DD - After the big money pick up of KP and the bigger money pick up of DK, DD have a message to the rest of the teams - We are here to win. DD did not want to have any remnants from their disastrous season 6 and that was evident in them overlooking the likes of Veeru, Warner and Irfan. They have gone for power in batting with Vijay, de Kock, Duminy, Ross T and S Tiwary. The bowling also provides for good reading with Shami, Counter Nile, Unadkat and Parnell. One should also look out for the all rounders Shukla and Neesham. Overall - strong, really strong.
RR - RR sprung a surprise by retaining Binny Jr and Sanju Samson. And they sprung even more surprises by picking a team on relative unknowns to complement the main players - Watson, Faulkner and Rahane. Steve Smith and Brad Hodge lend more solidity to the middle order. But as always the Indian contingent looks wafer thin and all set to throw in the customary RR surprise.
MI - Aight - they were lost for choice that they had to let DK and Dwayne Smith go but their choice of not wanting to go after one good player might seem like over confidence. After all, when Mike Hussey becomes your top buy you must know you haven't done good in the auction. SRT will be definitely missed from now on and MI didn't seem to put the right kind of impetus into filling that void. Altogether, the most disappointing franchise at the auction.
SRH - In retaining Steyn and Dhawan SRH must have thought that half the task was accomplished. But was the remaining half completed? Not too sure! They got KP only to lose him the DD's privilege and lost YP to KKR similarly. As for the remaining players, they were torn between getting back some of the players from the previous season and going for the best. The result was a mixed bag with the likes of Finch, Warner and Irfan coming in. Brendan Taylor was a nervous choice for WK. In getting back players from previous season, Ishant, Mishra and Sammy came in easy. But RR gave SRH a nervy ride with Karan Sharma who belied expectations at 3.5 Cr!
RR - RR sprung a surprise by retaining Binny Jr and Sanju Samson. And they sprung even more surprises by picking a team on relative unknowns to complement the main players - Watson, Faulkner and Rahane. Steve Smith and Brad Hodge lend more solidity to the middle order. But as always the Indian contingent looks wafer thin and all set to throw in the customary RR surprise.
MI - Aight - they were lost for choice that they had to let DK and Dwayne Smith go but their choice of not wanting to go after one good player might seem like over confidence. After all, when Mike Hussey becomes your top buy you must know you haven't done good in the auction. SRT will be definitely missed from now on and MI didn't seem to put the right kind of impetus into filling that void. Altogether, the most disappointing franchise at the auction.
SRH - In retaining Steyn and Dhawan SRH must have thought that half the task was accomplished. But was the remaining half completed? Not too sure! They got KP only to lose him the DD's privilege and lost YP to KKR similarly. As for the remaining players, they were torn between getting back some of the players from the previous season and going for the best. The result was a mixed bag with the likes of Finch, Warner and Irfan coming in. Brendan Taylor was a nervous choice for WK. In getting back players from previous season, Ishant, Mishra and Sammy came in easy. But RR gave SRH a nervy ride with Karan Sharma who belied expectations at 3.5 Cr!
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