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IPL Teams Who Have Changed Their Names

The 17th season of the IPL is just a couple of sleeps away with holders CSK facing RCB in the opener on Friday.

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IPL 2024 will feature 10 teams - CSK, MI, RCB, DC, GT, PBKS, LSG, KKR, RR, SRH - with only 4 franchises yet to win the IPL.

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Ahead of the new season, let us quickly take a look at the franchises that have gone through name change.

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Ahead of IPL 2024, RCB made a slight tweak to their name. The announcement was made during their Unbox event on March 19.

3. RCB

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RCB changed their name to Royal Challengers Bengaluru from the existing Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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The GMR-owned franchise was initially known as the Delhi Daredevils. They were rebranded to Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2019.

2. Delhi Capitals

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The decision to rename the franchise was taken after an ownership change, with the JSW Group acquring 50 per cent stake.

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Kings XI Punjab were renamed Punjab Kings heading into IPL 2021. The franchise is co-owned by bollywood actress Preity Zinta.

Punjab Kings

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The name change was explained by the franchise to "relook things" with a change of fortune likely on their wishlist.

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