Total 292 players will be put for auction comprising of164 from India while 125 overseas players and 3 will be auctioned fromassociate nations. Reportedly, all-round players will be in high demand thisseason of IPL. The auction ceremony will start at 3 PM on Thursday.
According to a report published in a leading daily, theseam bowler allrounders will be in demand because they can help in winning thegame. For example, much of the success of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) isattributed to Shane Watson.
Now many things depend upon the auction. Rajasthan Royalshad relieved their captain Steve Smith after dull show in IPL 2020. As perreports, the Rajasthan team is expected to retain their captain but not at aprice that they shelled out for him previously. They are not likely to spendmuch on him.
Similarly, Glenn Maxwell was released by Kings XI Punjab.It is still awaited whether Punjab will retain Maxwell or not.
Like every year, new players can get big auction amounts.For instance, Rajasthan Royals spent Rs 2.40 crore on Yashasvi Jaiswal for hisstint at Vijay Hazare trophy. Even Kerala's Mohammed Azharuddeen is likely towin big in the series due to his previous performance.
As source was quoted by a leading daily that two three franchiseshave big purses. Kings XI Punjab has Rs 53.20 crore. They are followed by RoyalChallengers Bangalore with Rs 35.90 crore while Rajasthan Royals are at thirdwith Rs 34.85 crore.
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