Brendon McCullum hopes all cards will fall KKR's way in upcoming IPL auction

Former New Zealand skipper and current head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League (IPL), Brendon McCullum on Tuesday, December 17, stated that he hopes that all ' cards fall' KKR's way in upcoming IPL 2020 auction. Ahead of auction which is scheduled to be held on December 19, former destructive opener said all planning and preparation will require some luck in auction. McCullum who had a pretty good stint in IPL before his retirement played 109 matches and scored 2,880 runs with a highest score of 158* which he tched while playing for KKR in first season. As many as 332 cricketers will go under hammer at IPL auction in Kolkata on December 19.

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'IPL auctions are on': Senior BCCI official

he protests over contentious Citizenship Amendment Act twithstanding, players' auction for Indian Premier League will go ahead in Kolkata as scheduled on Thursday. re have been reports of violence in West Bengal but Kolkata hasn't exactly been affected. It is reliably learned that Delhi Capitals' manment team that will be representing franchise at auction will be reaching Kolkata on Tuesday to start ir final preparation. "As of Monday evening, IPL auctions are on. Franchises will start arriving by tomorrow evening and Wednesday morning," a senior BCCI official told PTI.

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'Time will tell I guess'

Recently, English opener, Michael Vaughan had named India as side that could be troublesome for Australia. Soon after his comments, former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum could t resist responding as he defended Kiwis and said that it was too early to say so and with Trent Boult coming back to a side would be a huge benefit for New Zealand. Blackcaps are currently touring Australia with first Test being underway at Perth currently. McCullum added that Australia is likely to win first Test but contest will still remain open with New Zealand giving a string fight. Former Australia all-rounder Mark Waugh also responded to McCullum's comments as he stated that lack of spinners is a concern for Blackcaps. McCullum n retaliated to Waugh's comments by saying that with wins against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, spinners have served side well over past 32 months. 

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