Sehwag said Shikhar Dhawan, Shardul Thakur, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra ChahaliAnd most importantly, Ishan Kishan could be one of the costliest players in the mega auction and many franchises will line up to get his services.
Posting a video on Instagram, Sehwag said, “I have also made some points for the IPL auction, which I thought to share with you. I have picked 5 such Indian players who will be the most important during the auction, And can probably get the most expensive tag.
“There is Shikhar Dhawan at No. 1, then Shardul Thakur, and Shreyas Iyer. Then there’s Yuzvendra Chahal at No. 4 and then Ishan Kishan at No. 5. I think these are the 5 Indian players who will highlight the auction.”
Apart from the most expensive Indian players, a veteran of 104 Tests has also named the foreign players who may be in highest demand during the auction.
“I think David Warner, Trent Boult, Jason Holder, Mitchell Marsh and Pat Cummins are the players who can be most in demand. I think these are the 5 players all the franchises would love to have,” he said.
The former explosive batsman suggested the name of the captain to the franchise saying that Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, R Ashwin or Dinesh Karthik are the Indian players who can become captain in different franchises. However, he added that David Warner, Jason Holder, Pat Cummins, Faf du Plessis and Aaron Finch will also be in the field for captaincy roles in the teams.
On February 12 and 13, 10 franchises will clash to fill the remaining slots. Each team can have a maximum of 25 players and their team can have a minimum of 18 players. Of the 590 players (370 Indians, 220 foreigners) registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and seven are from Associate Nations.
The highest reserve price is Rs 2 crore and 48 players have chosen to place themselves in this category. There are 20 players in the auction list with a reserve price of Rs 1.5 crore while 34 players are in the list of cricketers with a reserve price of Rs 1 crore.
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