After the Board of Cricket Council of India (BCCI) confirmed the date of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction, everyone is waiting for the historic event. The IPL 2024 auction will be held for the first time in a foreign country, as Dubai has been set as the venue of the auction.
Even though the venue is outside India, Indian players will be in high demand at the IPL Auction 2024. On the last day to release players from the side, franchises removed many Indian players who were not adhering to their scheme of things. Many Indian players were released from the team but have the potential to perform better in other franchises.
Why Indian players will be in demand
As franchises can only include four foreign players on their side, every team looks for skillful Indian talent. Also, local talent has more experience playing on this pitch than any foreign player. IPL teams seem more interested in finding Indian players who could win matches for them.
Shardul Thakur to Shahrukh Khan in IPL 2024 Auction
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) released Shardul Thakur and now he will be in the auction. Since he is an all-rounder, franchises will go for him to add to their side. Punjab Kings former player Shahrukh Khan will be in high demand. He had a promise in a few of the matches in IPL 2023. Harshal Patel will be another bowler who would be demanded by many teams to fill their fast bowling option.
Indian Players List in IPL 2024 Auction
Harshal Patel, Kedar Jadhav, Shardul Thakur, and Umesh Yadav will be available at a base price of Rs. 2 crore.
Varun Aaron, KS Bharat, Siddarth Kaul, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shivam Mavi, Shahbaz Nadeem, Karun Nair, Manish Pandey, Chetan Sakariya, Mandeep Singh, Barinder Sran, Jaydev Unadkat, Hanuma Vihari, and Sandeep Warrier have set their base price at 50 lakhs.