Pune Warriors team was a part of the Indian Premier League from the year 2011 to 2013. The BCCI introduced two new franchises to the IPL in the year 2011. One of them was Pune Warriors. Prominent players like Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly, Steve Smith, Graeme Smith, Robin Uthappa and Bhuvneshwar Kumar played for this franchise.
The Pune-based team played its last IPL season back in 2013. It is obvious that a majority of the stars who played for the team have now retired in 2022, but three of them are present in the list of players who are a part of the IPL 2023 Auction. Here’s a list of those three names:
1. Former Pune Warriors batter Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey was one of the main batters of the Pune team. He played some important knocks for the team during his stint with that franchise. Pandey’s stock has fallen considerably in recent IPL seasons though. After emerging as one of the costliest buys at the IPL 2018 Mega Auction, Pandey did not receive much attention from the teams at the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
Lucknow Super Giants released him after just one season only. It will be interesting to see if there is any interest for the former Pune player this season.
2. Former Pune Warriors all-rounder Wayne Parnell
South African all-rounder Wayne Parnell is one of the top T20 players in the world. However, the IPL franchises have rarely showed interest in him. Delhi Capitals and Pune are the only two teams that have signed Wayne in the past.
3. Harpreet Bhatia
Uncapped player Harpreet Bhatia has not achieved much success in the IPL. However, as per his profile for the IPL 2023 Auction, the 31-year-old has been a part of three franchises – Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors.
