IPL 2020 auction: 332 cricketers to go under the hammer
New Delhi/UNI: The IPL 2020 Player Auction list is out with a total of 332 cricketers set to go under the hammer in Kolkata on December 19.
While 997 players had initially registered, the final list has been pruned after the eight franchises submitted their shortlist of players, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said in a statement on Friday.
With Rs 2 crore as the highest reserve price, seven overseas players – Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Dale Steyn & Angelo Mathews have opted to be slotted in the highest bracket.
Robin Uthappa is the only Indian player in the Auction list with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore. Other Indian stars, Piyush Chawla, Yusuf Pathan & Jaydev Unadkat have set their base price at Rs 1 crore, the statement said.
A total of 186 Indian players, 143 overseas players & 3 players from Associate Nations will be up for grabs in the Player Auction in Kolkata.
The Auction will start at 1530 hrs.
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