Narayan Jagadeesan’s devastating victory over Arunachal Pradesh in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy may be the most enduring example.
In the 6th round of a Tip top Gathering C match at M Chinnaswamy Arena, the wicket-guardian hitter belted an incredible 277 runs in only 141 conveyances, including 25 fours and 15 maximums.
The opener for Tamil Nadu set a new record with this score, becoming the first player in List A cricket to score five centuries in a row.Tamil Nadu also had the highest List A total of 506/2 thanks to Narayan Jagadeesan’s spectacular strike rate.
1) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
The Retained Players of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):Shreyas Iyer (center), Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Rasikh Dar, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Shardul Thakur are the other members of this group.
Kolkata has the lowest remaining purse among the ten franchises, at INR 7.05 crore, after trading three players.
Billings, an English campaigner, scored 169 runs over eight innings at an average of 24.1, while Sheldon only scored 23 runs in five innings.
In addition to Shreyas Iyer, the Kolkata lineup includes a genuine wicket-taker and a calm Indian middle-order batter.
Taking all of this into consideration, the experienced Narayan Jagadeesan might be an excellent choice for Kolkata to bid on.
In addition, Kolkata’s opening pair struggled last season, so the right-handed Narayan Jagadeesan might be moved there as well.
Similar to Kolkata, Punjab also had a disappointing IPL 2022 season, winning only 7 games out of 14.With 32.2 crores in the bank, Punjab could criticize any other franchise at the IPL 2023 auction table, despite not being praised for its paddle tactics.
2) Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Punjab is unconcerned about their bowling department, but their Indian batting line-up is in disarray following the release of Mayank Agarwal, the team’s former captain.Last year, the 31-year-old Mayank had a miserable IPL season, managing just 196 runs in 12 innings at an average of 16.3.
Narayan Jagadeesan could partner with Shikhar Dhawan at the opening position in the absence of Mayank, as the Tamil Nadu batter is well-versed in both quickly accelerating his stint and anchoring the innings.
Additionally, Shikhar and Narayan Jagadeesan’s left-right combination could aptly synchronize for PBKS.
3) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
After relentlessly releasing captain Kane Williamson and Windies wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has the highest remaining purse (42.25 crores).SRH finished eighth in the points table under Williamson’s captaincy, while Pooran had a subpar season.
The complete list of players participating in the IPL 2023 auction will soon be made public. The auction is scheduled to take place on December 23rd in Kochi.The 10 IPL franchises will be in a bidding war for international players like Ben Stokes, Cameron Green, Kane Williamson, and Sam Curran in this IPL 2023 auction, which promises to be difficult.