A total of 292 players have been confirmed to be a part of the Indian Premier League auction pool ahead of the tournament’s 14th edition, expected to be played in India from April 2021.
Senior spinner Harbhajan Singh and middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav, along with Australians Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell, have been bracketed in the highest base price Rs 2 crore for the IPL auction to be held in Chennai on February 18.
Arjun Tendulkar, a left-arm fast bowler, has also been included in the final list, in the lowest base price category of Rs 20 lakh. He has been added as an allrounder. World Cup winner S Sreesanth, who had made a comeback to domestic cricket recently after his ban ended, is not in the final shortlist.
With 292 players available for auction, there are 61 slots spread between eight franchises up for grabs. Royal Challengers Bangalore have highest the number of slots available with 11 while Sunrisers have only three vacancies.
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