IPL 2020: Areas of concern for each team ahead of the auctions

Kings XI Punjab

With Miller released, KXIP will be looking to bring in a proper finisher

The top order remains the strongest suit for KXIP. And the middle order, especially with David Miller gone, remains an area to be focused on.

Nicholas Pooran, Mandeep Singh, Karun Nair and Sarfaraz Khan are options for the middle order, but none of them have the experience of playing the role of a finisher. Miller's lack of form and the dearth of proper finishers has haunted Punjab in crunch games for two years now.

Another major area of concern is the fast bowling. Mohammed Shami did add to the firepower in 2019, but the release of Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot and Sam Curran has left too many vacancies in the pace department.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

SRH will be looking to bring in Indian middle order batsmen to play the finishing role

Known for picking players according to slots and roles, SRH this time find themselves a little short of resources as far as finishing with the bat is concerned. They can try and groom Vijay Shankar and Abhishek Sharma as finishers or try Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan for the role, but they would love to have some reliability down the order.

To avoid a situation like last year, when the team failed when David Warner and Jonny Bairstow did not score, they need to ensure they have the right players for the lower middle order.

Bowling has always been SRH's forte, but this time the concern will be the form of the Indian pacers. All three regulars of last year - Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma and Siddarth Kaul - are on a downward slide.

Billy Stanlake's history of injuries will be a cause of concern for the side too. So fast bowling is an area where the management would look to get in some quality.