New Delhi. The Indian Premier League (IPL), which has given a new dimension to the commercial aspect of cricket, once again raised its level, where a record amount was bid for Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer in its auction, while 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi also became a millionaire. Succeeded in. The mega auction was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, further expanding the global reach of the league. Successful bids were made for 182 players in this two-day event.
After this memorable auction of IPL, the analysis of all the teams is as follows.
Delhi Capitals:
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Delhi Capitals surprisingly let go of their most important player Pant. He bought 19 players in the auction after retaining Akshar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav and Abhishek Porel. The biggest amount spent by the team was Rs 14 crore for Lokesh Rahul while Jack Fraser McGurk was added to the team for Rs 9 crore using RTM. Both these players can open the innings. No one doubts Rahul’s talent but his strike rate has been under question. It remains to be seen whether he will lead the franchise. There are many good players in the team’s middle order, while the arrival of Mitchell Starc and T Natarajan has strengthened the fast bowling. The spin department of the team is strong with the presence of Akshar and Kuldeep.
Mumbai Indians:
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The team, which spent Rs 75 crore on retaining Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma, reached the auction with the lowest price of Rs 45 crore. The team focused on strengthening its bowling in the auction. His biggest purchases were New Zealand’s experienced Trent Boult (Rs 12.5 crore) and Deepak Chahar (Rs 9.25 crore). To compensate for the departure of Tim David, the team made a successful bid for England batsman Will Jacques. The team could not retain Ishan Kishan, so Rohit Sharma can open the innings with South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton.
Lucknow Super Giants:
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Lucknow Super Giants bought 19 players in the auction after retaining Nicholas Puran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni. The team made a record bid of Rs 27 crore for Rishabh Pant, who is ready to captain the franchise. Pant is the most expensive player in IPL history. The franchise strengthened its fast bowling by spending big money for Avesh Khan (Rs 9.75 crore) and Akash Deep (Rs 8 crore). The possible opening pair of Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram does not look very effective due to which Pant and Pooran will have more responsibility. If bowlers like Mohsin and Mayank maintain their fitness for 14 matches, it will strengthen the team.
Rajasthan Royals:
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Royals bought 14 players in the auction. He had also retained six players. The retained players included five batsmen and only one bowler in the form of Sandeep Sharma, so the team’s focus was on strengthening the bowling. They bid Rs 12.5 crore for Joffra Archer but the fitness of this bowler has always been under question. It remains to be seen how far Sri Lanka’s Mahesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga can compensate for the lack of bowlers like Yuzvendra Chahal and R Ashwin. Apart from this, 13 year old batsman Suryavanshi from Bihar will also be in the headlines. If this player, who made his first-class debut at the age of just 12, gets a chance in the upcoming season, he will become the youngest player in this league.
Punjab Kings:
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After retaining only two uncapped (who have not played international matches) players, the Punjab Kings franchise had entered the auction with the highest amount. The team made successful bids for 23 players, in which the biggest amount was in the name of IPL winning captain Shreyas Iyer. The team spent Rs 26.75 crore for Iyer and there is every possibility that he will lead the team. Punjab, which has been performing poorly since the beginning of IPL, has faith in new head coach Ricky Ponting for a change in fortunes. Apart from Arshdeep Singh, the team does not have an experienced Indian fast bowler, which will increase the burden on New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson and all-rounders Marcus Stoinis and Marco Janson. Chahal and Harpreet Brar will handle the responsibility of spin. Delhi’s young batsman Priyansh Arya has also received a huge amount from Punjab Kings.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
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KKR bought 15 players in the auction and bought Venkatesh Iyer for a huge sum of Rs 23.75 crore.
His ultra-aggressive approach with the bat helped the team last season when it won its third title. KKR has retained most of the players who performed well last season, but it will be interesting to see who captains the team after Shreyas’ unexpected exit. If KKR hands over the reins of leadership to an Indian, then Venkatesh can be a possible captain.
Sunrisers Hyderabad :
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Like KKR, SRH also retained its key players including Abhishek Sharma, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Nitish Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen, who showed strength last season. The Cummins-led team was successful in acquiring the players they wanted at a good price. They include Ishan Kishan (Rs 11.25 crore), Mohammed Shami (Rs 10 crore), Harshal Patel (Rs 8 crore) and Adam Zampa (Rs 2.40 crore). They also have good backup for the Indian fast bowlers and Rahul Chahar is another effective leg-spin option along with Zampa.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
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RCB retained three players (Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal and Rajat Patidar). Due to which he had a good amount in the auction. Fast bowling has been a weak link for RCB in the last few years and they have tried to fix this by adding Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to the team. The team expressed confidence in England players like Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethel and Philip Salt. Kohli can be seen leading the team once again.
Gujarat Titans:
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After retaining five players, Gujarat bought 20 players. Many fast bowlers including Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma and Prasidh Krishna were involved in this purchase. The top order of the team will be strengthened by the arrival of Jos Buttler. He can open the innings with captain Shubhman Gill. The middle order is the weak link of the team due to which the responsibility will increase on retained batsmen like Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan.
Chennai Super Kings:-
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The Chennai team focused on retaining its old players in the auction. The team has named Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra respectively? While they were bought for Rs 6.25 crore and Rs 4 crore, Sam Curran (Rs 2.40 crore) and Rahul Tripathi (Rs 3.40 crore) did not have to spend much money. The team did not hesitate in spending money for spinners like Noor Ahmed (10 crores) and experienced Ravichandran Ashwin (9.75 crores). Fast bowling seems to be the weak link of the team where Australia’s Nathan Ellis and Khalil Ahmed will have to play an important role.