IPL Mini Auction 2024: 333 players shortlisted as just 3 Indian players make the marquee list
IPL Mini Auction (Source-Twitter)
December 19th is set to be a big day for 333 cricketers as they will know their fate in Dubai. It is the day for the IPL Mini Auction set to take place for the upcoming IPL 2024 season. Each of the ten teams must have already drawn their strategies ahead of the big day next Tuesday.
Travis Head and Mitchell Starc will be the biggest talking points during the auction day. The Australian stars are coming back to IPL after a long time due to their international cricket commitments.
A total of 214 Indian players and 119 international players along with 2 associate members have made the list. In total 118 capped players and 215 uncapped players will be fought over by ten teams on the 19th of December.
Indian trio take top honors for IPL Auctions –
Just three Indian players were slotted at the INR 2 Crore bracket for the IPL Mini Auction 2024. Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, and Harshal Patel are the players in question. The trio will be looking for new homes after being released a few weeks ago.
Former Indian batter Kedar Jadhav was cut from the list of INR 2 Crore cricketers. The 38-year-old was drafted in as a replacement player by Royal Challengers Bangalore last year. Kedar Jadhav did not get any game time as he was seen on the bench and eventually released.
Forgotten Indian stars, Karun Nair and Manish Pandey too have made the final list. The Karnataka duo will hope to find a new team as they hope to make a return to the Indian team.
Released stars like Rovman Powell, Harry Brook, Lockie Ferguson, and Josh Hazlewood also find themselves shortlisted. The four players in question will be looked at by each considering their quality and experience with the bat and ball.
Rachin Ravindra and Gerald Coetzee are the two names that many teams will actively bid for. The pair performed well for their national side during the ODI World Cup 2023 tournament which was held in India.
Indian youngsters Shivam Mavi and Chetan Sakariya have priced themselves reasonably. The two players will want to make IPL 2024 successful in a bid to make it back to the Indian team soon. As the days tick by the anticipation certainly builds amongst the fans and players alike in what promises to be a big auction day next Tuesday.
