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00:00Well, this is going to be one of the most interesting auctions that is happening after four years, the big mega auction, for many reasons.
00:16Good evening, everyone. Welcome to Straight Bad with Gulf News and Mr. Cricket UAE, Anish Sajan.
00:21We also have with us, Gulf News cricket experts, A.K. Satish and Gautam Bhattacharya.
00:27IPL is around the corner, a month away to be precise.
00:30First up is the IPL auction that begins tomorrow.
00:33An auction that could possibly change the IPL landscape.
00:36But before we delve into it, let's say hello to Mr. Cricket UAE, Anish Sajan.
00:41Hi, Shyam. Thank you very much for the introduction.
00:44Hello, Mr. Bhattacharya and hello, Satish and all the beautiful people of Gulf News.
00:49Well, this is going to be one of the most interesting auctions that is happening after four years, the big mega auction,
00:55for many reasons. So I'll quickly run through the five reasons which I feel.
00:58One, instead of eight teams, this time we have 10 teams.
01:01So the players for grabs are less. When I say there is more demand, less players.
01:06Second and the most important thing is that most of the teams, whether it is Mumbai Indians or CSK or the Punjabs,
01:14everybody will have to probably build a team from scratch.
01:18Like they have selected four players.
01:20They might have to select the other players and have to go heavy if they want to have the other players.
01:24And the last and the most important thing, which I feel that, you know, this time around,
01:30teams will be much sharper and would know how to probably break the banks of teams like Mumbai Indians, CSK,
01:38who like to build their core teams, whether it is X, Y, Z players.
01:42We'll come on to that. But this is what I feel is going to be a very interesting auction,
01:46very open auction, and it's going to be a lot of fun.
01:50Let's head over to you. And what are your thoughts on the auction?
01:54Yes, I mean, as Harish said, it's going to be, you know, the landscape of the teams, that's what is going to change.
02:05But at the same time, there are a couple of teams who, if you look at the retention that they have done,
02:13I mean, they are going to go for broken. They will come in with a bigger purse, like, you know, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
02:27So they have to be very careful about how they are going about it.
02:31Quite an intriguing auction. But I think the first day will set the tone.
02:37Satish, this is the 15th IPL auction, the fifth mega auction.
02:41And like Anees and Gautam said, it is a different scene altogether.
02:48We have two extra teams and the pool remains more or less the same.
02:52And also, I think there are a couple of tournaments in between which may affect the availability of players,
03:00that also might be a factor in the auction.
03:03So how do you see the auction playing out?
03:06Shyam, the first and foremost is, this is a very important auction to take the Indian cricket forward.
03:12Because what has happened is, the Rohit Sharmas and the Jadejas who came in the first set of auctions who were there,
03:19they have served the country for almost 14 years now.
03:22So this IPL, I would feel that the emphasis will be more on the youngsters and more on the Indian players
03:30who would serve the country for a longer period of time.
03:33So we will see a titanic or a tectonic shift in terms of picking the players.
03:40Because I am sure every team will be now looking at the next 5 to 10 years, how they will go about from here.
03:46So I would say this is important. And the addition of two teams is a real blessing.
03:52Because what has happened is, as Anees or Gautam would say, it is a level playing field now.
03:59Because we have only 4 or 3 retained players. Most of the teams have gone in for 4.
04:03And it is like shuffling and restarting all over again.
04:07But I would say the emphasis would be more on the youngsters.
04:11Especially I would say that this is going to set the tone for the next 10 years of Indian cricket.
04:17Anees, we have seen Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians dominate the IPL for a long time.
04:27Mumbai with 5 title wins and Chennai with 4, if I remember right.
04:31So this option, the teams can retain maximum of 4 players.
04:37Which means the teams have to rebuild entirely. How will it affect all these big teams?
04:43Glad you asked me this question, Shyam.
04:46Like you mentioned about Mumbai Indians and CSK winning the chunk of the IPL.
04:51Radha out of 14, they have won 7.
04:53They have won almost more than 50% of the IPL.
04:57So, not 7. In fact, Mumbai Indians is 5 and CSK is 4.
05:01It is 4. 9.
05:03So, one of the basic reasons of Mumbai Indians and CSK winning is that they have always revolved around the 4 players.
05:12Whereas you look at the other franchise.
05:14Let's leave aside Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Lucknow because of the 2 new teams.
05:19The reason of the success for CSK as well as Mumbai is that they have always won and kept the 4 players together.
05:26And this time also, if you see, CSK has held on to their 4 players whom they feel are bankable players.
05:32And they will try to buy the other players who have played for them in the last year.
05:37Of course, other teams will try to make sure that they buy into their purse or make their bids higher.
05:42But I wouldn't be surprised if they stick on to the same players.
05:45Because I remember Stephen Freeman's clear instructions to me whenever I ask him these questions.
05:51Rather, for buying a team or building a team, he says that a franchise is built is not over a period of 1 year or 2 years.
05:58It takes 3 to 4 years to build a franchise.
06:00And to build a franchise, you need to have the loyalty of players.
06:03And to have the loyalty of players, you need to have the same players playing for you for years and years and years.
06:09Kotham, we have seen Rajasthan Royals and Punjab.
06:15Rajasthan Royals, except for winning the first, have fared off pretty badly.
06:18And Punjab has always been a struggle.
06:20How will these teams be able to challenge the big two?
06:25Will this auction help them?
06:27Yes. See, they have got to pick up the positives of the two most successful franchises, Chennai and Mumbai.
06:37And learn from there as to where they did go wrong.
06:41It's not about picking up a cream of best of 4 foreigners like what Rajasthan did.
06:48How many teams would have Stokes, Butler, Archer and Smith?
06:54And still end up finishing at around 7th or 8th position.
06:57So, they need to pick up the positives.
06:59And what is the positive?
07:01That is, the core Indian setup should be very strong.
07:07Around which they should revolve.
07:09And they should get to plug in where they need an impact player.
07:14To plug that in with a Ben Stokes.
07:16Or to plug that in with a David Warner.
07:19That's what they should look at doing.
07:21The Punjab Kings, in fact, were even worse.
07:24I mean, they have just kept two players.
07:26I do not know what was the thinking.
07:29Absolutely ridiculous.
07:31Absolutely. Correct.
07:32I support as well. Correct.
07:34They possibly want to make Mayank Agarwal as a captain.
07:39See, captaincy is again not a merry-go-round exercise.
07:45You should be clear about what you want.
07:47So, that's what.
07:49They should have learned their lessons.
07:51And there is a chance for them to take a fresh guard shift.
07:55I am sorry. I think I need to start.
07:59Especially with Punjab Kings.
08:02Of course, they changed their names to Kingslove and Punjab to Punjab Kings.
08:06But the person or the personnel or the management who are looking at it.
08:10It's the same.
08:12See, there is no method in the matters in Punjab especially.
08:16Because if you look at, one year they chose Ashwin for about 8 crores or something.
08:23And then the next year they let him go.
08:25One year they picked Gale and they didn't play him.
08:28And now they have let go everybody and kept Ashdeep Singh who is a rookie in terms of IPL.
08:35And Mayank Agarwal who is not even fitting into Indian T20 team.
08:39I don't understand the logic behind their entire setup.
08:43But anyway, that's another thing.
08:45Okay, Shyam. Go ahead. Next.
08:47I pretty much agree with you.
08:49I am sure all 4 of us agree that Punjab decisions were very baffling.
08:56Just to retain 2 players and retaining 2 players and one of them a complete rookie.
09:02And Mayank Agarwal, I don't know how good a current captaincy material he is.
09:06So, big unknowns there.
09:08Now, we have discussed that how Chennai and Mumbai have a template for success.
09:15They are building on the core Indian team and buying players around it.
09:18And keeping them long enough and filling just the holes required.
09:22Now, what would all of you, I mean, I would think Gujarat or Lucknow would do to make an impact?
09:29Because they started the clean slate.
09:32This is a chance for them to build a champion side.
09:35There is no legacy. There is no baggage here.
09:38So, I will start off with Anish again.
09:41Again, a very good question, Shyam.
09:44For the 2 new teams, as you mentioned, there is no baggage, no legacy.
09:48But mind you, they are coming into a tournament which is one of the toughest tournament in the world, which is the IPL.
09:54And they have only 3 players.
09:57So, they probably have a bigger task in building a team.
10:00Like we mentioned about Mumbai and CSK.
10:03They have had teams for years and years and they know how to go about it.
10:06At one side, you have probably Hardik Pandya, if I am not wrong, leading the team.
10:11Correct. Yes, Gujarat.
10:12That's Ahmedabad. That is Gujarat.
10:14And the other team, Lucknow, we have Rahul.
10:18Now, I don't need to say much about Rahul as a captain.
10:22We have all discussed in the past about it.
10:24But having said that, it's going to be not easier for this team.
10:29As I said, to make a franchise, they will have to be patient and not make mistakes.
10:33What the other franchises like we mentioned about the Punjab or the RR or the XYZ franchise bearing Mumbai and CSK.
10:41And be patient in building a franchise.
10:43They can take the biggest example in Delhi.
10:46Delhi, if you see in the last 3 years, have done very well where they have stuck around with the core players.
10:51And that is why they have made it to the playoffs in the last 3 years.
10:54If they have to follow a template, the nearest and the easiest example what these 2 franchises have to follow is to pick up a squad.
11:02It's easy for me to say that they need to pick this player or that player.
11:06But we wouldn't know who will be bidding for that player.
11:09They have to be patient.
11:10And the owners will have to be patient with the results.
11:13They cannot be jumping the gun and keep changing teams.
11:16I know, sir. In the past, I mean, earlier in the talk, Satheesh talked about the chance for the youngsters to shine.
11:26What about the veterans, sir?
11:29Say, somebody like Suresh Raina, Bhuvanesh Kumar, Dwayne Bravo.
11:34What is their future in this tournament, Satheesh?
11:37If you look at CSK or Mumbai, the template which Anish Bhai is talking about is built with a perfect combination of mix of young and the old.
11:48If you look at… And Delhi again for that matter.
11:52You have Shikhar Dhawan, at the same time you have Prithvi Shah.
11:55So, it should be a perfect combination of young and the old.
11:58And that too from the Indian players.
12:01See, the template is simple.
12:02Only the Indian players can win your matches in IPL.
12:05Yes, there will be foreign players who can augment that and give you that extra firepower.
12:10But the core strength should be from the Indian players.
12:13And that comes with experience.
12:15If you look at last year, the Indian… CSK was one of the oldest teams.
12:19Like, they were having all the oldies.
12:21But still, they did well.
12:23So, it is important that you have to respect the experience also.
12:27At the same time, we need to blood in the youngsters who will also, over a period of time…
12:33Like, for example, Ruturaj Gaikwad.
12:35Or even your Ishan Kishan.
12:37These guys, they all came in when the oldies like Surya Kumar Yadav or Roy Sharma were there.
12:43So, they were able to adjust and learn from them and carry on the success rate.
12:48So, I would say, as important as the youngsters.
12:51Of course, maybe if the percentage…
12:54If you look at, I would say, 60% if you give importance to the youngsters.
12:59I would say, 40% at least, you need to put importance…
13:02Or rather, pick those seniors.
13:05I wouldn't say older players.
13:06I would say veterans or experienced players like Raina or Dinesh Karthik.
13:11Even your Robin Uthappa.
13:14All these guys will have a role to play to have that complete picture.
13:19Yeah. Sathish, you completely dug my question.
13:23And you went to… I will throw that to Gautam.
13:28Gautam, what is the future of Raina, Bhuvanesh Kumar and Wayne Bravo in IPL?
13:32Yeah, I think Sathish is talking about getting the mix right.
13:37And what may possibly happen is that, as Anish said initially, that there are…
13:42In the demand-supply thing, there are lesser players.
13:46So, these veterans may end up finding teams.
13:50But I don't know whether they are going to play…
13:54Gautam, I get that Sathish explained that.
13:57Because there is a place for veterans.
13:59Like what Ambati Rayudu and Robin Uthappa showed last season.
14:06There is definitely a role for them.
14:09But what I am looking at is…
14:10These are the three big performers on IPL.
14:14Which is why I put up these three names.
14:16Suresh Raina has been a second-highest run-getter in IPL.
14:20And Bhuvanesh Kumar has been a standout.
14:23The spearhead of the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
14:26And Wayne Bravo, in whichever franchise he has played, he has been a standout.
14:30But these three are in the two-light of their careers.
14:34Do they still have a role to play in IPL 2020 and beyond?
14:40Yeah, out of these three, I would still stick my neck out and say that…
14:44Bravo can bring you the most value.
14:48Whoever takes it.
14:50I am not so sure about Suresh Raina anymore.
14:53Given his fitness.
14:54Given the knee issue that he has had.
14:56Yes, he has been as much a pillar of the Chennai Super Kings team as MS.
15:03And Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, once again, is an issue of fitness.
15:08But yes, you are looking at bowling four overs.
15:11It's all a question of his confidence.
15:13He can still be that effective bowler in that 2-1-1 spell, when he comes back.
15:19Death overs, he had been licking runs in international cricket.
15:22Bhuvi also can serve any team in the IPL.
15:26Not so sure about Raina.
15:28But one thing…
15:30Shyam, now to take the question forward or the answer you are looking for.
15:35I would say they might struggle in the first couple of rounds.
15:39Because the base price of Raina and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Bravo are all over 2 crore base price mark.
15:47So, they have kept it as 2 crores.
15:50Which is about 20 million, if I put it in a million perspective.
15:55Let's keep it in rupees.
16:0020 crore base price mark.
16:04So, that way, I think they might not go…
16:072 crores.
16:082 crores. That's what. 2 crores base price.
16:11So, they might not go in the early rounds.
16:13But they will certainly have to wait for a few more rounds before they are picked.
16:16Because any team would prefer to pick a youngster or somebody who is more valuable and who is more fitter at that price than…
16:24Say for example, if I am given a chance between Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar,
16:29I would go for Deepak Chahar than Bhuvaneshwar Kumar.
16:32Almost the same price value I am talking about.
16:35Okay. Sadhish, here comes a bouncer to you.
16:37What about Sreeshanth? He puts in an appearance in the auction after so many years.
16:42It can be a good sidelight.
16:46But I don't see a chance even 1% chance.
16:49Shanth, you are talking about a very high-intensity, high-quality cricket.
16:54If you are out of cricket for so many years, and suddenly you say that I am coming in.
16:58Yes, he might have played an odd match here, there and all that.
17:01But mental fitness, physical fitness and taking the load and taking it over a sustained period of time,
17:09and he is a fast bowler.
17:11So, I don't see him standing even 1% chance.
17:15And will Sreeshanth be bought by any team at all?
17:21I doubt. Unless one of the owners probably has a liking for him.
17:26And they would just pick him at the base price.
17:28I don't see them. He would add.
17:31I would not like to make a statement that he would not add a value.
17:34Because to be very honest, I am not aware what has he been doing off late.
17:37Hardly. Not much.
17:40So, I am not sure.
17:42As I said, if I am an owner, if I like Sreeshanth and I just want him in the squad, I might just pick him.
17:47As I remember, they had picked up last time Cheteshwar Pujara.
17:51Yeah.
17:52Yeah, that is a whimsical pick, isn't it?
17:56Correct.
17:57And the funny part is, you know, like Chennai, as much as they picked Pujara, they also picked Gautam.
18:10Krishna Park Gautam.
18:12And then he didn't even play a single match.
18:14He got the catch.
18:17So, 10 crore. 10 crore cash.
18:25And I will stay with you, Anish. Because this is your favourite team, RCB.
18:30RCB never won a tournament under Kohli. Kohli is no longer the captain.
18:36And how will they rebuild? And what can they expect in the next three years?
18:42Again, I am very, very happy.
18:44You know, why RCB has been always my favourite team is one, because of that Indian dashing player, Virat Kohli.
18:50But I am glad he stepped down as a captain, which was his own decision.
18:53That he had played for now what? 13 years or 14 years.
18:56And captain for almost 10 years.
18:58But he is not able to get success.
19:00Now that he is not the captain, there is a possibility that Virat Kohli's successor, Rusor, will be the captain.
19:06Which I will come to that point when you ask me who is going to be the captain.
19:09But that successor will probably not have that baggage of not winning the trophy, but coming as a new player, as a captain.
19:19So, if I am not wrong, I probably will come to the captainship part.
19:24But RCB this time, I have got four good players whom they have picked.
19:28If I am not wrong, they have picked Virat Kohli.
19:31They have gone with Glenn Maxwell.
19:33Who are the two other players?
19:35No, they have gone with Mohammad Firaz.
19:38So, they have picked up a fast bowler.
19:41They have picked up a dasher.
19:43And they have picked up a veteran in Virat Kohli.
19:45Now, what I can see is that, if I am not wrong, since I am jumping the gun, probably they might make Glenn Maxwell as the captain of their team.
19:55Who do you want to be the captain?
19:58For me, if I have to be very honest, I would pick up an Indian player.
20:04But now, if you want to go for Shreyas Iyer, the bidding war will be too high.
20:09And if they are able to get Shreyas Iyer, I would like Shreyas Iyer to be the captain.
20:13I would never like Glenn Maxwell to be the captain, to be very honest.
20:16Otherwise, they are going to fall in the same boat as what they have done in the last 13 years.
20:20Glenn Maxwell, if you see his record in the big bash, has not been that good as a captain.
20:24Give him the license to play the freehand as a player and don't make him a captain and put extra burden.
20:31Okay. Now, since that is RCB and Aniz, I will bring KKR to Gautam.
20:38Gautam, the last few years, I mean, of course, KKR has won at least two championships, but the last few years have not been great for them.
20:46How do you see them rebuilding?
20:48Yes. No, but having said that, last year they did rebound, finally finish as the runners-up.
20:56KKR, over a period of time, they do come up with some strange decisions.
21:01Sometimes they make a team which may lack on glamour, the so-called star power, but still they manage to end up in the playoffs.
21:10Now the question is, the ones that have been retained, their judgment looks a bit clouded.
21:19I mean, to end up paying some 12 crores to Russell and then to also keep Sunil Narine.
21:27I mean, I would have definitely kept Vector Deshaad and Varun Chakraborty. Varun had been the match-winner for them.
21:33You know, I think they are the kind of team who may bank again on a few of these under-19 world champion squad, a few players from them.
21:48Gamble a bit. They may look to, you know, again consolidate the opening partnership.
21:55I mean, we have talked, we thought that Subhman Gill is the next big thing in India.
22:00But why they have let him go possibly is because of his, you know, inability to accelerate.
22:07The time that he takes in the start, he had not been able to give them.
22:12So, it's an intriguing choice. From what I have gathered, they are going to go for Shreya Shahid and make him the captain.
22:19I mean, like after, you know, they had Gambit, then they had Karthik. Now they are again looking for a solid Indian player, that's one.
22:26So, there are good possibilities. They won't spend much. They still have about half of their purse left.
22:33So, it's going to be a young side. That could be the onus.
22:37That could be the onus. They have kept their nucleus. And you can see some more young players there.
22:43Yeah, we have been looking at young players. Satish, whom do you think are some of the young players who can come good in the next few years?
22:51I mean, starting from this year.
22:53Chand, I am sure Deepak Chahar is one guy whom I would always pick.
23:00And he is probably one of the players who is really hot and who has been improving with every match he has been playing.
23:07So, that's one good sign. I would go and look for somebody, players like Shahrukh Khan of Tamil Nadu, who had a good season for Tamil Nadu.
23:16He won a couple of matches. In nail-biting matches, he showed a lot of temperament. I would say Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakur.
23:24There are many. But going back to what Gautam has said, KKR is… There are two teams who don't have a proper captain.
23:31So, that's also probably one thing which we need to look at it when we talk about it later.
23:36I am sorry. Just highlighting.
23:38Anish Bhai and Gautam, both of them want Shreyas Iyer.
23:41But there is Shikhar Dhawan also in the running. Somebody will certainly pick.
23:49Shikhar Dhawan. Ashwin is also there.
23:51No, no. Don't forget Ashwin.
23:53Ashwin is also there. That's what.
23:55But Shyam, to interrupt, I think in the RCB setup, I would rather go for an overseas captain playing with…
24:05An overseas player as a captain with Kohli. I mean, for that synergy.
24:09Since they don't have AB, what about David Warner? I mean, why aren't we talking about him?
24:16You are taking an opposite position to Anish.
24:21Anish wants an Indian captain. You want a foreign captain.
24:25But that's still an unknown there. Let's leave it at that.
24:30And Satish, anything more we add? Because our time is up.
24:34And we have time for one last question.
24:36You guys, each of you, if you have your closing thoughts, I would go start with Anish.
24:42You know what? We probably are running short of time.
24:46But I still wanted to talk about who would probably break the bank this time.
24:53That question I wanted you to ask.
24:55Go ahead.
24:56Probably we will go with this.
24:57So, there are two guys.
24:59One Indian player and one international player.
25:03Definitely, everybody has been talking about Shreyas Iyer breaking the bank.
25:08There is one player, don't forget, Ishan Kishan might also break the bank.
25:11Because he is a wicket-keeper back.
25:13That is true.
25:15And in the foreign player, I don't know why.
25:18I feel there is a guy from West Indies who is the new Russell called Romvel Powell.
25:25And lot of players will be eyeing from him.
25:27And I would go one more step.
25:30If you don't want to have a batsman and you want to have a champion leg-spinner.
25:33Because leg-spinners are match-winners.
25:37Hasaranga.
25:39So, if I have to pick between a bowler and a batsman, I would probably go for Hasaranga.
25:43Because he will be available.
25:46And his fitness is good because he can also add value with the bat.
25:49I would go for Hasaranga.
25:51So, Hasaranga for me, as a foreign player who would break the bank.
25:54And from the Indian side, Ishan Kishan.
25:58Okay. And Gautam, your picks?
26:02My picks, from the Indian players, it's a no-brainer.
26:06It's going to be Shershar.
26:08Overseas player, yes.
26:11I would agree with.
26:13But, you know, captaincy potential.
26:16Captaincy potential will play a big role.
26:19Again, I will come back to David Bonner.
26:21And his current form.
26:23Satish?
26:26Shyam, if you are looking at an Indian player who will be the most sought-after, I would go with Deepak Chahar.
26:34He has been in real good form.
26:37He is a good all-rounder.
26:39And he has got a lot of wickets also.
26:41So, I would go with Deepak Chahar.
26:43And if you ask me, as an international player, I would probably go between Mitch Marsh and Trent Boult.
26:51One of them.
26:53Yeah, I think you guys are pretty bang on there.
26:56See, all these guys are really hot properties.
26:59And Anees made some good points about his wicket-keeper-batsman.
27:03They are in the top of the heap.
27:05They are the most sought-after.
27:07Because once you get a solid wicket-keeper-batsman, you can fit the rest of the team around them.
27:14And out of that, next comes the wrist spinners.
27:17Because out of the top, the first 55 players up for auction, there are only 4 wrist spinners.
27:23Which means there will be a scramble for them.
27:25And of course, like you said, wrist spinners are match-winners.
27:28And we have seen that throughout IPL, especially on Indian wickets, what wrist spinners can do.
27:33And all in all, I think we are up for an interesting auction actually.
27:38And I think we will have a chat after the auction as well as to how the teams have picked their teams.
27:46And what their prospects will be.
27:49Shyam, I wanted to say one passing question before we meet after the auction.
27:53If I am, apart from CSK and Mumbai, the other 8 franchises,
27:58I will ensure that I don't give them the players what they have had in the last year.
28:02Whether it is the Ishan Kishans or the Decocks or the Shardul Thakur or the Deepak.
28:08Because I will try and see that I break their team.
28:12Because if you give them, they already have 4 players.
28:14And you give them 2 or 3 players from the same team, it makes the team strong.
28:19That is what will be my strategy.
28:21Just one quick point.
28:25I think the teams are not going to get that opportunity because they don't have that right to match this time.
28:32But they will probably bid.
28:35Yeah. But all these players, Anish said, they are all marquee sets.
28:40Their base price is 2 crores.
28:42So, really, they have to release players to retain these players.
28:45So, we can see some interesting bidding what's coming up.
28:50I think it's on Starsports tomorrow.
28:53So, it's interesting to watch.
28:55And definitely, after the auctions, we will discuss that.
29:00Maybe on Monday.
29:01Yes, of course.
29:03Or probably, we can meet tomorrow.
29:05Day after tomorrow.
29:06Day after tomorrow.
29:07Because tomorrow and day after are the auctions.
29:09So, Monday we should be able to meet and discuss how strong, how the picks are and how good they are.
29:14And how they will make the team.
29:16Thank you, Gautam. Thank you, Anish.
29:17Thank you, Satish.
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29:26And we will meet you on Monday.
29:29Thank you very much.