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IPL Auction 2017: Ben Stokes, Tymal Mills emerge as top buys; Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan remain unsold

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Updated: February 20, 2017 5:22 PM IST

By Aamir Salati

IPL Auction 2017: Ben Stokes, Tymal Mills emerge as top buys; Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan remain unsold
Richard Madly during the bid of 2017 IPL auctions.

Hello and welcome to our coverage from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 player auction. The event will kick start in Bangalore at 9 am IST today (February 20). You can follow us here to know all the LIVE updates as action unfolds for season 10 of the league. It will be an important day since it will set the tone for a fresh season as the final squads will shape up on Monday, giving us an indication into the strengths and weaknesses of the eight teams.

A total of 352 cricketers, including 130 from abroad, will go under the hammer in the auction. The pool comprises 62 batsmen, 117 bowlers, 148 all-rounders and 30 wicket-keepers. Also Check- IPL Auction 2017 LIVE Streaming: Watch Online Streaming & Live TV Coverage of IPL Season 10 Auction

As many as 227 uncapped players are waiting to make their debut this edition inclusive of five players from Afghanistan — Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Dawlat Zadran and Rashid Khan. Also Read- MS Dhoni removed as Rising Pune Supergiants captain, Steve Smith to lead

Delhi Daredevils (Rs 23.1 crore balance purse), Kings XI Punjab (Rs 23.35 crore), Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 19.75 crore), defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 20.9 crore), Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rs 17.8 crore), Rising Pune Supergiants (Rs 17.5 crore), Gujarat Lions (Rs 14.35 crore) and Mumbai Indians (Rs 11.5 crore) are expected to buy smartly to complete their squads. Also Read- IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla to give auction a miss

Seven marquee players — Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan, Angelo Mathews, Patrick Cummins, Mitchell Johnson, Ishant Sharma and Chris Woakes — have the highest reserve price of Rs 2 crore whereas 15 players fall under the reserve price of Rs 1-1.5 crore.

Stokes, Morgan and Woakes were crucial members of the English team which lost the 2016 World Twenty20 final to the West Indies.

Mathews featured in Kolkata Knight Riders, now-disbanded Pune Warriors India, and Delhi Daredevils in earlier IPL editions. While playing for Pune and Delhi, the all-rounder had been auctioned for more than Rs 5 crore.

It will be interesting to see how the franchisees react when Johnson’s name comes up. The left-armer has retired from international cricket and even though he has enough IPL experience, Rs 2 crore is seen as too high a tag for him.

Among the Indians, batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, left-arm tweaker Pragyan Ojha, seamer Irfan Pathan, paceman Nathu Singh, Manoj Tiwari, Karn Sharma, Varun Aaron and Rahul Sharma will hope strong bidding for them. (With agency inputs)

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