Published 11:08 IST, November 18th 2020
David Warner lets Hyderabad fans know about Kane Williamson's fate in Dream11 IPL 2021
The Orange Army fans have expressed their concern over the possibility of losing New Zealand captain Kane Williamson in the reported mega auction.
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After successful completion of Dream11 IPL 2020 which saw Mumbai emerge victorious as IPL 2020 winners, India’s apex cricketing body is all set in beginning preparations for next edition of Dream11 IPL 2021. With 14th edition of IPL scheduled reportedly slotted in April-May window, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is reportedly preparing for a mega auction with news of a new franchise being ded to current crop of teams being floated around off late.
As per media reports, a mega auction is expected to take place prior to 14th edition of Dream11 Indian Premier League. It is also expected that BCCI will d a new team/ to make Dream11 IPL a 9-team affair. If this happens, all teams have to release majority of ir current players and send m into auction pool. This could le to a massive reshuffle in every single Dream11 IPL franchise.
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Kane Williamson conundrum for Hyderab team?
above-mentioned rumours have left David Warner-led Hyderab team's fans worried. Orange Army and team’s fans have expressed ir concern over possibility of losing New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. David Warner and Rashid Khan are undoubtedly expected to be retained by team manment. However, since mega auction allows teams to retain only two overseas players, future of Kane Williamson with Hyderab team remains uncertain.
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Orange Army's fans have been speculating on same. However, with social media allowing fans to interact with ir favourite players, some fans took to Instagram and directly shared ir concern with Hyderab team captain David Warner.
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David Warner responds to fans' worries
Warner, who is currently in his home country preparing for India vs Australia 2020 series, was quick to respond and share his thoughts with his followers. Aussie opener commented with tatements like, “We will t lose him.”. He was also seen giving assurances with his comments like “Don’t worry. Well, hope y (Hyderab team manment) do. I want him.” Warner's mess clearly indicates that he wants Williamson to continue being a part of Hyderab team. However, he also clarified that final decision will be in hand of team manment.
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If Hyderab end up putting Kiwi skipper in auction pool for mega auction, y still can get Kane Williamson back using Right To Match (RTM) option. However, all this is speculative as re has been word from BCCI about auction in first place.
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11:08 IST, November 18th 2020