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Punjab Kings: In the last IPL auction, Punjab Kings bought England all-rounder Sam Karan for a record price of Rs 18.50 crore. This makes Sam Karan the most expensive player in the history of IPL. However, he did not perform as expected in IPL 2023. That’s why Punjab Kings released him before this year’s auction. Apart from this Punjab Kings also released another expensive Indian player Shah Rukh Khan this year. And it remains to be seen what strategy Punjab Kings will follow in this year’s auction.
What is Punjab’s strategy in the auction?
The auction for IPL 2024 will be held on December 19 in Dubai. The auction will start at 1 PM IST. In this auction, Punjab Kings have Rs.29.10 crore left. They retained 17 players before this auction. Only five expensive players were released. With this, there are currently 8 slots left with Punjab Kings. Out of which the number of foreign slots is only 2.
Punjab Kings focus on spinners..
Punjab Kings team may try to include a foreign spinner in their team. However, there are spin options in the form of two Indian players in the form of Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brown. But, with both of them having very high economy rates, the Punjab Kings were confused. In this order, the team is looking for a good spin bowler with a low economy rate. The Punjab team is looking forward to signing players like England’s Adil Rashid, New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra or Sri Lanka’s Vanindu Hasaranga.
For another spinner in place of Sam Karan..
Ahead of this auction, Punjab Kings team released the most expensive, star all-rounder Sam Karan. In this order, the Punjab team needs an all-rounder. England’s Chris Woakes, David Willey, Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai or Australia’s Pat Cummins are likely to get it.
Look at Shardul Thakur?
Shah Rukh Khan has been released by the Punjab Kings team. This will definitely require a finisher for the Punjab team. Chances are that Shardul Thakur will be seen for selection for this position.
Players Retained: Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Matthew Short, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Tidd, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Alexander Raza, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar , Gurnoor Brar, Vidwat Kaverappa.
Players Released: Shah Rukh Khan, Raj Bawa, Baltej Dhanda, Mohit Rathi, Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
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