new Delhi. To buy players like Ben Stokes, Sam Curren, Cameron Green and Mayank Agarwal in the mini auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be held here from Friday. A good competition can be seen between the 10 franchise teams. In this mini auction, 405 cricketers will be bidding for a total of 87 vacancies including 30 overseas players today.
Will keep an eye on these giants
Be aware that Karen, who was voted the best player of the T20 World Cup 2022, is likely to get a hefty bid. However, Karen, who has missed the 2022 season due to a back injury, has a base price of Rs 2 crore. He has just been placed in the second set to bid for all-rounders.
Apart from him, his own country’s Test captain Ben Stokes and in-form batsman Harry Brook can also cost a lot today. Stokes’ base price is currently Rs 2 crore while Brook’s is Rs 1.5 crore. Apart from these two, everyone’s eyes will also be on Australia’s all-rounder Cameron Green.
Along with this, one of the other big names included in this mini auction of IPL 2023 is New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. His base price is also Rs 2 crore. Apart from them, former England captain Joe Root is also among the registered players. Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza can also attract the attention of franchise teams this time.
Will keep an eye on these Indian players
However, most of the Indian players are associated with one or the other team as usual and in such a situation Mayank Agarwal and Manish Pandey, who are running out of the Indian team, are also expected to get a good bid this time. The base price of both of them is currently Rs 1 crore. At the same time, the names of fast bowlers Shivam Mavi and Yash Thakur are also included in the list of Indian players (uncapped) who have not played international cricket till now. Tamil Nadu batsman N Jagadishan is also included in List A cricket and after scoring five consecutive hundreds, he is also expected to get a good price this time.