As per TOI, David Warner would be asked to captain Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023 in the absence of Rishabh Pant, who had a serious car accident on December 30. The Capitals team management will approach Warner to take up the role while Sarfaraz Khan is likely to keep the wickets for them.

After making waves in their debut season by clinching the maiden IPL trophy, Gujarat Titans have retained their core team from the previous season. GT appears to have a sorted lineup with only the exclusion of Lockie Ferguson and so they might look for an overseas pacer in the mini auction.

Rajasthan Royals, the second-best franchise in IPL 2022, did not go for freeing up their purse for the coming auction. Instead, they decided to release a total of nine little-known players, of which five were from overseas, including James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, and Nathan Coulter-Nile.

Despite Virat Kohli having the toughest IPL campaign with the bat, Royal Challengers Bangalore made it to the playoffs last time. However, unlike their same-old ‘ring out the old, ring in the new’ approach, they have kept their faith in their base this time, and have released only five players.