IPL 2023 Auction: Top 5 Overseas players to watch out for

Updated : Dec 24, 2022 14:08
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Sam Curran

Base Price - ₹2 crores

The biggest name in this list is England's star all-rounder Sam Curran, the player of the tournament at the T20 World Cup. Curran who has played for Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings would be one of the hottest options for franchises. In 32 games, the 24-year-old has scored 337 runs and picked 32 wickets. 

Cameron green

Base Price - ₹2 crores

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green has impressed a lot with his recent performances. Earlier this year, on the Australia tour of India, Green grabbed eyeballs with his brilliant batting. Green has played 8 T20 matches for Australia so far, in which he has scored 139 runs at an impressive strike rate of 173.75. Apart from this, he has also taken five wickets with the ball. It is for the first time the prolific Aussie is taking part in the IPL auction and in his first appearance only, he will certainly trigger a bidding war!

Ben Stokes

Base Price - ₹2 crores

For England Test team captain and experienced all-rounder Ben Stokes, there may be an expensive bid in the IPL auction. Stokes who has played for Rajasthan Royals previously was one of the lynchpins in England's winning campaign at this year's T20 World Cup. The 31-year-old has played 43 IPL matches and has 920 runs. While bowling in IPL, he has taken 28 wickets.

Harry Brook

Base Price - ₹1.5 crores

In this year's auction, everyone's eyes will be on England's young batsman Harry Brook. He recently scored three centuries in the three-match Test series against Pakistan. Brook has a strike rate of 137.78 in T20s. In the shortest format of the game, the 23-year-old has scored 372 runs in 20 matches. Looking at his age and ability, teams would want to spend good money on him.

Shakib Al Hasan

Base Price - ₹1.5 crores

Bangladesh's Test captain Shakib Al Hasan can also get a good bid from among the foreign players. Shakib has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. The Bangladesh all-rounder has scored 793 runs in 71 IPL matches at an average of 19.82. Apart from this, he has done wonders in bowling as well and has 63 wickets to his name. During this, his best performance is to take three wickets for 17 runs.

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