IPL Auction List Announced: Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj in Rs 2 Crore Bracket.
[A pic of IPL 2018 Trophy.]
The much-anticipated IPL 2018 Player Auction list is out with 16 amazing players from India and overseas headlining of 578 players that will go in Bengaluru on 27-28 January. With 18 players retained, 182 slots are up to grab.
A total of 62 capped Indians and 298 uncapped Indian cricketers will vie for the available slots with 182 capped overseas cricketers, 34 uncapped overseas players and 2 cricketers from Associate Nations.
With Rs 2 crore as the highest reserve price, 36 players, including 13 Indians, have selected for the top bracket. Such a proud moment for India..!
A pic of Gautam Gambhir.
Marquee Players –
1. Ravichandran Ashwin.
2. Gautam Gambhir.
3. Shikhar Dhawan.
4. Ajinkya Rahane.
5. Harbhajan Singh.
6. Yuvraj Singh.
7. Christopher Gayle.
8. Ben Stokes.
9. Kane Williamson.
10. Glenn Maxwell.
11. Joe Root.
12. Mitchell Starc.
13. Faf du Plessis.
14. Dwayne Bravo.
15. Kieron Pollard.
16. Shakib Hasan.
All these players have set their base price at Rs 2 crore. Congratulations to them. :)
(Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Yuzvendra Chahal and Karn Sharma have also set their base price at Rs 2 crore and will hope to attract high bids as the eight franchises look to build their teams for the upcoming seasons. Lets hope for the best.) :)
The individual breakdown of capped players as per their base price.
The breakdown of uncapped players as per their base price is as below.
The dynamic nature of the auction makes it unpredictable and hell lot of exciting. The eight franchises have given us a clue of what their core would be with their Player Retentions and the IPL 2018 Player Auction will be an important step towards the creation of a successful team. The marquee list is full of star players, but I am also looking forward to the uncapped Indian players who have proved their mettle in the earlier editions of the IPL and are sure to attract high bids. May be we will get the best of best from uncapped Indian players. We never know what will happen...but let's hope for the best! :)