IPL 2022 Auctions: 3 Probable IPL Teams that need a complete revamp in IPL 2022 Auction.
IPL 2022 Auctions: As soon as the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 14 was suspended, the fans started having discussions about the next season of the league. The two new franchises in the IPL 2022 will add more flavours to the existing pool of eight and make the competition even more interesting.
The BCCI has earlier informed that the next season will only be held after the mega auction and the players will be reshuffled to other teams as well to give a fair chance to every franchise.
All the franchises will look forward to the IPL 2022 Mega Auction as they will get into the action to acquire players into the team.
As per the rules, franchisees will have the liberty to retain as many as five players (three via retention and two by using the Right to Match card).
However, a couple of franchises will be there who will require a complete revamp and it will be a good opportunity to get a fresh start and perform well in the IPL.
Moving ahead in the article, we will discuss three franchises that certainly need a revamp in IPL 2022.
IPL 2022 Auctions: 3 Probable IPL Teams that need a complete revamp in IPL 2022 Auction:
3. Rajasthan Royals (RR):
The former champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) definitely need a new makeover to start afresh in season fifteen of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Under the captaincy of Shane Warne, Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the title in 2008 and since then there has been a complete drought in their cabinet.
Ahead of the IPL 2021, RR played a major card to hand over the captaincy to Sanju Samson and leave behind the likes of Steve Smith. Samson has done quite well in his debut season as a skipper, but he too needs immense improvement to compete against Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli.
RR has heavily relied upon their overseas players and it would be fair to say that the core of the franchise is formed by its foreign players. Currently, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler along with Sanju Samson forms the core which is a slight disadvantage.
The franchise will look to free up the overseas slots by acquiring a couple of experienced Indian cricketers. This will also give them space to experiment on their overseas slots and could possibly lead to a better team combination.
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2. Punjab Kings (PBKS):
Punjab Kings (PBKS) does not certainly need a complete revamp, however, the franchise will have to do a lot of homework to improve the quality of the players.
Ever since the franchise made KL Rahul its skipper, the team has inarguably done well, however, this has also led KL Rahul to reduce his activeness during the early overs of the game.
The openers are the key players for Punjab Kings. The majority of team runs are scored by the top two players which is a problem as no batsman can deliver every time he comes to bat or ball.
PBKS will look to fetch some good middle-order batsman who can accelerate the innings once the tone is set or if the openers fell early they can easily bring back innings to life.
The franchise will look for someone who can strike the ball cleanly in no time as well as has the capability to hold onto the wicket for long.
Moreover, the management will look to have some other bowling options in the team. In the IPL 2020, even after doing well in the first couple of overs, PBKS bowlers leaked crucial runs in the death which was the major concern for them.
Mohammad Shami was brilliant last season. This season Arsdeep Singh stepped up and delivered for his team, but the team needs more of them.
IPL 2022 Auctions: 3 Probable IPL Teams that need a complete revamp in IPL 2022 Auction.
1. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
KKR is another franchise that needs a slight makeover going ahead in the IPL 2022 Auction. The Shah Rukh Khan owned franchise did exceptionally well under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, however, after his retirement, the franchise has failed in multiple aspects.
The major issue will be the captaincy role. In IPL 2020, Dinesh Karthik was made the skipper, however, he stepped down midway to focus on his batting and eventually English batsman Eoin Morgan was handed over the role.
Morgan has failed to deliver and serve what he does for his national side England in the shortest format. His IPL career is hanging only due to his international records.
The franchise needs a strong leader who himself goes on front foot to lead the side.
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra in one of his youtube videos said that KKR should appoint Shubman Gill as their skipper and make the entire team around him, just like what Delhi Capitals did with Shreyas Iyer.
Apart from this, the batting collapse will be another issue for the management.
Barring a couple of initial games in IPL 2021, KKR openers have seen a major collapse. Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill looked good in a few games, however, their performances dropped drastically advancing in the tournament.
Giving responsibilities to Shubman Gill and other new players will work for the team as it can bring out the best under pressure.
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IPL 2022 Auctions: 3 Probable IPL Teams that need a complete revamp in IPL 2022 Auction.