IPL auction day has arrived and the fate of over 300 cricket players will be decided over the next few hours.
This year the auction takes place in Dubai and 10 IPL teams will face off for their players of choice.
The 10 IPL teams have already announced who they have retained and traded but now need to fill their remaining slots.
According to the BCCI, a total of 1,166 players registered for this year’s auction, of which the teams shortlisted 333 names: 214 Indians and 119 overseas players.
Ten Afghanistan cricketers have registered themselves for the auction.
The Afghan players and their base price is as follows:
Mohammad Nabi at INR 1.5 crore ($180,000)
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar at INR 20 lakhs
Azmatullah Omarzai at INR 50 lakh
Mujeeb Rahman at INR 200 lakh
Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil at INR 50 lakh
Ibrahim Zadran at INR 50 lakh
Najibullah Zadran at INR 50 lakh
Qais Ahamad at INR 50 lakh
Fareed Ahmad at INR 50 lakh
Izharulhuq Naveed at INR 50 lakh
Of the total players on auction, 116 are capped, 215 are uncapped, and two players are from Associate nations.
A total of 77 slots across the 10 teams remain to be filled. Of these, 30 are reserved for overseas players.
Gujarat Titans have the maximum money, of any team, left in their purse: INR 38.15 crore ($4.6 million approx.) and have to fill eight slots (two overseas). Lucknow Super Giants have the smallest available purse: INR 13.15 crore ($1.58 million approx.) with which to fill six slots (two overseas). The franchises have a combined remaining purse of INR 262.95 crore ($31.58 million approx), ESPNcricinfo reported.
How does the auction work
The players have been divided into 19 different sets based on their specialization: batter, allrounder, fast bowler, spinner, wicketkeeper. Capped and uncapped players will alternate after a few sets.
A total of 23 players have registered themselves in the highest base price bracket – INR 2 crore ($240,000 approx). Some of them include Mitchell Starc, Travis Head, Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur. Thirteen players have listed their base price at INR 1.5 crore ($180,000 approx).
The auction starts Tuesday at 12pm local time and fans in Afghanistan can watch the live stream on Ariana Television’s website – https://www.arianatelevision.com/live/
