IPL 2024 auction: Titans' Hardik-sized hole, and other key positions the teams need to fill
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A total of 77 slots (30 overseas) lie vacant across the 10 IPL squads, ready for filling up at the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai on December 19. The franchises have a combined purse of INR 262.95 crore (USD 31.58 million approx.) available to spend at this auction - this is the highest combined purse available for a "mini auction" (that is, the top-up auctions where teams do not have to rebuild almost from scratch) across IPL seasons. How much does each team have exactly, and what are the slots they need to fill? Here's ESPNcricinfo's rundown.
Chennai Super Kings
Slots left: 6 (3 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: A replacement for Ambati Rayudu. They need another Indian batter for the middle order as well, ideally a power-hitter. Also, an overseas fast bowler who maybe doubles up as an allrounder, and an Indian fast bowler.
Retained players: 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 available: INR 17.75 crore (USD 2.13 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (4 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: The dominant Mumbai Indians teams of the past have always comprised two overseas fast bowlers, one of them being an allrounder, so expect them to look out for those skillsets. One of those could also be a spin-bowling allrounder.
Retained players: 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
Gujarat Titans
Slots left: 8 (2 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: While like-for-like might be tough, they need a replacement for Hardik Pandya - a batting or bowling allrounder, perhaps an overseas option. Also, an overseas fast bowler in place of Alzarri Josesph. And an Indian keeper-batter as a back-up for Wriddhiman Saha.
Retained players: 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 available: INR 32.70 crore (USD 3.92 million approx.)
Slots left: 12 (4 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: Two overseas quicks, including one with all-round skills. And an Indian keeper-batter.
Retained players: 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 available: INR 23.25 crore (USD 2.79 millon approx.)
Slots left: 6 (3 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: Replacements for Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal Patel. An overseas fast bowler to replace Josh Hazlewood. Also, an Indian allrounder or finisher to replace Shahbaz Khan, who transferred to Sunrisers Hyderabad via a trade.
Retained players: 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
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Slots left: 6 (3 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: Overseas allrounder (batting or bowling), and an Indian batter. Also, an overseas wristspinner.
Retained players: 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
Delhi Capitals
Purse available: INR 28.95 crore (USD 3.47 million approx.)
Slots left: 9 (4 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: An overseas fast-bowling allrounder, an Indian keeper-batter, and an Indian finisher.
Retained players: 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 available: INR 29.10 crore (USD 3.49 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (2 overseas)
Key positions to be filled: An Indian batting allrounder to replace Shahrukh Khan, who was released. An overseas fast-bowling allrounder.
Retained players: 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 available: INR 14.50 crore (USD 1.74 million approx.)
Slots left: 8 (3 overseas)
Key positions to be filled:
An overseas batter or batting allrounder, and an overseas fast bowler as back-up for Trent Boult.
Retained players: 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
Lucknow Super Giants
Purse available: INR 13.15 crore (USD 1.58 million approx.)
Slots left: 6 (2 overseas)
Key position to be filled: A replacement for Avesh Khan, who was traded to Gujarat Titans; this could be an Indian allrounder, too.
Retained players: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq
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