The Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Auction is all set to take place on December 19 in Kolkata.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Auction is all set to take place on December 19 in Kolkata.
This is an opportunity for the eight teams in to plug the gaps in their squads, and even overhaul the core of the sides if they so wish.
A total of 332 cricketers are set to go under the hammer of which 186 are Indian players, 143 overseas players & 3 players from Associate Nations.
Initially, 997 players had registered and the final list has been pruned after the eight franchises submitted their shortlisted players.
A look at the teams and which player they could target.
1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
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Player slots left: 5 (three domestic, two overseas)
Money spent: Rs 70.40 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 14.60 crore
Possible recruits: Sam Curran, Chris Morris, Jason Holder, Pat Cummins, R Sai Kishore, Shahrukh Khan
Current squad: Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Jagadeesan Narayan, Karn Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Monu Singh, MS Dhoni, M Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Suresh Raina.
2. Delhi Capitals (DC)
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Player slots left: 11 (six domestic, five overseas)
Money spent: Rs 57.15 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 27.85 crore
Possible recruits: Pat Cummins, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Eoin Morgan, Kesrick Williams, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Porel, Jaydev Unadkat
Current squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Prithvi Shaw, R Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer.
3. Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
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Player slots left: 9 (five domestic, four overseas)
Money spent: Rs 42.30
Purse remaining: Rs 42.70 crore
Possible recruits: Jason Roy, Chris Lynn, Aaron Finch, Sheldon Cottrell, Rohan Kadam, Ishan Porel
Current squad: Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, K Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Harpreet Brar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb ur Rahman, M Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan.
4. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
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Player slots left: 11 (seven domestic, four overseas)
Money spent: Rs 49.35 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 35.65 crore
Possible recruits: Tom Banton, Eoin Morgan, Maxwell, Stuart Binny
Current squad: Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Harry Gurney, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine
5. Mumbai Indians (MI)
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Player slots left: 7 (five domestic, two overseas)
Money spent: Rs 71.95 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 13.05 crore
Possible recruits: Jason Roy, Tom Banton, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Current squad: Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McCleneghan, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Rohit Sharma, Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult.
6. Rajasthan Royals (RR)
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Player slots left: 11 (Seven domestic, four overseas)
Money spent: Rs 56.10 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 28.90 crore
Possible recruits: Alex Carey, Sam Curran, R Sai Kishore
Current quad: Ankit Rajpoot, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Steven Smith, Varun Aaron.
7. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
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Player slots left: 12 (six domestic, six overseas)
Money spent: Rs 57.10 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 27.90 crore
Possible recruits: Alex Carey, Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell, Shimron Hetmyer, Jimmy Neesham, Rohan Kadam
Current squad: AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Virat Kohli, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal.
8. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
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Player slots left: 7 (five domestic, two overseas)
Money spent: Rs 68 crore
Purse remaining: Rs 17 crore
Possible recruits: Chris Morris, Fabian Allen, Jimmy Neesham, Eoin Morgan, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Robin Uthappa, Shah Rukh Khan, Rohan Kadam, Pavan Deshpande
Current squad: Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha.
