IPL 2020: Bases that the teams need to cover in the auction

Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals released many Indian players, including former captain Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham. Building a robust Indian core should be their focus heading into the auction. The Royals managed good trades in the form of Mayank Markande and Ankit Rajpoot. Rajasthan has a strong pool of foreign players in Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, and Jofra Archer.

Heading into the auction, they will eye Indian middle-order batsman in Robin Uthappa, Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui or Akshdeep Nath and back up options for their foreign players.

Current squad: Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mahipal Lomror, Varun Aaron, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande (T), Rahul Tewatia (T), Ankit Rajpoot (T)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad have released Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, and Deepak Hooda before the 2019 auction. So it is clear that they are eyeing finishers. Marcus Stoinis and Carlos Brathwaite will be on their radar. David Miller could be a perfect fit for the Hyderabad middle order. The Proteas Batsman is not experiencing the best of forms, but the southpaw is a bona fide match-winner.

Current Squad: Kane Williamson, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Shahbaz Nadeem, Billy Stanlake, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan.