Ricky Ponting makes bold prediction about fast bowlers ahead of IPL Auction 2020

Ahead of IPL Auction 2020, former Australia captain and Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said that  teams will focus ir collective attention on fast bowlers, especially foreign ones. 332 cricketers are set to go under hammer at IPL 2020 auction which will take place on December 19 in Kolkata.

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Fast bowlers will get a lot of focus and attention: Ricky Ponting

Ponting said that re’s going to be a lot of focus and attention on fast bowlers, especially overseas ones. He added that Pat Cummins and Chris Woakes could go for big amounts at auction. He also emphasized on all-rounders and added that y are always interesting. He went on to say that players like Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Jimmy Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme could all be big picks.

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Delhi Capitals, who made it to kckout st last season, released nine players and retained 14 (including three overseas stars). Ponting said that team had already identified players y needed. He added that team manment had several discussions over last few months, and have put in a lot of time and effort to make sure that y were well prepared.

former Australian opener added that one had to be very specific about kind of players one needs. He added that y had got three openers, so y didn’t need to look for one. He emphasised need to identify problem areas in  starting eleven, and essentially plug gaps.

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Delhi Capitals brought Ravichandran Ashwin (from Kings XI Punjab) and top-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane (from Rajasthan Royals) and have bolstered ir squads. y will look to fill in gaps present in ir team at upcoming auction.

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