New Delhi, Feb 1 (Agency) The Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday revealed the list of players who will undergo auction for the 15th season of the cash rich league. A total of 590 cricketers are set to go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction which will take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. Of the 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 belong to Associate Nations. “Rs 2 crore is the highest reserve price and as many as 48 players have chosen to place themselves in this bracket.
There are 20 players in the auction list with a reserve price of Rs 1.5 crore while 34 players are in the list of cricketers with a reserve price of Rs 1 crore,” the official release said. A fierce battle to acquire the services of some of the finest Indian cricketing talent is on the cards, with the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, R Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Ishan Kishan, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, among others set to be auctioned. The 10 franchisees will also be bidding to have some of the biggest cricketing names – Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Shakib Al Hasan, Wanindu Hasaranga, etc. in their squad.
The IPL has always been a tournament where talent and opportunity coexist and India’s U19 stars such as Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar and some of the talked-about Indian cricketers such as Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Krunal Pandya, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Avesh Khan, and others looking to cash in and make their mark during the auction and then, in the competition.