With the T20 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies and the United States of America in June 2024, the IPL auction to be held on 19th December at Dubai is catching eyeballs of many cricketers .All the permutations and combinations are at its place with cricketers former players and now commentators and even current players with the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin are vocal about their predictions in the upcoming auction.
For the cricket lovers and viewers this year 333 cricketers will go under the hammer in the IPL 2024 auction. The list includes 214 Indians, 119 overseas, and two players from associate nations. There are 116 capped and 215 uncapped players. A maximum of 77 slots are available, including 30 slots for overseas players. Also 23 players have slotted themselves in the highest bracket of INR 2 crore, while 13 players are on the list with a base price of INR 1.5 crore.
2022 champions Gujarat Titans have the highest purse with INR 38.15 crore, while Lucknow Super Giants have the least purse with INR 13.15 crore.
Remaining team purses are as followed which would make this auction an really intense and a exciting watch.
Sunrisers Hyderabad – ₹34 crore Kolkata Knight Riders – ₹32.7 crore Chennai Super Kings – ₹31.4 crore Punjab Kings – ₹29.1 crore Delhi Capitals – ₹28.95 crore Royal Challengers Bangalore – ₹23.25 crore Mumbai Indians – ₹17.75 crore Rajasthan Royals – ₹14.5 crore
“Would my guesses be right?” – Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin Indian spinning wizard who often seems to be active on his social media accounts Youtube X (Previously Twitter) has recently posted a video on his Instagram account suggesting his costliest buys Wishlist for the upcoming IPL 2024 Auction.
Ravichandran Ashwin has picked some of the players who are likely to emerge among the costliest players at the IPL 2024 auction, which is scheduled to take place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on December 19.
The legendary off-spinner picked several popular names – Rachin Ravindra (INR 50 lakh base price), Travis Head (INR 2 crore), Daryl Mitchell (INR 1 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (INR 1.5 crore), Harshal Patel (INR 2 crore), Shardul Thakur (INR 2 crore), Shahrukh Khan (INR 40 lakh), Pat Cummins (INR 2 crore), Mitchell Starc (INR 2 crore), and Gerald Coetzee (INR 2 crore). Many of these players recently delivered in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Ravichandran Ashwin is currently retained by Rajasthan Royals and now is set to represent India in the upcoming test series vs South Africa in Jan 2024. He is on the verge of completing 500 Test wickets.The 37-year-old has scalped 489 wickets in 94 Tests. He, however, has bagged just 10 wickets in six Tests in South Africa.
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