IPL 2'17 Auction(Pre analysis)

Writing a review after on something which was already completed is quite boring and it might sometimes look like taking somebody's stance. So just want to predict Teams's buyings at 2'17 Auction. All teams must have plan 1, 2, 3 and so on. So, let's predict each team's best possible plans and will compare these with their actual buying after the auction.

I am not going to elaborate already known things like current players, purse money etc stuff. I will be straight forware here. 


MI:


They need to go for an overseas opener as Lendl Simmons is injury prone and considering form factor. 
They have excess of overseas fast bowlers. They need one Overseas batting all rounder as Pollard's form is not consistent. 

[Hales/Roy/Guptil (You think I am gonna give these many options! Hell no!)]
1. Hales: 
  • Except Rohit MI never had explosive opener even if they had they were not realible, So one of openers should be able to play 15 overs. 
  • So, I pick Hales over Roy/Guptil. Guptil can play long innings but I doubt his ability against spin bowling.
2. Colin de Grandomme: 
  • You can't depend on 3 English players so No stokes here, Many a times whenever they need an explosive finish Pollard had done it otherwise they had only Rayudu to do it. 
  • So, some one like Colin would be a good finisher for them and he would be available for whole season)

1. If    Hales == yes
           jump 
else    
           Roy-> Guptil 
else 
         Morgon
end

2. Colin -> Perera  

RCB:


1. Stokes: As Gayle, Watson and ABD play at the top they desperately need a freaking finisher! And they can't have an extra finisher and a bowler in the team as 3 slots are already booked by 3. Quite rigit team actually. They had to drop Gayle sometimes to have a finisher or a front line bowler.

2. Irfan: They let go several pacers so need pacers definitely. It's better to have a medium pace bowelr than a fast bowler in chinnaswamy so Irfaan over Ishant/Aaron.

Plan: 

1. If   Stokes == yes 
      jump  
else  
      Mills -> Boult 
      jump
else 
      Perera
end 
2. Irfan and Rishi Dhawan (Could bat) 

SRH: 

Mills: Only bowler who can backup mustafizur. 

Morgan: Only batsman who can play in middle order and finish the innings(Phew!) 

1. If  Mills == yes 
         jump
  else 
        Cummins -> Rabada ->Tahir
  end 

2. Morgan -> Corey 



KXIP:


Guptil: Need an explosive opener. 

Mills: No realiable bowler at all.    

1. Guptil -> Roy -> Hales 

2. Mills -> Boult 


RPSG:

Boult: More than a death bowler they need a front line bowler to lead bowling department. 
Stokes: No finisher for them dude!

Boult -> Rabada 

Stokes -> Colin de -> Corey

GL:

Morgon:

Boult: No power play bowler

Ishant: 

Morgon -> ??

Boult -> Rabada 

Ishanth -> Aaron 

KKR: 

Stokes: Who else could replace Russell? 

Morgon: No middle batsman at all.

Ishant: No pacers except Yadav 


Stokes -> colin de -> Waokes 

Morgon -> Bairstow 

Ishant -> Irfan 


DD: 


As there are 3 SA players they need backup for all roles.

Evin Lewis: Backup for Kock. 

Woakes: Backup for Morris

Morgan -> Duminy backup. 







Finally teams would end up with the following picks :P


MI: Hales, Colin, Lewis(May be) 


RCB: Stokes, Dhawan


SRH: Cummins, Tahir, Negi


KXIP:  Mills, Roy


RPSG: Boult/Rabada, Colin, 


GL: Rabada/Boult, 


KKR: Jordon, Morgan, Ishant, Gunaratne, Coulter nile 


DD: Guptil, 


Expect fierse competition: 

Boult and Rabada: GI and RPSG vs KKR

Stokes: KKR vs RCB

Colin: MI vs KKR

Mills: KKR vs KXIP vs DD

Irfan: GI vs RPSG vs KKR
Tahir: SRH vs KXIP (KXIP might provoke SRH if MI/DD(Bald guy) weren't provoking :P)

Evin Lewis: MI vs KXIP(If KXIP starts then MI is gonna mess up with it)


























   

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