Former RCB captain Faf du Plessis believes Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians could appoint new leaders for IPL 2027. He named Aiden Markram or Mitchell Marsh for LSG, Rinku Singh or a possible Hardik Pandya arrival for KKR, and Rohit Sharma or Jasprit Bumrah for MI.
The IPL 2027 trade window has seen eight player movements across three confirmed deals, with Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, T. Natarajan, Zeeshan Ansari, Liam Livingstone, Jack Edwards, Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis changing franchises.
Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad have completed a four-player trade ahead of IPL 2027, with Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards moving to CSK while Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis join SRH. Livingstone's revised fee is ₹6 crore.