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
- 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