HOW THE IPL 2022 SQUADS LOOK - Part 1

IPL MEGA AUCTON 2022 SQUADS WITH COMMENTS AND IDEAL XIs

1. CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

1. MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI
2. RAVINDRA JADEJA
3. RUTURAJ GAIKWAD
4. MOEEN ALI
5. DEVON CONWAY
6. DWAYNE BRAVO
7. DEEPAK CHAHAR
8. CHRIS JORDAN
9. KM ASIF
10. TUSHAR DESHPANDE
11. SHIVAM DUBE
12. ROBIN UTHAPPA
13. AMBATI RAYUDU
14. DWAINE PRETORIUS
15. MAHEESH THEEKSHANA
16. PRASHANT SOLANKI
17. ADAM MILNE
18. MITCHELL SANTNER
19. SUBHRANSHU SENAPATI
20. K BHAGATH VERMA
21. C HARI NISHAANTH
22. NARAYAN JAGADEESAN
23. SIMARJEET SINGH
24. MUKESH CHOUDHARY
25. RAJVARDHAN HANGARGEKAR

IDEAL XI –

1. RUTURAJ GAIKWAD
2. DEVON CONWAY
3. MOEEN ALI
4. AMBATI RAYUDU
5. SHIVAM DUBE
6. MS DHONI
7. RAVINDRA JADEJA
8. DEEPAK CHAHAR
9. DWAYNE BRAVO
10. CHRIS JORDAN
11. PRASHANT SOLANKI

COMMENTS AND RATING –

              WITH NO EXPERIENCED INDIAN DEATH BOWLER IN THE SQUAD, PLAYING BRAVO AND JORDAN BECOMES A MUST WHICH OCCUPIES TWO OVERSEAS SPOTS IN THE XI. NO LEFT ARM SEAMERS IN THE SQUAD MAKES THEM ONLY ONE DIMENSIONAL WITH THEIR SEAM ATTACK WITH NO EXTRA VARIATION POSSIBLE IN THE SAME. OVERALL, A BALANCED SQUAD WITH SOME MISSING GAPS BUT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP OF MSD AND BALAJI, THIS SQUAD HAS A LOT OF YOUNG FUTURE PROSPECTS WHO COULD BE PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN THE FUTURE SEASONS.

TEAM RATING – 7/10

2. DELHI CAPITALS

1. RISHABH PANT
2. AXAR PATEL
3. PRITHVI SHAW
4. ANRICH NORTJE
5. DAVID WARNER
6. MITCHELL MARSH
7. SHARDUL THAKUR
8. KULDEEP YADAV
9. MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN
10. CHETAN SAKARIYA
11. KHALEEL AHMED
12. ASHWIN HEBBAR
13. SARFARAZ KHAN
14. KAMLESH NAGARKOTI
15. MANDEEP SINGH
16. KONA SRIKAR BHARAT
17. LALIT YADAV
18. RIPAL PATEL
19. YASH DHULL
20. VICKY OSTWAL
21. TIM SEIFERT
22. ROVMAN POWELL
23. LUNGI NGIDI
24. PRAVIN DUBEY

IDEAL XI –

1. PRITHVI SHAW
2. DAVID WARNER
3. MANDEEP SINGH
4. RISHABH PANT
5. MITCHELL MARSH
6. ROVMAN POWELL
7. LALIT YADAV
8. AXAR PATEL
9. ANRICH NORTJE
10. SHARDUL THAKUR
11. CHETAN SAKARIYA

COMMENTS AND RATING –

              A SQUAD WITH ALL VARIATIONS AVAILABLE WITH THE BALL EXCEPT FOR A QUALITY OFF-BREAK BOWLER WHICH COULD PROVE COSTLY AGAINST TEAM WITH A LEFT-HANDED HEAVY TOP ORDER. IN CASE OF UNAVAILABILITY OF WARNER OR MARSH, THEY DON’T HAVE A RELIABLE BACKUP PLAYER FOR THEIR ROLES WHICH MAKES THEM A BIT DEPENDENT ON THOSE TWO TO BE AVAILABLE FOR MAJORITY OF THE SEASON. IT’S A WELL-BALANCED SQUAD WITH ALMOST ALL DOMAINS COVERED AND INCLUDES MANY YOUNGSTERS TO BE GROOMED FOR THEIR FUTURE SEASONS AS WELL.

TEAM RATING – 8/10

3. GUJARAT TITANS

1. SHUBMAN GILL
2. HARDIK PANDYA
3. RASHID KHAN
4. MOHAMMAD SHAMI
5. JASON ROY
6. LOCKIE FERGUSON
7. ABHINAV MANOHAR
8. RAHUL TEWATIA
9. NOOR AHMAD
10. RAVISRINIVASAN SAI KISHORE
11. DOMINIC DRAKES
12. VIJAY SHANKAR
13. JAYANT YADAV
14. DARSHAN NALKANDE
15. MATTHEW WADE
16. B SAI SUDHARSHAN
17. WRIDDHIMAN SAHA
18. YASH DAYAL
19. PRADEEP SANGWAN
20. ALZARRI JOSEPH
21. GURKEERAT SINGH MANN
22. VARUN AARON
23. DAVID MILLER

IDEAL XI –

1. SHUBMAN GILL
2. JASON ROY
3. MATTHEW WADE
4. VIJAY SHANKAR
5. ABHINAV MANOHAR
6. HARDIK PANDYA
7. RAHUL TEWATIA
8. RASHID KHAN
9. LOCKIE FERGUSON
10. MOHAMMAD SHAMI
11. JAYANT YADAV

COMMENTS AND RATING –

              LACK OF EXPERIENCE WILL BE THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THIS SEASON. FROM THE CAPTAIN OF THE SIDE BEING HARDIK PANDYA WHO HASN’T CAPTAINED A SIDE EVER, TO NOT HAVING EXPERIENCED INDIAN FINISHERS, TO HAVING NO EXPERIENCED LEFT ARM SEAMERS IN THEIR SQUAD. THEIR SQUAD HAS REVOLVED AROUND MAJORITY OF YOUNGSTERS WHICH COULD BRING REWARDS IN THE FORTHCOMING SEASONS BUT LACK OF EXPERIENCE COULD GET THEIR FIRST EVER IPL SEASON OFF TO A POOR START. HOWEVER, THE YOUNGSTERS PICKED ARE ALL QUALITATIVE AND HAVE PROVED THEIR WORTH IN THEIR DOMESTIC TOURNAMENTS AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR THEM TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT ON THE BIG STAGE, THE IPL, IF AND WHEN THEY GET A CHANCE TO DO SO.

TEAM RATING – 6.5/10

4. KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS

1. SUNIL NARINE
2. VENKATESH IYER
3. ANDRE RUSSELL
4. VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY
5. SHREYAS IYER
6. PAT CUMMINS
7. TIM SOUTHEE
8. AJINKYA RAHANE
9. SHELDON JACKSON
10. RINKU SINGH
11. ANUKUL ROY
12. NITISH RANA
13. SHIVAM MAVI
14. CHAMIKA KARUNARATNE
15. ABHIJEET TOMAR
16. RAMESH KUMAR
17. ASHOK SHARMA
18. ALEX HALES
19. SAM BILLINGS
20. BABA INDRAJITH
21. MOHAMMAD NABI
22. UMESH YADAV
23. AMAN KHAN
24. PRATHAM SINGH
25. RASIKH DAR

IDEAL XI –

1. AJINKYA RAHANE
2. VENKATESH IYER
3. NITISH RANA
4. SHREYAS IYER
5. SAM BILLINGS
6. ANDRE RUSSELL
7. SUNIL NARINE
8. PAT CUMMINS
9. SHIVAM MAVI
10. UMESH YADAV
11. VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY

COMMENTS AND RATING –

              HAVING A PLAYING XI WITH 6 ALL ROUNDERS GIVES THEM THE BATTING AND THE BOWLING DEPTH BUT ALSO CHANGES THE DYNAMICS OF THEIR SQUAD SELECTION STRATEGIES. WITH TWO INEXPERIENCED INDIAN WICKET KEEPERS, BILLINGS HAS TO BE THEIR FRONTLINE CHOICE, WHICH WOULD MEAN HALES TO MISS OUT ON THE XI. WITH 4 OVERSEAS SLOTS OCCUPIED WITH EXACTLY SIMILAR TYPES OF PLAYERS, THEY’VE COVERED RUSSELL AND CUMMINS IN CASE OF THEIR UNAVAILABILITIES BUT DUE TO THE SAME, THEY ARE ANOTHER SIDE WHO DOES NOT HAVE A SINGLE LEFT ARM SEAM OPTION IN THEIR SQUAD. THEY ALSO LACK EXPLOSIVE TOP ORDER HITTING IN THE BACKUP.

TEAM RATING – 7/10

5. LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS

1. KL RAHUL
2. QUINTON DE KOCK
3. MARCUS STOINIS
4. JASON HOLDER
5. RAVI BISHNOI
6. MANISH PANDEY
7. DEEPAK HOODA
8. KRUNAL PANDYA
9. MARK WOOD
10. AVESH KHAN
11. ANKIT RAJPOOT
12. KRISHNAPPA GOWTHAM
13. DUSHMANTHA CHAMEERA
14. SHAHBAZ NADEEM
15. MANAN VOHRA
16. MOHSIN KHAN
17. AYUSH BADONI
18. KYLE MAYERS
19. EVIN LEWIS
20. KARAN SHARMA
21. MAYANK YADAV

IDEAL XI –

1. KL RAHUL
2. QUINTON DE KOCK
3. MANISH PANDEY
4. DEEPAK HOODA
5. MARCUS STOINIS
6. KRUNAL PANDYA
7. JASON HOLDER
8. KRISHNAPPA GOWTHAM
9. AVESH KHAN
10. RAVI BISHNOI
11. MARK WOOD

COMMENTS AND RATINGS –

              THEY HAVE THE SMALLEST SQUAD AND WERE THE ONLY TEAM WITH NO BUDGET REMAINING BY THE END OF THE AUCTION, BUT THEY MANAGED A WELL-BALANCED SQUAD AND SOME REALLY EXCEPTIONAL OVERSEAS TALENT AS WELL. THEY HAVE ATLEAST ONE BOWLER IN EVERY VARIATION POSSIBLE WHICH HAS THEIR BOWLING BASES COVERED REALLY WELL. THE ONLY PLACE THEY LACK IS THEIR MIDDLE ORDER BACKUP WITH ALL BACKUPS IN THE SQUAD BEING EITHER OPENING BATSMEN OR BOWLERS. SO, TO REPLACE ANYONE AMONGST HOODA, KRUNAL OR STOINIS, THEY’D IDEALLY HAVE TO PLAY AN OPENER OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE IN THE MIDDLE ORDER OR HAVE AN EXTRA BOWLER IN THEIR SQUAD, WHICH COULD BE THE ONLY ISSUE FOR THIS NEW SIDE IN THEIR INAUGURAL SEASON IN THE IPL.

TEAM RATING – 8.5/10