Kolkata Knight Riders
Openers: Gambhir,Uthapa,
Middle Order: Kallis,Y.Pathan,Shakib
Bowlers: Piyush Chawla,Morne Morkel,Vinay Kumar,Umesh,Narine
Our Review: Probably the one team who have spent unwisely this auction. Their preference of high profile players have gone against them in the past and it might have this time around also. When teams place a high bet on current form this KKR has gone for Y.Pathan, Kallis who have not been in best of form and match practice. The one advantage is, apart from SRH they are the bowling team of the tournament. They need to definitely strengthen their middle order and would do well with a solid finisher. With a little purse they need to fill up their squad. Looks daunting!
Purse Remaining: 9 Crore
Players who can be targeted tomorrow: Vijay Zol,Parvez Razool,Brad Haddin,Ten Deschote
Bottom Line: Extravagant yet empty!
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
Openers: Watson,Rahane
Middle Order: Hodge,Binny,Samson,A.Nayar,Steve Smith,
Bowlers: Faulkner,Cutting,Richardson,Southee,
Our Review: Similar to SRH, a team which banks on the local players to deliver and always goes for the brains rather than the brawns. They have strengthened their team with a solid looking middle order, but may seem light on experience. Bowling department consists of entirely foreign pacers; they would definitely need Indian bowlers out there. Who knows what card they might pull this time? We can expect another PravinTambe from this think tank. They have the money this time around and can buy some of the big names ignored yesterday to strengthen the team.
Purse Remaining: 12.1 crores
Players who can be targeted tomorrow: Unmukt Chand,Ross Taylor,Dilshan,Praveen Kumar,Pravin Tambe,Karan Sharma,Iqbal Abdullah,Rishi Dhawan
Bottom Line: A royal look on paper !
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
Openers: Gayle,P.Patel
Middle Order: Kohli,Yuvi,Ab Devilliers,Venugopal Rao
Bowlers: Starc,A.Morkel,Dinda,Muralidharan,Rampaul,Aaron
Our Review: They have roped in the Prince of Indian Cricket Yuvraj Singh! On a batting paradise the batting foursome of Gayle, AB, Kohli and Yuvi look awesome. They have also strengthened their bowling by buying some class overseas bowlers. With just four spots it should be seen how many can fit in to the lineup. They can definitely do with a tweaker and a good allrounder. With just 1.8 crores left they need to buy 6 players which indicates – UNCAPPED FELLAS, WATCH OUT DADDY IS COMING!
Purse remaining: 1.8 crores
Players who can be targeted tomorrow: Rishi Dhawan,Parvez Razool,Ishwar Pandey,Iqbal Abdullah
Bottom Line: Top Heavy!
MUMBAI INDIANS
Openers: M.Hussey
Middle Order: R.Sharma,Pollard,Rayudu,C.Anderson
Bowlers: Bhaji,Zak,Ojha,Hazzlewood,Malinga
Our Review: With the departure of a legend SRT they are on the lookout for openers. They have found a solid replacement in Hussey; still they might need another one. Middle order is the same for quite some time with Rohit , Rayudu . An additional player who can rotate strike well would be a bonus. Fireworks can be provided by Pollard and Anderson. The bowling looks tight with the core of the Indian Contingent sitting pretty. They need to fill in 6 slots with just around 5 crores, which should include a solid opener.
Purse remaining: 5.15 crores
Players who can be targeted tomorrow: Unmukt Chand,Manish pandey,Vijay Zol,Dilshan,Surya Kumar Yadav,Aditya Tare,KL Rahul,Johnson Charles
Bottom Line: Fireworks Galore!
