333 players to go under the hammer in IPL 2024 auction
The short-list for the 2024 IPL Player Auction was announced on Sunday (December 11), with 333 players set to go under the hammer. Of those, 214 are Indian players and 119 overseas, including two players from associate countries. The highest reserve price of INR 2 Crore sees 23 players listed in the bracket, three of them being Indian players - Harshal Patel, Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav.
The excess 20 players recorded under the most elevated base cost are Harry Stream, Travis Head, Rilee Rossouw, Steve Smith, Gerald Coetzee, Pat Cummins, Chris Woakes, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Adil Rashid, Rassie van der Dussen, James Vince, Sean Abbott, Jamie Overton, David Willey, Ben Duckett, Mustafizur Rahman.
Australia's Reality Cup winning captain is back in the IPL blend having taken out last season while Starc will be essential for the closeout in the future after an extended hole. Hazlewood, who is expecting the introduction of his youngster corresponding with the IPL, could pass up a major opportunity for the principal half of the time yet he has been recorded in the top cost section.
Seven Australians enter the sale with a base cost of INR 2 Crore, including 2023 World Cup legend Travis Head. There are likewise seven Britain cricketers, including Harry Creek. Pacer Coetzee, who dazzled On the planet Cup, is one among three South Africans with the most noteworthy base cost. New Zealand's Ferguson, Bangladesh's Mustafizur and Afghanistan's Mujeeb are the others in the top section.
There are 13 players recorded in the second most noteworthy base cost class - of INR 1.5 Crore - every single abroad player. Wanindu Hasaranga, Phillip Salt, Colin Munro, Sherfane Rutherford, Tom Curran, Jason Holder, Mohammad Nabi, James Neesham, Daniel Sams, Chris Jordan, Tymal Plants, Jhye Richardson and Tim Southee are recorded in the INR 1.5 Crore section. There are 14 players in the INR 1 Crore section, including Namibia's David Wiese, while 11 are recorded in the INR 75 Lakh section. Netherlands' Paul van Mekeren is the other partner player, and has been recorded in the INR 20 Lakh base cost section.
Rachin Ravindra, New Zealand's stand-apart entertainer On the planet Cup, and Azmatullah Omarzai, who likewise dazzled during Afghanistan's mission in the multi-group occasion, are both recorded in the INR 50 Lakh section.
The IPL sale will be held at the Coca-Cola Field in Dubai on December 19, and starts at 2:30 PM IST. A limit of 77 spaces are accessible to be filled for the groups, with a limit of 30 abroad openings. The absolute handbag accessible to spend is INR 262.95 Crore. Kolkata Knight Riders (12) have the most noteworthy openings to be filled while Gujarat Titans, who exchanged Hardik Pandya to Mumbai Indians, in an all-cash exchange, have the most noteworthy satchel (INR 38.15 Crore) heading into the closeout.