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405 players will be auctioned in IPL mini auction, Stokes and Green will be in focus

One of the world’s top all-rounders, England’s Ben Stokes and Australia’s Cameron Green will be the center of attraction in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction to be held in Kochi on December 23, where a total of 405 players will bid for 87 vacancies. . England Test captain Stokes and rising Australian player Green have a base price of Rs 2 crore while former England Test captain Joe Root has a base price of Rs 1 crore.

Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) Secretary Jai Shah said in a media release, “Out of total 405 players, 273 players are from India and 132 players are from abroad. These also include four players from Associate countries. The number of players who have played international cricket is 119 while there are 282 players who have not played international cricket yet. Maximum 87 places are vacant in which 30 places are for foreign players.

While Kolkata Knight Riders have the lowest balance of Rs 7.2 crores, Sunrisers Hyderabad have the highest balance of Rs 43.25 crores with 13 slots vacant. Sunrisers did not perform well last season and will try to build a stronger team this time. Punjab Kings, another team that had a poor performance last season, will also look to buy the players of their choice as they have a cash reserve of Rs 32.20 crore.

Chennai Super Kings (Rs 20.45 crore), Lucknow Super Giants (Rs 23.35 crore), Mumbai Indians (Rs 20.55 crore), Delhi Capitals (Rs 19.45 crore) and defending champions Gujarat Titans (Rs 19.25 crore) also have some good players. Money worth buying. In the shortest format of cricket, there is a dire need of a bowling all-rounder and in such a situation, all eyes will be on Stokes and Green.

15 to 17 crores can bet on two or three franchise teams. Most of the Indian players are associated with one or the other team and in such a situation Mayank Agarwal and Manish Pandey, who are running out of the Indian team, can get a good bid. The base price of both of them is one crore rupees. But the same cannot be said for Ishant Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane. He has kept his base price at Rs 50 lakh. Other players who could fetch hefty bids include South African batsman Riley Rosso, who has done well on Indian grounds. The base price of rising England batsman Harry Brook is Rs 1.5 crore.

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