IPL 2023 mini auction is scheduled to be held next month in Kochi. Ahead of the event, franchises announced the list of released and retained players along with the available purse for the auction. In recent updates some players predict that Cameron Green most expensive player in IPL 2023.
At the end of the window period to retain players, it was found that out of 248 players, 163 were retained whereas, 85 were released. Following is the list of the number of players retained and available slots with each team.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins says while he would love Cameron Green to focus all his energy playing for the national team, he will not take away the opportunity to compete in the IPL from the young all-rounder. The 23-year-old, touted as the future of Australian cricket, had impressed on the tour of India while opening the innings in the absence of David Warner.
He had smashed two blistering half-centuries and averaged 39.22 for the series with a strike rate of 214.54. Green’s power-hitting prowess and his genuine pace with the ball is likely to have teams bidding for him aggressively if he decides to enter the IPL auction next month.
“Yeah potentially (Green will enter his name in the IPL auction). We’ll wait and see, I think the auction is a little while away,” Cummins told SEN Radio. “Selfishly as a captain, I’d love for him to save all of his energy for Australia. “But how can you tell someone to say no to that kind of opportunity?” Cummins added.
Cummins, who leads the Australian Test and ODI side, himself has opted to skip the lucrative league due to a packed international calendar. Australia’s busy 2023 Test cricket schedule involves a Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India (February-March) and Ashes in England from June 16 to July 31 while the 50-over World Cup will be held in India in October-November next year.
The IPL auction is set to take place in Kochi on December 23. Franchises like the Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad are looking for the perfect fit for their overseas all-rounder’s spot. Cameroon Green is likely to be the number one target on their list. Even experts, have predicted the franchises to go full throttle for the tall all-rounder.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has called Green the hottest property in the all-rounders category. “He’s a star in the making and he’ll get better and better with experience. “He’s got the power, he can smash it a long, long way. So I think he’ll be watched very closely.” “He would go for over 10 crores, for sure.” Shastri said.
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Ace Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin expects Green to set a new record at the IPL auction IPL 2023 expensive player, currently held by Chris Morris, who bagged a Rs 16.25 crore contract from the Rajasthan Royals in 2021. “Some teams might think of using him in the powerplay and might go after him in this year’s auctions unless and until he pulls out,” Ashwin said.
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