IPL 2021 auction: Here’s the full list of players available for recruitment

A total of 291 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.

Update: Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim has been added to the auction in the wicketkeeper category at a base price of Rs 100 lakhs. Meanwhile, Mark Wood’s name has been taken out from the list on the IPL website. According to ESPNCricinfo, Wood has withdrawn his name from consideration.

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.

Kings XI Punjab go into the auction with the highest purse (Rs 53.2 crore) while Sunrisers can spend a little less than 11 crore (Rs 10.75 crore). CSK will have an interesting auction with a Rs 19.9 crore purse and six slots to fill.

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The IPL governing council announced a shortlist on Thursday with a few surprises in store, here’s a breakdown:

Price range: Rs 1 crore and above

A total of 164 Indian players, 125 overseas players and three from associate nations have been enlisted for the auctions.

Both Harbhajan and Jadhav were released by Chennai Super Kings this year and have entered the auction in the premium bracket. That list also features former Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith and an IPL enigma Glenn Maxwell, who had a below par 2020 season with Punjab and was released.

Apart from Maxwell and Smith, other overseas recruits in the highest base price category included Shakib-al-Hasan, Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Liam Plunkett, Jason Roy and Mark Wood.

There are 12 players with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore while Indian batsman Hanuma Vihari and fast bowler Umesh Yadav are in the third bracket with a base price of Rs 1 crore.

Base price range: Rs 30-75 lakh

In the reserve price range between Rs 30 and 75 lakh, Cheteshwar Pujara continues to feature in the auction pool as he has entered with a base price of Rs 50 lakh among batsmen. Karun Nair, Karnataka’s captain in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, is also in this category.

Chris Morris, surprisingly released by RCB, has entered with a base price of Rs 75 lakh and could find more suitors in the auction despite his inconsistencies in the league.

Former RCB player Tim Southee is among the group of bowlers in the mid-price range in a list that features five Indian players. Released by CSK, Piyush Chawal reenters the auction at a base price of Rs 50 lakh.

The wicketkeepers group in the mid-price range is a short list with five overseas players. Ben McDermott could be one to watch out for in this list, after his exploits in the Big Bash League and against India in a warm-up match.

Minimum base price: Rs 20 lakhs

All information courtesy iplt20.com. You can go through the entire list HERE