VIVO IPL 2021: IPL Schedule, Team Players, Winners and Channel List to Watch IPL Matches

The most awaited cricketing extravaganza- the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played from 9th April 2021 to 30th May 2021 in India.

The auctions for theIPL 14 had taken place on 18th February 2021. This time, IPL has returned to India, but spectators at the stadium won't be allowed

The IPL is considered to be one of the most exciting cricket tournaments. Teams such as Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Sunrisers Hyderabad would be the favourites of this year's IPL. For more details on the IPL 2021, fans can visit the official website of IPL. Here are all the details of the IPL 2021.

VIVO IPL Schedule 2021: Time Table, Venue, Match Date, and Time

Highest Individual Scores in IPL History

As the 13th IPL season is about to begin the fever catches up quickly. Teams and players making history in the IPL season is not less known. Let's look at the highest score an individual player has made in IPL history. In the past, Rishabh Pant, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, and Brendon McCullum have played some incredible knocks and it will be interesting to see who manages to raise the bar this year at the IPL 2021. Meanwhile, let's look at the current highest scores in IPL:

• Chris Gayle (175 not out vs Pune Warriors in 2013): Pune Warriors Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
• Brendon McCullum (158 not out vs RCB in 2008): Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
• AB de Villiers (133 not out vs Mumbai Indians in 2015): Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians
• AB de Villiers (129 not out vs Gujarat Lions in 2016): Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Gujarat Lions
• Chris Gayle (128 not out in 2012 vs Delhi Daredevils): Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Delhi Daredevils
• Rishabh Pant (128 not out in 2018 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad): Delhi Daredevils Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

List of VIVO IPL 2021 Teams

A total of eight teams would be part of the most interesting cricketing tournament of the year, the IPL 2021. A lot of rumours about the expansion of the IPL and two more teams joining in the IPL 2021 have been in the news for quite some time but as of now, only eight teams will be participating in the tournament.

• Chennai Super Kings (CSK)- Team Captain: MS Dhoni
• Delhi Capitals (DC)- Team Captain: Shreyas Iyer
• Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)- Team Captain: K.L. Rahul
• Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)- Team Captain: Eoin Morgan
• Mumbai Indians (MI)- Team Captain: Rohit Sharma
• Rajasthan Royals (RR)- Team Captain: Sanju Samson
• Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB)- Team Captain: Virat Kohli
• Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH)- Team Captain: David Warner

List of VIVO IPL 2021 Key Players Team Wise

The VIVO IPL 2021 will see 8 teams participating from all the major regions in India. Consisting of foreign and national players, here is a complete list of IPL 2021 key players team-wise.

1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team 2021

After Mumbai Indians, CSK is the most successful team in the history of IPL. They are the winners of IPL 2010, 2011, and 2018 seasons. WatchingMS Dhoniplaying for Chennai Super Kings will be a treat.

CSK Squad 2021

MS Dhoni(Captain), Ambati Raydu, Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir, Faf Du Plesis, Ravindra Jadeja, Robin Uthappa, Suresh Raina, Lungi Ngidi, Josh Hazlewood, Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner, Sam Curran, Karn Sharma, Chateshwar Pujara, Deepak Chahar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, R Sai Kishore, KM Asif, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hari Nishaanth, N Jagdeesan, Bhagath Sharma, Harishankar Reddy

2. Delhi Capitals (DC) Team 2021

This year, Delhi Capitals have bought Steve Smith with the hope that he would play some great knocks for the team. Smith will be supported by Rishabh Pant (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Marcus Stoinis, and Prithvi Shaw.

DC Squad 2021

Shreyas Iyer(Captain), Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Tom Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Ripal Patel, R Ashwin, Sam Billings, Rishabh Pant, Shimron Hetmyer, Anrich Nortje, Pravin Dubey, Chris Woakes, M Siddhart, Vishnu Vinod, Lukman Meriwala, Umesh Yadav

3. Punjab Kings (PBKS) Team 2021

An underrated team that has created their team from scratch. With a solid batting line-up and a great combination of bowlers in the squad, the team would be expecting some great results this year.

PBKS Squad 2021

Chris Gayle, KL Rahul(Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Sarfaraz Khan, Dawid Malan, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Utkarsh Singh, Harpreet Brar, Darshan Nalkande, Jalaj Saxena, Arshdeep Singh, Riley Meredith, Mandeep Singh, Shahrukh Khan, Murugan Ashwin, Fabian Allen, Jhye Richardson, Prabhsimran Singh, Ishan Porel, and Darshan Nalkande.

4. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team 2021

KKR has 2 IPL seasons to their name, the team has quite efficiently managed to retain some of its key players, who can still do wonders for them.

KKR Squad 2021

Eoin Morgan(Captain), Nitish Rana, Shubhman Gill, Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Karun Nair, Andre Russel, Sunil Nair, Ben Cutting, Shakib Al Hasan, Pawan Negi, Venkatesh Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Tim Siefert, Sheldon Jackson, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Harbhajan Singh, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidha Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Vaibhav Arora

5. Mumbai Indians (MI) Team 2021

The team owned by Mukesh Ambani has been the most successful team of IPL. The pressure of defending the title would work as a catalyst for this team.

MI Squad 2021

Rohit Sharma(Captain), Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurav Tiwari, Krunal Pandya, Quinton De Kock, James Neesham, Aditya Tare, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Jayant Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohsin Khan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Milne, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen, Arjun Tendulkar.

6. Rajasthan Royals (RR) Team 2021

After ending at the bottom of the table in the 2020 season, this year, the Rajasthan Royals havE bought many young talented players with the hope of performing better than the previous season.

RR Squad 2021

Sanju Samson(Captain), Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Robin Uthappa, David Miller, Shivam Dube, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Mustafizur Rahman, Andrew Tye, Ben Stokes, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Chetan Sakariya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Anuj Rawat, Mayank Markande, and KC Cariappa

7. Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB) Team 2021

This team has many star players such as Virat Kohli, Ab De Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal make this team one of the most dangerous. It would be interesting to see how RCB would perform in IPL 2021. With Virat Kohlias the skipper, the team will try to lift the maiden IPL title this year.

RCB Squad 2021

Virat Kohli(Captain), AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Devdutt Padikkal, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Finn Allen, Pavan Deshpande, Josh Philippe, KS Barath, Mohammad Azharudden, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Dan Christian, Kyle Jamieson, and Harshal Patel.

8. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Team 2021

With a strong batting line-up and a confident bowling squad, SRH is one of the favourites for IPL 2021. This team is among the top contenders for the IPL 2021. The team lifted their first and only trophy in 2016. This year, the team will try to earn the second IPL title with players such as David Warner, Kane Williamson, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, and Johnny Bairstow.

SRH Squad 2021

David Warner(Captain), Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Priyam Garg, Mitchell Marsh, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Jagdeesha Suchith, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul, T Natarajan, Jason Holder, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi, and Khaleel Ahmed.

IPL Winners

IPL Orange Cap Winners From Previous IPL Matches:

IPL Purple Cap Winners From Previous IPL Matches:

Where To Watch IPL 2021 On DTH Platforms?

On DTH platforms, IPL lovers can watch IPL 2021 on Star Sports Network. Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD Hindi, Star Sports Select 1, and Star Sports Select HD 1 Hindi will broadcast all the matches of the 2021 edition.

List Of Star Sports Channels' Number On Renowned DTH Platforms

• Star Sports 1

• Star Sports 1 HD

• Star Sports Hindi 1

• Star Sports 1 Hindi HD

• Star Sports Select 1

• Star Sports Select HD 1

Frequently Asked Questions About IPL 2021