IPL 2023: Fans are eagerly waiting for IPL 2023. A total of 991 players have registered their names for the mini auction to be held in Kochi on December 23, but only a maximum of 87 players can be bought in it. At the same time, most of the franchises will be eyeing T20 World Cup winning team England players Ben Stokes and Sam Karan. In fact, there is bound to be a big bid for the two star players of England’s victory.
Not a single Indian player included
This is the reason that both have registered their names for the auction to be held this month and have chosen the highest base price i.e. Rs 2 crore. Apart from these, many other foreign players have also chosen this base price, but no Indian player is a part of it.
Foreign players include big names like England Test captain Ben Stokes, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and Nicholas Pooran. Let us tell you that a maximum of 87 players can be bought in the auction. Each team can have a strength of 25, of which 30 can be foreign names. The auction is scheduled to be held in Kochi on December 23 this month.
991 players included in the list
This time a total of 991 players are included in the list, in which 714 players are from India and 277 are foreign players. However, this is the first time that no Indian player is listed at the base price of 2 crores. While the list of 19 capped Indians mainly includes players including Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma and Mayank Agarwal. Please tell that Rahane was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for 1 crore in the last auction. This time his base price has been halved to 50 lakhs. Apart from this, Mayank Agarwal has kept his base price at one crore. Apart from Mayank, Indian bowler Jaydev Unadkat is also included in this list, who is one of the highest earning players in the Chakma auction, but he has kept his base price of 50 lakhs.
These players included in 2 crore base price
Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Cameron Green, Tom Banton, Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Kane Williamson, Jamie Overton, Craig Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Adam Milne , Jimmy Neesham, Nicholas Pooran, Riley Rossouw, Jason Holder, Rassie van der Dussen and Angelo Mathews.
Source: newstrack.com”