IPL 2023: Rating Teams based on their auction performance
Sam Curran was the costliest buy in the auction as Punjab Kings signed him for INR 18.50 crore.
Cricket, in the Indian Premier League (IPL), is not just played on the ground but on the auction table as well. Franchises spend millions every year while players all across the globe show massive interest to feature in the cash-rich league. However, not everyone gets the opportunity to be a part of this grand festival of T20 cricket.
The 15th edition of the tournament saw two of the most successful franchises - Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings finishing at the bottom of the table. Meanwhile, the newly formed teams, Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans did reasonably well as the latter even bagged the title in their maiden season. Meanwhile, two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders finished seventh in the table while the former winners Sunrisers Hyderabad finished eighth.
Thus, like every season, franchises wanted to fill in the holes while in the case of Punjab Kings and Hyderabad, it was all about a restart. So, the question arises, how did all the teams do in the mini-auction and what are their chances of making it to the finals of the 16th edition of the competition? Without further ado, let’s jump straight to the topic.
Rating Teams based on IPL mini-auction
10. Royal Challengers Bangalore - 5/10
The Faf du Plessis-led side by far had the worst IPL auction. Every year the franchise goes after a few big names but so far, hasn't been successful in winning the prestigious trophy. To everyone’s surprise, the Bangalore franchise remained relatively quiet this year as they signed seven players this season but eventually it will be difficult for either of them to make it to the playing XI.
The franchise bought the English duo Will Jacks (INR 3.2 crore) and Reece Topley (INR 1.9 crore) but they will relatively act as backups of Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood respectively. It was expected that they will sign a backup of Hasaranga but that hasn’t been the case. The franchise also didn’t make a move to sign an impact player ahead of the next season. Who can replace Dinesh Karthik if he gets injured is also a question that went unanswered.
Now, even though RCB has a good solid playing XI, certain gaps could have been addressed. Like every other team, Bangalore can once again fight for the title but when it comes to their auction performance, Bangalore looked pale.
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