2016 IPL Auctions: Teams and their needs
The 2016 IPL auction is just around the corner and the franchisees would have started to do their homework on which players to pick in the IPL auctions. All the franchisees are given a total purse of Rs 66 crores. From that 66 crores, the teams will have to compromise the fee they spent for the retained players and the remaining money will be used during the IPL auctions. Also read: IPL 2016 Schedule, complete Time Table, Match Timings, PDF downloadEach team can have a maximum of 27 players out of which 9 can be overseas professionals. Among the wishlists of the teams, there might be some names who are sought after by almost all the teams such as Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Martin Guptill, Yuvraj Singh, Sanju Samson, Nathu Singh etc.Also read: IPL 2016: Teams and full players listLet us take a look at the requirements and the players likely to be brought by each and every franchise.Also read: Want to win free IPL 9 match tickets? The Vivo IPL Dubsmash Contest is here
#1 Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils, the team that is yet to have a settled line-up in spite of playing from the inaugural season is set to face the same crisis once again as the Daredevils management has again sold a lot of players just to increase their auction purse.
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Daredevils go into the auction with a purse of 37.15 crores and they can buy a maximum of 14 players, out of which 4 must be overseas players. They need an opening batsman, middle order batsmen, a wicket-keeper and some backup pacers.
Auction purse: Rs. 37.15 crores
Maximum players they can buy: 14 (10 Indians and 4 overseas)
Possible options:
They need an opening batsman and there must be no second thoughts in buying Martin Guptill for the position.
For middle order batsmen, Delhi might look to buy back Indian southpaw Yuvraj Singh and buy Kevin Pietersen, Karun Nair, Rohan Prem and Sanju Samson, who can be the Indian wicketkeeper they are looking for.
They might also buy Darren Sammy, Irfan Pathan, Tim Southee, Nathu Singh etc. as the pacers.