Franchises announce squads for IPL-3

MUMBAI: The DLF Indian Premier League today announced the initial playing squads of all its eight franchises for the much awaited Indian Premier League 2010 which starts on Friday March 12th 2010.

According to the IPL regulations, each franchise has selected a playing squad of up to 23 players from its list of registered players.  The regulations allow franchises to bring registered players into the 23 man squad at any time, as long as they give a 48 hours notice prior to a match. As a result, some IPL franchisees have chosen not to name their international players with FTP commitments in the initial playing squad, prime examples of which are players like Daniel Vettori and Paul Collingwood of Delhi Daredevils.

When these players do become available, their respective franchises will be able to add them to the playing squad by replacing players currently listed in the squad.
In addition to the players taken in last month's auction, the IPL franchises have roped in a number of Indian cricketers from the rebel league who have benefited from the BCCI amnesty.