Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, R Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane will be amongst the 16 marquee players up for grabs during the the upcoming IPL Players’ Auction, which is set to take place in Bengaluru on January 27 and 28.
The IPL 2018 Player Auction list sees 16 marquee players from India and overseas, headlining the big pool of 578 players, that will go under the hammer. With 18 players retained, 182 slots are up for grabs.
With INR 2 crore as the highest reserve price, 36 players, including 13 Indians, have opted for the top bracket. Marquee Players R Ashwin, Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Christopher Gayle, Ben Stokes, Kane Williamson, Glenn Maxwell, Joe Root, Mitchell Starc, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Shakib Hasan – each priced at INR 2 crore – will set the tone as an intense battle is set to follow.
“A lot of strategizing and number-crunching is involved before a cricketer is picked at the IPL Player Auction. The dynamic nature of the auction makes it unpredictable and exciting,” IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla said in a release.
