Manny Bajaj

Ex-Rajasthan, Barbados & Paarl Royals and Lucknow Super Giants. All things Cricket, F1 & Sports

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

@FFH_HQ 3 Free Transfers remaining, who to pick?

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

@ErikaMorris79 The 5.25 Cr is a season price negotiated, so his per match will be pro rated based on that, not just the playoffs. Also, it's higher than most partly because of reimbursing their county contract and penalty clauses.

[Tweeds. @unknownTweed]

João Félix going on loan should immediately cause some heads to roll internally. You cannot spend €57m on a player, hand them a 7-YEAR contract, and then send them on loan 6 months later because they aren't good enough. Where is the accountability?

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

It's time for Rohit to say goodbye to Test Cricket.

Pray for Rain, folks 🙈☔️⛈️

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

He might be thinking it's the Carolina Panthers and not UNC, perhaps? 😂

Weird appointment and move for a coach of that stature, specially the way CFB is going with NIL, etc.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

North Carolina now has announced it has agreed to a five-year deal with legendary head coach Bill Belichick.

[Scuderia Ferrari News @FerrariNewsUK]

In a honest world, he would’ve won that 8th with Mercedes. That day in 2021 will forever haunt me.

Goodbye, Lewis 💔

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

@cfcedithh Yeah, imagine winning the PL with Leicester and then competing with Bakayoko for a spot in the Carabao Cup team. KDH better but lets see! Can see loan move and moving to Everton kinda club in 2 years

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

Incredible stuff. A very RR/Zubin pick through and through.

[ESPNcricinfo @ESPNcricinfo]

An IPL deal at the age of 13 🤯

What a moment for Vaibhav Suryavanshi https://t.co/jbRwN2azqE #IPLAuction

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

Arshin being unsold is disappointing. Pooran thought he was absolute gun in the nets last season at LSG and needs to be nurtured

[Lamb Shanks @shankrajgopal]

Hangargekar, A Kulkarni going unsold is a failure on the part of @BCCI. With big auction every 3 years there is no incentive for teams to develop young players

Someday an under 21 IPL could be played parallely or during off season. This would make nurturing youngsters priority

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

@SAAdvantage I'd make Pant open, best position for him imo!

Starting 12 acc to me: Pant, Markram, Marsh, Pooran, Badoni, Miller, Samad, Shabaz, Avesh, Bishnoi, Mohsin/Akash, Mayank given the current squad.

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

Surprised RR not going for Bethell

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

@IndianMourinho They've gambled on Jurel at 6 and Shubham Dubey to come in as impact. I think they're a quality Indian spinner short, which forces them to play 2 OS Spinners.

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

Interesting Next 3 sets coming up. Expecting a bidding war for Jacks & David!

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

But Hardik will be running in for the 1st over from the Garware End!

[Kushan Sarkar @kushansarkar]

Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah and Deepak Chahar, no better bowling attack than one @mipaltan has acquired
#ipl2025auction

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

DC can thank RCB for setting up such a solid XI the auctions so far.

If RCB would have pushed DC till 17-18 for KL (given they bid 23 for Venky Iyer), this team could have looked quite different! DC had to go for KL after missing on Shreyas/Pant.

#IPLAuction

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

@peeyushsharmaa Great pick by MI, they haven't had quality spin since Rahul Chahar's 1/2 outlier seasons.

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

@S_Agarwal0402 Big mistake to let both Theekshana & Hasaranga go to RR yesterday.

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

Players to watch out for today in the #IPLAuction :

Nitish Rana, Bhuvi, Deepak Chahar, Washi, Krunal, Jacks, Jansen, Curran, Tim David, Allah Ghazanfar

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

15. PBKS spent the big bucks but secured the 2 best Indian bowlers (Arshdeep, Yuzi) along with a captain in Shreyas. Stoinis, Wadhera & Thakur are great pickups too! Need 2 Overseas starting players today.

#IPLAuction #IPLAuction2025

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

My thoughts on Day 1 of the #IPLAuction :

1. Prices seem quite inflated for Premium Indian talent but good to see Indians picking up most of the bag

2. Lots of talent still to come in this auction and not a lot of money going around

#IPLAuction2025

[Manny Bajaj @MannyMB9]

13. I think GT missed a trick not RTM'ing Miller but have a solid bowling attack with Rashid, Siraj, Krishna, Rabada. Need Middle Order Batting at #4/5. May see them in a bidding war with teams for Jacks

14. SRH have a solid team put together but with 5 Cr, backups will be tough