IPL auction 2020: One bowler that each team would look to sign

Kings XI Punjab - Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins

Kings XI Punjab released 9 players at the trade deadline, including skipper R Ashwin. They have the biggest purse (₹42.7 crore) ahead of the auction, having released expensive players like Andrew Tye, Varun Chakravarthy and Sam Curran.

While there are many areas which they'll look to address, the most important one will be the pace bowling department. After trading Ankit Rajpoot to RR, Mohammed Shami is the only decent pacer left in Punjab's squad, considering Hardus Viljoen seems to be more of a backup option.

To bring some sting to their pace attack, they should look to sign someone like Pat Cummins at the auction.

The Aussie pacer has had a brilliant year for his country and is a key player for them in all formats. He's the No.1 ranked Test bowler currently and is in the top 5 in the ODI bowlers' list too.

The right-arm speedster last featured for the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2017 where he had a good season, picking up 15 wickets from 12 matches at an average of 24.86. He was signed by MI in the 2018 auction but missed the season due to injury.

Cummins is a proven T20 performer and has picked up 92 wickets in 77 games at a good economy of 7.76. He can open the bowling as well as bowl in the death overs, and has genuine pace that can rattle any batsman.

Cummins is someone who doesn't rely too much on variations and performs the same way on all kinds of wickets. He's a perfect fit for KXIP, and they must look to sign him no matter how much he may cost.