Power-hitting is also about being calculative'

Amid abundance of top order talent, there are precious few on the Indian circuit who can swing T20 matches by turning on the heat in the death overs.

- Rasesh Mandani

It's the overseas talent pool in IPL that addresses this imbalance. The few Indians who can make a difference are therefore always in demand. Tamil Nadu big-hitter Shahrukh Khan is back in the auction pool and can be reasonably sure that December 19 will bring him good news.

Shahrukh, 28, was with Punjab Kings for three seasons where he didn't always manage to hit it out of the park (S/R 134.81). The franchise may go for him again, but to free up 29 crore from their auction purse, they released him. The auction will tell us what the other teams think. "It's not your team to be in all the time. I am out in the auction, so let's see," Shahrukh said.