IPL 9: All you need to know

Red carpet please. They’re the talk of the town, those marauding world champions, the West Indians. Team owners would be more than happy to have them in the team, just see them hit those towering sixes. 6,6,6,6, ‘BRATHTAKING’ STYLE! We know Chris Gayle plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. But what about the others? Here you go

Carlos Brathwaite Delhi Daredevils
Dwayne Bravo GL
Andre Russell KKR
Lendl Simmons MI
Samuel Badree RCB
Marlon Samuels and Darren Sammy: Not playing, as both went unsold

Titles With 2 Different Teams (Having played atleast once in the year)
PRAGAYAN OJHA - In 2009 with the now defunct Deccan Chargers (DC) and in 2013 with MI.

ROHIT SHARMA - Was captain of MI in 2015 and 2013. He also won it with DC in 2009.

MUNAF PATEL - With Rajasthan in 2008 and Mumbai in 2013.

LAKSHMIPATHY BALAJI - With CSK in 2010 and KKR in 2012

MANVINDER BISLA - With KKR in 2012 and DC in 2009.

DWAYNE SMITH - With MI in 2013 and DC in 2009.

SCOTT STYRIS - In 2009 and 2011 with DC and CSK.

YUSUF PATHAN- Pathan was one of the architects of Rajasthan Royals' victory in 2008. Subsequently, he was bought by KKR and then he went on to win it twice with them – in 2012 and 2014.

3 Titles
Only 2 men have been a part of 3 IPL Final winning teams

Yusuf Pathan in 2008, 2012 and 2014 and Rohit Sharma in 2009, 2013 and 2015

Big Names Who’ve Never Won the Title
Virat Kohli,
AB de Villiers,
Chris Gayle,
Yuvraj Singh,
Ashish Nehra

Top 5 IPL Buys This Time
Shane Watson by RCB for Rs 9.5 cr
Pawan Negi by DD for Rs 8.5 cr
Yuvraj Singh by SH for Rs 7 cr
Chris Morris by DD for Rs 7 cr
Mohit Sharma by KXIP for Rs 6.5 cr

Highest-ever BUY
Yuvraj Singh by Delhi for Rs 16 crore in 2015

Teams That Have Not Won the Title (Only those who have played every year)
Delhi Daredevils,
Kings XI Punjab,
Royal Challengers Bangalore

2 NEW TEAMS

RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS
MS Dhoni continues his partnership with R Ashwin in this Pune-based side which has a sparkling batting line up in Ajinkya Rahane, Kevin Pietersen, Faf du Plessis and Steven Smith. Ishant Sharma is the other well-known Indian face.

THE GUJARAT LIONS
The Suresh Raina-Dhoni jugalbandhi has come to the end in the IPL with the former being the chosen one for the brand new Gujarat Lions. Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner and Ravindra Jadeja are the other prominent faces.

THE FAN FAD
In the 2016 season, the fans will be given a placard, and their decision (when a decision is referred to the third umpire) will be caught by the camera and shown on the screen. But the decision of the third umpire will be final

THE CAPTAINS
While some teams have made changes on the captaincy front, others are keen on continuity. Here are the men who will lead the teams in 2016:

Zaheer Khan Delhi Daredevils (DD)
Suresh Raina Gujarat Lions (GL)
Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Gautam Gambhir Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Rohit Sharma Mumbai Indians (MI)
MS Dhoni Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS)
David Warner Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH)
David Miller Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)