IPL 2024 player auction l announced: World Cup star Rachin Ravindra priced at Rs 50 lakh, Aussie WC winners set Rs 2 crore base price | Cricket News

While plenty of Australia’s Cricket World Cup winners like Travis Head, Steve Smith, Pat Cummins, Josh Inglis, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will be available for a starting price of Rs 2 crore at the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 player auctions, New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra has chosen to enter the auction at a price of Rs 50 lakh.
Ravindra was one of the breakout stars from the recently-concluded Cricket World Cup in India, scoring 578 runs from 10 innings at an average of 64.22. This included the 75 runs he scored against the Indian pace attack at Dharamsala.
23 players will be entering the IPL 2024 auction, which will be held at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena on December 19, with a base price of Rs 2 crore. This will include India’s Shardul Thakur.
There will be 333 cricketers, whose names will go under the gavel on that day. 13 players are in the auction l with a base price of INR 1.5 crore. Out of 333 players, 214 are Indians and 119 are overseas players of which two players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 116, uncapped players are 215 and 2 from associate nations. A maximum of 77 slots are now available with up to 30 being slotted for overseas players.
The IPL 2024 Auction will start at 1 PM local time in Dubai (2:30 PM ).