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I kinda disagree with this theory that 'smaller populated countries' victories are sweeter than bigger populated countries'. IMHO, it is actually harder to pick the right players out of a vastly bigger pool than it is to pick the right players from a smaller pool (what we call the 'problem of...

Took some time to sink into the new squad that CSK has bought. I honestly think that CSK has assembled a very functional squad just like they always do, and a squad where they have worked to cover all bases and also have good amount of backups for each position/role. If you look at the squad...

So far, average work from CSK today on Day 2! Good that we got back Sam Curran and seems like Anshul Kamboj is an inspired pick and he might have to be played since for the Powerplay, CSK has stacked up on ALL left arm seamers in Khaleel, Curran, Mukesh Chaudhary. Good that they got Hooda! Now...

On Day 1 performance, I would give CSK a 7/10. Great picks: Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra Good Picks: Devon Conway, Ravichandran Ashwin Average Picks: Noor Ahmed, Vijay Shankar, Khaleel Ahmed I felt that CSK splurged a bit too much on Noor Ahmed, seeing how frugal they were after that...

Yeah, but seeing how they didnt even raise a paddle for him, pretty sure that he was NEVER in their plans even if they had a bigger purse than 55 crores.

For all the hype and rumor mongering about Rishabh Pant and CSK, I am very happy that CSK didnt even raise a paddle for him. I feel that his T20 record is grossly overvalued and the same can be said about his captaincy potential. It's weird that LSG has stacked up Pant, Pooran, Miller for a...

Are you new to IPL? :D Noor Ahmed is a good buy. Maybe 3c overpriced, but he will fit really well within CSK who havent had a good leg spinner for quite sometime now (Theekshana was more of a mystery spinner).

An emotional reunion but a slightly overpriced one for CSK, with R Ashwin! However Rahul Tripathi and Rachin Ravindra were steals at 3.4 cr and 4cr respectively. And expected and a good decision to buy Conway back and his price is justified. Khaleel is also a good one at 4.8cr. With Jadeja and...

I think they will target a long term option. But Bhuvi is a very good short term one, where he can team up with Pathirana for death and also lead in PP. And can potentially play a full auction cycle. I hope CSK can try for Chetan Sakariya. The boy wants to play for CSK, he is a good death...

I hope CSK don't go hard for him this time. I would much rather try to get a Bhuvaneshwar Kumar. The age fits CSK army, Bhuvi can bowl both at PP and the death (far better than Chahar at death). He might not be as good a batter as Chahar, but could win a game or two in a situation where it's low...

Respectfully speaking - I sense hypocrisy here. On one hand, I see comments like "IPL is rigged; they go behind who has/brings the most money" etc etc etc. But then the same people say "teams would invest in someone who can have an impact and win them games". Which is it? MSD even at this time...

Respectfully disagree! RR, RCB and GT will easily give an arm to have MS Dhoni in their XI. I mean come on, RCB with their Chinnaswamy and Dhoni walking out towards the end with his bat even for a few overs or having him keep behind the wickets to guide their bowlers who often struggle to defend...

I wish that instead of paying Ruturaj 18 crores, they should have put him at 14 crores and given the remaining to MSD (since the retention money can be distributed in any which way among the retained players)! CSK's retention money distribution should have been ideally like this: Jadeja - 16...

Buttler's omission is a very weird one. Is it because of his England association? He is not even that old. 34 in today's modern day game is pretty young. RR went for two Indian wicketkeepers (Samson and Jurel). Could've easily kept Buttler for Jurel since Buttler is also a keeper and as a...

Expected retentions for CSK! - Ruturaj Gaikwad(18c) - Matheesha Pathirana (13c) - Shivam Dube (12c) - Ravindra Jadeja (18c) - Mahendra Singh Dhoni (4c) Having 55 crores left in their purse, I can't see them being able to get the likes of Pant or even Rahul in the auction. Maybe they might...

Nothing is final yet. There is also the element of '"franchises intentionally injecting rumors into the public to confuse/disrupt other franchises plans". I would not discuss on the retentions until we see the finalized list on 31st next week.

Not just me, majority of social media is talking about this right now. The “GG conspiracy to help KKR retain Harshit at 4c as uncapped”. :D Ps: And before someone looks at my DP and decides to talk about MSD as uncapped, I’ve voiced in this very thread (few pages back) that I’m not in favor of...

What a coincidence that Harshit Rana comes down with a viral infection just in time when everyone expected his debut today and how it will influence KKR's retention policy for IPL 2025 mega auctions. And what a coincidence that Gautam Gambhir (former KKR mentor, now Indian national team coach)...

It will render useless the importance of the IPL's retention process and auction process if a player is paid LESS than what he is retained or sold for. And if an uncapped player is approached for retention, it means he is good and therefore he will just tell the franchise "no thanks, but I will...

Underpaying a player when the world knows how much he was retained for, can lead to consequences for the franchise. I think a player can be overpaid beyond what he was retained for, but I dont think underpaying him can go without consequences. I am sure the player and the franchise will have a...