IPL auction 2024: What will each team look forward to?

The mini auctions of IPL have always piqued the interest of fans perhaps because of high demandshort supply ratio of players especially quality Indian talent Come Tuesday there could be some intriguing deals in place in the IPL auction 2024 who would have struggled otherwise to attract attention in the mega auction MidDay takes a look at possible auction strategy for all ten teams in the IPL auction 2024Chennai Super KingsPurse Left Rs 314 crorePotential Players of Interest Shardul Thakur Manish Pandey Josh HazlewoodShardul Thakur was earlier with the CSK and is a seasoned Indian campaigner who can bowl at death and chance his arms coming in at No 8 CSK could go up to Rs 10 crore and upwards for Shardul They would also look at an Indian batter to replace Ambati Rayudu and may look at veteran Manish Pandey for bargain buy as there arent too many experienced Indians listed in the auction roster If they want to bolster pace department then Josh Hazlewood is an optionDelhi CapitalsPurse Left Rs 2895 crorePotential Players of Interest Priyansh Arya Harshal Patel Shardul Thakur Jos Inglis Wanindu HasarangaDelhi Capitals weakest link is their Indian collection of batters and poor is understatement for the kind of assortment they have got right now Delhi state team opener Priyansh Arya who played some whirlwind knocks during the SMAT T20 and two unknown but highly talkedabout youngsters from UP Sameer Rizvi and Swastik Chikkara could be keenly watched The duo was brilliant in the UPCA T20 leagueGujarat TitansPurse Left Rs 3815 crorePotential Players of Interest Shardul Thakur Rachin Ravindra Daryl Mitchell Azmatullah OmarzaiWhatever they do even Gujarat Titans fans would agree that there cant be a replacement of Hardik Pandya as a whole package Shardul Thakur at best would be a 50 to 60 percent replacement Rachin Ravindra could be a choice but then Wriddhiman Saha Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan will take first three spots in batting orderKolkata Knight RidersPurse Left Rs 3270 crorePotential Players of Interest Mitchell Starc Pat Cummins Rachin Ravindra Harshal PatelWhat KKR needs immediately is a couple of good pace bowlers preferably one among Australias Mitchell Starc Pat Cummins or Jos Hazlewood along with Harshal Patel who is always a handy optionAlso ReadPlaudits for India on historic Test win but not all is lost for EnglandLucknow Super GiantsPurse Left Rs 1315 crorePotential Players of Interest Gerald Coetzee Dilshan Madushanka Ashutosh SharmaLSG would look at another quality fast bowling option apart from Mark Wood Starc Hazlewood and South African Gerald Coetzee are three options readily available Among leftarm pacer there is Nandre Burger and Dilshan Madushanka Among uncapped Indian batters there is Railwayman Ashutosh Sharma who scored 12ball50 in SMATMumbai IndiansPurse Left Rs 1775 crorePotential Players of Interest Hasaranga Manav Suthar Ashutosh Sharma Darshan MisalMI doesnt have too much money but its scout will make a bargain buy in terms of uncapped Indian players Leftarm spinner Manav Suthar has made quite an impression and was also part of MIs talent development squad In terms of foreign spinners there is Wanindu HasarangaSunrisers HyderabadPurse Left Rs 34 crorePotential Players of Interest Anyone and everyoneWith not many Indian players in the roster Shardul and Harshal could well be their choice too and they can bid deep But they would need at least one good foreign pacer and one more toporder batter preferably IndianRoyal Challengers BengaluruPurse Left Rs 2325 crorePotential Players of Interest Starc Cummins Manav SutharRCB freed Rs 1075 crore paid to Harshal Patel in order to bid for a overseas pacer and the three Australian pacers will be much in demand With Mo Bobat joining the RCB ranks it will be interesting to see if Englishmen Gus Atkinson or Reece Topley get good bidsPunjab KingsPurse Left Rs 2910 crorePotential Players of Interest Shardul Harshal Rachin RavindraPunjab Kings have two overseas slots left and if they follow their old trend of going for the flavour of the season then Rachin Ravindra could be a potential pick and they have the money to go the distance for the KiwiHowever what they need urgently is a quality Indian pacer and the three options are Harshal Shardul and Umesh YadavRajasthan RoyalsPurse Left 1450 crorePotential Players of Interest Mainly domestic Indian batters like Sameer Rizvi Swastik Chikkara Ashutosh Sharma Abhimanyu Singh Saurabh ChauhanRoyals have always had a good clutch of youngsters picked from domestic tournaments and rigorous trials All those who have performed in Syed Mushtaq Ali TNPL UP Premier League will have a good chance of getting dealsWith PTI inputs