Showing posts with label Kolkata Knight Riders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kolkata Knight Riders. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Mumbai and Kolkata teams after IPL Auction 2014

Here is a look at our competing teams after the IPL Auction 2014, starting with the two teams of Eastern and Western India, namely, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.

While going through the table do remember that -

1. The Salaries of retained players might not be correct as there salaries haven't been disclosed. The salary amount mentioned against the players has been set by the Indian Premier League Governing Council.
2. Another thing to keep in mind is that the Salary amount depicted in US $ has been converted considering that 1 Indian Rupees = 62.5 US $
3. Once, Sunil Gavaskar had quoted that any bowler who has the ability to score 12 or more runs per match can qualify to be called an all-rounder. Using that principle I have added such players in the all-rounders bracket
4. Batsmen who have the ability to bowl, atleast, three out of four overs regularly and either take wickets or dry up runs have been included in the all-rounders bracket
5. There are some batsmen who do not bowl but do double-up as wicket keepers for their team, I have added those players in the wicket keepers bracket.



The team of Mumbai Indians is as follows -

Player Name Nationality Batting Style Bowling Style Salary (Ind ₹ & US $)
Batsman
Rohit Sharma (C) India Right Handed
12.5 Crore (2.0 Million $)
Mike Hussey Australia Left Handed 5 Crore (800,000 $)
Apoorv Wankhade India Right Handed 10 Lakhs (16,000 $)
Allrounders
Corey Anderson New Zealand Left Handed Left Arm Medium Fast 4.5 Crore (720,000 $)
Harbhajan Singh India Right Handed Right Arm Off Break 9.5 Crore (1.5 Million $)
Kieron Pollard West Indies Right Handed Right Arm Medium Fast 7.5 Crore (1.2 Million $)
Shreyas Gopal India Right Handed Right Arm Leg Break 10 Lakhs (16,000 $)
Jalaj Saxena India Right Handed Right Arm Off Break 90 Lakhs (140,000 $)
Wicket Keepers
Ambati Rayudu India Right Handed
4 Crore (640,000 $)
Aditya Tare India Right Handed 1.6 Crore (256,000 $)
C Gautam India Right Handed 20 Lakhs (32,000 $)
Ben Dunk Australia Left Handed 20 Lakhs (32,000 $)
Sushant Marathe India Left Handed 10 Lakhs (16,000 $)
Bowlers
Zaheer Khan India Right Handed Left Arm Medium Fast 2.6 Crore (420,000 $)
Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka Right Handed Right Arm Fast 5.5 Crore (880,000 $)
Josh Hazlewood Australia Left Handed Right Arm Fast Medium 50 lakhs (80,000 $)
Marchant de Lange South Africa Right Handed Right Arm Fast 30 Lakhs (48,000 $)
Pragyan Ojha India Left Handed Left Arm Orthodox 3.25 Crore (520,000 $)
Krishmar Santokie West Indies Left Handed Left Arm Fast Medium 30 Lakhs (48,000 $)
Pawan Suyal India Right Handed Left Arm Medium Fast 10 Lakhs (16,000 $)
Jasprit Bumrah India Right Handed Right Arm Medium Fast 1.2 Crore (192,000 $)


The team of Kolkata Knight Riders is as follows -

Player Name Nationality Batting Style Bowling Style Salary (Ind ₹ & US $)
Batsman
Gautam Gambhir (C) Australia Left Handed
12.5 Crore (2.0 Million $)
Manish Pandey Australia Right Handed 1.7 Crore (272,000 $)
Chris Lynn India Right Handed 1.3 Crore (208,000)
Debabrata Das India Right Handed 20 Lakhs (32,000 $)
Suryakumar Yadav India Right Handed 70 Lakhs (112,000 $)
Allrounders
Jacques Kallis India Right Handed Right Arm Fast Medium 5.5 Crore (880,000 $)
Yusuf Pathan Australia Right Handed Right Arm Off Break 3.25 Crore (520,000 $)
Shakib al Hasan Australia Left Handed Left Arm Orthodox 2.8 Crore (448,000 $)
Ryan ten Doeschate India Right Handed Right Arm Medium Fast 1 Crore (160,000 $)
Andre Rusell India Right Handed Right Arm Fast Medium 60 Lakhs (96,000 $)
Wicket Keepers
Robin Uthappa India Right Handed
5 Crore (800,000 $)
Manvinder Bisla
Right Handed 60 Lakhs (96,000 $)
Bowlers
Sunil Narine India Left Handed Right Arm Off Break 9.5 Crore (1.5 Million $)
R Vinay Kumar South Africa Right Handed Right Arm Medium Fast 2.8 Crore (448,000 $)
Pat Cummins India Right Handed Right Arm Fast 1 Crore (160,000 $)
Morne Morkel India Left Handed Right Arm Fast 2.8 Crore (448,000 $)
Piyush Chawla India Left Handed Right Arm Leg Break 4.25 Crore (680,000 $)
Umesh Yadav India Right Handed Right Arm Fast 2.6 Crore (420,000 $)
Veer Pratap Singh India Right Handed Right Arm Medium Fast 40 Lakhs (64,000)
Kuldeep Yadav
Left Handed Left Arm Chinaman 40 Lakhs (64,000)
Sayan Mondal India Left Handed Right Arm Medium Fast 10 Lakhs (16,000 $)

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

How the Team was made - Day 2 of the IPL Auction

Day 2 of the auction was when most of the uncapped players were presented for bidding. While cricket legend Rahul Dravid mentored Rajasthan Royals made some intelligent and interesting purchases in Rajat Bhatia, Unmukt Chand, Karun Nair, Dhawal Kulkarni and Iqbal Abdulla; they also, wisely, retained some former players like Praveen Tambe, Kevon Cooper, Dishant Yagnik and Vikramjeet Malik.

Amongst all the 'new' players who were brought into Rajasthan Royals it was the purchase of Rajat Bhatia, bought after a bidding war with Kolkata Knight Riders, which I felt was the best. He is a very handy all-rounder and was used by his former captain Gautam Gambhir, in the Kolkata Knight Riders, as a bowler who could throw down 4 economical overs, break partnerships if required, and score 16-20 important runs in the death overs while coming down the order. He is an experienced and a competitive player and was, in a way, the go-to guy for Gautam Gambhir in the Kolkata Knight Riders' 2012 and 2013 Indian Premier League campaigns !

Another 'new' buy which I found interesting was Unmukt Chand. A very talented cricketer, he was the captain of the victorious U-19 Indian Cricket Team which won the 2012 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia.

The purchase of Dhawal Kulkarni was also a decent decision but I felt that this was in response to the inability of Rajasthan Royals to purchase Rishi Dhawan, the highest wicket taker in Ranji Trophy this year, as there was a fierce bidding war between the Rajasthan Royals,  Kings XI Punjab and the Mumbai Indians. He was ultimately won by Kings XI Punjab.

Amongst the former players who were retained, I was really happy to see Tambe, Malik, Yagnik and Cooper; all of whom having contributed to the almost successful 2013 Indian Premier League Season and a fabulous run in 2013 Champions League T20.

All in all the auction went satisfactorily for Rajasthan Royals who did manage to induct good players into the squad despite not being able to get the first choice players on many occasions (but then it was the same for all other teams, wasn't it ?!).

In the end one is left thinking what would have happened if we could've  included (the explosive) Glenn Maxwell, (the accurate) Rishi Dhawan and (the fast) Nathan Coulter-Nile, all consistent players, in our squad ?! Perhaps, victory in the 2014 IPL Season !!

Only time will tell how good the current squad really is, on the field.. Till then.. Halla Bol..