IPL Auction 2023 Mock Prediction: Cameron Green to get Rs 20 crore; Sam Curran-Ben Stokes other big gainers

Ahead
of
D-Day,
JioCinema’s
expert
panel
put
together
their
predictions
in
the
Mastercard
Match
Centre
Live
Auction
War
Room
and
picked
their
choice.

Only
87
slots
are
available
in
the
mini-auction
as
almost
every
team
has
to
buy
some
player
or
the
other
complete
the
squad.
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
(Rs
42.25
crore)
and
Punjab
Kings
(Rs
32.20
crore)
have
the
biggest
purse
and
hence
these
two
will
be
the
biggest
spenders
in
Kochi.

Cameron
Green
gets
INR
20
Crore

In
the
action
before
the
auction,
Australia’s
all-rounder

Cameron
Green
turned
out
to
be
the
most
expensive
player
picked
up
for
a
sum
of
INR
20
Crore
by
Sunrisers
Hyderabad,
represented
by
Scott
Styris.

“He
may
not
play
the
full
tournament,
but
I
think
he
could
be
the
No.
1
pick
for
SRH,
even
over
(Ben)
Stokes,”
said
Styris.

Chris
Gayle,
who
was
representing
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
and
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore,
was
shocked
to
see
SRH
breaking
the
bank
for
the
Aussie.
“Surprise
bid,
unbelievable.
No
way
this
is
going
to
happen.
One
has
to
factor
in
that
Green
has
to
play
in
Indian
conditions,”
Gayle
said
of
Green’s
top
bid
by
SRH,
who
have
a
purse
of
INR
42.5
Crore
going
into
the
auction
on
Friday
(December
23).

Cameron
Green
Bid
–

Watch

Sam
Curran
second
most
expensive
player
in
IPL
Auction
2023?

Meanwhile,
young
England
all-rounder
and
T20
World
Cup
Player
of
the
Tournament

Sam
Curran
was
the
second
most
expensive
player
as
Chennai
Super
Kings,
represented
by
Suresh
Raina,
bought
him
for
INR
19.5
crore,
breaking
their
bank,
which
had
a
purse
of
INR
20.45
crore.

“Curran
can
be
a
future
leader
in
CSK,”
pointed
Raina
after
outbidding
Delhi
Capitals
to
bring
home
the
English
all-rounder.
Anil
Kumble,
representing
Mumbai
Indians,
also
felt
his
team
could
look
at
Curran.
“He
brings
in
that
option
of
batting
at
6
or
7
for
MI,”
said
Kumble.

Ben
Stokes
to
bag
INR
19
Crore?

As
expected,

Ben
Stokes
garnered
a
lot
of
interest
from
multiple
franchises.
As
many
as
five
of
them
fiercely
bid
for
the
English
test
captain.
Eventually,
Eoin
Morgan,
representing
Punjab
Kings,
snapped
Stokes
for
a
price
tag
of
Rs
19
crore.

“He’s
worth
every
penny.
He
not
only
offers
leadership
but
brings
a
huge
amount
of
experience
under
pressure,
and
PBKS
needs
that
for
their
campaign,”
Morgan
said.
“If
he
gets
you
to
the
business
end
of
the
tournament
and
leaves,
it
could
build
confidence.”
Raina
and
Kumble
felt
Stokes
could
fit
into
the
plans
of
CSK
and
MI
too.

Ben
Stokes
Bid:

Watch

But
Gayle
concluded
that
the
team
with
the
biggest
purse
would
eventually
get
Stokes.
“It
will
be
Mumbai
or
Punjab
for
the
big
money
they
have,”
said
the
West
Indies
legend.
Punjab
has
INR
32.20
crore,
and
MI
have
INR
20.55
crore.

Mumbai
Indians
top
picks
in
IPL
mini-auction

Anil
Kumble’s
top
picks
for
MI
were
two
overseas
all-rounders
in,
Odean
Smith
and

Sikandar
Raza.
Smith
was
snapped
for
INR
8.5
Crore,
while
the
Zimbabwe
captain
raked
in
INR
7
crore.
“Odean
is
exceptionally
talented.
He
can
smash
the
ball,
and
he
is
sharp
and
quick,”
Kumble
said.

Gayle
felt
Raza
could
be
a
great
option
for
RCB
to
replace
Glenn
Maxwell.
“We
need
a
good
batter
and
bowler.
So
he
would
fit
in
perfectly.
He
is
in
good
form,”
said
Gayle.

Mayank
Agarwal
to
be
most
expensive
Indian
Player
in
IPL
Auction

Among
Indian
players,

Mayank
Agarwal
got
the
highest
bid
at
INR
6.5
crore
from
SRH,
followed
by
Lucknow
Super
Giants’ bid
for
fast
bowler
Shivam
Mavi
at
INR
5.5
crore.
Styristhough
was
not
sure
even
after
snapping
the
former
Punjab
Kings
captain.
“Honestly,
he
wasn’t
in
my
plans,
but
we
need
an
opening
batsman.
At
that
price,
he
is
a
steal,
a
bargain,”
Styris
said.

“Mohsin
is
not
fully
fit,
I
think
Shivam
is
the
best
bet
as
a
backup
and
can
bat
at
8,” said
Singh,
representing
Lucknow
Super
Giants.
“Mumbai
would
also
be
keen
for
Mavi.
He
could
fill
in
as
the
third
seamer
for
them,”
said
Kumble.

Amit
Mishra,
the
oldest
player
in
the
IPL
auction,
was
also
snapped
by
MI
for
INR
4.25
crore.
“He
can
be
the
impact
player.
He
is
a
quality
spinner,
for
his
experience
and
is
a
wicket-taker.
But
with
4.25,
the
price
is
on
the
higher
side,”
admitted
Kumble.

Kane
Williamson
could
remain
unsold

New
Zealand
captain
Kane
Williamson
remained
unsold,
but
Kumble
felt
that
would
not
be
the
case
on
the
auction
day.
Defending
champions
Gujarat
Titans,
represented
by
Murali
Karthik,
picked
Shakib
Al
Hasan
and
Rilee
Rossouw.

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23
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