Saturday, February 23, 2008

IPL AUCTION HINDSIGHTS: MOHALI – FORE RUNNERS



Two of the best middle order batsmen, a great finisher, an all rounder, 2 decent spinners, the fastest bowler and an emerging quickie make this side a balanced one in both the areas of the game. The fielding is also in safe hands with a good blend of experience and youth. Mohali is definitely right up there with the best.

Jack in the Pack: Jayawardene may not have struck gold so far in the T20s but the astute captain could be more than a lethal force to contend with.

Pain in the neck: who is going to open the batting for Mohali? The side doesn’t have any aggressive openers.

Squad: Yuvraj Singh (icon), Mahela Jayawardene (US$475,000), Kumar Sangakkara (US$700,000), Brett Lee (US$900,000), Sreesanth (US$625,000), Irfan Pathan (US$925,000), Ramesh Powar (US$170,000), Piyush Chawla (US$400,000), Simon Katich (US$200,000), Ramnaresh Sarwan (US$225,000)

Quote: on its day Mohali can take on any team.