The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction will take place on Friday ighte (AEDT) in Kochi.
The one-day mini-auction will pave the way for all ten teams to finalise their rosters ahead of the flagship league's 16th season next year. While a maximum of 87 seats are available for clubs, the 30 slots available for the top international T20 stars will be a huge draw.
In fact, beginning with player 86, the process will be accelerated, with only those players in high demand being placed for a quick auction. Even though this is a minor event, convinced participants are expected to make a lot of money.
Here are seven players that could be the best buys.
5. Sam Curran
After taking 13 wickets at an average of 11.38 and an economy rate of 6.52, Curran was chosen as the tournament player and awarded the best player in the T20 WC 2022 final.
The English all-rounder has shown his value is worth its weight in gold with his recent performances in white-ball cricket. Curran previously played for the Chennai Super Kings before his stress fracture injury.
The left-hander has the versatility to bat wherever in the XI and can perform those super-specialist tasks, such as interfering with a spinner's job in the middle overs or even completing an inning.
Curran leads with the ball on the tricky powerplay overs and in the waning later stages of the match.
