The IPL auction 2024 will be an interesting one to watch as one of the biggest ever transfers will be happening with Hardik Pandya moving to Mumbai Indians. Hence a lot of interesting action is expected to happen on the auction table during 19th December. Currently with IPL trade being the hot topic, here in this article, we will see the list of players to be watched out for closely in the 2024 IPL auction.
1. Rachin Ravindra:
The 24-year-old youngster has been the talking point of the town in the 2023 World Cup. He impressed everyone with his superior batting skills where he went on to score 578 runs in 10 innings at an average of 64.22 with three centuries and two fifties to his name. This Kiwi batter is expected to go for a very high price in the upcoming auction.
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2. Travis Head:
Australian opening batsman Travis Head has played a crucial role for his side to lift the 2023 World Cup trophy. Head despite, missing the first five games of the 2023 WC tournament, smashed a century (109) against New Zealand in his comeback game. He also won the Player of the Match award in both the semi-finals and finals of this tournament after scoring fifty and a century in those two games.
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3. Daryl Mitchell:
Daryl Mitchell as a middle-order batsman has been impressive for New Zealand in the 2023 World Cup by scoring 552 runs from 9 innings with two centuries to his name against the Indian team. He will be a useful addition for any side as a solid number 4 batsman. In his career, he has played two games for RR in IPL.
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4. Gerald Coetzee:
The South African bowler despite missing out on playing two games has managed to pick 20 wickets in this tournament at an economy of 6.23 with a bowling average of 19.8. The right-arm fast bowler is expected to get a lot of money in the 2024 IPL auction.
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5. Mitchell Starc:
Mitchell Starc is set to play the coming IPL for the first time after 2015. Starc in the 2023 World Cup has taken 16 wickets from 10 innings. Starc was impressive in both semi-final and final games of this tournament with bowling figures of 3/34 and 3/55 respectively. With the need for left-arm pacers getting increased definitely, Starc could mint more money.