Even as they pick the players up spending huge sums, the team owners would not be sure about the kind of pitches they would be playing on. Imagine the plight of team owners or the support staff, who were spending sleepless nights in the run up to pick a squad without knowing the sort of conditions they would get. This particular reason, however, could well be a windfall for some of the domestic players and fringe players from overseas who will be available for the entire duration of IPL. This will include the 119 capped, 229 uncapped and two associate nation players available for auctions. The only team which retained their core has been the most successful franchisee of the IPL, Chennai Super Kings.

Source: dna December 18, 2018 00:33 UTC