IPL 2022 mega auction has concluded in Bengaluru
Punjab Kings decided to break the bank to sign England T20 specialist Liam Livingstone, paying Rs 11.50 crore for him, while Mumbai Indians based purely on a leap of faith, unavailable for an injured Jofra Archer Despite having paid Rs 8 crore. 2022 edition of IPL,
Teams grew up on current India players and based their decisions largely on players of form from overseas, with a greater focus on fast bowlers, not caring about reputation as the likes. Steve Smith, Aaron Finch, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma got to know.
The two-day IPL auction ended on Sunday with Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings making huge payouts with big wallets in store, while Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals now look formidable on the batting front but a little short in the bowling arsenal.
After joining Livingstone, Punjab Kings used their deep pockets to pick up West Indies all-rounder Odion Smith for Rs 6.5 crore.
He had an impressive performance in the recently concluded ODI series against India.
Sunrisers were not going to lag behind in the bidding frenzy, taking the CPL sensation from West Indies Romario Shepherd for Rs 7.75 crore on the basis of his all-rounder skills.
Mumbai and Delhi look good in batting, not in bowling
Delhi’s bowling attack where Shardul Thakur will be accompanied by Enrique Nortje, Khaleel AhmedChetan Sakaria and Kuldeep Yadav Doesn’t inspire the highest confidence.
get lost Kagiso Rabada On the first day of Punjab Kings, Delhi invested Rs 5.25 crore on Khaleel Ahmed, who is known for leaking runs in the slog overs, and Rs 4.20 crore on left-arm Sakariya, whose pace is limited to 130.
The total cost of these two is Rs 9.45 crore, which is more than what Punjab paid for Rabada.
Similarly, for Mumbai Indians, Tymal Mills despite his T20 exploits has been a big flop in Indian conditions as he has drawn up partnerships. Jasprit Bumrah and Danielle Sims in Archer’s absence for the year.
MI owner Akash Ambani confirmed that Archer will indeed not play in this edition, “Very happy to have him (Archer). Very happy with Joff and Boom’s deadly bowling attack next year.”
MI are looking at Archer as one of their giants in the empty space Lasith Malinga And live for the next five to six years and are ready to sacrifice one year.
But the X-Factor player for Mumbai Indians was definitely Australian-born Singapore international Tim David, who was bought for Rs 8 crore.
David, who has played for RCB, is an all-rounder but is more known for his big hitting abilities.
He hit 19 sixes in seven matches for Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League.
“Tim David is going with Kieron Pollard at number 5 and 6. Luckily, he got a spell at RCB last year. So he has got IPL experience.”
Lucknow have the best first XI but don’t have such a good backup
Lucknow Supergiants have prepared a good first eleven with the likes of KL Rahul, quinton de kockMarcus Stonis, Manish Pandey, Kunal Pandya, Jason HolderMark Wood and Avesh Khan but look short on backup in terms of batting reserve.
Manan Vohra is not good due to failure in IPL for so many years. But if their first XI is successful, they are the team to watch.
It is understood that Gautam Gambhir will talk to his enemies Kunal Pandya and Deepak Hooda to reconcile the teams.
Hooda had left his first-class team Baroda, alleging that Pandya Sr. had bullied him and threatened to destroy his career.
Best bowling attack with Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals have excellent resources with Ravichandran Ashwin in terms of bowling talent Yuzvendra Chahali with the famous Krishna as spinners and Trent Boult His first choice as a fast bowler.
With Navdeep Saini as backup, the bowling attack looks good and so does the batting joss butlerSanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer And Devdutt Padikkal packed quite the punch.
The only weak link is the lack of a genuine all-rounder.
Once again the strong base of Chennai Super Kings
CSK spent huge (approximately 4 crores) on big hitting all-rounder Shivam Dube but New Zealander, Devon Conway got Rs 1 crore for base price and lesser known Sri Lankan spinner Mahesh Thiksana.
They have their place of origin and Dhoni will probably depend on it Adam Milne To work with Deepak Chahar, dwayne bravo And Ravindra Jadeja,
It will be interesting to note whether Dhoni devotes his time to young Under-19 pacer Rajvardhan Hangargekar and makes him one for the future.
Kolkata Knight Riders look short on batting depth
While Venkatesh Iyer is a sure shot opener in IPL, Ajinkya Rahane The highest doesn’t inspire confidence and only Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell look like game-changers in the middle order.
While Nitish Rana cost him a fortune, his struggle against quality fast bowling and the short-pitched stuff is well documented, even though he has been drafted to open like last year.
Also, a dedicated domestic artist, Sheldon Jackson doesn’t have much experience and KKR lost the bidding frenzy for Nicholas Pooran (10.75 cr) from Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Finally, of late, Sam Billings got Rs 2 crore and the controversial but very talented Alex Hales 1.5 crore for Rs.
But with both being foreign recruits, it becomes difficult to select four foreign players in the absence of a good Indian player.
although with Pat Cummins, Sunil NarineVarun Chakraborty and Shivam Mavi they make a good bowling attack and if Russell is fit to bowl, it just adds to the sting.
Gujarat Titans is not the best team to watch
The least impressive team in the auction was Gujarat Titans and their plans for the auction, drawn up by Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki, were unclear.
The Titans had no keeper till the last hour of the two-day auction and eventually took over. Wriddhiman Co: for 1 rupee
90 crores, defeated Chennai Super Kings.
He also made a bid of Rs 2.40 crore for Matthew Wade.
In their batting department, they have Shubman Gill, Jason Roy As the only specialist batsman with a skipper Hardik Pandya As the most experienced IPL player.
The only other player before his desperation was understood was Abhinav Manohar and went for David Miller, who earned Rs 3 crore after going unsold on the first day.
So it was understandable that if Miller was so in demand, why wasn’t he chosen in the first place.
Overall, it was an IPL auction where most of the marquee buyers showed a prudent approach from the franchise, while some rejected logic like every other year.
Livingstone is one such buy after the flop IPL.
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