\u201cTheir retentions suggest that they\u2019ve banked on batters taking them along. In this kind of competition, be it WPL or IPL, the foreigners are required either to generate pace or to hit fast bowlers. But what\u2019s happened here is that they\u2019ve let go of all their fast bowlers.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFor instance, (Annabel) Sutherland was let go and she\u2019s a very good all-rounder, I thought that was a surprise. And now they\u2019ve got to look for two fast bowlers and they need a couple of Indian batters and spinners as well,\u201d said Raman on JioCinema.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gujarat finished at the bottom of the five-team competition and released 11 players ahead of the auction, indicating that they are trying to build their team from scratch. Former India captain Anjum Chopra believes they need a quality overseas pacer and feels former South Africa speedster Shabnim Ismail can be the apt person.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAnnabel Sutherland was an integral part of the team, especially when Beth Mooney got injured, and Sushma Verma came into the picture. I\u2019m surprised they released her (Verma) as well because she was the backup wicketkeeper and the base of the team. I get a feeling that they\u2019re trying to rebuild the team while keeping resources.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAmount has been added but why spend extra if it is not required? That balance will be tested as well. I\u2019m not too worried about Sutherland because they\u2019re looking for an out-and-out seam bowler. I\u2019ll not be surprised if they go hard after Shabnim Ismail. She\u2019s a regular feature who can bend her back and bowl, and a mix-and-match 50-50 kind of a cricketer.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore have a purse of INR 3.35 crores and are aiming to fill seven slots, three of which are overseas. Anjum feels the franchise releasing Australia pacer Megan Schutt came as a huge surprise and that her countrymate Annabel Sutherland can be a good option.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cReleasing Megan Schutt was a little surprising. They relied on her but she didn\u2019t find the going very comfortable, especially towards the end. They might be looking at Sutherland coming in because, for sure, they\u2019ll be getting Heather Knight and Ellyse Perry to play.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSo another all-rounder as an option, Sutherland will be a good addition to this lineup with Smriti Mandhana. They need an out-and-out fast bowler. If you have the option to build your squad around a fast bowler who can bat as well, they can look at that.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Raman believes Bangalore will not bid for a player they released and that they need bowlers in their line-up who can pose a challenge to Indian batters. \u201cI don\u2019t think so, because they wouldn\u2019t have released them in the first place. I think what they\u2019re looking for is an Indian batter. It could be Veda Krishnamurthy to add the local flavour.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll also be looking at a left-arm spinner because they need bowlers who can provide some variations and they need a real pacer there in their lineup. They need someone to rattle the Indian batters in the opposing camps, so that\u2019s what they\u2019re looking for. They also need a backup spinner and pacer.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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