IPL 2024 auction: Travis Head, Pat Cummins keep base price at 2 crore, Rachin Ravindra to start at 50 lakhs
Australia's World Cup heroes Travis Head and Pat Cummins have kept their base price for the upcoming IPL 2024 auction at 2 crores. Rachin Ravindra, New Zealand's young all-rounder, has kept his name under the 50 Lakhs bracket.
In Short
- Head was the star of the World Cup 2023 final
- Ravindra will be in the 50 Lakhs bracket but is expected go for high price
- Cummins, Starc and Inglis have also placed themselves in the two crores bracket
Australia’s World Cup heroes Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have all kept their respective base prices in the highest bracket of Rs 2 crore along with out-of-favour India pacer Harshal Patel for the IPL auctions, scheduled in Dubai on December 19.
Head was the hero in the final for Australia as he scored 137 runs to help them clinch their 6th World Cup title.
As per ESPN Cricinfo, franchises have been sent a list of 1166 players, who have registered for the auction.
There are 77 slots up for grabs and 30 of them would be overseas players. The 10 teams can collectively spend Rs 262.95 crore.
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra, who made everyone stand up and take note with his batting exploits during the World Cup, is priced at Rs 50 lakhs, but he is expected go at least 15 if not 20 times more than his base price.
Ravindra scored 578 runs during the tournament, as he scored three centuries and emerged as one of the highest run-getters as New Zealand went to the semi-finals.
Surprisingly, former India batter Kedar Jadhav, who is well past his sell-by-date has also kept his base price at Rs 2 crore along with Umesh Yadav, whose India Test career has all but ended.
Josh Inglis, who recently scored his maiden T20 hundred against India, along with former skipper Steve Smith and pacer Josh Hazlewood, are also in the top bracket.
Ditto for South Africa’s new pace bowling sensation Gerald Coetzee and the dangerous Rassie van der Dussen, who is likely to see the hammer go up multiple times.
Wanindu Hasaranga, one of the world’s top T20 wrist spinners and released by RCB, is in the Rs 1.5 crore bracket. Hasaranga missed out on playing in the World Cup due to an injury.