IPL 2023: Teams with Youngest and Oldest Squads, Average age – all you need to know

Chennai
Super
Kings

Average
Age:
28

Youngest
Player:
Shaikh
Rasheed
(18
years
181
days)

Oldest
Player:
MS
Dhoni
(41
years
258
days)

Chennai
Super
Kings
have
had
a
reputation
for
acquiring
veterans.
The
likes
of
MS
Dhoni,
Moeen
Ali
do
elevate
their
average
squad
age,
but
in
the
auction,
they
roped
in
some
young
talents
like
Shaikh
Rasheed
and
Nishant
Sindhu
–
which
have
helped
to
claw
their
average
age
down
by
a
year
compared
to
last
season.

Delhi
Capitals

Average
Age:
27

Youngest
Player:
Yash
Dhull
(20
years
131
days)

Oldest
Player:
David
Warner
(36
years
146
days)

Delhi
Capitals
do
have
a
fantastic
squad
equilibrium
as
the
proportion
of
their
squad
age
has
a
decent
balance.
Their
average
squad
age
decreased
further
with
the
acquisition
of
Aman
Hakim
Khan
in
the
trading
window,
but
went
up
high
after
DC
roped
in
Ishant
Sharma
in
the
auction.

Gujarat
Titans

Average
Age:
28

Youngest
Player:
Noor
Ahmad
(18
years
78
days)

Oldest
Player:
Wriddhiman
Saha
(38
years
149
days)

The
defending
champions
Gujarat
Titans
have
the
youngest
player
in
the
IPL
2023
in
Noor
Ahmad.
Their
average
age
is
around
28
years
as
Wriddhiman
Saha,
Matthew
Wade
and
other
veterans
blend
decently
with
several
youngsters.

With
a
young
captain
in
Hardik
Pandya,
Gujarat
Titans
will
be
aiming
to
emulate
their
last
season’s
achievements
and
lift
the
IPL
consecutive
times.

Kolkata
Knight
Riders

Average
Age:
29

Youngest
Player:
Suyash
Sharma
(19
years
311
days)

Oldest
Player:
David
Wiese
(37
years
308
days)

Kolkata
Knight
Riders
are
one
of
the
aged
outfits
in
the
tournament.
They
have
11
players
aged
30
or
more
in
their
squad,
which
is
exactly
half
of
their
squad.
The
T20
veterans
like
Sunil
Narine
and
Andre
Russell
are
there,
so
is
Indian
pacer
Umesh
Yadav.
Suyash
Sharma,
Harshit
Rana
and
Rahmanullah
Gurbaz
are
the
only
players
who
are
aged
21
or
below
in
the
KKR
side.

Lucknow
Super
Giants

Average
Age:
28

Youngest
Player:
Mayank
Yadav
(20
years
278
days)

Oldest
Player:
(40
years
118
days)

Lucknow’s
highest
and
lowest
points
of
age
have
a
difference
of
almost
two
decades.
They
have
Amit
Mishra,
who
is
one
of
the
five
most
oldest
players
in
the
IPL
this
year.
Apart
from
him,
there
are
a
few
aged
players
like
Marcus
Stoinis,
Mark
Wood
who
also
contribute
to
the
age
column.

Mumbai
Indians

Average
Age:
26

Youngest
Player:
Tilak
Verma
(20
years
135
days)

Oldest
Player:
Rohit
Sharma
(35
years
326
days)

Mumbai
Indians
have
one
of
the
youngest
squads
in
the
IPL
2023.
They
have
seven
players
aged
22
years
or
younger
in
the
squad
while
their
maximum
age
is
35,
which
is
comparatively
lower
than
most
of
the
teams.

Punjab
Kings

Average
Age:
28

Youngest
Player:
Raj
Bawa
(20
years
130
days)

Oldest
Player:
Shikhar
Dhawan
(37
years
107
days)

Punjab
Kings
had
one
of
the
youngest
squads
last
year,
but
their
average
age
has
taken
a
hike
with
a
few
incoming
of
aged
30+
players.
The
arrivals
of
Baltej
Singh
(32)
and
Sikandar
Raza
(36)
played
a
big
part
in
it.

Rajasthan
Royals

Average
Age:
27

Youngest
Player:
Kunal
Singh
Rathore
(20
years
164
days)

Oldest
Player:
Ravichandran
Ashwin
(36
years
186
days)

Rajasthan
Royals
do
have
one
of
the
youngest
squads
in
this
IPL
with
an
average
age
of
just
under
27
and
a
half.
They
have
only
seven
players
aged
30
and
above
in
a
roster
of
25
players,
and
there
are
some
talented
youngsters
who
add
youthful
exuberance
to
the
team.

The
IPL
2022
finalists
made
their
first
final
since
the
inaugural
season
in
2008.
They
would
be
aiming
to
go
one
step
further
this
time
around.

Royal
Challengers
Bangalore

Average
Age:
29

Youngest
Player:
Faf
du
Plessis
(38
years
252
days)

Oldest
Player:
Mahipal
Lomror
(23
years
126
days)

Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
are
the
only
franchise
not
to
have
any
players
aged
under
23
in
this
IPL.
The
RCB
franchise
emphasized
on
experience
and
added
a
lot
of
firepower
to
their
squad.
Their
captain
Faf
du
Plessis
is
the
oldest
player,
along
with
ten
other
players
who
are
aged
more
than
30
in
their
squad.

Sunrisers
Hyderabad

Average
Age:
26

Youngest
Player:
Nitish
Kumar
Reddy
(19
years
300
days)

Oldest
Player:
Adil
Rashid
(35
years
33
days)

Sunrisers
Hyderabad
have
the
youngest
squad
in
the
IPL
2023
among
all
the
ten
teams.
They
have
only
five
players
who
are
into
the
fourth
decade
of
their
lives,
and
are
filled
with
some
talented
youngsters
across
the
country.

The
2016
champions
also
made
a
captaincy
change
in
the
2023
season
as
former
captain
Kane
Williamson
was
released
and
South
African
batter
Aiden
Markram
was
appointed
as
the
captain
for
the
upcoming
season.