2017 IPL Players auction guide

The 2017 IPL players auction in Bangalore on Monday has created a buzz ahead of the tenth season of the T20 league. Here’s a rundown on the big event.

Player for sale

From an original pool of 799, there will be 351 cricketers up for auction; of these, 226 are Indian and the rest overseas players. The list of 351 includes 122 capped, 223 uncapped and six Associates players. A total of 76 players can be purchased, however.

Franchise purses

  • Kings XI Punjab – Rs 23.35 crore
  • Delhi Daredevils – Rs 21.5 crore
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 20.9 crore Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 19.75 crore
  • Rising Pune Supergiants – Rs 19.1 crore Gujarat Lions – Rs 14.35 crore
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 12.825 cror Mumbai Indians – Rs 11.555 crore

The most expensive players (base price INR 2 crore)

  • Angelo Mathews
  • Ben Stokes
  • Chris Woakes
  • Eoin Morgan
  • Ishant Sharma
  • Mitchell Johnson
  • Pat Cummins

 

Five potential jackpot winners (overseas)

  • Jason Roy – (recent T20 form: 157 runs @ 31.40, SR 135)
  • Ben Stokes – (recent T20 form: 46 runs @ 23, SR 117.94, 2 wickets @ 45, Econ 8.18)
  • Mitchell Santner – (recent T20 form: 3 wickets @ 23.66, Econ 6.45, SR 23.66)
  • Mohammad Nabi – (recent T20 form: 83 runs @ 41.50, SR 123.88, 9 wickets @ 19.88, Econ 7.35)
  • Evin Lewis – (recent T20 form: 131 runs @ 43.66, SR 179.45)

Five uncapped Indians to watch for

  • Umar Nazir
  • Puneet Datey
  • Tanmay Agarwal
  • Ankit Bawne
  • Vishnu Vinod

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