IPL Auction 2020: Ranking the teams according to their buys

#6 Kolkata Knight Riders

Pat Cummins (Picture Courtesy: iplt20.com)

Kolkata Knight Riders was the team that procured this year's biggest buy in the form of Pat Cummins. Having gone into the auctions with the second-highest purse value of ₹35.65 crore, the team had plenty of areas to work upon, after failing to qualify for the playoffs last season. These included some good death bowling options, and strengthening the batting department.

Cummins will sort out the woes in the death bowling. Moreover, the addition of Eoin Morgan, Tom Banton, and Rahul Tripathi gives them some extra options in the batting department. However, with Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, and Dinesh Karthik already in the team, it would be interesting to see how all of them are given a due.

Moreover, the team had released Carlos Braithwaite ahead of the auctions, which meant they had to go for a backup all-rounder for Andre Russell. However, they didn't pick any big all-rounder from the auctions. This will mean that if the big-hitter from West-Indies gets injured, then the team will have no other option readily available to replace him.

Also, there is no Indian support for pacers Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi. If they get injured, the team will have to bring in Lockie Ferguson as replacement. If that happens, it will come at the cost of Eoin Morgan's place in the playing XI. Therefore, the onus would now be on the team to keep all thse players fit throughout the season.