SUNRISERS HYDERABAD (SRH) – DAVID WARNER AND RASHID KHAN
It is a no-brainer for Sunrisers Hyderabad which two foreign players they must retain ahead of the 2021 IPL auction.
Captain David Warner took them to the 2016 IPL glory, while has been on fire with the bat scoring 848, 641, 692, and 548 runs in the last four seasons he has played for the franchise. He has also captained them brilliantly, taking them into the playoffs in IPL 2020, winning their last three matches against top teams. He is an asset that SRH cannot afford to lose and hence he should be retained.
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Rashid Khan picked 20 wickets in the 2020 IPL with an economy of 5.37, which shows why SRH went hard for him in the 2017 IPL auctions. He has been retained ever since, and the same will be expected from the franchise before the 2021 IPL auction, which is rumored to be a mega auction. There were rumors of Mumbai Indians wanting to trade Rashid Khan, showing how valuable even other teams find the Afghanistan spinner.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE (RCB) – AB DE VILLIERS AND CHRIS MORRIS
Royal Challengers Bangalore made it into their first playoffs since IPL 2016 but failed to go beyond the eliminator stage, beaten by Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, for them, AB de Villiers was a pillar of strength in the middle order.
Padikkal and Kohli fared well with the bat, but with no one to finish the innings, De Villiers turned the devil and smoked 454 runs at a strike rate of 158.74 and an average of 45.40. He also kept wickets for the team to ensure a more balanced side. He is one asset that RCB must retain before the 2021 IPL auction.
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Another possible retention for the RCB side from the overseas players’ contingent can be Chris Morris. The Proteas all-rounder picked 11 wickets in 9 matches and though he didn’t make many runs, he has shown in past in IPL, that he is capable of doing some severe damage down the order. The franchise can show faith in him by retaining him for 2021 IPL and Morris will repay that faith nicely.
