IPL Moneyball 2020 countdown: ₹ 472.35 cr already spent on 127 players
With the onset, the Indian Premier League team owner will yet again be on active mode to give final shape to their…
With the onset, the Indian Premier League team owner will yet again be on active mode to give final shape to their respective squads. The next two weeks are going to be really hectic for the franchisee think tanks as they will be busy with various combinations and permutations to finalise their strategy for the player auction, slated for December 19 in Kolkata.
Defending champions Mumbai and Chennai Super Kings, the other finalists from the previous season, will be the two most sorted out franchisees going to the auction table, having already got their core team in place, while Royal Challengers Bangalore will have their task cut even as the best and most precious IPL talent Virat Kohli is on their ranks.
With 17 days to go for the IPL 2020 auction, Insidesport.co brings to its readers how the eight teams are positioned.
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
The second most decorated IPL team, with three titles from 10 seasons, Chennai Super Kings have backed the experience over young legs for the shortest format of the game which otherwise demands youthful energy.
The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led squad will go into the next season with at least their 20 players from the previous season, including the veterans like Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir and Shane Watson, who all are on the other side of their 30s.
Skipper Dhoni with ₹ 15 crore package is the most expensive player in the side.
| CHENNAI SUPER KINGS |
| Player | Status | Price (₹ cr) |
| Ambati Rayudu | Retained | 2.20 |
| Asif K M | Retained | 0.40 |
| Deepak Chahar | Retained | 0.80 |
| Dwayne Bravo (o/s) | Retained | 6.40 |
| Faf du Plessis (o/s) | Retained | 1.60 |
| Harbhajan Singh | Retained | 2.00 |
| Imran Tahir (o/s) | Retained | 1.00 |
| Jagadeesan Narayan | Retained | 0.20 |
| Karn Sharma | Retained | 5.00 |
| Kedar Jadhav | Retained | 7.80 |
| Lungisani Ngidi (o/s) | Retained | 0.50 |
| Mitchell Santner (o/s) | Retained | 0.50 |
| Monu Singh | Retained | 0.20 |
| M S Dhoni | Retained | 15.00 |
| Murali Vijay | Retained | 2.00 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Retained | 7.00 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Retained | 0.20 |
| Shane Watson (o/s) | Retained | 4.00 |
| Shardul Thakur | Retained | 2.60 |
| Suresh Raina | Retained | 11.00 |
DELHI CAPITALS
One of the most active franchisees during the IPL pre-auction trading window, the GMR-JSW co-owned IPL team still has a lot left for December 19. In Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane Delhi Capitals have got two additional options to lead the squad, which last year was captained by Shreyas Iyer.
Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant with ₹ 15 crore is the most expensive player in the side. However, his form with the bat will be a concern for the side, that will have one of the three most active tables during the player auction.
| DELHI CAPITALS |
| Player | Status | Price (₹ cr) |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Traded | 5.25 |
| Amit Mishra | Retained | 4.00 |
| Avesh Khan | Retained | 0.70 |
| Axar Patel | Retained | 5.00 |
| Harshal Patel | Retained | 0.20 |
| Ishant Sharma | Retained | 1.10 |
| Kagiso Rabada(o/s) | Retained | 4.20 |
| Keemo Paul(o/s) | Retained | 0.50 |
| Prithvi Shaw | Retained | 1.20 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Traded | 7.60 |
| Rishabh Pant | Retained | 15.00 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane(o/s) | Retained | 0.20 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Retained | 5.20 |
| Shreyas Iyer | Retained | 7.00 |
KINGS XI PUNJAB
After yet another year of struggle on the field, the Mohali-based IPL franchisee management is going to have yet another active auction day. The team, hoping to change its dwindling fortunes, has got Indian cricket’s one of the most astute brains in Anil Kumble.
The team at its disposal will have more than 50% of the allotted ₹ 85 crore player purse to spend at the auction, where the think tank will have a number of concerns to address.
| KINGS XI PUNJAB |
| Player | Status | Price (₹ cr) |
| Arshdeep Singh | Retained | 0.20 |
| Chris Gayle(o/s) | Retained | 2.00 |
| Darshan Nalkande | Retained | 0.30 |
| Krishnappa Gowtham | Traded | 6.20 |
| Hardus Viljoen(o/s) | Retained | 0.75 |
| Harpreet Brar | Retained | 0.20 |
| Jagadeesha Suchith | Traded | 0.20 |
| Karun Nair | Retained | 5.60 |
| KL Rahul | Retained | 11.00 |
| Mandeep Singh | Retained | 1.40 |
| Mayank Agarwal | Retained | 1.00 |
| Mohammad Shami | Retained | 4.80 |
| Mujeeb Zadran(o/s) | Retained | 4.00 |
| Murugan Ashwin | Retained | 0.20 |
| Nicholas Pooran(o/s) | Retained | 4.20 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Retained | 0.25 |
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
The Knights managements has exhibited no emotions in releasing and trading many of their seasoned pros. With over ₹ 35 crore in the kitty and a mere 14 names on its players’ roster, KKR will be one of the most active franchisees during the auction.
Presence of the likes Andre Russel, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav addresses many concerns, but team will have to be wise in bidding.
| KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS |
| Player | Status | Price (₹ cr) |
| Andre Russel(o/s) | Retained | 8.50 |
| Dinesh Karthik | Retained | 7.40 |
| Harry Gurney(o/s) | Retained | 0.75 |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | Retained | 3.20 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Retained | 5.80 |
| Lockie Ferguson(o/s) | Retained | 1.60 |
| Nitish Rana | Retained | 3.40 |
| Prasidh Krishna | Retained | 0.20 |
| Rinku Singh | Retained | 0.80 |
| Sandeep Warrier | Retained | 0.20 |
| Shivam Mavi | Retained | 3.00 |
| Shubman Gill | Retained | 1.80 |
| Siddhesh Lad | Traded | 0.20 |
| Sunil Narine (o/s) | Retained | 12.50 |
MUMBAI INDIANS
Mumbai Indians just like Chennai Super Kings almost have the talent on their roaster what they will be needing for the season ahead. With 18 players on the roaster and ₹ 13.05 in the purse, the Reliance Industries-owned will be aiming for several good opportunities rather than hard bargains or aggressive bids.
| MUMBAI INDIANS |
| Player | Status | Price (₹ cr) |
| Aditya Tare | Retained | 0.20 |
| Anmolpreet Singh | Retained | 0.80 |
| Anukul Roy | Retained | 0.20 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | Traded | 0.75 |
| Hardik Pandya | Retained | 11.00 |
| Ishan Kishan | Retained | 6.20 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Retained | 7.00 |
| Jayant Yadav | Retained | 0.50 |
| Kieron Pollard(o/s) | Retained | 5.40 |
| Krunal Pandya | Retained | 8.80 |
| Lasith Malinga(o/s) | Retained | 2.00 |
| Mitchell McCleneghan(o/s) | Retained | 1.00 |
| Quinton de Kock(o/s) | Retained | 2.80 |
| Rahul Chahar | Retained | 1.90 |
| Rohit Sharma | Retained | 15.00 |
| Sherfane Rutherford(o/s) | Traded | 2.00 |
| Surya Kumar Yadav | Retained | 3.20 |
| Trent Boult(o/s) | Traded | 3.20 |
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
The team from the Pink City, which has played the 2019 IPL season in the pink flannels, will have been among the active buyers on December 19 in the auction hall. They will primarily be targeting the domestic talent. As far as overseas retentions are concerned, Rajasthan Royals have among the best IPL talent in their ranks with Steve Smith, Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes.
On the domestic front, as of now Sanju Samson remains the biggest name in their current 14-player list.
| RAJASTHAN ROYALS |
| Player | Status | Price (₹ cr) |
| Ankit Singh Rajpoot | Traded | 3.00 |
| Ben Stokes(o/s) | Retained | 12.50 |
| Jofra Archer(o/s) | Retained | 7.20 |
| Jos Butler(o/s) | Retained | 4.40 |
| Mahipal Lomror | Retained | 0.20 |
| Manan Vohra | Retained | 0.20 |
| Mayank Markande | Traded | 2.00 |
| Rahul Tewatia | Traded | 3.00 |
| Riyan Parag | Retained | 0.20 |
| Sanju Samson | Retained | 8.00 |
| Shashank Singh | Retained | 0.30 |
| Shreyas Gopal | Retained | 0.20 |
| Steve Smith(o/s) | Retained | 12.50 |
| Varun Aaron | Retained | 2.40 |
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
The presence of skipper Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Umesh Yadav, Shivam Dube, Yuzvendra Chahal, Moeen Ali makes RCB a formidable line-up on paper. The results on the field in spite of all this talent had left a lot to be desired last season.
The Bengaluru-based IPL team will be going to the auction with the minimum 13 players in its ranks. They will be looking to buy a lot for just ₹ 27.90 crore. Kohli, the most expensive player on the IPL Moneyball ever, and De Villiers account for almost 33% of the team’s player purse.
| ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE |
| Player | Status | Price (₹ cr) |
| AB de Villiers (o/s) | Retained | 11.00 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Retained | 0.20 |
| Gurkeerat Singh | Retained | 0.50 |
| Moeen Ali (o/s) | Retained | 1.70 |
| Mohammed Siraj | Retained | 2.60 |
| Navdeep Saini | Retained | 3.00 |
| Parthiv Patel | Retained | 1.70 |
| Pawan Negi | Retained | 1.00 |
| Shivam Dube | Retained | 5.00 |
| Umesh Yadav | Retained | 4.20 |
| Virat Kohli | Retained | 17.00 |
| Washington Sundar | Retained | 3.20 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Retained | 6.00 |
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
With 17 players on the roaster and ₹ 17 crore in the purse, Sunrisers Hyderabad can afford aggressive bidding for the targeted few. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow give the Hyderabad IPL franchisee think tank some of the strongest overseas options. The team will be gunning for some of the best Indian talent left in the auction pool.
| SUNRISERS HYDERABAD |
| Player | Status | Price (₹ cr) |
| Abhishek Sharma | Retained | 0.55 |
| Basil Thampi | Retained | 0.95 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Retained | 8.50 |
| Billy Stanlake o/s | Retained | 0.50 |
| David Warner o/s | Retained | 12.50 |
| Jonny Bairstow o/s | Retained | 2.20 |
| Kane Williamson o/s | Retained | 3.00 |
| Manish Pandey | Retained | 11.00 |
| Mohammad Nabi o/s | Retained | 1.00 |
| Rashid Khan o/s | Retained | 9.00 |
| Sandeep Sharma | Retained | 3.00 |
| Shahbaz Nadeem | Retained | 3.20 |
| Shreevats Goswami | Retained | 1.00 |
| Siddarth Kaul | Retained | 3.80 |
| Syed Khaleel Ahmed | Retained | 3.00 |
| T Natarajan | Retained | 0.40 |
| Vijay Shankar | Retained | 3.20 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | Retained | 1.20 |
