Indian Premier League - General Discussion

[Bevab]

After all the hoopla around how the team management has learnt their lesson on why basing their strategy on a specific set of conditions with experienced players does not work at all times, guess what they do? Buy two experienced off-spinning all-rounders for nearly most of the remaining amount.

 

[Bevab]

Probably their best purchase. Not good for his career though. I'm shocked they didn't get Nair for 50L. He plays all his cricket at that ground and would have formed such a good combo with Paddikal.

I believe the bloke keeps? In that case he could easily open with Padikkal. Karun Nair going unsold did surprise me, has his domestic form been that bad?

 

[Bevab]

I get that Meredith is rapid (can easily touch 150+), but surely this is a bit too high for someone completely unproven outside of the BBL?

 

[Aislabie]

What is this auction though. Absolutely mental

And even if Mumbai are making bad buys they'll still be the best team next/this year. There's not much you can do to mess up a core of Rohit, de Kock, Pollard, Pandya, Pandya and Bumrah

Post automatically merged: Feb 18, 2021

Dawid Malan: $205k
Riley Meredith: $1.1 million
Chris Morris: $2.2 million

I am so confused

 

[Yash.]

Shakib at 3.2 is a steal for KKR.

 

[Bevab]

Even by IPL standards, this auction looks like it is filled with people who are more and more clueless with every passing moment. With the exception of Delhi.

Dhawan
The Big Stoin
Shreyas
Smudge
Pant
Lalit Yadav?
Axar
Ashwin
Rabada
Nortje
Mishra/Ishant

And they've got Rahane, Shaw, Hetmyer and Woakes on the bench. Umesh is a meme but can work if he bowls all of his overs at the start (most likely to be Ishant's backup) and Meriwala's always been solid on the domestic circuit with Vishnu Vinod. Could easily challenge Mumbai if Pant returns to his 2018 level.

 

[Targaryen]

Sachin Baby back to RCB. What they are even thinking? One of the reasons why we lost Final against Hyderabad.

 

[CerealKiller]

If Riley Meredith can get a million dollars, Shaheen Afridi would go for 2 million minimum

 

[Bevab]

If Riley Meredith can get a million dollars, Shaheen Afridi would go for 2 million minimum

The surname's easily worth a million on it's own.

 

[CerealKiller]

The surname's easily worth a million on it's own.

I guess Babar would go for base price just like Malan

 

[Bevab]

Oh come on now.

 

[Bevab]

I guess Babar would go for base price just like Malan

Overseas top order accumulators rarely tend to go for big money, much easier to get a domestic bat who could fulfill a similar role.

 

[Targaryen]

Only positive this auction for us is the Azharuddeen.

 

[ShamiLoverGlipGlops]

Shakib back in our team will give the much required second all rounder option given how fragile Russel is.

Gill
Tripathi
Rana
DK
Morgan
Russell
Shakib
Sunil Narine?
Nagarkoti
Prasidh Krishna
Cummins

 

[Bevab]

Shakib back in our team will give the much required second all rounder option given how fragile Russel is.

Gill
Tripathi
Rana
DK
Morgan
Russell
Shakib
Sunil Narine?
Nagarkoti
Prasidh Krishna
Cummins

Bold of you to assume that you'll be allowed to get away with claiming Shakib as a honorary Bengali.