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Some of the world's top cricketers will be among 590 players in the two-day IPL auction for the big-bucks Indian Premier League this weekend. Here's a look at five stars who could attract massive fees when the 10 franchises -- including two new ones -- place their bids in Bengaluru ahead of the Twenty20 tournament due to start in late March.
The mega auction for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is scheduled to be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. In a bid to get the strongest composition possible, the existing eight teams are set to battle it out with the two new franchises -- Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Lions. Ahead of the mega auction, the two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have retained four players. West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell and Sunil Narine have been retained, along with Varun Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer. They will enter the mega auction with a purse of Rs 48 crore.
SYDNEY : Western Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis will make his international debut as Australia make two changes for the start of the Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, captain Aaron Finch said on Thursday.
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins has said the players never had an issue with recently departed head coach Justin Langer's «intensity», but believes the team would benefit from a «more collaborative» approach.
With Virat Kohli stepping down as captain after IPL 2021, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have a real dilemma and will be hoping to find the best solution ahead of the upcoming season. Many fans and experts have asked the franchise to rope in former SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain David Warner, who had a fantastic T20 World Cup last year. Despite getting removed from SRH's captaincy mid-way through IPL 2021, Warner was a pivotal figure for Australia, who won the T20 World Cup trophy. But former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori feels that the franchise has an option right in front of them and suggested the name of Glenn Maxwell. The Aussie all-rounder is one of the three players to have been retained by the franchise. The others being Kohli and Mohammed Siraj. The former RCB cricketer also feels that Maxwell was retained as "he's a potential captaincy option".
Australia's Twenty20 tour of New Zealand has officially been cancelled after initially being «postponed» last month.
Former Australia skipper Allan Border feels the Pakistan series is the opportunity for the visiting side to "make a name" for themselves. Australia will tour Pakistan for three Tests, three ODIs and one T20I. The first Test will be played in Rawalpindi from March 4. Border said the series is a good opportunity to beat Pakistan in Pakistan and come out with flying colours. "This is the opportunity for the boys to really make a name for themselves. From Australia's point of view, they have not had a lot of success in the subcontinent," Border said on PCB Podcast.
Australia have named a full-strength squad for their historic Test series in Pakistan, which is set to begin on March 4.