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Heavy pocketed, rebranded Punjab walk in IPL mini auction with ‘Get Big or Get Out’ attitude

Over the years, the franchise from Punjab has always entered the auction pool with a lot of money in their hand, but have somehow gone out of unsatiated. This time, the rebranded team, with a new logo, a new name (Punjab Kings) and a new Twitter handle, will look to renew their luck as well when they walk into the auction room with 53 crores in their bag to shop for five foreigners and nine domestic players at the maximum. 

The idea for the team, therefore, would be to ‘Go Big’ themselves in money matters and get their opposition to ‘Get Out’. The amount of money that they have is a double-edged sword which can very much hurt them as well. 

Team Scenario- Punjab Kings

Purse- 53.2 crores

Available Indian slots- 9

Available overseas slots- 5

Retained Squad

KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohd. Shami, M Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Jordan, Prabhsimran Singh

Aggressive opener is the need of the hour

The Punjab team in the last season lacked the most when it came to finishing at the end of the innings. Batting first, if Chris Gayle got out early, the run rate Punjab generally stumbled down. None among Mayank Agarwal and skipper KL Rahul was able to increase the run rate by keeping the partnership going. 

To cover for that and also to make sure that if Chris Gayle fails they have an equally destructive backup ready, the Kings could go for Dawid Malan as their first choice buy. 

Dawid Malan

Malan, 33, is the number one ranked T20 batsman in the world. There is no doubt in the fact that he would be in high demand across the tables in the auction room. But Kings have got the amount of money that no other team has. For a man who has scored a hundred and nine fifties in just 19 innings in his international T20 career and has an astonishing average of 53.43 to go along with a butchering strike rate of nearly 150, shelling out big money shouldn’t be a problem for the Kings. 

Alex Hales

Along with Malan, his compatriot Alex Hales could also be in contention having finished as the highest run-scorer in this season’s Big Bash League (543 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of more than 160). But the only place where Malan has an edge over Hales is that he is a left-hander and will be crucial for a left-right combination with KL Rahul at the opening slot. 

Elusive search for all-rounder cum finisher

Having released the likes of Jimmy Neesham and Glen Maxwell along with Krishnappa, the team is in a dire need of genuine all-rounders. Since they have five overseas slots left, they would like to consider the possibility of buying two genuine foreign all-rounders to go alongside Chris Jordan. 

These could be

Moeen Ali

The English all-rounder could be a perfect bet for the Kings, especially on the quick Mohali wicket. With the ball coming on to the bat nice and easy, Ali could be the ideal finisher too coming in at six or seven. Ali has recently displayed his prowess with the bat in the last concluded Test between India and England and his six prowess could never be doubted. 

He is more than a handy spinner and could give four overs in each game easily. 

Shakib Al Hasan

With the BCB scheduling the Bangladesh Sri-Lanka series in between the IPL, the prospect of buying a Shakib-Al-Hasan who might not be available for the entire duration of the tournament is a risky one. But if any team that could and would like to take a risk, it is the Punjab franchise as they have almost nothing to lose. 

Ben Cutting

The Sydney Thunder all-rounder might be on the wrong side of the thirties, but it’s just one season that the team would be signing him for. And if cutting delivers on the promise and the reputation of being a genuine all-rounder that he carries with him, Kings could be in for an exciting season. The 34-year-old hasn’t shown much promise off late, but few glimpses that were on display during the BBL made sure that franchises notice him. 

Along with foreign all-rounders, Indian players would also be on their radar. Since Punjab has a lot of spaces left to fill, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they go for most of the top performers from the IPL.  The two people who would be on their target are:

Shahrukh Khan

Khan, a beastly built lower-order batsman who can bowl a few overs off break in the lean patch and can save few fours standing at the short cover or can hop and get you an extraordinary catch at the cow corner is multi-utility player from Tamil Nadu. Having burnt himself in the Tamil Nandu Premier League (TNPL) year after year, he finally got a chance to represent the South Indian state in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy(SMAT). Not letting that opportunity go past unnoticed, he won his team the quarterfinal and played a quick finisher in the final as well. 

Thus Khan could be one player whom the Punjab franchise would like to bid heavily for. 

Vishnu Solanki

Solanki, also a SMAT star is another batsman that Punjab would eye to fill the void left by the exclusion of the likes of Karun Nair. 

Fast bowling resources need fresh fuel

Punjab’s was one of the worst fast bowling attacks in the tournament, leaking huge amounts of runs both in the powerplay as well as the death overs. The bet to go after Sheldon Cottrell, Hardus Viljoen and Neesham didn’t really pay off. Even Mohammed Shami and Chris Jordan were also expensive in a few of the games. 

To get rid of that problem, Punjab needs new fast bowling recruits, that too foreign as they already have enough Indian bowlers in their kitty. 

Jhye Richardson and Wes Agar could be prime targets. Even Tom Curran for that matter is not a bad option, neither is Mustafizur Rahaman. But give a choice, the team would obviously like to go for Jhye, who could also bat a bit and is lethal with his inswingers, which would be handy in the evening at most Indian grounds. 

Agar with his big climbing bouncer and effort length ball, combined with his ability to throw in yorkers at will is another bowler that the Kings would like to target.  If they think to go beyond them and also search for Indian talent, Umesh Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot and Lukman Meriwala could be the potential targets. But considering the fact that they already have Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Ishan Porel, it would be hard to imagine them going for too many fast bowlers.

Handy off-spinner to cape off the auction

In the end, since they have a lot of money left in the purse and might not be able to get Moeen Ali, the kings might go for an off-spinner in the squad. They have Harpreet Brar who bowls left-arm orthodox and fulfils the criteria for a finger spinner. But having a genuine off-spinner is not a luxury and hence Punjab could easily afford that. 

Surprise Buy

Punjab has an ability to surprise with its selection policy and thus if it decides to get Maxwell on board once again at a lower price, it might be surprising for many but not us. Another surprise package could be either one among Kedar Jadhav and Hanuma Vihari, mostly because the matches might be held in Mumbai and Pune and on spinning tracks, these guys could be handy with their ability to bat and ball.

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IPL SWOT Analysis: Set Sunrisers Hyderabad still looking to fix middle order troubles

IPL SWOT Analysis | Areas SRH need to target ahead of mini auctions It is Indian Premier League season once again. Being hosted just four months after the UAE edition, the tournament has not given much time to the franchises to make comprehensive assessments of their assets or for that matter the fans to see their favourite stars in International/Domestic action. But as the immortal lines in the Godfather go - ‘You gotta do what you gotta do’, the eight IPL franchises released several players from their teams ahead of the mini auction. Big names such as Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Chris Morris were let go on January 20th with teams either looking to completely restructure existing combinations or to reduce the salary burden on their heads. While teams like KXIP and RCB released as many as 9 and 10, KKR and SRH chose to reserve their core. SRH in particular, released their fringe players who were not in the scheme of things last year and would have warmed the bench this season again given the teams affinity to trust its combination irrespective of the results. And SRH are unique that way. In the era where teams are dominated by star powerg, constant chopping and changing, SRH have invested in underrated individuals who either have a high ceiling or are trusted enough by the management. Take Kane Williamson for example. Captain for New Zealand in all formats, Williamson has always lived in the shadows of the prolific David Warner - a bonafide IPL legend. Playing an average of 8 matches per season (barring 2018), a player of Williamson’s pedigree and stature could potentially have fallen out with the management, but it’s just not how things work at the SRH. Speaking to OneCricket Williamson’s teammate Shreevats Goswami provided a glimpse into the team culture. “The way that Hyderabad treats its players is special,” said the Bengal keeper-batsman with pride. “They try and rope in team men who are good people on and off the field which reflects in the kind of cricket we play around the year. They are very consistent in choosing the kind of players and they know what they want.” Goswami added. This has reflected in this season’s retention list as well. At the moment, the SRH squad stands at - Batsman - David Warner (c), Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Virat Singh, Abdul Samad All rounder - Mohammad Nabi, Vijay Shankar, Mitchell Marsh, Jason Holder, Abhishek Sharma Wicketkeeper - Jonny Bairstow, Shreevats Goswami,, Wriddhiman Saha Bowler - Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Released - Sanjay Yadav, B Sandeep, Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, Yarra Prithviraj With a total of three slots to fill (1 overseas) with Rs 10.75 crore remaining, it seems unlikely that SRH are going to hunt for a big money overseas player. A unique last season Almost nothing went right for SRH in the last season of the IPL. An injury laden season saw Mitchell Marsh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha limping off the pitch. With three key players out and their talismanic openers out of form, Hyderabad struggled. There came a point in the season where the team needed someone to step up. And fortunately there were many. Kane Williamson, brought into the XI to rescue an ailing opening combination and disastrous middle order, scored 317 runs from 12 matches at an average of 45.25. In rare matches that Williamson flattered, Indian fledglings like Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma repaid the faith the franchise has put in them. In SRH’s match against CSK on 2 October, the youngsters walked into the pitch at a tough phase and bailed out the team by scoring 82 runs between them. Garg was adjudged the man of the match for his brilliant 26 ball 51. The issue with the younglings like Abdul Samad, Virat Singh, Garg and Sharma was that their performances were not consistent enough. Having said that nobody would hold anything against them for not being able to perform against the best in the business in a pandemic ridden world. Issues & their remedies in Auction Opening combination The opening combination of Johnny Bairstow and David Warner have been prolific over the years for SRH, but that changed last season. An automatic choice in any limited overs team in the world, both players struggled for form. Given SRH are a top heavy team with a fixed combination this became a big issue. While the stats aren’t that bad with Warner 548 runs from 16 matches and Bairstow 345 from 11, fact of the matter is that they were nowhere close to their previous exploits. With both of them hovering around 128-130 strike rate it took Wriddhiman Saha to provide the impetus at the top deep in the tournament. In the four matches he played before getting sidelined due to a groin injury, Saha scored 214 runs in just four games at a strike rate of 140, much better than the two foreigners. Safe to say, if Saha stays fit, SRH might try to do the same which will also open an added foreigner spot in the rest of the team. Injury laden season and One prolific all-rounder Last season was a freak! With first choice Indian keeper, frontline pacer and their prime all rounder injured, SRH were stretched thin. But, like discussed earlier, people showed up. One of the best utility substitutions was Jason Holder who had to fly in as an injury substitute to Mitchell Marsh who lasted for just four balls in the tournament. A horrible slip on the crease meant that his ankle took a nasty knock and he had to be flown to Australia for treatment. Holder in his first season with the Hyderabad franchise took no time to get warmed up. 14 wickets in 7 matches at a strike rate of 16.64? Safe to say, that he is here to stay. SRH’s persisting middle order issues I get it! SRH are a top heavy team. The openers are exceptional who can take the game away from the opposition on their day, the number three is probably the best technician with bat the world has ever seen. But, all of that comes at a cost. Big budget players at the top who need time to express themselves in the crease means that the middle and the lower middle have to go big or get out. This becomes a problem in rare days where there is a downfall at the top, because you just don’t have that kind of firepower down in the middle to make sure that the boat stays afloat. And this is where Sunrisers should look to plug holes. If the franchise is looking to trust domestic players to take them through, they could look into the likes of uncapped hitters like Vishnu Solanki and Sharukh Khan, who have been very successful off late. Both these players can go big and have shown maturity in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy that they can repair a broken innings. Their specialisation as a pure batsmen could be fancied by the Hyderabad team because they the likes of Abdul Samad and Abhishek Sharma who barring their big hitting attributes and can bowl a couple of overs if needed. Slots that are already booked It would not be wild to assume that SRH are going to stick to the balance they found late in the tournament last season. The combination they settled in came late in the tournament and included two players that were never sure shot starters for the franchise. Yes, I am talking about Kane Williamson and Jason Holder. Both were incredible in their leadership and skills with bat and ball respectively and you can almost guarantee that they would be automatic choice this time around. Oh wait! What if Johnny Bairstow becomes the leading scorer in India vs England series? No, never mind, get back to the piece. So, getting back to our combinations. The confirmed overseas slots are as follows Rashid Khan David Warner Kane Williamson Jason Holder This of course means that SRH open with Saha who also doubles up as the keeper and then they bank on an Indian middle order. In the existing set up it would be as follows. Manish Pandey Priyam Garg/Vijay Shankar Abdul Samad Abhishek Sharma Once we have that out of our way, SRH will bank upon the bowling prowess of T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sandeep Sharma to control the run flow of the opposition innings. Now that already gives our first XI Warner ©, Saha (wk), Williamson, Pandey, Garg/Shankar, Samad, Holder, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid, Bhuvi, Natarajan Against these players you also have a sizable pool of reserves in Johnny Bairstow, Mitchell Marsh, Mohd Nabi, Shreevats Goswami, Sandeep Sharma, Shabaz Nadeem, Khaleel Ahmed and Virat Singh waiting to break into the team. Potential Targets Abhimanyu Easwawarn (20 lakhs) The clear lack for a proper technically good opener has haunted SRH for long. While the choice for an Indian opener means that you would end up shifting down Wriddhi Saha to the middle order, but it is better to have back up in case things go wrong. Abhimanyu Easwaran has piled up big numbers in the last 4 seasons in domestic cricket and was rewarded a call-up to the Indian side to train as one of the reserves. Not only has he been successful for Bengal, he has done well with the India A side where he was supervised by Rahul Dravid. Despite having an off year with the bat in 2019, Easwaran’s List A average stands at 49.18 from 57 matches. If we were to look more specifically at the T20 side of things, Easwaran bats at an average of 34 from 19 games with a strike rate of 131 in domestic cricket. Vishnu Solanki (20 lakhs) The star of the show in the SMAT this season for Baroda, Vishnu Solanki showed nerves of steel when his team was reeling under pressure. Under the pump, Solanki scored 267 runs from eight matches to take his team to the final where the eventually lost against Tamil Nadu Shakib Al Hasan (2 crores) An integral part of the team, Shakib Al Hasan and SRH parted ways after the former was banned by the International Cricket Council for not reporting a corruption incident. Since his return to cricket, Hasan has done well, but his price tag and injury woes could be something that would worry the Sunrisers. But considering that the management does not have much faith in Mohammad Nabi, they could try and sneak in a bid for Hasan in case he comes below the 3 crore mark. Shahrukh Khan (20 lakhs) The big hitter from Tamil Nadu earned plaudits from Dinesh Karthik after he pulled off an unlikely rescue effort against Himachal Pradesh in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Not only did he hit the Himachal bowlers all around the park while others looked flummoxed, he hit them with such disdain that it looked like he was batting in a different pitch under different conditions. His 40* in that game for sure will earn interest from other teams (read Kolkata) but it is possible that his style of batting and his intimidating frame could complement the likes of Jason Holder in the SRH batting line up. Riley Meredith (40 lakhs) The big, tall fast bowler from Australia. Oh wait, isn’t that what SRH had in Billy Stanlake whom they let go? Ya, whatever, Riley Meredith is better for sure. A genuine pacer who can bowl upwards of 155 kilometers per hour, Meredith has emerged out as one of the best pacers in the Big Bash League this year. Having picked up 12 wickets at a strike rate of just 13.52, Meredith is the perfect back up fast bowler to have. Good thing about Meredith is that he isn’t a one trick pony. The 24-year-old has a good short delivery, a brilliant inswinger and a deceptive cutter that dips in the air, all good attributes to have on an Indian pitch. The only issue could be that Meredith might be in the radar of several teams who have the genuine need of a primary attacker. So, that gives us our team. The preferred front XI for the Hyderabad based franchise is mostly settled. Given that they have just three slots to fill, it is entirely possible that they will be looking to strengthen their back-ups, especially the Indian ones this season. If SRH were to stretch it, they could end up buying a good middle order option for the season, but that would be it. Early curtains in the auction to hope for a longer run in the tournament.

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With Rabada, Nortje not available full time, Delhi Capitals in a spot of bother ahead of IPL Mini auction

Last year was the best for the Delhi Capitals in their IPL history so far. A lot of credit for that success went to the South African pace duo of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. The two among themselves had taken 52 wickets in the last season and Rababa was the Purple Cap winner. The problem for Capitals this season is going to be the non-availability of these two players for the first few weeks of the IPL as the Pakistan tour of South Africa is scheduled to take place between 2nd to 16th April. If, as being speculated, the IPL starts in the first week of April, then the Capitals would probably miss the services of these two players for their first 4-5 games. Otherwise an almost settled team, the Capitals will therefore go in this auction trying to fill the place of two quicks with at least one genuine quick and one Indian fast bowlers. Auction Scenarios for Delhi Capitals Purse- 12.9 crore Available Indian Slots- 6 Available Foreigner Slots- 2 Squad Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, R Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Pravin Dubey, Chris Woakes Slots to be filled and prospective buys Bowling all-rounder Apart from looking for an out and out fast bowler to pair up with Chris Woakes for initial few games, the Shreyas Iyer led team would look to have a few all-rounders by their side, especially to cover up for Daniel Sams and Harshal Patel which they traded with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the trade window this season. Thus they would target two players in particular to give their team the much-needed boost Kyle Jamieson - Base Price- 75 lakh The 26-year-old Kiwi all-rounder is one of the most talented players going around the world. With 54 wickets in just 38 T20 games at an average of 20.59, Jamieson is a six-foot four-inch of proper danger staring into the yes of the batsmen at the other end. His economy is 7.98 is also reasonable enough for someone who picks these many wickets. Along with astonishing bowling figures, Jamieson is no mug with the bat either as the Auckland born has a batting average of 27.14 and a strike rate of 138. Jhye Richardson- Base Price- 1.5 Crore The other player that Delhi might go for is Jhye Richardson of Australia. Highest wicket-taker in the recently concluded Big Bash League, Delhi would look to go for him and fill the space left by both Nortje, Rabada and also Daniel Sams. Richardson, 24, has 78 wickets in 62 games and in this very season of the BBL, he took 29 wickets in 17 innings. The Delhi team has only two overseas spots left. Thus these are the two players that they would most likely bid heavily for. Indian wicket-keeper Another spot that the Capitals need to secure is that of an Indian wicket-keeper. With Ricky Ponting being the coach of the Capitals, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Delhi side goes for Alex Carey, whom they released earlier this year. With him piling up runs in the BBL (425 runs) this season, the chances of him getting that one overseas spot is very likely. But if the team is looking to go strategically, then they might just let Carey go and pick up an Indian wicket-keeper batsman. Sheldon Jackson- Base Price- 20 Lakh In case the Capitals do go looking for a wicketkeeper, current Pondicherry and former Saurashtra player, Sheldon Jackson could be an option. The 34-year-old scored 242 runs including a century in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He is an outstanding wicket-keeper and could be an ideal substitute for Pant in Indian conditions. Play it smart at the end With these three slots filled, Capitals still have five spots left and if they wish to, they can fill them by going for small but effective buys at the end of the auction. Thus, they would like to fill a few spaces with an Indian fast bowler, an Indian fast-bowling all-rounder and an Indian leg spinner to cover for Amit Mishra and an Indian batsman. Their targets in such a situation could be the following players Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav- Base Price 1 Core Umesh Yadav was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore and with Ishant Sharma’s injury scare being a very high probability and Mohit Sharma, Tushar Deshpande and Harshal Patel being either released or transferred by the Capitals, Yadav fits the bill for the Jindal owned side. Lukman Meriwala- Base Price- 20 Lakh Lukman Meriwala, a Baroda born bowler has done exceedingly well over the years in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, being one of the highest wicket-takers in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The 29-year-old has 72 wickets in 44 games. Indian fast-bowling all-rounder Shivam Dube- Base Price- 50 Lakh Dube, 27, was released by the RCB as well and priced at 75 lakh, Dube, could be a very smart buy for the Capitals. Given the fact that he can cover for Axar Patel in case of an injury and can get quick runs in the end overs if the team chooses to play a proper bowler in place of Hetmyer and Dube plays at the West Indian’s place and a fast bowler replaces an Indian batter or spinner. Indian batsmen Although the batting unit of the Capitals looks settled, if Ajniky Rahane doesn’t click or Shikhar Dhawan flops or for covering up any uncertainties, players like Hanuma Vihari and Kedar Jadhav could be considered. Both of the players can bat and bowl. Jadhav has even played for the Delhi franchise previously. Hanuma Vihari- Base Price- 1 crore Kedar Jadhav- Base Price- 2 Crore

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IPL 2021 mini-auctions: Mumbai Indians sits relaxed ahead of the Auctions

You only have to attend an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium and watch the lights flicker and the floor tremble as the massive wave of applause echoes around the ground when the Mumbai Indians takes the field in their fortress. Over the years, the Mukesh Ambani owned franchise has gone onto become the best team in the tournament and there is hardly any chinks in their armour going into the 2021 IPL mini-auction. They have got almost all their bases covered and will just look to finetune their final combination going into the 14th edition of the tournament. The champions of the last two editions have been on a match-winning spree and have hardly put their foot wrong, especially in the 2020 edition. Defending their title, the Mumbai Indians was at their professional best and was by far the best team of the tournament. Coming into the final of the 2020 edition on the back of a comprehensive victory against the Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 1, Mumbai Indians decided to change their winning combination and gave a chance to offie Jayant Yadav which proved to be a masterstroke in the end. Introduced in the powerplay, Jayant bagged the prized wicket of Shikhar Dhawan which put the Capitals on the backfoot right from the word go. This clearly suggests that the 5-time champions relies more on match-ups and player battles which is hardly the case with any other teams. Starting from the top of the order to the middle to the lower middle order and the bowlers, Mumbai Indians have one of the strongest teams on paper and given how the MI management tends to manage their players well, it shouldn’t be a surprise if MI manages to eke out some big buys in the limited opportunities they have. Strengths On paper, Mumbai Indians hardly have any weakness to deal with but they will still look to add some value to their squad once the Mini Auction gets underway on 18th February. The core of Mumbai remains the same with several options in the opening department. Rohit Sharma who opened in the last edition might look to continue at the top of the order to prepare himself for the T20 World Cup slated to be played later in the year in India. The top of the order is so settled that someone like Chris Lynn had to warm the benches for the whole of the previous season. However, MI still decided to retain him and he might go onto make his debut for the franchise in the upcoming edition. He is an impact player and it will be interesting to see if he is given an opportunity in the upcoming edition especially given the fact that they have all their bases covered in the top order. When it comes to the middle order the Pandya brothers along with pocket-sized dynamite Ishan Kishan and Kieron Pollard has set the tournament ablaze on several occasions and will definitely look to continue their domination. Now when it comes to the bowling department, the franchise arguably has the two best new ball bowlers Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah. Even in the spin department, guys like Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya has done a great job for the franchise. Hence nothing much needs to be changed for the 5-time champions. Expected Playing XI ahead of the auction Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah Opportunities Mumbai Indians might be looking for a fast bowler from the local set-up to partner with Bumrah and Boult. In the batting department, they might look for a few dynamic foreign players given the fact that they still have 4 overseas slots left among the 7 available spots. Barring these few inclusions here and there, not much needs to be changed for the most successful team in the tournament. PLAYERS RETAINED: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Quinton de Kock, Anmolpreet Singh, Aditya Tare, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohsin Khan, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy PLAYERS RELEASED: Mitchell McCleneghan, James Pattinson, Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai Singh. Auction purse left: 15.35 CR Slots available: 7 Overseas slots: 4

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IPL Auction 2021 Highlights: Morris shatters record, Maxwell gets big bid as franchises open purses

Welcome to the Live Blog of the IPL 2021 mini-auction taking place in Chennai today from 3.30 PM. As many 292 players will go under the hammer for one last time before the mega auction next year will change the look of the teams entirely. Chris Morris and Glenn Maxwell have gone big and so has the Kiwi bowling all-rounder Kyle Jamieson. We are still left with a lot of players to go under the hammer. Could anyone topple them? Looks difficult, but never impossible. Be with us as we keep on bringing you all the live updates bid by bid from auction room in Chennai. KKR feels that Shakib is their Lucky Charm. And now we are back after the break for the auction and soon Hugh Edmeades would be back with his small hammer to decide the fate of a lot of players. Four franchises-- SRH, DC, PBKS, CSK have exhausted their overseas slots. Among the remaining teams, KKR have two slots, Rajasthan Royals have two slots, RCB have three and Mumbai Indians have got one slot left where they could pick Arjun Tendulkar as is being speculated on the Social Media. Gurkeerat Mann Goes unsold again. Pawan Negi Negi goes unsold again. Ben Cutting KKR calls the bid for Rs 75 lakh and seal the deal for the Australian all-rounder. Rassie van der Dussen Goes unsold once again. Corey Anderson Bidding begins at Rs 75 lakh and goes unsold for the second time today. Venkatesh Iyer Goes unsold at Rs 20 lakh. Vishnu Solanki Bidding begins at Rs 20 lakh and he goes unsold yet again. Harbhajan Singh Bidding begins at Rs 2 crore and goes to KKR. Mujeeb Ur Rahman Bidding starts at Rs 1.5 crore and goes to SRH. Sam Billings Bidding starts at Rs 2 crore and goes to Delhi Capitals. Kedar Jadhav Bidding begins at Rs 2 crore and goes to SRH. Karun Nair Biding starts at Rs 50 lakh and sold to KKR at the base price. Saurabh Kumar Goes to Punjab at Rs 20 lakh. Pratysuh Singh Goes unsold at Rs 20 lakh. Marco Jensen Mumbai seal the deal at Rs 20 lakh. Tim David Goes unsold Gerald Coetzee Unsold at Rs 20 crore. Harsh Tyagi Goes unsold. Jack Wildermuth Base price is at Rs 50 lakh and goes unsold. K Bhagath Varma Bidding begins at Rs 20 lakh and CSK seal the deal at the base price. Ajay Dev Goud Unsold at Rs 20 lakh. Yudhvir Charak Mumbai seal the deal at Rs 20 lakh. Chaitanya Bishnoi Goes unsold at Rs 20 lakh. George Linde Base price is Rs 50 lakh and goes unsold. Isuru Udana Bidding starts at Rs 50 lakh and goes unsold. Chris Green Off-spinner goes unsold. Reece Topley Goes unsold Wayne Parnell Goes unsold at Rs 50 lakh. Jimmy Neesham Bidding begins at Rs 50 lakh and Mumbai seal the deal at the base price. Scott Kuggeleijn The kiwi goes unsold at Rs 50 lakh. Kuldip Yadav Bidding begins at Rs 20 lakh and goes to RR. Simarjeet Singh Goes unsold at the base price of Rs 20 lakh. M Harishankar Reddy Goes to CSK at the base price of Rs 20 lakh. Josh Inglis Inglis goes unsold at Rs 20 lakh. KS Bharat Bidding starts at Rs 20 lakh and RCB take the batsman for the base price. Suyash Prabhudessai Bidding begins at Rs 20 lakh and RCB pocket him at the base price. Prerak Mankad Goes unsold at Rs 20 lakh. Tajinder Dhillon Goes unsold at Rs 50 lakh. Siddesh Lad Goes unsold Sean Abbott Goes unsold at the base price of Rs 50 lakh. Matthew Wade Wade goes unsold. Ben McDermott Goes unsold at base price of Rs 50 lakh. Thisara Perera Goes unsold at the base price of Rs 50 lakh. Liam Livingstone Bidding starts at Rs 75 lakh and Rajasthan pocket the opener for the base price Daniel Christian RCB and KKR battled it out for the experienced all-rounder. Bidding is currently at Rs 2 crore. Christian goes past Rs 3 crore, and RCB and KKR carry on the fight. RCB and KKR take the battle past Rs 4.5 crore. RCB seal the deal and exhausted their purse by buying Christian for Rs 4.8 crore. Fabien Allen Punjab take Allen for Rs 75 lakh. G Periyasamy Goes unsold Ben Dwarshuis Dwarshuis goes unsold Vaibhav Arora Arora goes to KKR at the base price of Rs 20 lakh. KL Shrijith Shrijith goes unsold. Utkarsh Singh Singh goes to Punjab at Rs 20 lakh Karan Sharma Sharma goes unsold at the base price of Rs 20 lakh Jalaj Saxena Saxena goes to Punjab at the base price of Rs 30 lakh. Naveen-Ul-Haq The Afghan all-rounder is unsold at 50 Lakhs. He might be called back later on in the auction. Jason Beherendorff The Western Australian big left arm is unsold at 100 Lakhs Mitchell McClenaghan At 50 Lakhs he goes unsold. Billy Stanlake The Australian big fast bowler goes unsold at 100 Lakhs Mohit Sharma And he goes unsold at 50 Lakhs Oshane Thomas At 50 Lakhs, the West Indian goes unsold. Varun Aaron The Jharkhand bowler is placed at 50 Lakhs and he is unsold. Moises Henriques Henriques is base-priced at 100 Lakhs and Punjab have bidded for him. RCB and Punjab are exchanging balances for him. He is at 2.25 crores right now and with Punjab. The two teams are going neck to neck for the New South Wales all-rounder. At 380 Lakhs he is now with Punjab Kings and RCB has chosen to go out of the auction. Seems like Punjab Kings would have it. But RCB are back in the race. Henriques are at 4 crores and Punjab is back at 420 Lakhs. And that is is the last bid. Sold. Marnus Labushchagne The Australian is going to go unsold at 100 lakhs. A shocking decision from the franchises. Gurkeerat Singh The Punjab man is unsold at 50 Lakhs Tom Curran The new man in the auction is The bidding is going on for Curran and Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad are going for him. From the base price of 1.5 crores, he has now moved to 4.2 crores. Back to SRH at 5 crores. He is so far the second highest-earning Englishman after Moeen Ali. He is sold at 5.25 crores to DC Ben Cutting He is unsold at 75 lakhs Kyle Jamieson Base price at 75 he is no at 160 and is quickly rising to 220 and the two bidders in action are Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has now touched 6 crores. With RCB at 6.25 He is going to big as predicted. At 750 Lakhs, the RCB has him right now. Punjab enters the bidding now. Jamieson has quickly moved to 900 Lakhs now. 950 Lakhs and he is soon gonna touch 10 crores, or will he? Punjab are going for him. He is now bidded at 1125 lakhs. Punjab were always going to go for him. Now the Kiwi is at 12 crores. He is going to be the most expensive Kiwi ever, beating fellow all-rounder Corey Anderson. At 1300 Lakhs, he is now moving into the territory dominated by the Australians so far. At 15 crores. Will he now become the biggest earner this season. And he is sold for 15 crores to Royal Challengers Bangalore Pawan Negi Pawan Negi has gone unsold at a base price 50 Lakhs Martin Guptill Another Kiwi in the fray at a base price of 50 Lakhs and he goes unsold Cheteshwar Pujara The Test stalwart has been bidded by CSK the eternal oldie lover and he is sold for the opening bid. Rassie Van der Dussen South African is unsold at 50 Lakhs Darren Bravo Base priced at 75 lakhs, the West Indian is unsold as well Devon Conway Goes unsold at 50 Lakhs Corey Anderson The New Zealander at 75 lakh and he is unsold too Shaun Marsh The base price is 150 lakhs and he is unsold as well We are back after the break and the first player is Rovman Powell The opening bid at 50 Lakhs and he is unsold Another 10 minutes break before we move onto the next set of players. Tejas Badoka Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, any interest at 20 ?? remains unsold. Midhun Sudheshan Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, is there any bidders? No I don't guess so, and he remains unsold. Sandeep Lamichhane Base price of Rs 40 lakhs, no interest so far, Oh no he remains unsold. KC Cariappa Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, Royals start off with the opening bid, no other interest being shown so far and sold at his base price. Jagadeesha Suchit Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, SRH bids for him at base price, is there any other interest shown by other franchises,. 30 L with SRH, sold to Hyderabad. Karanveer Singh Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no opening bid so far, he remains unsold. M Siddharth Base price of Rs 20 lakhs and opening bid started by Delhi Capitals, no interest shown by other franchises and sold to DC at his base price. Tushar Deshpande Base price of Rs 20 lakhs and he remains unsold. Riley Meredith Base price of 40 lakhs, current bid with DC at base price, Punjab comes in and going strong, current bid 75 lakhs with Punjab, 90 to DC, Punjab bids 95 lakhs 1 crores with DC, 1.2 crores back with DC, going on strong, 1.5 crores back with Punjab, DC waits a bit and gives another bid at 1.6 crores, Punjab back in at 1.7 and Punjab now storms back at 1.80, back with DC at 2 crores, back with Punjab at 2.2 crores, DC at 2.4 crores, 2.60 back with punjab, 2.8 DC, back with Punjab at 3 crores, 3.40 with Punjab, 3.80 crores with Punjab, DC at 4 crores, back with Punjab at 4.2 crores, 4.8 crores to DC, 5.5 crores back with Punjab, 5.75 back with DC, current bid gone to 6.75 crores, 7.75 crores back with DC, Punjab in a conference, 8 crores back with Punjab, sold to Punjab at 8 crores. Kuldeep Sen Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no interest shown by any franchises and he remains unsold. Chetan Sakariya Base price of 20 lakhs, RR bids for him at his base price and RCB in the foray now. Back with Royals at 60 lakhs, back with RCB at 65 lakhs, going on strong, RR owners asks for a bit of time, current bid of 80 lakhs with RCB, 90 back with Royals, 95 back with RCB, 100 lakhs 110 back with RCB, Rajasthan still going at120 Lakhs, sold to Rajathan Royals at 1.20 crores Lukman Meriwala Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no opening bid so far, DC comes in with the opening bid, sold to DC at his base price. Ankit Rajpoot Base price of Rs 30 lakhs, no interest by any franchises and he remains unsold. Mujtaba Yousuf Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no bids so far, remains unsold. Avi Barot Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no interest shown and he remains unsold. Mohammed Azharuddeen Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, RCB opens the bidding at his base price, no interest shown by other franchises and RCB acquires him for his base price. Kedar Devdhar Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no bids so far, remains unsold. Sheldon Jackson Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no interest being shown so far, current bid with KKR at base price and they acquires him. Vishnu Vinod Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, current bid with DC, sold to Capitals. Vivek Singh Base price of Rs 20 lakhs and he goes unsold. Krishnappa Gowtham Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, Opening bid started by KKR, SRH enter the bid with 25 lakhs, gone onto 50 with KKR, going on intensely, gone to 1.40 KKR, KKR back with him at 1.6 crores, bidding war becoming more and more intense, gone onto 3 crores, 3 crores 60 with KKR, 3.80 with SRH, back with SRH at 4.6 crores, 5 crores with SRH, 6.50 with SRH, KKR thinktank in a meeting and goes for another bid at 6.75 crores, back with SRH at 7 crores, KKR bids 7.25 crores, SRH back with 7.50, KKR with 7.75 crores, SRH goes on with at Rs 8 crores, 8.50 crores to SRH, 8.75 with CSK, they come into the foray right now and could well go onto bag him, oh no he has gone onto 9 crores with SRH, back with CSK at 9.25 crores, sold to CSK at a whopping sum. Ayush Badoni Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, goes unsold after no interest being shown, remains unsold. Shahrukh Khan Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, current bid with DC, 35 lakhs with RCB, 45 bid back with RCB, 55 with Delhi Capitals, RCB with 60 lakhs, gone onto 80 with RCB, 110 back with RCB, 160 with DC, 180 back with RCB, 200 with DC, 220 L with RCB, 240 back with DC, Punjab enter the race with the a bid of 280 L, RCB backs off, no going on, an intense battle, 380L with RCB, 4 crores back with Punjab Kings, 440 L with Punjab, 460 L back with RCB, 480L back with Punjab, 5.25 crores with Punjab and sold to Punjab Kings. Ripal Patel Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, the auctioneer asks for the base price but he remains unsold. Atit Sheth Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no interest and he goes unsold. Vishnu Solanki Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no interest being shown so far and he remains unsold, a bit surprising to be honest. Himmat Singh Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no interest so far and he remains unsold. Rajat Patidar Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, RCB takes him for his base price. Rahul Gahlaut Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no interest shown and he goes unsold. Sachin Baby Base price of Ra 20 lakhs, RCB bids for him at his base price and sold to Bangalore. C Hari Nishant Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, goes unsold. Himanshu Rana Base price of Rs 20 lakhs, no interest being shown and the youngster remains unsold. A quick five-minute break and we will go to the next round. Qais Ahmed Base price of Rs 50 lakhs, no interest shown and remains unsold. Piyush Chawla Base price of Rs 50 lakhs and Mumbai Indians start the opening bid, Delhi comes in for 55 lakhs, gone to 90 MI, 95 DC, MI 1 crores, back to Mumbai at 1 crores 20, DC 140, 160 L with DC, Mumbai goes for 2 crores, 240 L back with Mumbai and he is sold to the defending champions. Ish Sodhi Base price of Rs 50 lakhs, the auctioneer asks for base price but no movement what so ever, remains unsold. Harbhajan Singh Base price of Rs 2 crores, no one showing interest till now. It looks hard and he remains unsold. Mujeeb-ur Rahman Base price of Rs 1.5 crores, not much movement in the bidding, no one showing interest and he remains unsold. Rahul Sharma Base price of Rs 50 lakhs, no interest being shown and he also remains unsold. Adil Rashid Base price Rs 1 crores, 50 lakhs. no interest being shown by any franchises, goes unsold. Umesh Yadav Base price of Rs 1 crore, no interest, Oh DC has come in the bid at the base price, gets sold to Delhi Capitals at his base price. Sheldon Cottrell Cottrell base price at Rs 1 crores, goes unsold Nathan Coulter Nile The bids for former Mumbai Indians medium-pacer starts from 1.5 crores. Delhi and Mumbai fighting it out at 3.6 crores. And Mumbai Indians have brought him back at 5 crores. Jhye Richardson Aggressive bidding for the Australian pacer races him to 2.2 crores from his base price of 1.5. Bangalore, Rajasthan and Delhi attacking the bids and the bid has crossed 4.4 crores. Richardson was the highest wicket-taker in the recently concluded Big Bash season and as I write this the bid has soared to 7 crores from the RCB. Punjab in the fray now, bids have gone to 8.5 crores and RCB are still pushing for a big fast bowler. 9 crores, the bid is at 9 crores. Richardson breaches the 10 crore barrier, RCB and Punjab are pushing the limits for the 24-year-old pacer. Bidding at 11.25 crores now. Can Richardson break the Pat Cummins barrier? 15.5 crores for the Australian fast bowler last season and right now he stands at 13.5 crores with the Punjab Kings. Sold! Jhye Richardson gets sold at 14 crores to Punjab Kings Mustafizur Rahman Just a single bidder for 'The Fizz' Sold to Rajasthan at base price of 1 crore Adam Milne The bid starts at 50 lakh. Mumbai and Rajasthan vying against each other and the bid now stands with MI at 2 crores. Both teams are still fighting it out for the right arm seamer and Sunrisers have swooped in at 2.4 crores. The bid is up at 3.2 crores with the Mumbai Indians and sold. Adam Milne sold at 3.2 crores to MI Glenn Philips Philips base price of Rs 50 lakhs goes unsold Alex Carey Carey goes unsold Kusal Perera Parera goes unsold Dawid Malan Bidding starts at 1.50 crores. Punjab take Malan for Rs 1.5 crore. Chris Morris Bidding begins at Rs 75 lakhs and RCB open with Rs 80 lakh bid. Bidding going thick and fast here with MI and RCB going aggressively for the all-rounder. Bidding going past Rs 8 crore and MI and RCB are in the game. Bidding touches Rs 9 crore by MI and RCB are still not giving up. MI take it past Rs 10 crore and now RR come in the contest. RR now take it past Rs 11 crore. There are huge interests for Morris and Mumbai have thrown their might with Rs 12 crore bid. Now, Morris gets bid at more than Rs 13 crore. RR, MI and RCB are in a three-way contest with Rs 13.75 crore bid. Now, Punjab make it a bid of Rs 15 crore. Morris is on the verge of beating Pat Cummins as the most expensive overseas player. Morris is the most expensive overseas signing with bid running at Rs 15.75 crore. Now, Punjab take it to Rs 16 crore. Serious desperation for Morris and he now defeats Yuvraj Singh as the most expensive player ever signed in the history of the league. RR get Morris for Rs 16.25 crore. Glenn Maxwell Bidding starts at Rs 2 crore and the KKR open at base price. Rajasthan and KKR going for him. RCB too in the mix and now it's a three-way contest for Maxwell. RCB take it to Rs 4 crore and bids continue for the all-rounder. Now, CSK come in the fray and it's an all-out war for Maxwell at the moment. Bids going to Rs 6.25 crore and RCB are at the top. Bids now at Rs 7 crore with CSK RCB overtake CSK with Rs 7.25 crore CSK go one higher with Rs 8 crore bid Contest heating up between CSK and RCB and now men in yellow come with Rs 10 crore bid. CSK now take it to Rs 12 crore and Maxwell will be smiling in Melbourne. No end in sight for the desperation of Maxwell gaming franchises and bid goes past Rs 12.25 crore. CSK take it to Rs 13 crore and RCB are not giving up on Maxwell yet. Now, it's Rs 14 crore. CSK need him badly it seems. And, Maxwell goes to RCB at a whopping Rs 14.25 crore. Moeen Ali Bids start at Rs 2 crore. CSK and Punjab going for him with aggressive bids one after another. Bidding goes past Rs 4.5 crore and both CSK and Punjab are running close for the all-rounder. CSK take it to Rs 5 crore and Punjab go a step further at Rs 5.25 crore. CSK again take it to Rs 6 crore, Punjab again take it to Rs 6.25 crore, but CSK snatch it from them with Rs 6.5 crore bid. CSK going big here for Moeen after jumping off from Maxwell ride. CSK take Moeen for Rs 7 crore. Shakib Al Hasan Bids start at Rs 2 crore and Punjab Kings are in the game here. KKR take it to Rs 2.4 crore and Punjab come back with Rs 3 crore. All-rounder goes to KKR for Rs 3.2 crore. Shivam Dube Bidding starts at the base price of Rs 50 lakh. RR take it to Rs 55 laks. Bidding goes past Rs 3 crore with RR and SRH going for him. Now, capitals come with Rs 3.8 crore. RR come back with Rs 4 crore bid and Capitals are in it again with Rs 4.2 crore bid. RR take Dube at Rs 4.4 crore. Karun Nair Bidding starts at Rs 50 lakh and he goes unsold. Alex Hales Hales goes unsold at Rs 1.5 crore Jason Roy Bids open at Rs 2.0 crore and he too goes unsold. Steve Smith Bids open at Rs 2 crore and RCB come with the first bid at base price. The Punjab Kings look interested and they call at Rs 2.2 crore. The capitals make late entry and take Smith for Rs 2 core. Evin Lewis Lef-hander goes unsold. Aaron Finch Bidding starts at Rs 1 crore and Australia skipper goes unsold. Hanuma Vihari Bidding starts at 1 cr and he goes unsold. 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