IPL 2024 public sale: Titans’ Hardik-sized gap, and different key positions the groups must fill

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  • January 12, 2024
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A complete of 77 slots (30 abroad) lie vacant throughout the ten IPL squads, prepared for filling up on the IPL 2024 public sale in Dubai on December 19. The franchises have a mixed purse of INR 262.95 crore (USD 31.58 million approx.) out there to spend at this public sale – that is the best mixed purse out there for a “mini public sale” (that’s, the top-up auctions the place groups don’t have to rebuild virtually from scratch) throughout IPL seasons. How a lot does every workforce have precisely, and what are the slots they should fill? Here is ESPNcricinfo’s rundown.

Chennai Tremendous Kings

Purse out there: INR 31.40 crore (USD 3.77 million approx.)
Slots left: 6 (3 abroad)
Key positions to be stuffed: A alternative for Ambati Rayudu. They want one other Indian batter for the center order as nicely, ideally a power-hitter. Additionally, an abroad quick bowler who possibly doubles up as an allrounder, and an Indian quick bowler.
Present squad: MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Chowdhary, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana

Mumbai Indians

Purse out there: INR 17.75 crore (USD 2.13 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (4 abroad)
Key positions to be stuffed: The dominant Mumbai Indians groups of the previous have at all times comprised two abroad quick bowlers, considered one of them being an allrounder, so count on them to look out for these skillsets. A kind of may be a spin-bowling allrounder.
Present squad: Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Hardik Pandya, Romario Shepherd

Gujarat Titans

Purse out there: INR 38.15 crore (USD 4.58 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (2 abroad)
Key positions to be stuffed: Whereas like-for-like is perhaps robust, they want a alternative for Hardik Pandya – a batting or bowling allrounder, maybe an abroad choice. Additionally, an abroad quick bowler instead of Alzarri Josesph. And an Indian keeper-batter as a back-up for Wriddhiman Saha.
Present squad: David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders

Purse out there: INR 32.70 crore (USD 3.92 million approx.)
Slots left: 12 (4 abroad)
Key positions to be stuffed: Two abroad quicks, together with one with all-round expertise. And an Indian keeper-batter.
Present squad: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Purse out there: INR 23.25 crore (USD 2.79 millon approx.)
Slots left: 6 (3 abroad)
Key positions to be stuffed: Replacements for Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal Patel. An abroad quick bowler to interchange Josh Hazlewood. Additionally, an Indian allrounder or finisher to interchange Shahbaz Ahmed, who transferred to Sunrisers Hyderabad by way of a commerce.
Present squad: Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Cameron Inexperienced, Mayank Dagar

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Purse out there: INR 34 crore (USD 4.08 million approx.)
Slots left: 6 (3 abroad)
Key positions to be stuffed: Abroad allrounder (batting or bowling), and an Indian batter. Additionally, an abroad wristspinner.
Present squad: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Shahbaz Ahmed

Delhi Capitals

Purse out there: INR 28.95 crore (USD 3.47 million approx.)
Slots left: 9 (4 abroad)
Key positions to be stuffed: An abroad fast-bowling allrounder, an Indian keeper-batter, and an Indian finisher.
Present squad: Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

Punjab Kings

Purse out there: INR 29.10 crore (USD 3.49 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (2 abroad)
Key positions to be stuffed: An Indian batting allrounder to interchange Shahrukh Khan, who was launched. An abroad fast-bowling allrounder.
Present squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Bhatia

Rajasthan Royals

Purse out there: INR 14.50 crore (USD 1.74 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (3 abroad)
Key positions to be stuffed: An abroad batter or batting allrounder, and an abroad quick bowler as back-up for Trent Boult.
Present squad: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan

Lucknow Tremendous Giants

Purse out there: INR 13.15 crore (USD 1.58 million approx.)
Slots left: 6 (2 abroad)
Key place to be stuffed: A alternative for Avesh Khan, who was traded to Rajasthan Royals; this may very well be an Indian allrounder, too.
Present squad: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Okay Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Mark Wooden, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, Devdutt Padikkal

Nagraj Gollapudi is information editor at ESPNcricinfo

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