KKR would go for an Indian wicketkeeper, CSK will look at Sam Curran: Uthappa

Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa shared his thoughts on the list of players Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings would look at during the IPL Player Auction on December 23Uthappa said KKR needs to find a backup for Andre RussellKKR would be looking for three players in this auction one would be an Indian backup wicketkeeper for Gurbaz In case they want flexibility in playing both Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson Gurbaz is the one who would have to sit out as they are not going to drop Sunil Narine and Andre Russell said Uthappa who is part of JioCinemas IPL Player Auction Expert PanelSecond player is a backup to Andre Russell IPL is going back to its original format So it is not going to be just one or two venues There will be a lot of travel KKR is one such team that travels the most Kolkata is really far away and they travel at least 23 thousand kms more than all other teams So keeping those things in mind you will have to have a backup just in case Russell pulls up or he has not recovered due to backtoback matchesThird would be an Indian fast bowler who would be a back up to Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav They have a couple of youngsters in their group but they would like to get somebody like Jaydev Unadkat he saidAlso readCSK ropes in Dwayne Bravo as bowling coach ahead of 2023 IPLUthappa further spoke about Chennai Super Kings expected buysCSK hey need an allrounder to replace Dwayne Bravo and they need a solid India middleorder batter as a backup for the players that they already have In that I think they will look for the likes of Sam Curran because he has already played for CSK in the past hes done well for them and has contributed to their success so they will definitely try and go for himThe second one would be an Indian batter in the middle order and the ones that are available in this auction seem to be like Manish Pandey he has done exceptionally well in the IPL and is also someone who is experienced and would really enjoy playing in the CSK culture These are the two players they will go for but in case they dont get them I am certain there are other options that they already have he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever