New Delhi: The ICC World T20 Championship has just concluded and the stage is set for another cricketing extravaganza – Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 – which commences on April 9.
The ninth edition of the Indian Premier League will witness eight teams in action. Two new teams, viz., Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions, will replace Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals following their suspension last year for the next two seasons.
Players raking in big money in auctions has been one of the biggest talking points of the tournament since its inception. This year, Australian all-rounder Shane Watson was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the highest bid of Rs 9.5 crore. The second best bid was a complete surprise for everyone. Indian all-rounder Pawan Negi went to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 8.5 crore.
Here is a complete list of the teams and their squads for the IPL 2016.
| Team | Home Ground | Captain | Coach | Players |
| Delhi Daredevils | Ferozeshah Kotla | Zaheer Khan | Paddy Upton | Zaheer Khan (C), Imran Tahir, JP Duminy, Albie Morkel, Quinton de Kock, Pawan Negi, Chris Morris, Sanju Samson, Carlos Brathwaite, Amit Mishra, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammad Shami, Saurabh Tiwary, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mayank Agarwal, Jayant Yadav, Travis Head, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant, Joel Paris, Sam Billings, Chama Milind, Pratyush Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Saeed Khaleel Ahmed, Akhil Herwadkar, Pawan Suyal |
| Mumbai Indians | Wankhede Stadium | Rohit Sharma | Ricky Ponting | Rohit Sharma (C), Harbhajan Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ambati Rayudu, Jagadeesha Suchith, Jasprit Bumrah, Parthiv Patel, R Vinay Kumar, Shreyas Gopal, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Unmukt Chand, Akshay Wakhare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Corey Anderson, Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard, Marchant de Lange, Lasith Malinga, Jos Buttler, Nathu Singh, Tim Southee, Krunal Pandya, Kishore Pramod Kamath, Deepak Punia, Jitesh Sharma |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens | Gautam Gambhir | Trevor Bayliss | Gautam Gambhir (C), Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Sheldon Jackson, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Brad Hogg, Chris Lynn, Morne Morkel, Shakib Al Hasan. Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Singh Rajpoot, John Hastings, Jason Holder, Colin Munro, Rajgopal Sathish, Manan Sharma |
| Kings XI Punjab | PCA Stadium, Mohali | David Miller | Sanjay Bangar | David Miller (C), Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Manan Vohra, Murali Vijay, Nikhil Naik, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Johnson, Wriddhiman Saha, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Kyle Abbott, KC Cariappa, Marcus Stoinis, Farhaan Behardien, Pradeep Sahu, Armaan Jaffer, Swapnil Singh |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Virat Kohli | Daniel Vettori | Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Adam Milne, Mitchell Starc, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Kane Richardson, Samuel Badree, Travis Head, Praveen Dubey, Vikramjeet Malik, Akshay Karnewar, Iqbal Abdullah, Sachin Baby, Vikas Tokas |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | David Warner | Tom Moody | David Warner (C), Ashish Reddy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Bipul Sharma, Karn Sharma, KL Rahul, Naman Ojha, Parvez Rasool, Ricky Bhui, Shikhar Dhawan, Siddharth Kaul, Moises Henriques, Eoin Morgan, Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra, Deepak Hooda, Mustafizur Rahman, Aditya Tare, Barinder Singh Sran, Ben Cutting, Vijay Shankar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Tirumalsetti Suman |
| Rising Pune Supergiants | MCA International Stadium | MS Dhoni | Stephen Fleming | MS Dhoni (C), Steven Smith, Faf du Plessis, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mitchell Marsh, Ashwin Murugan, Ishant Sharma, Kevin Pietersen, Irfan Pathan, Thisara Perera, Rajat Bhatia, Ashoke Dinda, Scott Boland, Peter Handscomb, RP Singh, Adam Zampa, Ishwar Pandey, Deepak Chahar, Jaskaran Singh, Baba Aparajith, Ankush Bains, Ankit Sharma |
| Gujarat Lions | To be decided | Suresh Raina | Brad Hodge | Suresh Raina (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner, Brendon McCullum, Praveen Kumar, Dale Steyn, Dinesh Karthik, Dwayne Smith, Dhawal Kulkarni, Aaron Finch, Eklavya Dwivedi, Andrew Tye, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Shah, Shadab Jakati, Pravin Tambe, Pradeep Sangwan, Amit Mishra, Shivil Kaushik, Aksh Deep Nath, Sarabjeet Ladda, Umang Sharma, Paras Dogra |
The league will last for almost two months with 60 matches to be played. Lets take a look at the complete schedule of the IPL 2016 matches.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| 09/04/2016 | Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 10/04/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 11/04/2016 | Kings XI Punjab vs Gujarat Lions | PCA Stadium, Mohali | 20:00 |
| 12/04/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 13/04/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 14/04/2016 | Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiants | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 20:00 |
| 15/04/2016 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab | Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi | 20:00 |
| 16/04/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 16:00 |
| 16/04/2016 | Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Lions | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 17/04/2016 | Kings XI vs Rising Pune Supergiants | PCA Stadium, Mohali | 16:00 |
| 17/04/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 18/04/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Mumbai Indians | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 19/04/2016 | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | PCA Stadium, Mohali | 20:00 |
| 20/04/2016 | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 21/04/2016 | Gujarat Lions vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 20:00 |
| 22/04/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 23/04/2016 | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians | Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi | 16:00 |
| 23/04/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 24/04/2016 | Gujarat Lions vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 16:00 |
| 24/04/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kolkata Knight Riders | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 25/04/2016 | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | PCA Stadium, Mohali | 20:00 |
| 26/04/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 27/04/2016 | Delhi Daredevils Vs Gujarat Lions | Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi | 20:00 |
| 28/04/2016 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 29/04/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants vs Gujarat Lions | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 30/04/2016 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi | 16:00 |
| 30/04/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 01/05/2016 | Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 16:00 |
| 01/05/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 02/05/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 03/05/2016 | Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 20:00 |
| 04/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 05/05/2016 | Delhi Daredevils vs Rising Pune Supergiants | Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi | 20:00 |
| 06/05/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Lions | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 07/05/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rising Pune Supergiants | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 16:00 |
| 07/05/2016 | Kings XI Punjab VS Delhi Daredevils | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 20:00 |
| 08/05/2016 | Mumbai Indians VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 16:00 |
| 08/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Gujarat Lions | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 09/05/2016 | Kings XI Punjab VS Royal Challengers Bangalore | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 20:00 |
| 10/05/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 11/05/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Mumbai Indians | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 12/05/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad VS Delhi Daredevils | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 16:00 |
| 13/05/2016 | Mumbai Indians VS Kings XI Punjab | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 14/05/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Gujarat Lions | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 16:00 |
| 14/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Rising Pune Supergiants | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 15/05/2016 | Mumbai Indians VS Delhi Daredevils | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 16:00 |
| 15/05/2016 | Kings XI Punjab VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 20:00 |
| 16/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Royal Challengers Bangalore | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 17/05/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants VS Delhi Daredevils | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 18/05/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Kings XI Punjab | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 19/05/2016 | Gujarat Lions VS Kolkata Knight Riders | TBC | 20:00 |
| 20/05/2016 | Delhi Daredevils VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur | 20:00 |
| 21/05/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants VS Kings XI Punjab | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 16:00 |
| 21/05/2016 | Gujarat Lions VS Mumbai Indians | TBC | 20:00 |
| 22/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 16:00 |
| 22/05/2016 | Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur | 20:00 |
| 24/05/2016 | Qualifier 1: TBC vs TBC | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 25/05/2016 | Eliminator: TBC vs TBC | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 27/05/2016 | Qualifier 2: TBC vs TBC | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 29/05/2016 | Final: TBC vs TBC | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
