IPL 2020 Teams & Players List

The thirteenth season of the Indian Premier League will be played from 28 March to 24 May 2020. There will be no additional IPL teams than the eight that played in the last season. Mumbai Indians are the defending champions, having won the 2019 IPL for the fourth time, also holding the most IPL titles by a team.

Table of Contents

1. IPL 2020 Teams & Players
2. Royal Challengers Bangalore Players List (RCB)
3. Mumbai Indians Players List (MI)
4. Chennai Super Kings Players List (CSK)
5. Delhi Capitals Players List (DC)
6. Kings XI Punjab Players List (KXIP)
7. Kolkata Knight Riders Players List (KKR)
8. Rajasthan Royals Players List (RR)
9. Sunrisers Hyderabad Players List (SRH)
10. IPL Teams, Captains, Home Grounds and Coaches

The auction for the IPL 2020 teams & squads took place on 19 December 2019 in Kolkata. There were a total of 73 slots to fill, relatively less than the previous editions. 29 of these 72 slots were reserved for foreign players.

A total of 62 players including 29 overseas players were sold in the auctions for the 2020 IPL. Pat Cummins became the player with the highest value with Kolkata Knight Riders acquiring him for 15.50 crores.

IPL 2020 Teams & Squads

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad (RCB)

The three-time runners up IPL team from Bangalore will once again be looking forward to getting their hands on the IPL trophy. The franchise has probably the best batting lineup of any team on paper but their bowling let them down in the last season. They retained just 13 players, the lowest by any IPL team this time around. They went on to fill a total of 8 spots out of a potential 12 in this year’s auctions.

*R- Retained

Mumbai Indians Squad (MI)

Mumbai Indians retained a total of 18 players in their IPL squad including the very core of the team, led by captain Rohit Sharma. Major players who were retained are Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, and Krunal Pandya. They retained 6 foreign players including Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga and Quinton de Kock. The franchise bought 6 players in the auction with Nathan-Coulter-Nile being the most expensive purchase.

*R- Retained

Chennai Super Kings Squad (CSK)

The previous season’s runners-up retained the most players, the number being 20 before the auctions. They had five slots left for the auction in which they filled four, with an equal number of foreign and Indian players. The list of retained players consists of the names of players like MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, players who have been the backbone of the squad for many years now. In the auction, the franchise focused on picking up players to boost the bowling attack of their IPL squad.

*R- Retained

Delhi Capitals Squad (DC)

The IPL team from Delhi got a new name last year and would like to improve their performance in the tournament from previous seasons. They retained 14 players which gave them 11 free slots in their IPL squad for the auction. The franchise went for an overall mixed approach in the auction and picked a bit of everything. They spent quite a lot of money on bagging the best among the foreign players.

*R- Retained

Kings XI Punjab Squad (KXIP)

The runners up of the 2014 edition of the IPL retained 16 players including 4 overseas players in their IPL squad. The franchise went big to get Glen Maxwell in the auction this year. Their main focus was on adding a good amount of all-rounders to their IPL team. The franchise bought a total of 9 players in the auction, 5 of whom are all-rounders.

*R- Retained

Also see - IPL winners list

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

The two-time IPL champions retained 14 players including Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine, the three biggest players of their IPL team. The franchise went into the IPL auction with 9 slots available to fill. This Kolkata franchise also made the biggest headlines in the auction this time around for buying Pat Cummins for a sum of 15.5 crores, the highest ever purchase for an overseas player in IPL history. They also bought the 48-year-old Pravin Tambe for 20 lakhs.

*R- Retained

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

The inaugural champions of the IPL have been unable to reach any other final since their dream campaign in 2008. The franchise would be looking forward to turning the tables this time around. They retained 14 players in their IPL 2020 team including the hero of 2019 ICC World Cup, Ben Stokes. They also retained the all-rounder’s compatriot, Jos Butler. They filled all the 11 spots they had on their squad in the auctions. The franchise spent 2.40 crore on Mumbai youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal.

*R- Retained

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

The 2016 champions and the runners up of the 2018 IPL season retained 18 players including 6 overseas players. The list of retained players includes the names of three batsmen which form the core of the team’s batting lineup, David Warner, Kane Williamson and Jonny Bairstow. Going into the auction they had 7 slots available to fill in their squad. They filled all the spots in their IPL team and bought five all-rounders.

*R- Retained

IPL Teams, Captains, Home Grounds and Coaches