What are the vacancies that Bangalore will look to fill come this Mega Auction?
Our take on how RCB are likely to approach this auction philosophy wise!
Proven performers across conditions and seasons seems to be the flavour this time than relying on the recency bias!
Analysing the Vacant Slots One by One!
1. 'Kohli's Opening Partner' -While Ishan Kishan seems to be a perfect fit here but could come costly as he will attract attention from multiple others while Evin Lewis might be the the one who could actually come out to be a budget option?
2. Looking at Vacancy 2 Now:
'LHB Spin Power Hitter at No. 4' and here we have looked at the below:
Top Targets: Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana, Nicholas Pooran
Budget Alternative: Charith Asalanka
3. Third vacant position is the need for a 'Pace Power Hitter' and the options we have analysed as relevant for RCB include
A. Mitch Marsh
B. Liam Livingstone
C. Tim David
D. Shahrukh Khan
E. Rovman Powell
4. Fourth Vacancy is that of a 'Wrist Spinner' and could we see Chahal return to the fold at RCB or are there other exciting options that deem a look at in the form of Hasaranga, Rahul Chahar, Zampa and Shamsi
5. Vacancy 5 merits attention to a 'Finger Spinner/Spin All Rounder' and probable candidates we have looked at are:
A. Washington Sundar
B. Harpreet Brar
C. Krunal Pandya
D. Abhishek Sharma
E. Ravi Ashwin
For Vacancy 6, attention moves to 'Hit The Deck Quickie' and options include:
Top Options:
A. Kagiso Rabada
B. Lockie Ferguson
C. Avesh Khan
D. Mark Wood
E. Adam Milne
Budget Alternative: Alzarri Joseph
In Vacancy 7, we feel RCB will look to seal a 'Death Bowler' and enter Harshal Patel as a prime candidate here along with T Natarajan and Tymal Mills
Additional Insights - Here we look at 2 players who could help RCB in multiple ways!
Players in Discussion:
A. Dinesh Karthik
B. Rishi Dhawan
Our analysis for Bangalore ends here and we would love to hear your views on the same.
Do let us know who your picks would be if you were at the auction table and battling with the problems we mentioned above
It's going to be an important auction this one as it is often tipped to be that one final time that the teams will be allowed a pool so large to look at!
@IndianMourinho will lead this segment as we look to break down possible strategy team wise!
In a mini auction, it is easier to predict what teams will go for, as they would usually have 7-8 locked spots and hence are looking for very specific player types.
In a mega auction, however, with a max of 4 locked spots, every team needs pretty much everything.
So the only way to predict what a team will be going for in an auction like this is by basing it on what it has done historically & on what type of players the captain/coach of the team believes in
We will begin this analysis with Mumbai & the thread will go live at 8pm tonight!