The news came on 1st January when BCCI has announced the IPL 2021 auction at Chennai. Right after the announcement, all the franchises are busy preparing for the auction. All franchises were seen targeting young players in the previous auction. This year, the practice will continue, and team management is already eying on the young players.
These young players include both bowlers and batsmen. We assume they are in contact with these young guns already. We have analyzed five players’ names who will be sold at a considerable price in IPL 2021 auction.
Let’s discuss the most expensive players in IPL 2021 and the franchise who may purchase these players.
Mohammed Azharuddeen
This young player recently delivered an excellent performance in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) in India. The most notable runs he made is 137 by 54 balls against Mumbai. After this fantastic performance, different franchises like RCB, CSK, KKR called him for trials, and it is heard that he has delivered some excellent performance there. In the light of the above stats, Azharuddeen expected to be sold to RCB, CSK, or KKR. The bid for Azharuddeen might go above 4CR.
Jalaj Saxena
Indian born 34-year-old player based in Madhya Pradesh in the new favorite in IPL 2021 auction. He played 59 T20 matches till now with the highest score of 55 and 16.92 average. He also took 59 Wickets in T20 Cricket in 59 matches.
In SMAT, he played four matches, took 10 wickets, and made 150 runs. So he could be one of the best players to keep an eye on due to his all-rounder abilities. The expected bid price for Saxena is expected to be 50 Lac to 1 Crore. The most interested franchisees who may purchase him are RR, KXIP, CSK.
Avi Barot
The third player on this list is Avi Barot. He had an outstanding run up in the recent SMAT. He made 280 runs combined in this season with an high score of 122 against Goa. While he is more than a decent batsman, the main advantage is his wicket-keeping abilities. Rajasthan Royal and Kolkata Knight Riders already called him for trials pre-auction. The high bid for Avi Barot is almost decided, and RR or KKR might take him in his squad.
Sheldon Jackson
After a successful SMAT outing, the young player is now in the good books of IPL 2021 franchises. He made 242 Runs in 3 matches as well as he has good wicket keeping skills. According to the sources, many franchises are targeting Sheldon and showing interest to bid on him. According to our analysis, KKR, DC and KXIP are the most expected candidates to bid on Sheldon. At the same time, CSK looks most interested because they were impressed very much by Sheldon’s trial performance. He also played for KKR for a year and has decent experience in IPL overall.
Mustafa Yousaf
Mumbai Indians look impressed with the fast bowling of Mustafa Yousaf in the trial run for IPL 2021. He also did a great job in the recent SMAT, and even Suresh Raina personally showed interest in Mustafa Yousaf. Some sources said Mumbai Indian already shortlisted Mustafa for IPL 2021 mini-auction. He could be the most expensive player of Jammu & Kashmir.
Now we have predicted these five players for IPL 2021 Auction. Let’s see how it is going. The mini-auction to be held on 18 February 2021. Moreover, see this website for more IPL 2021 Auction and Schedule News.