IPL 2015: Squads, Betting Tips and Indian Premier League Odds
The 2015 Indian Premier League is on the cusp of getting underway, prompting what will be some of the most entertaining and engrossing cricket you'll see anywhere in the world this year.
Big hitting, blistering bowling and raw drama are all inevitable in this particular tournament, as eight assembled squads battle it out to sample glory. With a clutch of the world’s finest players poised to take part before a backdrop of fervent Indian support, the competition is a must-watch for cricket fans across the globe.
On the brink of almost two months of thrilling 20-over cricket, here’s the full squad listings, the latest tournament odds and a look at where there is value to be had in this year’s IPL.
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| Chennai Super Kings | MS Dhoni, Baba Aparajith, Ashish Nehra, Dwayne Bravo, Brendon McCullum, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Smith, Matt Henry, Mithun Manhas, Ishwar Pandey, Pawan Negi, Mohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Suresh Raina, Samuel Badree, Michael Hussey, Ronit More, Kyle Abbott, Rahul Sharma, Pratyush Singh, Irfan Pathan, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ankush Bains, Andrew Tye |
| Delhi Daredevils | Jean-Paul Duminy, Manoj Tiwary, Kedar Jadhav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mohammed Shami, Saurabh Tiwary, Quinton De Kock, Mayank Agarwal, Imran Tahir, Shahbaz Nadeem, Angelo Mathews, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Yuvraj Singh, Gurinder Sandhu, Jaydev Unadkat, CM Gautam, Dominic Muthuswamy, Shreyas Iyer, Travis Head, Albie Morkel, Kona Srikar Bharat, Marcus Stoinis, Zaheer Khan, KK Jiyaz |
| Kings XI Punjab | George Bailey, Murali Vijay, Anureet Singh, Axar Patel, David Miller, Beuran Hendricks, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Glenn Maxwell, Manan Vohra, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Shivam Sharma, Rishi Dhawan, Parvinder Awana, Sandeep Sharma, Shaun Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Virender Sehwag, Thisara Perera, Wriddhiman Saha, Nikhil Naik, Yogesh Golwalkar |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Gautam Gambhir, Azhar Mahmood, Andre Russell, Manish Pandey, Kuldeep Yadav, Morne Morkel, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Patrick Cummins, Ryan ten Doeschate, Robin Uthappa, Sunil Narine, Shakib Al Hasan, Veer Pratap Singh, Umesh Yadav, Johan Botha, Yusuf Pathan, Aditya Garhwal, Brad Hogg, KC Cariappa, Sumit Narwal, Vaibhav Rawal, Sheldon Jackson |
| Mumbai Indians | Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Aditya Tare, Harbhajan Singh, Corey Anderson, Josh Hazlewood, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Pawan Suyal, Marchant de Lange, Lendl Simmons, Shreyas Gopal, R Vinay Kumar, Unmukt Chand, Aaron Finch, Parthiv Patel, Mitchell McClenaghan, Pragyan Ojha, Aiden Blizzard, Akshay Wakhare, Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, J Suchith, Abhimanyu Mithun |
| Rajasthan Royals | Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, Abhishek Nayar, Ben Cutting, Ankit Nagendra Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Deepak Hooda, James Faulkner, Dishant Yagnik, Karun Nair, Rahul Tewatia, Pravin Tambe, Sanju Samson, Rajat Bhatia, Stuart Binny, Steven Smith, Vikramjeet Malik, Tim Southee, Juan Theron, Chris Morris, Dinesh Salunkhe, Barinder Singh Saran, Pardeep Sahu, Sagar Trivedi |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Nic Maddinson, Mitchell Starc, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Varun Aaron, Vijay Zol, Rilee Rossouw, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Yogesh Takawale, Ashok Dinda, Harshal Patel, Manvinder Bisla, Sandeep Warrier, Dinesh Karthik, Iqbal Abdullah, Darren Sammy, Subramaniam Badrinath, Adam Milne, Sean Abbott, Jalaj Saxena, David Wiese, Shishir Bhavane, Sarfaraz Naushad Khan |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | David Warner, Ashish Reddy, Shikhar Dhawan, Chama Milind, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Dale Steyn, KL Rahul, Karn Sharma, Naman Ojha, Moises Henriques, Ricky Bhui, Parveez Rasool, Kevin Pietersen (playoffs only), Kane Williamson, Eoin Morgan, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Ravi Bopara, Trent Boult, Praveen Kumar, Prasanth Padmanabhan, Hanuma Vihari, Siddarth Kaul |
| Chennai Super Kings | 13/5 | Mumbai Indians | 15/2 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7/2 | Hyderabad Sunrisers | 8/1 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 5/1 | Delhi Daredevils | 12/1 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 15/2 | Rajasthan Royals | 12/1 |
| Suresh Raina | 11/1 | Robin Uthappa | 14/1 |
| David Warner | 12/1 | Rohit Sharma | 16/1 |
| AB de Villiers | 12/1 | Glenn Maxwell | 16/1 |
| Virat Kohli | 12/1 | Chris Gayle | 16/1 |
| Sunil Narine | 8/1 | Mohit Sharma | 16/1 |
| Lasith Malinga | 14/1 | Trent Boult | 16/1 |
| Dale Steyn | 16/1 | Morne Morkel | 18/1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 16/1 | Mohammed Shami | 18/1 |
Odds accurate as of 9 a.m. (BST), Apr. 6. Click here for full listings.
Top Batsman: Glenn Maxwell (16/1)
Having thrived in this tournament last season with Kings XI Punjab and on the back of sampling World Cup glory with Australia last month, Glenn Maxwell will be coming into this IPL with some phenomenal momentum behind him.
At 16/1 he is fine value to top the run-scoring charts come the end of the competition and as we can see here, he’s a player that has previously flourished in this format:
Indeed, while Kings XI did eventually fall just short in their eventual pursuit of glory last year, in Maxwell they boasted the standout player in the competition. While in the World Cup he was a brutal enforcer in the middle order for the Baggy Greens, in this shorter format he’s pushed up the order, often yielding pretty spectacular results.
As we can see here courtesy of OptaJim, there was no player in the IPL who cleared the boundary more than the Aussie all-rounder in 2014:
With some quality players alongside him in this lineup, Maxwell has the freedom to express himself earlier on in the innings and if he does get settled, Kings XI typically post a massive score. With that confidence in the quality of his team-mates and his own fine form considered, expect Maxwell to thrive once again in India.
Top Bowler: Trent Boult (16/1)
Another player who shone at the World Cup Down Under, New Zealand’s star bowler Trent Boult will be tasked with helping the Sunrisers Hyderabad into the playoffs with his left-arm fast bowling.
The Black Caps star may have suffered heartache in the World Cup final as his side fell to Australia, but from an individual perspective, he can be delighted with the quality performances he turned in time after time in the tournament.
He took 22 wickets—the joint most in the competition—bowled with a mixture of aggression and control, and as noted here by SuperSport, was rightly name in the World Cup best XI:
Boult is so dangerous with the new ball in hand. He did so much damage up front at the World Cup and in this shorter format when batsmen are looking to take more risks, he will find wickets easy to come by.
As we can see here, he’s a bowler who knows how to build pressure by strangling the scoring rate too, which is another vital art when it comes to prising opposition players out:
While the Hyderabad batting lineup does leave a lot to be desired when compared to some other sides in this competition, Boult will be well supported in terms of bowling. He looks set to share the new ball duties with South Africa’s Dale Steyn in what looks like a hugely intimidating opening duo for the Sunrisers; expect them two to do some huge damage as a duo.
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