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Hardik not available to bowl is really a big dent. Any idea when he can start bowling again ? 2-3 months more ?

looks like 350+ will be scored by Australia. Unless we pull back in the last 10 by bowling really well..

Exactly.. Every 90's kid loves test cricket. But still I believe our boys will do it. Mayank-rahane-pujara will be good enough to cover for Kohli ( I hope )

So just couple of days before the tour starts. I think ODI-T20 will be very competitive. Tests without Kohli will be tough to win, But I am most excited for the test series (Anyone else ?!?!?) ODI: KL - Dhawan - Mayank - Virat - Iyer - Manish/Sanju - Hardik - Jadeja - Chahal - Bumrah - Shami , If hardik doesn't bowl then saini in place of Manish/sanju.

If its 3 players then its gonna be a trouble for many teams But again new franchise also deserves a chance to grab the best players, So if its 3 players (Like previous mega auction, just checked) Then many big names will be up for grabs cos teams will focus on retaining Indian players as there's no substitute for them & as far as overseas is concerned there are many like for like options available. DC: Iyer - Dhawan - Pant KXIP: KL- Mayank - Shami RCB: Kohli - Abd - Chahal CSK: Dhoni - Jadeja - Raina MI: Rohit - Bumrah - Hardik RR: Smith - Stokes - Sanju KKR: Morgan - Gill - Russel/Narine SRH: Warner - Manish - Rashid These are the best retention options (I might have missed few ) & Imagine players like Gayle, Rabada, Saini, SKY, Ishan Kishan, Jofra & many more will come into the auction Obviously RTM cards will be used but prices will be lot higher just to cut down the remaining purse of other teams knowing they will use RTM 2018 Mega Auction Rules: # The eight teams could retain a maximum of five players from their squad, out of which only three could be retained during the retention period. The teams could also use a maximum of three right-to-match cards at the auction (a maximum of two, if the franchise retained three players during the retention period). The other restrictions on player retention were: a maximum of three capped Indian players could be retained, and only two overseas players and two uncapped Indian players could be retained.

Yaayyy...!!!! Will be interesting to see which players are retained. I guess max limit is 5 ?!?! 3 Indian - 2 overseas... & RTM card is also there.. should be an exciting auction...

Edit: Oh and yeah for predictions..!! I was the first one to say DC are the favourites to win this year. You will find that post around sept timeline. So yea I was confident enough that this team will go the distance. But the way they performed in the last few games they looked out of steam just like rcb.

Gotta give credit to DC to bat first knowing its been easy while chasing & Then to send stoinis to open to give them such a great start. Should get past 200 now..

SRH - DC should be one sided. MI vs SRH in the finals.

Williamson & Holder are the last pair. Now kohli should go all attack in. If they get any one of these then its RCB game for sure.

Well now things might get interesting...

1 down now If they get Warner in first 5 overs, then you never know. Punjab defended similar total against srh.

RCB . If ABD can bat 20 overs then they can reach 140-50 which is still under par but something to play for.

SRH will win tomorrow for sure. Don't see RCB beating SRH, Then SRH beating DC in the Q2. MI vs SRH. MI Champions.

Yes playoffs should be in day time. I feel its gonna be MI vs SRH in the final.

Good to see both qualifying in the end. Lets see who wins tomorrow.

If DC scores 153, RCB need to stretch match to 17.3 overs If DC scores 154: 17.4 overs If DC scores 155: 17.5 overs If DC scores 156: 17.5 overs If DC scores 157: 18 overs If DC scores 158: 18.1 overs FACK..!!! Imagine pant waiting to win with a six

These 2 should bowl out now, Will reach 13 overs. From there needing 45-50 will need 30-35 balls so should be good enough for kohli.

WTF IS going on..!!!!!

Kohli should bring chahal & sundar in next over. He should not think of restricting DC under 153, thats not gonna happen. He should just try to bowl atleast 18 overs.

Qualification scenario: DC would need to score at least 134 runs if they lose today to keep their NRR ahead of KKR. RCB would need DC to bat at least 17.3 overs if they lose today to keep their NRR ahead of KKR. Please DC don't chase this down quickly, Take your time..

Whatever the result is, I want both DC & RCB to qualify.. Lets have a superover....!!!!