IPL 2022 Post Auction Thoughts

IPL 2022 Auction: 

Top 4: Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow, Rajasthan:

Just missed: Kolkata, Chennai

Bottom 4: Bangalore, Punjab, Hyderabad, Gujarat. 

1) Mumbai: 

Likely XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Surya Kumar Yadav, Dewlap Brevis, K.Pollard, T.David/D.Sams, J.Archer, M.Ashwin, J.Bumrah, B.Thampi, J.Unadkat

Reserved: T.Mills, F.Allen, 

Pros: Top 5 match winners with the bat, Lethal fast bowler combination at the top. 

Cons: Lack of bowling depth and variety.

2) Delhi: 

Likely XI: D.Warner, P.Shaw, M.Marsh, Mandeep Singh, R.Pant, K.Nagarkoti, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, A.Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav. 

Reserved: C.Sakariya, K.S.Bharat, L.Ngidi, Sarfaraz Khan, R.Powell, Khaleel Ahmed. 

Pros: Excellent opening pair, great finisher, batting depth, match winners with the ball.

Cons: Reliable middle order batsman, lack of wicket taking bowler at the top. 

3) Lucknow: 

Likely XI: Quinton de Kock, K.L.Rahul, Manish Pandey, D.Hooda, M.Stoinis, J.Holder, Krunal Pandya, K.Gowtham, R.Bishnoi, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan.

Reserved: S.Nadeem, E.Lewis, D.Chameera.

Pros: Match winners at the top and experienced finishers. 

Cons: Depth Bowling

4) Rajasthan: 

Likely XI: Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, S.Hetmyer, R.Parag, J.Neesham, R.Ashwin, T.Boult, Y.Chahal, Prasidh Krishna

Reserved: N.Coulter-Nile, R.Van Der Dussen, Karun Nair, N.Saini. 

Pros: Exciting young top batting order, Match winners with the ball (spin and pace)

Cons: Experienced finisher in both bat and bowl.

5) Kolkata: 

Likely XI: A.Rahane, A.Hales/S.Billings, N.Rana, S.Iyer, V.Iyer, A.Russell, P.Cummins, S.Narine, S.Mavi, U.Yadav, V.Chakravarthy.

Reserved: T.Southee, M.Nabi, 

Pro: Excellent bowling depth, Great late middle order batting. 

Cons: Lack of match winners on the top order batting line up.

6) Chennai: 

Likely XI: R.Gaikwad, R.Uthappa, Moeen Ali, A.Rayudu, MS Dhoni, S.Dube, R.Jadeja, D.Bravo, C.Jordan, D.Chahar, A.Milne

Reserved: M.Santner, 

Pros: Batting Depth & experienced leadership. 

Cons: Lack of winners in the top order batting line up and spin threat. 

7) Bangalore: 

Likely XI: Virat Kohli, Fat Du Plussis, G.Maxwell, D.Karthik, W.Hasaranga, H.Patel, Karn Sharma, S.Ahmed, J.Hazelwood, M.Siraj, S.Kaul. 

Reserved: J.Behrendorff, S.Rutherford, F.Allen

Pro: Great top order batting line up 

Cons: No Match winner in bowling department. 

8) Punjab: 

Likely XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, J.Bairstow, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Liam Livingstone, H.Brar, K.Rabada, R.Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma. 

Pros: Excellent Top 3 batsman, collection of above average decent talent. 

Cons: Lack of star power. 

9) Hyderabad: 

Likely XI: A.Markram, R.Tripathi, K.Williamson, N.Pooran, A.Samad, W.Sundar, M.Jansen, A.Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T.Natarajan.

Reserved: K.Tyagi, S.Gopal, S.Abbott, R.Shepherd.

Pros: Excellent middle order, Great Pace Attack.

Cons: Star Power at the top, lack of variety in bowling department.

10) Gujarat: 

Likely XI: Shubman Gill, Jason Roy, W.Saha, D.Miller, Hardik Pandya, R.Tewatia, J.Yadav, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohd Shami, Varun Aaron.

Reserved: Y.Dayal, M.Wade, V.Shankar, Gurjeerat Mann, A.Joseph

Pros: Decent batting line up and match winners with the ball. 

Cons: Lack of experienced leadership.