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Maxwell to Steyn: 332 players shortlisted for 73 spots for IPL 2020 auction

Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and Sri Lanka veteran Angelo Mathews have opted for the Rs 2 crore base price

Glenn Maxwell

Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell during a practice session on the eve of 5th and final ODI cricket match against India, in New Delhi. File Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India New Delhi

As many as 332 cricketers will go under the hammer at the IPL 2020 auction in Kolkata on December 19 with Australia's Glenn Maxwell and South African Dale Steyn among those opting for the highest base price of Rs 2 crore.

"While 997 players had initially registered for the auction, the final list has been pruned after the eight franchises submitted their shortlist of players," read an official IPL statement.
 

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Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and Sri Lanka veteran Angelo Mathews too have opted for the Rs 2 crore base price. Only 73 slots are there to be filled in the eight franchises and only 29 of them can be foreign buys.

 

Robin Uthappa, who was released by Kolkata Knight Riders last month, is the sole Indian player in the auction list with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore.

Premier Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood, who has never played in the IPL, has put himself in the highest base price bracket alongside bowling partner Pat Cummins, who has represented KKR, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians.

Maxwell, who recently took a break to deal with mental health, is back in the auction pool after opting out of the last edition alongside Aaron Finch.

Finch is back in the pool at a base price of Rs 1 crore. Fellow Australian Chris Lynn, who was released by KKR, will be expecting to go at a good price at the auction next week.

Besides Uthappa, other Indian names including Piyush Chawla (released by KKR), Yusuf Pathan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Jaydev Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals) have set their base price at Rs 1 crore.

A total of 186 Indian, 143 overseas and three players from Associate Nations will be up for grabs at the auction.

Seven cricketers have placed themselves in the highest base price list of Rs 2 crore, 10 in Rs 1.5 crore bracket and 23 in Rs 1 crore category.

Among the uncapped players, as many as 183 players are in the Rs 20 lakh category, seven in Rs 40 lakh and eight in Rs 30 lakh.
 

List capped players
Base price Total Indians Overseas
Rs 2 cr 7   7
Rs 1.5 cr 10 1 9
Rs 1 cr 23 3 20
Rs 75 lakh 16   16
Rs 50 lakh 78 9 69
List of uncapped players
Rs 40 lakh 7 1 6
Rs 30 lakh 8 5 3
Rs 20 lakh 183 167 16

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First Published: Dec 13 2019 | 2:15 PM IST

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