Did MI think tank err in retaining SKY instead of Ishan?

[sarcastic]

No disrespect to Surya Kumar Yadav, but a team needs wicket-keeper first and foremost than a batsman.

Every playing XI of cricket team has a member titled (c) and a member titled (wk).

While Ishan Kishan was sought after given that he is a wicket keeper batsman and second in choice for Indian team, there is no doubt that his auction price is as big as the first retainee.

Whereas for SKY, I can see him not necessarily fetching how much he was retained for (especially after the fielding he displayed in West Indies series).

The only thing I see is MI tried to retain him but Ishan Kishan did not want to be a third choice retention given how much he eventually fetched.

[bowl_out]

Yes, it was a no-brainer to retain Ishan Kishan.. 

Called this way back.. There was no way SKY was going for 15 crore.. End of the day, it is a couple of crore here and there.. as long as they got what they wanted.

[Lord]

they are very lucky Kishan didnt get picked up in drafts. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

yes sky wnt have gone that high in auction as kishen have due to that extra dimension kishen has 

[zen]

SKY is "loyal" to Rohit so probably got the preference. 

[Majestic]

Wrong here. SKY would have gone high too because he would have been a  captain that other teams would look on to.

 

Kolkata, Gujarat, Bangalore would have gone for him not only as pure batsman but also to make him a captain.

Edited February 15, 2022 by Majestic

[QuarantineTormentino]

He is 30+ so CSK would have easily broken the bank for him. There’s a reason CSK didn’t bid for Kishan

[Vk1]

QDK, DK, Bharat and other wicket keepers were in auction so MI could focus on Kishan.. imagine SKY in auction.. only consistent indian finisher with 360 game..would break all records

[Chakdephatte]

1 hour ago, Lord said:

they are very lucky Kishan didnt get picked up in drafts. 

Or he chose not to get picked in draft.

[sensible-indian]

Indian middle order batsmen (who are actually good) are like gold-dust.

 

That's why even average bats like Shreyas Iyer and duds like Pandey fetch good prices.

[vvvslaxman]

2 hours ago, QuarantineTormentino said:

He is 30+ so CSK would have easily broken the bank for him. There’s a reason CSK didn’t bid for Kishan

 

He does not meet the basic criteria 

[vvvslaxman]

1 hour ago, sensible-indian said:

Indian middle order batsmen (who are actually good) are like gold-dust.

 

That's why even average bats like Shreyas Iyer and duds like Pandey fetch good prices.

 

But in IPL at the end of the day teams will rely on Russells, Pollards, Maxwells, Millars to finish the job. 

[velu]

2 hours ago, QuarantineTormentino said:

He is 30+ so CSK would have easily broken the bank for him. There’s a reason CSK didn’t bid for Kishan

 

we prefer 35+ not 30+

[Rantzz]

Day 1 looked likeMumbai Indians were saving money for nitin menon choudhary and the likes

 

hardly bought anyone besides Kishan Ishan

[sensible-indian]

3 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

But in IPL at the end of the day teams will rely on Russells, Pollards, Maxwells, Millars to finish the job. 

Yeah thats true.

 

But the teams who don't have a solid Indian middle order don't do well consistently.

 

The reason Punjab sucks is cos they rely on Maxwells and Millers to finish (who are poor to begin with).

 

The reason CSK and MI win so many tourneys is cos they have solid Indian middle order which makes it easier to outsource big hitting to foreigners.

[SRT100]

4 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

But in IPL at the end of the day teams will rely on Russells, Pollards, Maxwells, Millars to finish the job. 

 

Which only contributes to India's middle order problems, as we dont get to see more candidates from India excelling in this position.

[sarcastic]

1 hour ago, Banton said:

Ipl is a fixed leauge like wwe.

And PSL?

[Serpico]

4 hours ago, Banton said:

Ipl is a fixed leauge like wwe.

Wrestlers in wwe don't go and play in legitimate wrestling after the season is done. If you believe the players in ipl don't have integrity, you might as well stop watching international cricket 

[Lord]

19 hours ago, Chakdephatte said:

Or he chose not to get picked in draft.

how can he chose?

[Chakdephatte]

2 hours ago, Lord said:

how can he chose?

 

He has the right to refuse the deal. I guess both teams were giving him the option to be their second player, but he wanted to be the first. But can't rule out he wanted to play for Mumbai only.