The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most popular T20 tournaments in the world. In this tournament, it’s important to have a blend of both young and experienced players. In this article, let’s have a look at the average age of squad members of all the teams in IPL.
1. Chennai Super Kings – 29
The Chennai Super Kings were labelled as ‘Daddy’s Army’ during their comeback campaign since they had a lot of young players in their squad. Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina are no longer a part of CSK 2022 which reduced their mean squad age from 32 to 29.
2. Lucknow Super Giants – 28
Lucknow Super Giants is the new team added to the Indian Premier League. the team is led by KL Rahul and has a lot of young and talented players. Their mean age is increased due to the presence of experienced players like KL Rahul, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, and Manish Pandey. It’s 28 years.
3. Kolkata Knight Riders – 28
The Kolkata Knight Riders have got the right mix of experienced players and young talents. Shreyas Iyer is leading KKR in 2022. The Knight Riders formed their core in the previous edition with rising talents such as Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi, Rahul Tripathi, Rinku Singh, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, and Shubhman Gill.
4. Royal Challengers Bangalore – 28
RCB released a majority of their players and has a young squad. Virat Kohli is leading the batting attack with the experienced player Faf du Plessis The team’s average age is of around 26 to 28 with Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Harshal Patel, and Shahbaz Ahmed contributing to it. The next-gen cricketers in the squad are Aneeshwar Gautam, Prabhudessai, and Rajat Patidar who bring down the mean age.
5. Punjab Kings – 27
Punjab Kings released bought local talents in the hopes of lifting the trophy for the first time. The mean age of the squad is 27 with young performers like Raj Bawa, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Chahar, Odean Smith, and Kagiso Rabada.
6. Rajasthan Royals – 27
Rajasthan Royals has a younger squad of the 2022 IPL auction, led by fearless wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson. Anunay Singh, Shubham Garhwal, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Sen, Riyan Parag, and Yashasvi Jaiswal are the Indian youngsters playing for the team. The mean age of the players is 27.
7. Gujarat Titans – 27
The other debutant in IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans is led by Hardik Pandya. They consist of a well-mixed combination of young and experienced players. Noor Ahmed, Alzarri Joseph, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sai Kishore, Shubhman Gill, Rahul Tewatia, and Rashid Khan are the youngsters who are a part of the squad. The mean age of this squad is 27.
8. Sunrisers Hyderabad – 26
Sunrisers Hyderabad does have a versatile squad which consists of more young players. Abdul Samad, Priyam Garg, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Kartik Tyagi, Nicholas Pooran, and Shreyas Gopal are the young ones. On the other hand, there are experienced players like Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Sean Abbott, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, and Kane Williamson. The mean age is 26.
9. Delhi Capitals – 26
Rishabh Pant leads Delhi Capitals and has a lot of young talents. The mean age is decreased due to the release of players like Ravi Ashwin, Amit Mishra, and Ajinkya Rahane. It is a relatively younger squad that is eyeing its first-ever IPL trophy. Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, and Mustafizur Rahman are some of the exciting young players with a bright future. their mean age is 26.
10. Mumbai Indians – 26
Mumbai Indians have the youngest squad in the lot. Dewald Brewis, Tim David, Ishan Kishan, Mayank Markande, Riley Meredith, and Jofra Archer bring down the mean age. Arjun Tendulkar and Tilak Verma are the two new players who bring down the age. There are also a lot of players who are above 27-28 which increases the mean age of the squad.
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