Which franchise has the best squad at the end of the IPL auction?

It has to be Sunrisers Hyderabad.

First we take a look at the players they bought.

1. Shikhar Dhawan (India, batsman) Retained

2. Dale Steyn (South Africa, fast bowler) Retained

3. David Warner (Australia, batsman) Rs 5.5 crores

4. Amit Mishra (India, spinner) Rs 4.75 cr- RTM

5. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India, fast bowler) Rs 4.25 cr

6. Aaron Finch (Australia, batsman) Rs 4 cr

7. Karan Sharma (India, leg-spinner) Rs 3.75 cr

8. Darren Sammy (West Indies, all-rounder) Rs 3.5 cr - RTM

9. Ishant Sharma (India, fast bowler) Rs 2.6 cr

10. Irfan Pathan (India, all-rounder) Rs 2.4 cr

11. KL Rahul (India, batsman) Rs 1 cr

12. Moises Henriques (Australia, all-rounder) Rs 1 cr

13. Parvez Rasool (India, all-rounder) Rs 95 lakhs

14. Jason Holder (West Indies, fast bowler) Rs 75 lakhs

15. Y Venugopal Rao (India, batsman) Rs 55 lakhs

16. Naman Ojha (India, wicketkeeper/batsman) Rs 50 lakhs

17. Prashanth Parameswaran (India, fast bowler) Rs 30 lakhs

18. Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe, wicketkeeper/batsman) Rs 30 lakhs

19. Ashish Reddy (India, fast bowler) Rs 20 lakhs

20. Amit Paunikar (India, wicketkeeper/batsman) Rs 20 lakhs

21. Anirudha Srikkanth (India, batsman) Rs 20 lakhs

22. Chama Milind (India, fast bowler) Rs 10 lakhs

23. Manprit Juneja (India, batsman) Rs 10 lakhs

24. Ricky Bhui (India, batsman) Rs 10 lakhs

A combination of wise spending and excellent retention mean that the Sunrisers could go all the way this year. The explosive Australian duo of David Warner and Aaron Finch up front are bound to go hard right from the off, and with the brilliant Dale Steyn as an opening bowler, Sunrisers will feel that any target is defendable. If they can get Ishant Sharma to string four decent overs together and Amit Mishra can continue his comeback from the wilderness, Sunrisers could end this campaign victorious.