Four players who may not attract bidders at IPL 2023 Auction

Ishant
Sharma
(Base
Price:
Rs
50
Lakhs)

The
veteran
Indian
pacer,
who
failed
to
get
the
paddles
raised
in
the
mega
auction
earlier
this
year,
may
once
again
face
the
same
disappointment
on
December
23.
He
has
so
far
played
in
93
matches
in
IPL,
taking
73
wickets.

In
his
last
two
seasons
in
IPL
in
2020
and
2021,

Ishant
played
just
4
matches.
Although
his
base
price
is
very
less
compared
to
that
of
the
2022
auction,
Ishant
being
phased
out
of
the
Indian
team,
may
not
help
his
cause
despite
his
involvement
in
domestic
circuit
for
Delhi.

Joe
Root
(Base
Price:
Rs
1
Crore)

The
England
batter
has
never
played
in
the
IPL
and
has
only
registered
his
name
for
the
second
time
in
the
auction.

In
2018
auction,

Root
failed
to
attract
bidders,
and
that
may
be
the
case
this
time
as
well.
He
has
not
been
part
of
England’s
T20
set
up
and
has
only
played
a
handful
of
matches
in
the
shortest
format.

His
last
appearance
in
T20
was
in
2019.
He
also
is
part
of
The
Hundred,
but
has
hardly
played
in
that
format
as
well.
So,
it
is
very
likely
that
the
Test
run-machine
will
miss
out
on
landing
an
IPL
deal.

Ajinkya
Rahane
(Base
Price:
Rs
50
Lakhs)

The
Indian
batter
has
played
in
158
matches
in
IPL,
scoring
over
4000
runs,
but
his
dipping
strike
rate
was
a
cause
for
his
exclusion
from
the
playing
11
most
often.

As
it
stands,
the
former
India
Test
captain
is
no
longer
part
of
the
national
team
set
up
even
in
the
red-ball
format
as
well.
He,
however,
has
had
a
decent
run
in
the
domestic
circuit
with
Mumbai,
which
may
get
him
a
deal.

Like
last
season,

Rahane
may
end
up
being
picked
for
his
base
price
as
he
is
an
Indian
player,
but
the
chances
of
that
is
also
very
slim.

Kane
Williamson
(Base
Price:
Rs
2
Crore)

The
New
Zealander
has
been
ever-present
in
the
IPL
and
has
also
captained
a
franchise
during
his
tenure.
In
his
76
IPL
appearances,

Williamson
has
scored
over
2000
runs,
but
has
struggled
to
score
at
brisk
pace
in
recent
seasons,
forcing
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
to
release
their
skipper
ahead
of
the
auction.
Like
Rahane,
he
too
may
get
picked
up
for
base
price.