Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2021 Preview

The Kolkata Knight Riders have shown faith with their squad from 2020 despite having an up and down year in the UAE where they eventually missed out on the playoffs due to their inferior net run rate. While they have added the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Ben Cutting and Karun Nair in the auction, […]

Chennai Super Kings Auction Preview

Squad Size: 19 Purse Remaining: 22.9 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 6 (1) Who have they retained:  Even though Chennai finished at the bottom in IPL 2020, they have still retained 18 players from last season’s squad. The most interesting retention is that of Suresh Raina who opted out of the 2020 season in the UAE […]

Delhi Capitals Auction Preview

Squad Size: 17 Purse Remaining: 12.9 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 8 (3) Who have they retained:  Delhi has largely kept the squad that reached the finals of IPL 2020 intact. Their Indian core is still strong as ever having retained their captain Shreyas Iyer as well as batsman Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya […]

Kings XI Punjab Auction Preview

Squad Size: 16 Purse Remaining: 53.2 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 9 (5) Who have they retained:  Despite letting go of 9 players, KXIP has largely kept their core intact. KXIP had a strong second half last season and will want to continue that momentum into IPL 2021. Their Indian core of Rahul, Agarwal, Shami, Ravi […]

Kolkata Knight Riders Auction Preview

Squad Size: 17 Purse Remaining: 10.75 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 8 (2) Who have they retained:  Despite a poor IPL 2020, KKR has kept the faith with most of their squad from the last season. They have retained the underperforming Kuldeep Yadav, who only played 5 games last season and picked up just 1 wicket. […]

Mumbai Indians Auction Preview

Squad Size: 18 Purse Remaining: 15.35 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 7 (4) Who have they retained: Mumbai have won the last 2 IPL’s and as expected have not tinkered too much with their winning formula. They have retained their entire Indian core as well as the overseas trio of Kieron Pollard, Quinton De Kock and […]

Rajasthan Royals Auction Preview

Squad Size: 16 Purse Remaining: 34.8 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 8 (3) Who have they retained:  Rajasthan Royals have appointed a new director of cricket in Kumar Sangakkara and have chosen to make Sanju Samson the new captain of the team. They have also retained the English trio of Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos […]

Royal Challengers Bangalore Auction Preview

Squad Size: 14 Purse Remaining: 35.9 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 11 (3) Who have they retained:  The Royal Challengers Bangalore have once again decided to shuffle the pack and have retained only 12 players from last season, the fewest amongst all IPL. However, despite retaining only 12 players RCB have most of their bases covered. […]

Sunrisers Hyderabad Auction Preview

Squad Size: 22 Purse Remaining: 10.75 Available slots (Overseas): 3 (1) Who have they retained:  Sunrisers Hyderabad has chosen to put faith in the team assembled in 2020, retaining 22 players, the most amongst all the franchisees ahead of the 2021 IPL auction. SRH have reached the playoffs for 5 consecutive years and have continued […]

Aussies lose down under & lose out big with their IPL squads! We’re talking retention & releases ahead of the IPL auction 2021

Smith, Maxwell, Finch & several big names set to go under the hammer in February The 20th of January, 2021 was always going to be a very interesting day in the buildup to IPL 2021 with several teams needing an overhaul, while some merely needed tinkering to their already settled squad ahead of a mini […]