IPL 2017 Auction: How the franchises may spend

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Monday’s IPL 2017 player auction in Bangalore, at which 351 players will go under the hammer with a maximum of 76 allowed to be purchased, here’s a look at how the eight franchise are stacked up and what kind of players they may want to acquire.
DELHI DAREDEVILS

Purse: Rs 21.5 crore
What they have:
Batsmen: Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Sam Billings, Pratyush Singh
Allrounders: JP Duminy, Jayant Yadav, Chris Morris, Carlos Brathwaite
Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant
Fast bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Zaheer Khan, Chama Milind, Syed Ahmed
Spinners: Shahbaz Nadeem, Amit Mishra
What they need: Middle-order batsmen and fit, young fast bowlers.Mohammed Shami is on the mend from injury and remains fickle, while Zaheer Khan is more of a mentor. And with the South African players likely to leave for international commitments midway during the IPL, an overseas batsman, allrounder and wicketkeeper are required.
Possible targets (maximum 10 players): Jonny Bairstow (base 1.5 crore), Mohammad Shahzad (base 50 lakh), Kusal Perera (base 50 lakh), Glenn Phillips (base 10 lakh), Evin Lewis (base 50 lakh), Johnson Charles (base 30 lakh), Michael Klinger (base 30 lakh), Pat Cummins (base price 2 crore), Mitchell Johnson (base price 2 crore), Colin de Grandhomme (base 30 lakh), Ben Stokes (base 2 crore), Ankit Bawne (base 10 lakh), Priyank Panchal (base 10 lakh), Vishnu Vinod (base 10 lakh)
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD

Purse: Rs 20. 9 crore
What they have:
Batsmen: Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Ricky Bhui
Allrounders: Moises Henriques, Ben Cutting, Yuvraj Singh, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar
Wicketkeeper: Naman Ojha
Fast bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul, Ashish Nehra, Abhimanyu Singh, Mustafizur Rahman, Barinder Sran
Spinner: Bipul Sharma
What they need: One more overseas allrounder and batsman, another quality spinner (they released Karn Sharma), a wicketkeeper and an experienced fast bowler as back-up for Mustafizur Rahman and the injury-prone Ashish Nehra.
Possible targets (maximum 10 players): Pat Cummins (base price 2 crore), Mitchell Johnson (base price 2 crore), Ben McDermott (base 10 lakh), Tymal Mills (base price 50 lakh), Chris Woakes (base 2 crore), Nathan McCullum (base 30 lakh), Brad Hogg (base 50 lakh), Tom Cooper (base 30 lakh), Angelo Mathews (base 2 crore), Lahiru Kumara (base 30 lakh), Kyle Abbott (base 1.5 crore), Kagiso Rabada (base 1 crore), Imran Tahir (base 50 lakh), Rashid Khan (base 50 lakh), Mitchell Santner (base 50 lakh)
RISING PUNE SUPER GIANTS

Purse: Rs 19.1 crore
What they have:
Batsmen: Ajinkya Rahane, Steven Smith, Faf du Plessis, Usman Khawaja, Baba Aparajith
Allrounders: Mitchell Marsh, Rajat Bhatia,
Wicketkeepers: MS Dhoni, Ankush Bains
Fast bowlers: Ashok Dinda, Ishwar Pandey, Jaskaran Singh, Deepak Chahar
Spinners: R Ashwin, Ankit Sharma, Adam Zampa
What they need: An Indian spinner, at least one overseas and domestic allrounder, and a few pace bowlers considering they let go of six during the trading window.
Possible targets (maximum 10 players): Manan Sharma (base 10 lakh), Pawan Negi (base 30 lakh), Karn Sharma (base 30 lakh), Rahil Shah (base 10 lakh), Ben Stokes (base 2 crore), Chris Woakes (base 2 crore), Corey Anderson (base 1 crore), David Wiese (base 30 lakh), Taskin Ahmed (base 30 lakh), Mohammad Nabi (base 30 lakh), Seekkuge Prasanna (base 30 lakh), Lahiru Kumara (base 30 lakh), Angelo Mathews (base 2 crore), Lockie Ferguson (base 50 lakh), Trent Boult (base 1.5 crore), Pritam Das (base 10 lakh), Basil Thampy (base 10 lakh)
GUJARAT LIONS

Purse: Rs 14.35 crore
What they have:
Batsmen: Brendon McCullum, Aaron Finch, Jaydev Shah
Allrounders: Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith
Wicketkeeper: Dinesh Karthik,
Fast bowlers: Dhawal Kulkarni, Praveen Kumar, Andrew Tye, Pradeep Sangwan
Spinners: Shivil Kaushik, Shadab Jakati
What they need: Two spinners (preferably Indian), a middle-order batsman, an overseas and Indian pace bowler and back-up wicketkeeper for Dinesh Karthik.
Possible targets (maximum 11 players): Tymal Mills (base price 50 lakh), Lahiru Kumara (base 30 lakh), Dushmantha Chameera (base 30 lakh), Kagiso Rabada (base 1 crore), Lungisani Ngidi (base 30 lakh), Taskin Ahmed (base 30 lakh), Parvez Rasool (base 30 lakh), Karn Sharma (base 30 lakh), Parvinder Awana (base 30 lakh), Prithvi Shaw (base 10 lakh), Praveen Dubey (base 10 lakh), Manan Sharma (base 10 lakh), Basil Thampy (base 10 lakh), Mitchell Santner (base 50 lakh), Prashant Chopra (base 10 lakh), Aditya Tare (base 20 lakh)
KINGS XI PUNJAB

Purse: Rs 23.35 crore
What they have:
Batsmen: Manan Vohra, Murali Vijay, Nikhil Naik, David Miller, Shaun Marsh, Armaan Jaffer, Hashim Amla
Wicketkeepers: Wriddhiman Saha, Nikhil Naik
Allrounders: Gurkeerat Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Swapnil Singh
Fast bowlers: Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma
Spinners: Axar Patel, KC Cariappa, Pardeep Sahu
What they need: An overseas allrounder and fast bowler, Indian top and middle-order batting options.
Possible targets (maximum 8 players): Ben Stokes (base 2 crore), Chris Woakes (base 2 crore), Angelo Mathews (base 2 crore), Corey Anderson (base 1 crore), Grant Elliott (base 1 crore), Tom Cooper (base 30 lakh), Asela Gunarathna (base 30 lakh), David Wiese (base 30 lakh), Tanmay Agarwal (base 10 lakh), Ankit Bawne (base 10 lakh), Priyank Panchal (base 10 lakh), Aditya Garhwal (base 10 lakh), Prashant Chopra (base 10 lakh)
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE:

Purse: Rs 17.825 crore
What they have:
Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Kedar Jadhav, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Gayle, Travis Head, Sachin Baby
Wicketkeeper: AB de Villers
Allrounders: Stuart Binny, Avesh Khan
Fast bowlers: Abu Nechim Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Sreenath Arvind, Varun Aaron, Adam Milne,
Spinners: Yuzvendra Chahal, Samuel Badree, Tabrez Shamsi
What they need: An overseas allrounder, three overseas fast bowlers, two domestic fast bowlers and a spinner.
Possible targets (maximum 7 players): Ben Stokes (base 2 crore), Tymal Mills (base price 50 lakh), Chris Woakes (base 2 crore), Lockie Ferguson (base 50 lakh), Ben Dwarshuis (base 30 lakh), Ben McDermott (base 10 lakh), Lahiru Kumara (base 30 lakh), Miguel Cummins (base 30 lakh), Lungisani Ngidi (base 30 lakh), Praveen Dubey (base 10 lakh), Gowtham K (base 10 lakh), Navdeep Saini (base 10 lakh)
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS

Purse: Rs 19.75 crore
What they have:
Batsmen: Gautam Gambhir, Manish Pandey, Sheldon Jackson, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Lynn
Wicketkeeper: Robin Uthappa
Allrounders: Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan
Fast bowlers: Umesh Yadav, Morne Morkel
Spinners: Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Brad Hogg
What they need: At least one overseas allrounder to cover for the suspended Andre Russell, another overseas batsman and two overseas fast bowlers. From the Indian pool, a couple of pace and all-round options.
Possible targets (maximum 14 players): Ben Dunk (base 30 lakh), Michael Klinger (base 30 lakh), D’Arcy Short (base 10 lakh), Chris Woakes (base 2 crore), Ben Stokes (base 2 crore), Corey Anderson (base 1 crore), Evin Lewis (base 50 lakh), David Wiese (base 30 lakh), Mohammad Nabi (base 30 lakh), Praveen Dubey (base 10 lakh), Manan Sharma (base 10 lakh), Parvez Rasool (base 30 lakh), Pawan Negi (base 30 lakh), Irfan Pathan (base 50 lakh), Ishant Sharma (base 2 crore), Jaydev Unadkat (base 30 lakh)
MUMBAI INDIANS

Purse: Rs 11.555 crore
What they have:
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Nitish Rana, Siddhesh Lad, Lendl Simmons, Jitesh Sharma,
Wicketkeepers: Ambati Rayudu, Parthiv Patel
Allrounders: Hardik Pandya, Keiron Pollard, Deepak Poonia
Fast bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, R Vinay Kumar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga
Spinners: Harbhajan Singh, J Suchith, Shreyas Gopal
What they need: Overseas top-order batsmen, Indian and overseas pace bowlers and an allrounder.
Possible targets (maximum 7 players): Evin Lewis (base 50 lakh), Johnson Charles (base 30 lakh), Anton Devcich (base 30 lakh), Jason Roy (base 1 crore), Pritam Das (base 10 lakh), Praveen Dubey (base 10 lakh), Umar Nazir (base 10 lakh), Basil Thampy (base 10 lakh), Colin de Grandhomme (base 30 lakh), Ben Laughlin (base 30 lakh), Ben Dwarshuis (base 30 lakh), Ben McDermott (base 10 lakh)