IPL 2023: Only a few days are left for the start of the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, the biggest league of world cricket. For the first time after Kovid, IPL will be played on the method of Home and Away. That is, a team will play half the matches at its home ground. This year’s season is going to be a big bang.
This year’s season will see 10 teams fighting among themselves for the title. Meanwhile, former New Zealand captain and Chennai Super Kings opener Brendon McCullum, who scored a brilliant century in the very first match of IPL, has declared this team as the winner of IPL 2023. Let’s know.
McCullum said CSK has a chance to win IPL 2023
Brendon McCullum, the head coach of the England Test team, was famous worldwide for his fast batting. In the very first match of the first edition of the IPL in 2008, Brendon McCullum created a storm with his blistering batting.
In the first match of IPL played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, McCullum played a blistering inning of 158 runs in 73 balls. In 10 fours and 13 skyscrapers, sixes were also studded. Brendon McCullum was also the coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders last year.
In IPL 2023, the Test captain of England will be seen playing with the Chennai team. England Test coach McCullum has also played for Chennai Super Kings. Ahead of the season, Brendon talked about his former team Chennai Super Kings, and praised the team. McCullum said, “ Chennai Super Kings have an excellent setup, they take care of the players so well so Ben Stokes will be well taken care of there as well.”
Mahasangram will start on 31st March
The complete schedule of IPL 2023 has been released. The first match of IPL 2023 will be played between Hardik Pandya’s defending champions Gujarat Titans and MS Dhoni’s team Chennai Super Kings.
Let us tell you that in IPL 2023, 70 exciting matches will be played between 10 teams. The top 4 teams in the points table will qualify for the playoffs.