Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting is aware that it might be possible to retain only three to four players before IPL's mega auction but given a chance he would love to enter the next season with almost the same team he has now.
Former India pacer Jaydev Unadkat says the potential cancellation of a second consecutive Ranji Trophy season will be a 'great loss' for domestic cricket.
Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard are likely to be retained.
India would be looking to sort out issues such as the opening blues, the middle-lower order conundrum and also the bowling strategies during the three-match T20 series against West Indies.
Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, KL Rahul and Yuzvendra Chahal were among the big names to be released ahead of the mega auction.
'Sometimes we arrange a Zoom call just for him to say hello to the players, that's about it.' 'But otherwise, no, no direct talk, it's never happened, even in a normal year.' 'After the game, you win, you lose, SRK is there to encourage the team, give them hugs.'
Lesser known cricketers who could make waves at the IPL auction.
'The players all appreciate -- we all appreciate -- the fact that despite the pandemic and the restrictions, because of all of this protocol that has been put in place, the IPL season is still happening.'
A look at how the teams stack up ahead of the mega auction.
Australian pacer Peter Siddle has put country before the Indian Premier League's (IPL) mega cash by withdrawing his name from the January 19 auction of the IPL.
Summary of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday
590 cricketers -- including 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players -- will go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
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