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PREVIEW: The importance of the league continues to rise with each and every edition of the Indian Premier League. This year is no different, and the trade of Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians and the big money signings of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have already set the tone for a big tournament.

The 2024 IPL will act as a bridge competition ahead of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the United States and the West Indies later this year, so in addition to the usual bragging rights, there’s a spot in the national team at stake for Indian and overseas players alike.

Amidst all the euphoria and the festive ambience, the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) promises to bring a fair share of exuberance to the fore, with this being the last instalment before next year’s mega auction.

Coming into the 2024 auctions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians(MI) were the smart shoppers. The yellow brigade has roped in the New Zealand duo of Daryll Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra while welcoming back Shardul Thakur who is coming on the back of some brilliant bowling performance in the Ranji Trophy.

On the other hand, The Men in Blue had traded Hardik Pandya from the Gujarat Titans (GT) and had without second thought appointed him as the new captain with an eye to the future.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) over the years have had a roller-coaster run in the IPL, Barring the lone championship victory in 2016, the Hyderabad-based franchise has been unpredictable and has either finished in the top four or in the bottom in their decade of existence. This year fortunes could turn around for the franchise.

Two teams that are desperate to end their title droughts are the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR). While the former’s trophy cabinet has been running dry for a decade, the latter’s lone title victory in the inaugural edition of the IPL (2008) is becoming a distant memory.

Shubman Gill replaced Hardik Pandya as the new captain of Gujarat Titans. In this year’s auction, GT bagged all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai who was a standout for Afghanistan in the 2023 50-over World Cup held in India, which could be a like-for-like replacement for Hardik Pandya.

Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will also be in the mix, but it would be interesting how the returning Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul would go about their ways as this IPL edition would be an audition for a spot in the Indian squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean.

Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) face the difficult task of replicating the success of their women’s team, which won the WPL 2024 title last Sunday. RCB might boast a star-studded line-up including the likes of Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Glen Maxwell but their bowling department remains an issue.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) also head into the tournament with a lot of issues that needed to be sorted out at the IPL 2024 auction.
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