Ahmedabad and Lucknow are clear frontrunners for two news teams in the 2022 Indian Premier League, sources close to the bidding process have revealed. The IPL bidding is set to take place in Dubai on Monday, October 25 as of now and a number of business giants from around the world are said to have thrown their hats in the ring.

Adani Group, a renowned Indian MNC, has been reported to be bidding for the team from Ahmedabad. The two highest bidders will go own the two new franchises in the cash-rich and prestigious tournament. The upcoming edition of the IPL will be a 10-team affair.

Hayden began by adding how respective leaders like Eoin Morgan and MS Dhoni took their team to the finale of IPL 2021. He said Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in the same manner will have a great role to play as a leader and as an ace batter of their side.

“There will be additional pressure on him as captain and batsman because he will be targeted and everyone will be wanting to like they say, put him in their pocket. Babar has command and presence and he needs to fulfill that role in a batting sense and captain,” said Hayden in a media interaction as quoted by NDTV.

Moving further into the conversation, Hayden added which Indian batters can pose a threat to Pakistan in the much-awaited clash. He took the names of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant and lauded them for their skills. The former Australian stated that he has seen Rahul’s struggles and how he has gone on to dominate the shorter formats. Talking about Pant, Hayden was of the view that the youngster has a great vision of the game and how is able of destroying bowling attacks.

Lee has backed KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami to be the highest run-scorer and wicket-taker of the tournament. They both performed well in the recently concluded IPL. Only three bowlers had more wickets than Shami in IPL 2021. On the other hand, Rahul was leading the runs chart but couldn’t do more as PBKS didn’t qualify for p.