Ipl Teams

IPL Auction 2019: Kolkata Knight Riders to rethink pace bowling options; Rajasthan Royals' focus on backups for Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes

Compared to the Royals, KKR have more places to fill but lesser purse available. However, if we talk about from significance of building a core group, the Jaipur-based franchise will face a much stiffer task than the Kolkata team in this auction.

IPL Auction 2019: Royal Challengers Bangalore look to get rid of death bowling woes; Kings XI Punjab aim to cover all bases

Firstpost takes a look at how IPL sides RCB and KXIP fared in the trading window, what they lack in their squad and what they need to hit the ground running when the T20 league begins.

IPL Auction 2018: Sunrisers Hyderabad build team with solid all-round strength; Kings XI Punjab look lopsided

Sunrisers Hyderabad executed their plans to near-perfection and walked out with a squad capable of being the title contenders once again. Kings XI Punjab, on the other hand, didn’t have any proper plan of action.

IPL Auction 2018: Delhi Daredevils manage to tick most boxes; Kolkata Knight Riders hurt by bizarre strategy

There is no doubting that Delhi had come better prepared for this auction. They have a good all-round squad built on some explosive firepower with the bat.

Highlights, IPL Auction 2018, Day 2: KXIP buy Gayle for Rs 2 crore; Nepal's Lamichhane scripts history

Baba Indrajith at Rs 20 lakh. Unsold. Jack Wildermuth at Rs 20 lakh is also not sold.

Highlights, IPL Auction 2018, Day 1: Stokes, Rahul, Pandey draw high bids; Gayle, Malinga unsold

That concludes Day 1 of the IPL 2018 auctions. We had crossed the cut off time of 6 pm. There was a set left to be conducted today, but the action will now resume tomorrow from 9.30 am. We will be up and running an hour before with all the analysis of the action on Day 1 and look ahead at Day 2. Make Firstpost your first port of call for all the live updates from the action on Day 2. See you then.

Chris Gayle, Ben Stokes, Glenn Maxwell, Joe Root, Ravichandran Ashwin: Which players should your team buy in the IPL Auction 2018?

As some of the biggest names in cricket go under the hammer over the course of two days at the IPL auctions, who would you pick in your team? Take this interactive swipe quiz to let us know: