11-00AM IST: An hour away from the bidding process resumption.  The franchises will be watchful on their spending today after splurging on a massive chunk of their purse to receive minimum balance to their squads. A few unsold players could be back in the mix and a good mix of uncapped and overseas players could be bought in for steal deals today.

10-45AM IST: Key players to watch out for in first session – player 98 to 162.

10-41AM IST: Here’s a look at the Lucknow Super Giants squad so far: KL Rahul (c), Ravi Bishnoi, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Jason Holder, Manish Pandey, Quinton de Kock, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Ankit Singh Rajpoot Purse left: Rs 6.9 crore

10-39AM IST: Here’s a look at the Gujarat Titans squad so far: Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Abhinav Sadarangani, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore Purse left: Rs 18.85 crore

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10-36AM IST: Here’s a look at the Delhi Capitals squad so far: Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Rishabh Pant (c), Axar Patel, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat Purse left: Rs 16.5 crore

10-30AM IST: Here’s a look at the Kolkata Knight Riders squad so far: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy, Nitish Rana, Pat Cummins, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson Purse left: Rs 12.65 crore

10-23AM IST: Here’s a look at the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad so far: Kane Williamson, Umran Malik, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Nicholas Pooran, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith Purse left: Rs 20.15 crore

10-21AM IST: Here’s a look at the Punjab Kings squad so far: Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel Purse left: Rs 28.65 crore

10-13AM IST: Here’s a look at the Rajasthan Royals squad so far: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, KC Cariappa Purse left: Rs 12.15 crore

10-12AM IST: Will the franchises take a punt on Archer today?  He will be available only if teams have asked him to be called up in the accelerated auction.

10-10AM IST: Here’s a look at the Mumbai Indians squad so far: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin Purse left: Rs 27.85 crore

10-04AM IST: Here’s a look at the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad so far: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Faf du Plessis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahamad, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep Purse left: Rs 9.25 crore

10-01AM IST: Here’s a look at the Chennai Super Kings squad so far: MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande Purse left: Rs 20.45 crore

9-55AM IST:  The first that will be up today will comprise capped batters.

9-35AM IST: The auction will resume tomorrow at 12 PM from player No. 98 in the 12th set and go up till player no. 162. The teams were requested to submit a list of 20 players for the accelerated auction that will follow from player no. 162.

9-30AM IST:  A look at the purse remaining of the squads after their retentions and drafts.

Total Players: 600 (377 Indian, 223 overseas)

Players Sold on Day 1: 74 (54 Indian, 20 overseas)

Slots remaining among all teams: 143 (93 Indian, 50 overseas)

Total purse available: Rs 172.80 crore

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Unlike the last mega auction in 2018, the IPL did not have a Right to Match card available this time to ensure a fair playing field for the two new teams. 

“With the two new teams coming in, it would not have been fair to have a Right to Match. Now that they are in, I would hope that retention is completely done away and it moves completely to Right to Match,” Delhi Capitals’ co-owner Parth Jindal said.

“The Right to Match in the auction dynamics is a very interesting card to have. Given the dynamics this time, with two new teams coming in, it was just not possible because how would an old team get an RTM if the new teams were to bilaterally negotiate with the players. So, this was the only way to sort of level the playing field,” he added.

Gujarat Titans’ director of cricket, Vikram Solanki, also agreed with Jindal.

The franchises have gone big on the established Indian players, and the likes of Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, and Lucknow Super Giants have picked their playing eleven first and have chosen players accordingly. 

Franchises play it smart

In the case of overseas recruits, franchises have chosen those names who have a proven track record in the tournament – irrespective of the conditions. The performances in the Big Bash League, the Caribbean Premier League did not matter much. It was evident from the fact that Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga, who had previously played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, bagged Rs 10.75 crore.

Delhi Capitals made a smart buy in David Warner for Rs 6.25 crore. “Absolutely excited to buy David Warner. I cannot believe that we got such a legend at Rs 6.25 crore. With Warner and Prithvi Shaw opening the batting, it will be an explosive start to every single Delhi Capitals innings,” Jindal said. 

Delhi also roped in Shardul Thakur for Rs 10.75 crore. “We are really excited to have Shardul as he can bowl in Powerplays and bowl at the death,” Jindal said. 

CSK retains core group 

Chennai Super Kings, which has always focused on keeping the core intact, once again upped its game by roping in Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, and Dwayne Bravo. While its old warhorse Suresh Raina did not find any takers, CSK also brought in Mumbai pacer Tushar Deshpande.

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“The core players are very important. Rayudu, Deepak, and Bravo do multiple activities. That gives us a lot of options, so we were more focused on those players. We tried for a few players, but those were hit and miss,” CSK bowling coach L. Balaji said. “Tushar was one of our net bowlers last year, (so we had an idea)… a lot of players are yet to come, so it will be a big day tomorrow.”

RCB to decide on captaincy later 

Royal Challengers does not have a captain after Virat Kohli stepped down after last season, and its director of cricket operations, Mike Hesson, said that it will take a call post-auction.

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“We have not had that discussion yet. We have three leaders now in the form of (Glenn) Maxwell, Virat and Faf (du Plessis). We are really happy with those three leaders; we also have Josh Hazlewood as a leader from a bowling point of view. So, we are happy with the group and will decide regarding captaincy after the auction,” Hesson said.

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