IPL Auction 2023: 3 Teams Who Can Target Kane Williamson In The IPL 2023 Auction

Published - 19 Dec 2022, 05:17 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM

Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson. (Photo: IPL)

IPL Auction 2023: 3 Teams Who Can Target Kane Williamson In The IPL 2023 Auction. Kane Williamson is a big name who was part of the released players in the recent IPL 2023 retentions. Ahead of IPL 2023 auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad released Kane Williamson from their squad.

Kane Williamson led the side in the last season but now will be ready to join a new team during IPL 2023 auction. Kane Williamson scored some good knocks in the recent ICC T20 World Cup 2022, however, his strike rate was very poor and also cost the team in some games.

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Kane Williamson (SRH Twitter)
Kane Williamson (SRH Twitter)

With 2101 runs in 76 IPL games at an average of 36.22, the New Zealand skipper is one of the top batsmen in IPL. Kane Williamson has kept a base price of INR 2 crores for himself in IPL auction 2023. The New Zealand star was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the auction.

IPL 2023 Auction
IPL 2023 Auction. Pic Credits: Twitter

Last season in IPL 2022, Kane Williamson did not showcase a good performance, scoring just 216 runs in 13 games at an average of a mere 19.67. Kane Williamson also has issues with his strike rate in the T20I format.

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IPL Auction 2023: 3 Teams Who Can Target Kane Williamson In The IPL 2023 Auction

1. Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings. (Photo: IPL)

Chennai Super Kings is the first team that can target Kane Williamson in IPL 2023 auction. Last year, CSK faced issues in the middle order after the absence of Suresh Raina. Chennai Super Kings also struggled to score big totals on the board and faced batting issues.

If they pick Kane Williamson in their team, CSK will have a good one-down batter in their team. Moreover, veteran skipper MS Dhoni is expected to play his last season in IPL 2023 and Kane Williamson can be a good skipper option for the team in the future. Hence, CSK might pick Kane Williamson during the auction. Kane Williamson will add more firepower to the CSK batting department alongside all-rounders Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shivam Dube.

Gujarat Titans

Team Gujarat Titans (Pic Credit- IPL)
Team Gujarat Titans (Pic Credit- IPL)

Gujarat Titans is another team that can target Kane Williamson in IPL 2023 auction. The IPL 2022 winners did give a brilliant performance in the last season grabbing the trophy. However, they faced issues at the no.3 spot as a few players like Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, and Sai Sudharsan failed to give balance to the batting at that position.

Gujarat Titans also switched many players at the one-down position during the tournament. Hence, Kane Williamson will be a powerful player to take the one-down batting spot in Gujarat Titans and the team can go after him during the auction.

3. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders (Image: BCCI)

Kolkata Knight Riders is another team that can target Kane Williamson in IPL 2023 auction. KKR, which reached the finals in the IPL 2021 season, could not even qualify for playoffs in the last season of IPL 2022.

After the team’s dismal show, the owners might aim to pick some powerful names in the squad. KKR has parted ways with powerful England batter Jason Roy. Now, they will look for a strong overseas batsman and might target Kane Williamson in the IPL 2023 auction. Kane Williamson’s inclusion may mean KKR will be packed with big-hitting middle-order batters in Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Nitish Rana to name a few.

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