Who Will Win The Indian Premier League

After much heated anticipation, the race for IPL Cup has officially begun as teams have scrambled to solidify their line up for the upcoming schedule.

The first game of the tournament will be a classical match as the Delhi Daredevils will play against the Deccan Chargers to kick off the season. The Delhi Daredevils are looking confident under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag. Although the Daredevils were the bottom seed last year, Sehwag is confident that his batting line up will flourish this upcoming season.

It is surprising that the team finished last due to the fact that both Kevin Pietersen and Mahela Jayawardene can launch a powerful batting attack. The Deccan Chargers with their superstar captain, Kumar Sangakkara are also looking forward for the challenge. However, it seems that the last year champions, the Chennai Super Kings look to once again establish their dominance under the leadership of MS Dhoni.

Nonetheless, the scenario became even more entertaining as Royal Challengers Bangalore signed Chris Gayle. Gayle can be pivotal towards the team success as he provides powerful batting that is needed in this tournament.

While the Royal Challengers are certainly celebrating, Yusuf Pathan is certainly doing his part to compete in such a talented pool. The talented all-rounder is certainly the player to watch and is excited that his fellow teammate, Brendon McCullum once again is part of the roster. While the Challengers are experiencing a rejuvenating feeling, the Rajsthan Royals are undergoing a new captaincy.

With Dravid in command, the Rajasthan Royals certainly look impressive in their contentions to win the cup. As Dravid embraced this leadership role from Shane Warne, it will be certainly interesting to see how he handles challenge. The Rajasthan Royals look to be the underdogs of the tournament, who have the potential to definitely defy the odds.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians are also looking dangerous especially as Sachin Tendulkar, the captain achieved his magnificent milestone. The Mumbai Indians with a loaded squad of Harbajhan Singh along Michelle Johnson can be deadly. A talent of young and experienced individuals, the Mumbai Indians can certainly make some noise. Expect the royal champions to be challenged against the Mumbai Indians. With the acquisition of Chris Gayle, the Royal Challengers are looking good to win it all.

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