IPL 2023: Rating Teams based on their final squads after auction

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction witnessed teams going all out to field a potent squad, which can stake a claim for top spots in the tournament. It was a terrific auction for a few teams, who aced their strategies on the table, while some failed to deliver on expected grounds. 

With total available slots of 87 players, 80 were used by franchises, while seven remained vacant. The English all-rounder Sam Curran emerged as the costliest acquisition in the event, followed by Cameron Green, and Ben Stokes.

Here we rate of all the 10 IPL teams based on their final squads:

10. Punjab Kings – 6

Punjab Kings had a disappointing mini-auction, which sees them marking their presence in the 10^th spot in this list. They released the likes of Mayank Agarwal, Odean Smith and Sandeep Sharma and had to fill up their replacements. 

Although the franchise shelled out a record amount of 18.5 Crore for Sam Curran, their other bids were not potent enough to fill out the gaps present in the team. They bought youngster Vidwath Kaverappa, who impressed in the 2022 domestic season. 

The team is little light on core experienced Indian pacers as well as spinners, who could be regular wicket-takers. They do not have any backups for Arshdeep Singh, or a quality replacement for Rahul Chahar, who didn't perform to the expectations in the last season.