RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS

RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS: Players picked at the auction - Overseas: Ben Stokes, Daniel Christian, Lockie Ferguson.
Indians: Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Chahar, Saurabh Kumar, Milind Tandon, Rahul Ajay Tripathi.

Good Call: Picking up replacement all-rounder for Stokes in Dan Christian was a good move. 

Bad Call: Although roping in England all-rounder Stokes was a good move, but in the process, the franchise exhausted majority of their budget and had to sacrifice some quality international names, especially on the bowling front. Also, failed to get formidable Indian name in the seam or spin bowling department. 

Final Verdict: Heavily reliant on overseas players to get the job done. Once again, bowling looks thin and undercooked. Also, there is no explosive opening batsman. No quality Indian spinner to bowl in tandem with Ashwin either. 

Players Retained: Steve Smith (Captain), Faf du Plessis, Mitchell Marsh, Adam Zampa, Usman Khawaja, MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Ankush Bains, Rajat Bhatia, Ankit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Jaskaran Singh, Baba Aparajith, Deepak Chahar, Mayank Agarwal.