IPL 2014: Expected playing 11 of all 8 teams

This years IPL, like all the other previous editions, will be interesting, too, due to the fact that the careers of many established as well as emerging cricketers may well be shaped by how well they play for their respective franchises. Lets have a look at the expected playing XI of all the teams.*The foreign players are marked in bold.

#1 Royal Challengers Bangalore

Complete Squad: Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Yuvraj Singh, Parthiv Patel, Albie Morkel, Mitchell Starc, Ashok Dinda, Ravi Rampaul, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nic Maddinson, Varun Aaron, Vijay Zol , Sachin Rana, Yogesh Takawale, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shadab Jakati, Sandeep Warrier, Harshal Patel, Tanmay Mishra.

Chris Gayle
Parthiv Patel(wk)
Virat Kohli (c)
Yuvraj Singh
AB de Villiers
Vijay Zol
Albie Morkel
Ravi Rampaul
Abu Nechim Ahmed
Ashok Dinda/Varun Aaron
Yuzvendra Chahal

With Virat Kohli at the helm and a team determined to win the title after 6 years of trophy drought, RCB are one of the contenders to, at least, reach the play-offs. A jaw-dropping middle order is somewhat marred by an inconsistent bowling line-up. Muttiah Muralitharan has fared well in the Big Bash, but his IPL performances in the last 3 years haven't been upto the mark. With Mitchell Starc running into bad form of late, Ravi Rampaul must be picked for his ability to dart the ball back in at any surface. If the bowling unit manages to hold on, RCB may well go the extra distance this time around.