IPL 2024 Auction: Only 3 Indians In Rs 2 Crore Bracket, Rs 50 Lakh Category Has...

12.12.2023 - 04:05 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction player list has been released, with a total of 333 players set to go under the hammer.

The auction, which will be held in Dubai on December 19, will see only three Indian players' names being brought up in the INR 2 crore price bracket.

There isn't any Indian player in the INR 1.5 crore and INR 1 crore price brackets. The next category in which Indian players will be auctioned would be the INR 50 lakh category.

Among the players in the INR 2 crore bracket, the names who made the cut are Harshal Patel, Shardul Thakur, and Umesh Yadav.

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