IPL 2021: Ranking all 8 teams based on their picks in the auction
The franchises tried the hearts out in picking players to bridge gaps in their teams.
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4. Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR retained the core of their team from last season and had the joint least budget going into the auction. They had most bases covered and just needed a few backups to increase competition for places in the team. Sunil Narine wasn’t in great form last season and they needed to buy someone who would provide cover for him if the same happened this season. They bought Shakib Al Hasan for the same reason and given the form he has been in, he might end up starting ahead of Narine.
Buying a backup for Andre Russell was also a priority for them, and they signed Australian allrounder, Ben Cutting for his base price of Rs. 75 lakhs. He can be extremely dangerous with the bat during the death overs and will also bowl 3-4 overs on most days, and is arguably the best possible backup they could have bought.
Harbhajan Singh for 2 crores was a bit surprising as he hasn’t played any form of competitive cricket since the IPL final in 2019. They also signed Karun Nair as a backup Indian batsman and Sheldon Jackson as the backup Indian wicket-keeper which would allow them to stick with the same combination in case Dinesh Karthik suffers an injury.
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