The much anticipated Indian Premier League auction is all set to take place in Kochi on December 23. The event will be a mini-auction unlike the previous mega auction where franchises had to build their teams from the very beginning.
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A lot of teams need to strengthen their bowling and as they are playing at home, the players picked will be based on the kind of pitch they have in might at home venues.
The franchises will participate with their leftover purse from last year. In addition to that the teams will have an additional purse of INR 5 crore. Making the overall auction pure a whopping INR 95 crore.
The player pool will be finalised by early December, after franchises submit their list of released players. Unlike the auction last year, this year’s ‘mini-auction’ will be wrapped up in one day.
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All-rounders Ben Stokes, Sam Curran and Cameron Green are likely to be in high demand and will be expected to put their names forward for the auction.
CSK have a chance to redeem themselves in the IPL 2023 season starting with the auction by rebuilding the squad as they finished second from the bottom in the 2022 edition.
Franchises leftover purse
Punjab Kings: INR 3.45 crore
Chennai Super Kings: INR 2.95 crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore: INR 1.55 crore
Rajasthan Royals: INR 0.95 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders: INR 0.45 crore
Gujarat Titans: INR 0.15 crore
Mumbai Indians: INR 0.15 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad: INR 0.10 crore
Delhi Capitals: INR 0.10 crore
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