Former South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris has been the biggest beneficiary of the mini tata ipl 2023 auction.
The tata ipl 2023 auction players’ auction time fiplor this year’s mini-auction, Kochi is the venue, and all 10 teams will be looking to strengthen their squads with some smart buys.
Here is your complete guide to the tata ipl 2023 auction players auction, which will be held today.
The key numbers of the tata ipl 2023 auction
- 405 players will go under the hammer in Kochi
- 273 are Indians, 132 are overseas players, of which four players are from associate nations
- Eighty-seven available slots can be filled at the auction, with up to 30 for overseas players.
- ₹ two crores are the highest reserve price, and 19 players are in the top bracket
- No Indians in the ₹2 core and ₹1.5 crore base price-lists
- 11 players are in the auction list with a base price of ₹1.5 crore
- Manish Pandey and Mayank Agarwal are the two Indian players on the List of 20 cricketers with a base price of ₹ one crore
- The ten franchises have spent ₹743.5 crores for retaining players (163, including 50 overseas), and the purse available for the auction is ₹206.5 crore
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has the highest purse at the auction with ₹42.25 crores, while Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has the least amount – ₹7.05 crore.
Morris’ record
The tata ipl 2023 auction will start with the first set – batters, followed by all-rounders, wicketkeepers, fast bowlers, spinners, and so on.
Former South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris has been the biggest beneficiary of the mini tata ipl 2023 auction.
In 2021, he became the most expensive player in auction history when Rajasthan Royals (RR) shelled out ₹16.25 crore for his services.
Bidding war
All-rounder Sam Curran, named the player of the ipl auction 2023, is expected to attract intense bidding.
Curran’s English teammates, including Test skipper Ben Stokes and Harry Brook, will likely land fat pay cheque.
Stokes has set his base price at ₹ two crores and Brook at ₹1.5 crores.
Australian all-rounder Cameron Green will also be watching the proceedings keenly. He has not looked back in the shortest format after getting the opportunity to open for Australia in India earlier this year.
Many were surprised that he was not initially picked in the ipl 2023 auction squad, but he was drafted in after Josh Inglis got injured.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will be another big name with a base price of ₹ two crores. Sunrisers Hyderabad released him alongside West Indian Nicholas Pooran.
Former England Test skipper Joe Root has also thrown his hat into the ring. Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza, who has been among the top T20 players over the past 12 months, can also attract a heavy bid.
Veteran Ishant Sharma and Jaydev Unadkat are Indian pace bowling options available to the teams.
The uncapped Indians who could break the bank include pacers Shivam Mavi and Yash Thakur. Having been released by CSK, Tamil Nadu batter N Jagadeesan should be in demand after smashing a record five straight centuries in List A cricket.
The tata ipl 2023 auction will be live on TV on Star Sports network in five languages (English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu), and live streaming will be on the sports channel.