Netzines call Michael Vaughan 'panauti' as he predicts THIS team will lift IPL 2023 trophy

Ahead to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, former England captain Michael Vaughan made a BOLD prediction citing THIS team will the title in the 16th edition of the tournament.

The cash-rich league will begin on March 31 and conclude on May 28, but Michael Vaughan already has a winner in mind. 

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The former cricketer has predicted that the last year's runner-up Rajasthan Royals (RR) to be the champions this season. 

Vaughan took to Twitter to make this massive prediction and wrote, "I think it’s going to be @rajasthanroyals year.. they will be lifting the trophy in late May .. #OnOn #IPL2023".

While many agree with this prediction, some believe that now that Vaughan has spoken, the chances of RR winning are very low.

Talking about the Rajasthan Royals side, they are led by Kerala-born cricketer Sanju Samson, who took his team to the final in the last edition. They had won nine of their 14 league-stage matches.

They were defeated by GT in Qualifier 1, and then went on to register a win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the second qualifier and entered the final. 

Now looking to win the title, the side has made some changes to their 2023 squad. They signed Jason Holder (INR 5.75 crore), Adam Zampa (INR 1.5 crore), and Joe Root (INR 1 crore), respectively, at the IPL Auction last year. 

They will play their first game against 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on April 2.