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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has given the world cricket, Indian cricket in particular, plenty of its modern-day superstars, who once started their journeys as rookies playing for their clubs and states. This IPL would not be different as plenty of uncapped talent is a part of it and they would be aiming to make a strong impression that could help them climb higher in their careers. Here are some uncapped players to look out for in the IPL 2025:
As with every season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), there are always cricketers who will be the cynosure of everyone's eyes, as the tournament has carved a reputation for being the platform where a player's international career has taken off, as well as set the base for people to make a comeback into their respective national teams. The mega auction of IPL 2025, held last year in Jeddah, has made things more interesting to keep an eye out on for the tournament starting from March 22. IANS takes a look at the key players to keep an eye on from every team participating in IPL 2025.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) remains the only tournament where cricket fans still have the option of seeing MS Dhoni in action. The Chennai Super Kings legend arrives into the 2025 season after undergoing a rigorous training regime. With IPL being the only professional cricketing event that Dhoni is involved in, maintaining fitness, especially at the age of 43, becomes quite a tricky task. However, when former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh met Dhoni at a wedding recently, he was stunned to see how fit the CSK stalwart looked.
Chennai Super Kings will be looking to clinch their record sixth title as the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side start their campaign in IPL 2025. The focus will once again be on MS Dhoni as rumours surrounding the former India captain's future continues to dominate headlines. However, with a fifth-place finish last year, both Dhoni and CSK will be looking for a much better show. CSK retained Gaikwad, Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Matheesha Pathirana and Shivam Dube ahead of the mega auction and then went on to buy a number of big-name players including veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
In a tournament that has fans flocking the grounds to see batters smash everything out of the park, bowlers have gradually established themselves as the cornerstone of success and the upcoming edition of IPL is going to be no different. If one looks at the bowling units of various IPL outfits, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders, five-time champions Mumbai Indians and last year's runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad have the most balanced line-ups. With all-rounders rendered less useful due to the Impact Player Rule, most teams now look at playing five specialist bowlers. Some even have luxury of playing the sixth bowler if need be while defending a total.
The IPL 2025 starts on March 22 with a match between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Before the top T20 franchise league starts, a report has claimed that the BCCI has made provisions under 'exceptional circumstances' to make partial replacement in the squad. The BCCI's communication in this regard has already been sent to the 10 franchises, according to a report in Cricbuzz. However, the players can be picked from RAPP (Registered Available Player Pool) only. The report also claimed that managers of the teams have said that this provision has never been utilised before.
Another generation of cricketers prepares to make its bow in the Indian Premier League (IPL), with the OG MS Dhoni still going strong. As the IPL 2025 season begins, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer would take charge as the vice-captain of the franchise, under the veteran Ajinkya Rahane. For Venkatesh, the promotion in the leadership role is a big move and he has already shown the appetite for it. Narrating an incident from his IPL experiences of playing against MS Dhoni, the KKR star revealed how Dhoni predicted one of his dismissals to the absolute perfection and even explained the logic behind such a field placement.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir had a rare reunion with former teammate MS Dhoni on Wednesday, as both attended wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's sister Sakshi's wedding in Mussoorie. While Dhoni had also attended the mehendi and sangeet ceremonies on Tuesday, Gambhir only reached only reached Mussoorie on Wednesday to attend Sakshi's wedding. In what was a rare sight, Dhoni and Gambhir posed together for a photo, which has now gone viral on social media. Photojournalist Pallav Paliwal shared the pictures of Dhoni and Gambhir posing alongside Pant and his family.