Ahead of the mini IPL auction on Dec 19th franchises are busy building their squads for the next season of Indian Premier League. More importantly, the trade window which closes today is likely to witness few more additions and releases from teams. The Delhi Capitals yesterday announced the transfer of New Zealand fast bowler Trent Bout to Mumbai Indians. Meanwhile, Ankit Rajpoot has been released by Kings XI to the Rajasthan Royals who in return have offered the services of Krishnappa Gowtham to the Punjab side. The Karnataka all-rounder was brought for a whopping 6.2 crore by the Jaipur team.
In another development, Chennai Super Kings have released wicket-keeper Sam Billings who was brought for Rs 1 crore. According to reports, Team India vice - captain Ajinkya Rahane is all set to be traded to Delhi Capitals. If all goes well, then Rahane will be joining a batting line up with the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, and Hanuma Vihari. Rahane’s IPL record is a lot more impressive than his international white-ball numbers, having scored 3,820 runs at a strike rate of 122. The Royals are set to get two players from this recent deal which is most likely to be Mayank Markande and Rahul Tewatia.
