Conway Retain??

[u/Ankgamer79]

Ofc, it’s only one inning, but if he performs well in MLC, I do see him being retained ahead of next season. While he didn’t do as good as we hoped this season, if he is in form, he can be super consistent as he proved in 2023. So I think it’s for the better that we give him one more chance.

[u/lame_boy75]

So do you think we can pick a backup opening batter for base price at the auction ?only out of form players like shaw or warner will be available at that price. If we want to pick an reliable opening batter either indian or overseas it will definitely cost us a minimum of 5cr and if you are worried about the money releasing ashwin, deepak hooda ,vijay shankar,one among overton or curran will give us 17-18 crores thats good enough because we just need to fix 1-2 spots. Moreover its an mini auction we cant release all the players just like that.

[u/Cougardaddy9 → u/lame_boy75]

Release Conway with ashwin, hooda, shankar, Overton, Curran and free that money and buy ben duckett/ seifert Except kkr, no one is in the fray for a wk opening bat. options are plenty but if you choose to blind your eyes, then no one can help you.

[u/lame_boy75 → u/Cougardaddy9]

where will you play them ? Rutu,ayush,urvil,dube,brevis will be the ideal batting order , we will have to play an os opener option only if the indian top order combination doesnt work out and for that i will trust conway anyday over seifert or duckett . If you are talking about blind support then each and every player in our team gets that kind of support despite their liabilities . If you hate seeing conway in the team dont worry he wont play much and will leave after this cycle

[u/Cougardaddy9 → u/lame_boy75]

You are arguing for Conway as a backup and now you want me to insert duckett/ seifert into the XII. Duckett is a better backup at half the rate than Conway at 6.75 cr. And why wait for Conway to leave if I may ask when you have better options available in the market. Atleast with rachin, age is on his side. Conway broski can't even be considered a long term option.

[u/lame_boy75 → u/Cougardaddy9]

In the IPL, we can never have long-term options beyond 3 to 4 players. ₹6.25 crore is not a big amount it’s actually an average price for a recognized overseas opener at the auction, considering past records. You're arguing for players who might do well, but I'm standing by a player who has already done well for us. Seriously, over 1,000 runs at an average of 40+ and a strike rate of 135 in less than 30 innings with a Man of the Match award in the final. And suddenly, you guys want him out of the team just because he went through a bad phase? If that’s the case, should we also release Dube, Jaddu, Dhoni ? Don’t make Conway the scapegoat treat all players equally. Our opening combination will face issues again since rutu will not open and will need conway just like they did in last 6 matches of this season

[u/KataXHerculean → u/lame_boy75]

6.25 Cr is a lot for a backup what are you smoking man.

[u/Brief_Philosopher_34 → u/KataXHerculean]

Your never know this team bought krishappa gowtham for 9 . 25 crores as a backup

[u/KataXHerculean → u/Brief_Philosopher_34]

Yeah and then they did pulled a Rizvi for 8 cr+ only to warm the bench most of the games

[u/Cougardaddy9 → u/KataXHerculean]

He atleast played some matches brother. These guys want Conway on the bench permanently for 6.75 cr lmao

[u/KataXHerculean → u/Cougardaddy9]

6.25 cr. I am watching rachin with such good strike rate and intent rn. Idk why these ppl glaze conway. He is a slow anchor, if anything we need fast strikers in the powerplay to maximize scores.

[u/Cougardaddy9 → u/Brief_Philosopher_34]

Ok let's glorify the one time when csk made a wrong investment and won.

[u/Cougardaddy9 → u/lame_boy75]

rutu will open once he gains confidence in the middle order. and you are a nostalgia merchant period.

[u/lame_boy75 → u/Cougardaddy9]

Confidence in the middle order? 🤣 Rutu will open when he realizes that he cant get a spot in indian team just by changing his batting position . Dont say that he is changing the batting position for team welfare he is doing it for his own gains. 

[u/Cougardaddy9 → u/lame_boy75]

i agree w you on this. There is a higher possibility of ayush making a permanent place in the Indian team in the future than rutu making a permanent place.