The upcoming IPL 2023 mini-auction is less than 10 days away from getting underway and it is slated to be held in Kochi on December 23. Not long ago, the 10 franchises submitted the list of retained, released and traded players ahead of the auction.
Although they retained top players, they had to take some bold calls by leaving the underperforming players for the betterment of the franchises’ future. Meanwhile, in the latest development, it has been confirmed that as many as 405 cricketers will go under the hammer at the auction.
For the record, ten franchises of the league have shortlisted as many as 369 players from the initial list of 991 players. Meanwhile, 36 extra cricketers were requested by the franchises.
First two sets in the IPL auction 2023 unveiled
Rightly so, those cricketers have been included in the final list. As a result, it makes 405 players in total and these players will go under the hammer at the TATA IPL 2023 Auction. It will be quite interesting to see which teams will bag the right players to suit their philosophy.
For the unversed, out of 405 players, 273 are Indians whereas 132 are said to be foreign cricketers of which four of them hail from associate nations. Moreover, there are as many as 119 capped players and 282 uncapped players and 4 from associate nations.
Meanwhile, the first two sets in IPL 2023 auction have been announced. The first set includes Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Ajinkya Rahane, Joe Root, Rile Rossouw and Kane Williamson.
On the other hand, the second set includes the likes of Sam Curran, Cameron Green, Shakib Al Hasan, Jason Holder, Sikandar Raza, Odean Smith and Ben Stokes.
Gujarat Titans were the champions of the previous edition of the Indian Premier League as they made it all the way to the finals of the competition to beat Rajasthan Royals and it will be interesting to see which team will go on to win the title this time around.
Set-2 will be most invested in this auction Nearly 40-50 crs might be invested 🤪 SRH might bid 80% of amount in this set itself https://t.co/E4xJvSk2Lx
— Akhil (@akhiltej310359) December 13, 2022
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I dont think SRH shd target any batters
We have samad and Garg warming bench
We shd get a quality wrist spin and Seaming alrounder who is more of a hitter https://t.co/RZTUOtOchUAdvertisement— MrA (@prince_abhimani) December 13, 2022
@SunRisers getting rahane , root , oden https://t.co/9cDg2YsutT
— Money (@pokirioduu) December 13, 2022
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Williamson for 3-6cr will still be a good purchase
Dont give up on him @SunRisers https://t.co/RZTUOtOchUAdvertisement— MrA (@prince_abhimani) December 13, 2022
Brook r Root fr RCB , i just need root 🥲♥️ https://t.co/40xrDJ1RMu
— Cricketer Hari(❤) (@hariganesh772) December 13, 2022
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Brook in first set 😭 https://t.co/aarbWJzn5m
Advertisement— ArjunSai (@ThalaAArjun) December 13, 2022
We're buying Rahane and Williamson✍️ https://t.co/uteCgFafpC
— Harsh Deshwal (@IamHarshDeshwal) December 13, 2022
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1 of anything should not be given to Rahane https://t.co/vjxTk8smnE
Advertisement— DevilX (@GodkingDemacia) December 13, 2022
Welcome at CSK mayank and green ❤️ https://t.co/rKHItNYno7
— anay (@anayposting) December 13, 2022
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Second set 🔥🔥 https://t.co/puBw5wg1eV
Advertisement— பொன்னியின் மாமு (@Murattumamu) December 13, 2022
60-70cr for Set 2 players😶🌫️ https://t.co/qDAa2Owhlr
— Ashutosh Bajaj (@iamashubajaj) December 13, 2022
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