The mini-auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) is ready to happen in Kochi on December 23. Recently, the gamers’ public sale listing was revealed, which featured 991 cricketers (714 Indian, 277 abroad).
Ahead of the bidding course of, specialists and followers have already began analysing groups’ necessities and gamers the franchises will goal. Following the bandwagon, star Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has opined that England all-rounder Ben Stokes could be a sought-after participant in the upcoming public sale.
Notably, Stokes was purchased for INR 12.5 crore by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in 2018, however he has not performed in the cash-rich league over the final two years. The all-rounder pulled out of the 2021 season on account of a knee harm and didn’t register himself for the 2022 version of the event. So far, Stokes has performed 43 IPL video games, the place he has scored 920 runs and brought 28 wickets.
There isn’t any denying that Stokes will be a scorching property in the auctions, as groups who require a high quality all-rounder and a captain can go for the Christchurch-born. While the bidding present continues to be slightly far, Ashwin has predicted that the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) might positively go for Stokes.
“Lucknow Super Giants will definitely go for Ben Stokes. Only if they don’t get him, they will go for other players,” stated Ashwin on his YouTube channel.
Ashwin additionally noticed that MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) would possibly bid for Stokes in addition to Sam Curran and Cameron Green. The off-spinner felt CSK might bid for Nicholas Pooran as the Caribbean brings the wicket-keeper choice into play.
“I feel as a second keeper, an explosive left-hander, I know he didn’t play well last year but I feel he will go for a good price, Nicholas Pooran. His resale value will be really high. Even CSK might also go for him because CSK will go for Sam Curran from the Marquee list. They won’t get him. They will go all-out on Ben Stokes as well. They won’t get him as well. They will also go for Cameron Green,” added Ashwin.