South Africa pacer Gerald Coetzee is all set to make his IPL auction debut on Tuesday, December 19. The young pace express has had an impressive year in limited overs format.
With many franchises looking to bolster their pace attack, Coetzee could be a hot property in the IPL 2024 auction, set to take place on Tuesday, December 19. The 23-year-old has set his base price at INR 2 crore.
Coetzee in T20Is
Coetzee was brought into the team as a replacement for injured Anrich Nortje. The yougster impressed everyone in the ODI World Cup, picking 20 wickets at an express pace.
Talking about the T20I, Coetzee has played 4 T20Is matches so far and has picked up six wickets. In the recent concluded series against India, Coetzee picked up three wickets.
Teams who could target Gerald Coetzee
Chennai Super Kings, and Mumbai Indians will be keen to add Gerald Coetzee to their ranks. The CSK side released 3 overseas pacers ahead of IPL 2024 auction and are in need of a seam bowler.
Same goes for the MI who will be looking to buy a partner for Jasprit Bumrah after releasing Jofra Archer.