With just a few hours left for the tournament to begin, former England skipper Michael Vaughan has issued a bold statement by predicting the winner of the upcoming season.
Vaughan has backed Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) to lift the famous trophy this season. “I think it’s going to be @rajasthanroyals year .. they will be lifting the trophy in late May .. #OnOn #IPL2023,” Vaughan said in his tweet. Rajasthan Royals last lifted the IPL trophy in 2008 – the inaugural season of the cash-rich league.
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Rajasthan Royals made it to the final of the IPL last season. However, they lost to Gujarat Titans in the final. This is how fans reacted to the prediction of Michael Vaughan.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul P A, Joe Root.