The stage is set, and all ten teams of the tournament will sit in the auction room to finalize their respective squads for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Some star names of our industry will be sitting in that room for their respective teams.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad is the only team who have released more of their squad, and they are in for major reinforcements on their side. They are also looking for a captain and looking at the purse they have, they have some really good names available in the market.
On the auction table, the price of the players varies on different factors such as demand & supply, player’s positioning, etc. Some players from the associate nations can also get some good buys in the auction this time around.
The majority of the teams have their bases set, and they just have to bring in just some additions in order to complete their squad. It will be interesting to see KKR’s approach as they have the lowest amount available in their purse.
IPL team owners
The two new teams were added to the tournament last season via bidding i.e Lucknow and Gujarat. Both of them played really well in the tournament and qualified for the playoffs. A total of 10 teams will play this time around as well, and here are the details of the owners of all ten franchises.
Gujarat Titans: Steve Koltes, Donald Mackenzie, Rolly van Rappard [CVC Capitals]
Lucknow Super Giants: Sanjeev Goenka [RPSG Group]
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla [Red Chillies Entertainment and Mehta Group]
Chennai Super Kings: N Srinivasan [Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited]
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Anand Kripalu [United Spirits]
Delhi Capitals: Parth Jindal and Kiran Kumar Gandhi [GMR Group and JSW Group]
Mumbai Indians: Mukesh Ambani [Reliance Industries]
Rajasthan Royals: Manoj Badale [Emerging Media] and Lachlan Murdoch [RedBird Capital Partners]
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kalanithi Maran [Sun TV Network]
Punjab Kings: Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Karan Paul [K.P.H Dream Cricket Pvt. Ltd.]
