991 (714 Indian and 277 Overseas) players have registered for the upcoming IPl auction on 23rd December in Kochi. One of the notable omissions from this list of players is that of Dwayne Bravo. Other prominent players who have not registered for the auction are Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschangne given that the Ashes begin in June.
The big names like Sam Curran, Cameron Green, Ben Stokes and Former Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson have registered themselves at the highest base price of 2 crores. Surprisingly there isn’t any Indian player in this price bracket.
Ajinkya Rahane whose base price was 1 cr his price has been reduced to 50 lakhs this time. Punjab Kings Former skipper Mayank Agrawal who was retained last year for 14 crores has set his price at 1 crore.
The IPL franchises have always spent big on players with all-rounder capabilities, especially those who can bowl pace given their dearth in India. So the majority of the attention of the franchises will be on Ben Stokes, Cameron Green and Sam Curran.
Event – #TATAIPLAuction
Date – 🗓️ 23rd December
Venue – 🏩 Kochi📍#TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/XYMOc9N300— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 2, 2022
Curran played two seasons for the Chennai Super Kings who had been bought for 5.5 crores and missed the last season due to injury. Stokes was a part of the Rajasthan Royals from 2018-2021. However, he opted out of the last edition of the IPL. Green, who will be looking forward to making his IPL debut, is one of the hottest commodities in the auction.
Cameron Green has impressed one and all with performances at the top of the order in India scoring 118 runs at a strike rate of 214.54. He will become an integral part of any team in this format in the future.
Players with 2 crore base price: Nathan Coulter-Nile, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Jamie Overton, Craig Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Kane Williamson, Rilee Rossouw, Rassie van der Dussen, Angelo Mathews, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holder
Players with 1.5 crore base price: Sean Abbott, Riley Meredith, Jhye Richardson, Adam Zampa, Shakib Al Hasan, Harry Brook, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Sherfane Rutherford
Players with 1 crore base price: Mayank Agarwal, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Moises Henriques, Andrew Tye, Joe Root, Luke Wood, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Heinrich Klaasen, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kusal Perera, Roston Chase, Rakheem Cornwall, Shai Hope, Akeal Hossein, David Wiese
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