Aakash Chopra believes the Rajasthan Royals (RR) purchased Avesh Khan ahead of the IPL 2024 auction to address their death-bowling difficulties. Read about the Aakash Chopra on the Rajasthan Royals’ purchase of Avesh Khan.
Before the auction, the Royals exchanged Avesh and provided Devdutt Padikkal to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). They paid 14.30 crore in the auction last month to get five additional players.
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Aakash Chopra on the Rajasthan Royals’ purchase of Avesh Khan
Chopra stated in a video posted on his YouTube channel that Avesh Khan’s signing had solved the main weakness in the Rajasthan Royals’ bowling attack.
He said, “They gave away Devdutt Padikkal and replaced him with Avesh Khan.” So they attempted to cover the fast-bowling issue in the end. Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, and Avesh Khan have joined the team.”
“Yuzi (Yuzvendra) Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Adam Zampa – so their bowling resources are completely ready,” the former India opener continued. Jason Holder and Obed McCoy were both unable to complete the task.”
Jason Holder just took four wickets and had an unimpressive economy rate of 9.96 in eight IPL 2023 matches for RR. Obed McCoy was wicketless and gave up 13 runs in his single over the previous season.
“They can play Nandre Burger in place of Trent Boult if they want” – Aakash Chopra on the Rajasthan Royals’ signing of the South African pacer.
Nandre, according to Chopra, is another seam-bowling addition for the Rajasthan Royals.
He stated that on any given day, they can substitute Nandre Burger for Trent Boult. As a bowler, I enjoy Nandre Burger. He bowls at a pace of 145-146 kilometers per hour.
He said further that overall, they went to the auction with a tiny purse.
Rajasthan had a good auction, in my opinion. They didn’t require many items. They walked away with first-team players. You may not always be able to obtain your first-choice players.
Burger was purchased at auction by the Royals for his original price of 50 lakh. RR’s most costly purchases were Rovman Powell and Shubham Dubey.
Their other two signings were Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Abid Mushtaq. Aakash Chopra on the Rajasthan Royals’ purchase of Avesh Khan to address their death-bowling problems.