The IPL auction will begin soon. The IPL 2024 auction has been awaited for the past few months. Today, December 19th, this wait is finally over. This time the auction will begin at 1 pm India time at the Coca-Cola Stadium in Dubai. This is a mini auction and all 10 IPL teams have prepared for it.
In this article, we will talk about Lucknow Super Giants for whom this will be the third IPL auction. The Lucknow team will have the least amount of money in this auction as they have already spent a lot of money before coming to the auction. Let us tell you how much money is in the wallet of Lucknow. Which players did they keep and release, and what could their strategy be in this auction?
KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K Gautam, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq
Devdutt Padikkal (traded from Rajasthan Royals in exchange for Avesh Khan)
Daniel Sams, Karun Nair, Jaydev Unadkat, Manan Vohra, Karan Sharma, Suryansh Shedge, Swapnil Singh, Arpit Guleria
13.50 crores (lowest price in this auction)
6 (2 free places for foreign players)
The biggest problem for Lucknow last season was the number 3 batsman, so ahead of this auction, they used the swap window to add Devdutt Padikal to the team in exchange for Avesh Khan from Rajasthan Royals.
Lucknow has fast bowlers like Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Moshin Khan, Yash Thakur and Naveen Ul Haq but this team can still boast of some fast bowlers so there are options in their team. However, due to the low budget, Lucknow won’t be making big bets. This is why Lucknow can boast of bowlers like Yash Dayal, Chetan Sakariya, Kartik Tyagi, Shivam Mavi and Kulwant Khejroliya.
In the spin department, Lucknow has leading bowlers like Ravi Bishnoi and Amit Mishra, so they don’t need additional spinners. However, this team would definitely like to add a finisher to their team. For this, Lucknow can place a big bet on Shah Rukh Khan. If Shah Rukh is available for Rs 5-7 crore, the Lucknow team would definitely want to buy him. In addition, this team can also count on players like Michael Bracewell from New Zealand and Mujeeb Ur Rahman from Afghanistan, who, in addition to top-notch spin bowling, also know how to finish the game with big throws.