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IPL 2024 Auction: Pat Cummins Provides A Strong Leadership Option

Australia's World Cup-winning skipper, Pat Cummins, will be in great demand at the IPL 2024 auction. Pat Cummins has a rich history with the league. He has played a lot of his cricket with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and has also had a successful season with the Delhi Capitals. He was released by KKR ahead of the auction, however, they will still be interested in adding him back to the team if they get a chance. However, the competition will be fierce. Cummins comes into the auction as one of the most experienced bowlers in the pool. He has also displayed great leadership ability, taking Australia to the 2023 ODI World Cup title against all odds. He has set his base price at Rs 2 crore.

IPL 2024 Auction: Shardul Thakur Out Of Form But Not Out Of Demand

Shardul Thakur will be popular among franchises when the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction comes around. He has proven his ability to win titles for his side in the IPL and the international arena. He is also a handy lower-order batsman. Kolkata Knight Riders released the Mumbai-based pacer as a part of the team's restructuring plan for IPL 17. This could be good news for the remaining teams since most are looking for good fast-bowling options.

IPL 2024 Auction: Will Josh Hazelwood Be Rewarded For Consistency?

Josh Hazelwood's Indian Premier League (IPL) career has been marred by injuries. He missed out on a large part of the 2023 season with the Royal Challengers Bangalore due to an injury. This led to the team releasing Hazelwood ahead of the upcoming auction. In 2024, Hazelwood has a chance to make things right and finally showcase his class on the IPL stage. Franchises will want to pick up the tall pacer as he was a part of the 2023 ODI World Cup-winning Australian team. However, the pacer has a baby on the way and this can influence how teams bid for the Australian bowler.

"Personality Of A Considerate Cricketer": GT Director Of Cricket Praises Shubman Gill Ahead Of IPL 2024

Gujarat Titans, Director of Cricket, Vikram Solanki hailed Shubman Gill ahead of his captaincy debut with the franchise in the Indian Premier League 2024. Shubman was appointed as the skipper of GT after Hardik Pandya made his return to five-time champions Mumbai Indians and succeeded Rohit Sharma to become the captain of the franchise.