IPL 2023: Team Wise One Player Who Will Warm The Bench Throughout The Season

IPL 2023: Team Wise One Player Who Will Warm The Bench Throughout The Season.  The IPL auction 2023 was a one-day affair that saw some really high biddings that shattered all previous records. England’s Sam Curran, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, and Australia’s Cameron Green were some of the costliest buys.

Some of the franchises have decided to retain a few overseas players for IPL 2023 who did not get a chance in the last season.

All-rounders raked in the big bucks at the recently held IPL auction 2023, with the 10 franchises going all out to pick the best from the set of players available. Punjab Kings broke the bank and paid INR 18.5 crores to acquire the services of England’s Sam Curran, the most expensive buy in IPL history.

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The franchises spent INR 167 Crores to buy 80 players in the bidding arena of the 405 players registered officially. Sunrisers Hyderabad bought the most number of players, having acquired the services of as many as 13 players. The side also had the highest remaining purse heading into the auction with 42.25 Cr. to spend.

Chris Jordan and Dawid Malan were among the unsold players in the IPL auction 2023 that included several Indian stars as well like Abhimanyu Easwaran, Priyank Panchal, Varun Aaron, Sandeep Sharma, and Shreyas Gopal to name few.

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IPL 2023: Team Wise One Player Who Will Warm The Bench Throughout The Season

Kyle Jamieson (Chennai Super Kings)

New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson was roped in by the Chennai Super Kings for INR 1 crore which is a massive INR 14 crore pay cut from his previous auction fees in IPL 2021 where he had represented the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Kyle Jamieson had an unimpressive IPL 2021 season as he could only manage nine scalps to his name from as many matches at an economy of 9.61. Notably, the Auckland cricketer who had backed out of the IPL 2022 mega auction has not played a single T20I since March 2021 due to a back injury, and therefore, he could be warming the bench for the IPL 2023 season.

The likes of Subhranshu Senapati, K Bhagath Varma, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ajay Mandal, Nishant Sindhu, Simarjeet Singh, and Prashant Solanki may also warm the bench.

Lungi Ngidi (Delhi Capitals)

South African pacer Lungi Ngidi was one of the Delhi Capitals’ retentions for IPL 2023. He was bought by the franchise at his base price of INR 50 lakh at the IPL 2022 mega auction. However, the tall speedster who was drafted from CSK to DC did not get to feature in even a single match in the IPL 2022 season as he warmed the bench throughout the tournament.

Thus, with stiff competition in the pace department including a couple of all-rounder options, it is highly likely that Lungi Ngidi might have to warm the bench yet again in the upcoming season alongside  Aman Khan, Vicky Ostwal, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, and Ripal Patel.

Noor Ahmad (Gujarat Titans)

Emerging Afghan left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad was hired by the Gujarat Titans at the last year’s IPL 2022 mega auction at his base price of INR 30 lakh and was one of the retentions of the franchise for the IPL 2023 season.

GT decided to retain Ahmad despite him not getting a chance in the last season due to some stiff competition in the spin department including the likes of his senior Afghan teammate Rashid Khan.

However, it seems that the budding cricketer might once again be made to warm the bench in the 2023 season when Gujarat will be eyeing a successful title defense. Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, and Urvil Patel may also warm the bench.

Litton Das (Kolkata Knight Riders)

KKR could be sticking to Venkatesh Iyer and Narayan Jagadeesan as their opening combination and might look up to Afghan sensation Rahmanullah Gurbaz for wicketkeeping duties.

Bangladesh batting sensation Litton Das was roped in for INR 50 lakh by the Kolkata Knight Riders which is nothing less than a steal buy considering the splendid touch that he has been in with the bat in T20Is recently. Litton Das scored a spectacular 60 runs off 27 balls against India in the T20 World Cup 2022.  Kulwant Khejroliya, Suyash Sharma, and Mandeep Singh may also warm the bench for KKR in IPL 2023.

Kyle Mayers (Lucknow Super Giants)

The next big thing in West Indies cricket Kyle Mayers was signed by the Lucknow Super Giants at his base price of INR 50 lakh in IPL 2022 and he has also been retained by the UP-based franchise for the upcoming edition of the marquee IPL 2023 tournament.

Kyle Mayers did not get a chance to prove his all-round abilities last time due to seasoned campaigners in the form of Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, and Krunal Pandya. The emerging Caribbean star might once again end up warming the bench due to intense competition in the Lucknow side for IPL 2023. All-rounders Swapnil Singh and Prerak Mankad may also warm the bench in IPL 2023.

Jason Behrendorff (Mumbai Indians)

Australian left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff was traded to Mumbai Indians by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the months leading up to the IPL 2023 mini-auction.  He was bought by RCB for INR 75 lakh.

The tall pacer could not make any impact last time due to a cut-throat competition in the RCB’s pace department that saw them make the Qualifier 2.  Even this time, Jason Behrendorff could well be warming the bench as MI already have a quality pace attack with Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer sharing the new ball in IPL 2023.

Sikandar Raza (Punjab Kings)

The Punjab Kings made a steal buyout of Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza for his base price of INR 50 lakh in the IPL auction 2023.  The Pakistan-born cricketer has been one of Zimbabwe Cricket’s most accomplished players in white-ball cricket over the last few years and has also proved his mettle in overseas franchise leagues across the globe.

However, with a good depth in the PBKS squad, it is highly unlikely that the engineer-turned-cricketer might get a chance in the upcoming season. However, the likes of Atharva Taide, Raj Angad Bawa, Baltej Dhanda, Harpreet Bhatia, Shivam Singh, and Mohit Rathee may also warm the bench in IPL 2023.

David Willey (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

England left-arm pacer David Willey was roped in by the Royal Challengers Bangalore at his base price of INR 2 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction and even though he could not make much of an impact with the ball in hand, the Englishman has been retained by RCB for the IPL 2023 season. The 32-year-old could only bag a solitary scalp in the four matches that he got to feature in the last season averaging 72 and an economy of 6.55.

However, David Willey might have to warm the bench this time around with the inclusion of his English teammate and left-arm speedster Reece Topley. The likes of Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Rajan Kumar, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh and Mohan Bhandage may also warm the bench in IPL 2023.

Akeal Hosein (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1 crore at the IPL 2023 mini-auction. Akeal Hosein has some amount of experience under his belt in the shortest format having bagged 25 scalps from 29 T20Is averaging 29.56 and also has an average of 22 with the bat.

Akeal Hosein has been a consistent performer in the previous three editions of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and is on a roll in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 12 where he has taken 10 wickets from four matches for the Melbourne Renegades.

However, with already plenty of depth this time around in the SRH camp, it is highly unlikely that Akeal Hosein might get a chance to shine.  The likes of Mayank Dagar, Vivrant Sharma, Sanvir Singh, Samarth Vyas,  Upendra Singh Yadav, and Nitish Kumar Reddy may also warm the bench for SRH in IPL 2023.

Joe Root (Rajasthan Royals)

England Test great ex-captain Joe Root was the Rajasthan Royals’ last-minute signing at the IPL 2023 mini-auction. He was roped in for INR 1 crore in the accelerated auction.

While Joe Root has been enjoying a purple patch in red-ball cricket in the last couple of years, things have not been the same as far as the shortest format is concerned and his final T20I appearance happened to be way back in May 2019.

Therefore, with the top and middle-order spots of RR already occupied by key and consistent players for the 2023 season, Joe Root might have to wait for a while to officially make his IPL debut. The likes of KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Kunal Rathore, Abdul PA, Donovan Ferreira, Dhruv Jurel, and Kuldip Yadav may also have to warm the bench in IPL 2023.

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