🏏 IPL 2025 FAQs: What’s New This Season?


The most-awaited cricket festival is back! 🎉 IPL 2025 is all set to begin on March 22 with an electrifying clash between Kolkata Knight Riders 🆚 Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens. With 74 matches, 13 cities, and loads of fresh action, here’s everything you need to know!


🗓️ IPL 2025 Schedule Highlights

  • Opening Match: March 22, KKR vs RCB at Eden Gardens
  • Playoffs:
    •       ✦  Qualifier 1 – May 20 in Hyderabad
    •       ✦  Eliminator – May 21 in Hyderabad
    •       ✦  Qualifier 2 – May 23 in Kolkata
    •       ✦  Final – May 25 in Kolkata

  • 🏟️ Matches across 13 cities, including dual venues for DC, PBKS & RR


🔄 Format & Grouping

✅ No changes in the format!
Teams are split into two virtual groups:


Group A:

  •       ✦  Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
  •       ✦  Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
  •       ✦  Rajasthan Royals (RR)
  •       ✦  Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
  •       ✦  Punjab Kings (PBKS)


Group B:

  •       ✦  Mumbai Indians (MI)
  •       ✦  Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
  •       ✦  Gujarat Titans (GT)
  •       ✦  Delhi Capitals (DC)
  •       ✦  Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

      ✦  Each team plays 14 matches — 7 home 🏠, 7 away ✈️



🕒 Match Timings

  •       ✦  Evening Matches: 7:30 PM IST 🌙
  •       ✦  Day Matches (Double-Headers): 3:30 PM IST ☀️
  •       ✦  Total of 12 double-header days!



🔥 What’s New in IPL 2025?


  • 5 New Captains:

    •       ✦  Shreyas Iyer for PBKS
    •       ✦  Ajinkya Rahane for KKR
    •       ✦  Rishabh Pant now captains LSG
    •       ✦  Axar Patel for DC
    •       ✦  Rajat Patidar for RCB



    • Star Player Transfers:

      •       ✦  KL Rahul ➡️ DC
      •       ✦  Yuzvendra Chahal ➡️ PBKS
      •       ✦  R Ashwin ➡️ CSK
      •       ✦  Mohammed Siraj ➡️ GT



    • Coaching Shuffle:

      •       ✦  Ricky Ponting now with PBKS
      •       ✦  Rahul Dravid is RR's new head coach
      •       ✦  Kevin Pietersen joins DC as mentor
      •       ✦  Dwayne Bravo becomes KKR's mentor


    💸 Most Expensive Buys

    •       ✦  Rishabh Pant (LSG): ₹27 Cr
    •       ✦  Shreyas Iyer (PBKS): ₹26.75 Cr
    •       ✦  Venkatesh Iyer (KKR): ₹23.75 Cr
    •       ✦  Henrich Klaasen (SRH): ₹23 Cr


    📺 Where to Watch IPL 2025 Live?

    •       ✦  🇮🇳 India: Star Sports, JioHotstar
    •       ✦  🇦🇺 Australia: Foxtel, Kayo Sports
    •       ✦  🇬🇧 UK: Sky Sports
    •       ✦  🇿🇦 South Africa: SuperSport
    •       ✦  🇺🇸 USA: Willow TV
    •       ✦  🇦🇪 UAE: Starz On


    ⚠️ New Rules & Injuries

    •       ✦  ✅ Saliva ban lifted
    •       ✦  ✅ Hawk-Eye tech for wides & no-balls
    •       ✦  ❌ Jasprit Bumrah to miss initial matches
    •       ✦  ❌ Harry Brook withdraws from IPL
    •       ✦  ❌ Brydon Carse, Mayank Yadav, and others sidelined


    🧡 Is This Dhoni’s Last Dance?

          ✦  🤫 The question on every fan’s mind! While MS Dhoni was retained for just ₹4 Cr due to a clever uncapped-player rule, fans wonder if 2025 is his swansong.


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