IPL 2022 Auction: KKR’s Auction secret – Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun has already begun working on his next project. As the bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders, he has revealed a big secret about auction planning, how to pick a player over the other. Follow IPL 2022 Mega Auction Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Bharat Arun said not just KKR but all Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises need to pick players in the mega auction with the ability to adapt to the different conditions. KKR’s former skipper Eoin Morgan failed to adapt to sub-continent conditions and his massive dip in form was evident. Similarly, if the IPL is moved to South Africa with a completely different condition, it is important that the players maintain the same consistency irrespective of the destination.
IPL 2022 Auction: New bowling coach Bharat Arun reveals BIG SECRET about KKR’s auction strategy, check what is it?
“You need to pick players who can adapt to different conditions. Even before the pandemic, when you picked bowlers for home conditions, you still needed them to play 7 away games in the IPL. See, with the Indian side, our goal was always to be Number 1 in any conditions,” KKR quoted Bharat Arun as saying.
IPL 2022: New bowling coach Bharat Arun reveals BIG SECRET about KKR’s auction strategy, check what is it?
IPL 2022 Auction: “To be able to achieve that objective, I think the biggest challenge was to have bowlers who could excel and who could get to 20 wickets in all conditions. We did exactly that, and that’s why we were successful,” Bharat Arun added.
The KKR bowling coach wants to build a team with a solid bench strength amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I think it is extremely important to build your bench strength and that is one aspect when KKR has excelled,” said Bharat Arun.
“Especially in this pandemic situation, where bubble life is tough, you need back ups for any unforeseen situations. Because of the uncertainties, we need a bigger squad nowadays,” he added.
Meanwhile, the IPL 2022 Player Auction list was revealed on Tuesday with a total of 590 cricketers set to go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction.
The mega auction will take place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
IPL 2022 Auction: New bowling coach Bharat Arun reveals BIG SECRET about KKR’s auction strategy, check what is it?
