The auction is over. Money has been splashed! Heroes have been made!! (Yes! Zeroes as well). As the teams mull over who they picked and why they picked here is my take on the teams
RCB - As if the current contingent of Gayle, Kohli and AB was not enuf to send the opposition on leather hunts they have raked in Yuvi and Albie Morkel. With Parthiv set to don the gloves, AB can now concentrate on crouching in front of the stumps alone (for those scoops and sweeps). While Yuvi did tweet that he was happy that he would be bowling to Gayle only in the nets, the actual guys who must be happy should be AB Dinda. The bowling's not bad either - Rampaul, Albie, Starc, Murali - oops where's the Indian in that group?
KKR - They didn't create the buzz of the last time when they used up more than half the purse on two players. But they have done enuf to almost bring back the same batting squad that won season 5. The bowling squad has been revamped though and it does look like it will spew more fire - Umesh, Morkel, Vinay and Cummins. Pathan and Gambhir will certainly have points to prove.
KXIP - The Australian flavor is prominent in a team where the most prominent Indian is a reject. But then that shud be the motivator for Veeru. But what's with the 3 Cr paid for Rishi Dhawan? (hope he doesn't make me eat my words). Mitchell Johnson would be the man for the bowling attack but where are the other bowlers? Awana, Balaji, Karthik - good bowlers but they would need to bowl 4 overs consistently for 14 games. Can they? And let's just hope Glen Maxwell does not become the millionaire bench warmer he was at Mumbai once again.
CSK - Having retained 5 they were handicapped by the meagre purse from the first bid. That was evident in their unsuccessful bids for Vijay and Hussey. Towards the end of the auction they struggled to get someone. But they did manage to scoop Brendon Macullum and eternal tormentor Dwayne Smith. CSk have that knack to somehow sneak through in games and this team could continue that tradition. Ashish Nehra would provide for some interesting viewing. But they should be chided for not picking Badrinath despite his unselfish contribution over the past 6 years.
RCB - As if the current contingent of Gayle, Kohli and AB was not enuf to send the opposition on leather hunts they have raked in Yuvi and Albie Morkel. With Parthiv set to don the gloves, AB can now concentrate on crouching in front of the stumps alone (for those scoops and sweeps). While Yuvi did tweet that he was happy that he would be bowling to Gayle only in the nets, the actual guys who must be happy should be AB Dinda. The bowling's not bad either - Rampaul, Albie, Starc, Murali - oops where's the Indian in that group?
KKR - They didn't create the buzz of the last time when they used up more than half the purse on two players. But they have done enuf to almost bring back the same batting squad that won season 5. The bowling squad has been revamped though and it does look like it will spew more fire - Umesh, Morkel, Vinay and Cummins. Pathan and Gambhir will certainly have points to prove.
KXIP - The Australian flavor is prominent in a team where the most prominent Indian is a reject. But then that shud be the motivator for Veeru. But what's with the 3 Cr paid for Rishi Dhawan? (hope he doesn't make me eat my words). Mitchell Johnson would be the man for the bowling attack but where are the other bowlers? Awana, Balaji, Karthik - good bowlers but they would need to bowl 4 overs consistently for 14 games. Can they? And let's just hope Glen Maxwell does not become the millionaire bench warmer he was at Mumbai once again.
CSK - Having retained 5 they were handicapped by the meagre purse from the first bid. That was evident in their unsuccessful bids for Vijay and Hussey. Towards the end of the auction they struggled to get someone. But they did manage to scoop Brendon Macullum and eternal tormentor Dwayne Smith. CSk have that knack to somehow sneak through in games and this team could continue that tradition. Ashish Nehra would provide for some interesting viewing. But they should be chided for not picking Badrinath despite his unselfish contribution over the past 6 years.
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