James Neesham, Corbin Bosch, Karun Nair, Anunay Singh, Shubham Garhwal, Tejas Baroka
Overseas slots available – 4
Total available slots – 9
Lucknow Super Giants – Purse available: INR 23.35 crore
Lucknow Super Giants released seven players from its last year’s squad.
Current squad: KL Rahul (c), Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Karan Sharma, Marcus Stoinis, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav
Player acquisition via trades – Nil
Players released: Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Evin Lewis, Andrew Tye, Manish Pandey, Ankit Rajpoot, Shahbaz Nadeem
Overseas slots available – 4
Total available slots – 10
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Purse available: INR 8.75 crore
RCB released five players including two overseas players and three Indian players from their team.
Current squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Shahbaz Ahmed, Finn Allen, Akash Deep, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Dinesh Karthik, Siddarth Kaul, Virat Kohli, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, David Willey
Player acquisition via trades – Nil
Players released – Jason Behrendorff (traded), Sherfane Rutherford, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Luvnith Sisodia
Overseas slots remaining – 2
Total available slots – 7
Delhi Capitals – Purse available: INR 19.45 crore
Delhi Capitals released last season’s biggest buy Shardul Thakur has been released along with four other players in total.
Current squad: Rishabh Pant (c), Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dhull, Praveen Dubey, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Mitchell Marsh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vicky Ostwal, Axar Patel, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav
Player acquisition via trades – Aman Khan
Players released – Tim Seifert, Shardul Thakur (traded), Mandeep Singh, KS Bharat, Ashwin Hebbar
Overseas slots available – 2
Total available slots – 5
Punjab Kings – Purse available: INR 32.2 crore
Punjab Kings is the team with the second-largest purse available for the 2023 edition auction. The Kings released nine players, including last season’s captain Mayank Agarwal, after choosing Shikhar Dhawan as their new captain and Trevor Bayliss as their new coach. Another well-known name to be included by the franchise is Odean Smith.
Current squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Raj Bawa, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Rishi Dhawan, Nathan Ellis, Shahrukh Khan, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Atharva Taide
Player acquisition via trades – Nil
Players released – Odean Smith, Benny Howell, Mayank Agarwal, Sandeep Sharma, Ishan Porel, Vaibhav Arora, Prerak Mankad, Ansh Patel, Writtick Chatterjee
Overseas slots available – 3
Total available slots – 9
Kolkata Knight Riders – Purse available: INR 7.05 Crore
KKR has released a total of 16 players from there roster while they added three players through trades. Sam Billings, Alex Hales, and Pat Cummins chose not to participate in the IPL 2023, and KKR elected to do without players like Aaron Finch and Mohammad Nabi. Among their most notable exclusions of Indians were Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Mavi.
Current squad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Nitish Rana, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Tim Southee, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav
Player acquisition via trades – Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Players released – Pat Cummins, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Aaron Finch, Mohammad Nabi, Chamika Karunaratne, Ajinkya Rahane, Aman Khan (traded), Shivam Mavi, Abhijeet Tomar, Ashok Sharma, Baba Indrajith, Pratham Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Sheldon Jackson
Overseas slots available – 3
Total available slots – 11
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Purse available: INR 42.25 crore
After releasing 12 players, Sunrisers Hyderabad enters the auction with the most budget. Their two greatest omissions were Kane Williamson and Nicholas Pooran, and they also released a number of domestic players. SRH has plenty of money to spend and is in need of a captain and some major players, which they will be aiming to get.
Current squad: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, Aiden Markram, T Natarajan, Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Kartik Tyagi
Player acquisition via trades – Nil
Players released – Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Sean Abbott, Priyam Garg, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Ravikumar Samarth, Saurabh Dubey, Shashank Singh, Sushant Mishra, Vishnu Vinod
Overseas slots available – 4
Total available slots – 13
Chennai Super Kings – Purse available: INR 20.45 Crore
CSK has split ways with Dwayne Bravo, their top all-arounder and a crucial component of their prior success. Ravindra Jadeja and the management have been the subject of much debate, but the left-handed all-rounder was kept while eight players, including Chris Jordan and Adam Milne, were discharged.
Current squad: MS Dhoni (c), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Chowdhary, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana, Dwaine Pretorius, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana
Player acquisition via trades – Nil
Players released – Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Chris Jordan, Robin Uthappa (retired), Narayan Jagadeesan, KM Asif, Hari Nishaanth, Bhagath Varma
Overseas slots remaining – 2
Total available slots – 7
Mumbai Indians – Purse available: INR 20.55 crore
Mumbai Indias released many as 13 players from their team including Kieron Pollard who announced IPL retirement a few days back. MI also released Jaydev Unadkat, M Ashwin, Riley Meredith, Daniel Sams, Fabian Allen, and Tymal Mills were among their eight domestic exclusions.
Current squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Jofra Archer, Jason Behrendorff, Dewald Brevis, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Kumar Kartikeya, Arshad Khan, Ishan Kishan, Akash Madhwal, Hrithik Shokeen, Ramandeep Singh, Tristan Stubbs, Tilak Varma and Arjun Tendulkar.
Player acquisition via trades – Jason Behrendorff
Players released – Kieron Pollard (retired), Daniel Sams, Fabian Allen, Riley Meredith, Tymal Mills, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Murugan Ashwin, Anmolpreet Singh, Aryan Juyal, Basil Thampi, Rahul Buddhi, Sanjay Yadav
Overseas slots available – 3
Total available slots – 9
