Can anyone remind me on the whereabouts of 3D Shankar? Is he a part of Gujarat or Hyderabad? And just to open a Pandora's box, what do you guys think will happen to him? Retained or traded or dropped altogether?
I personally feel it's a huge blow for Cummins. He could have become the 17th captain for KKR the next season in the span of last 3 years. Huge opportunity missed.
Nah, Iyer is here to stay man! The moves with Shardul are a sign of a long term engagement with Shreyas. He is building a mini-Mumbai T20 team there. Factor in Abhishek Nayyar and you have the answer.
KKR wouldn't have gone for Cummins as captain anyway. Furthermore, don't think Cummins stands to lose on anything. Given his recent interviews, seems he would happily play as a player and not burden himself with captaincy (after being named as Aussie ODI captain)
KKR buys Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz via trade. Are they even planning to attend auction or what?
The team dynamics look good here. Understand it is an a cash deal, but I think the actual valuation of Lockie and Shardul is less than last year's final bid price.
As of now, the more or less confirmed releases of CSK are Chris Jordan, Adam Milne, Mitchell Santner and N Jagadeesan. I am guessing CSK has Dinesh Bana on their sights, seeing how they've released Jagadeesan. I hope CSK gets Bana. We need a finisher rather than a top order batter
I'd be happy for N Jagadeeshan and can only hope he gets picked up by a franchise willing to play him. Ditto with the others you have mentioned as CSK rarely played these persons.
Adding Dinesh Bana isn't a good choice. He will not get an audition and India won't have a chance to look at him. Bana and emerging players should be as far away from CSK as possible. Case in point, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, hasn't been played since they picked him up. In the past too,CSK has been guilty of doing this with talent like Baba Aparajith.
