IPL 2018 Auction: 5 South African players to watch out for
South Africa has been the powerhouse of some of the greatest cricketing talents in the world.
South African cricketers have always been loved for playing attacking cricket. The nation has produced some of the best fielders in the world and their acrobatic fielding is a delight to watch.
AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Herschelle Gibbs, Dale Steyn, Chris Morris and David Miller are some of the greatest South Africans to have played in the IPL.
The Indian crowd has always supported the South Africans like one of their own players. Currently the Indians are on a long tour of South Africa where the home team is leading the 3 match Test series 2-0.
The Proteas are grabbing eyeballs for their splendid performances in the ongoing tournament. Most of the South African players are on the role and awaiting to start bidding war in the auction next weekend.
#5 Faf du Plessis
The captain of the South African team across all formats will be a preferred captaincy picks for the IPL franchises who will be looking for a captain. Du Plessis has enough of experience now after captaining South Africa in T20s for close to five years now.
He has an above average record in the IPL, scoring 1295 runs in 53 matches at a strike rate of 127.96. In the last season, playing for Rising Pune Supergiants, du Plessis did not get many opportunities and could manage to score just 8 runs from 2 outings.
He is the only South African batsman placed on the marquee list of players in the auction.
With a base price of Rs. 1.5 crores, he is sure to start a bidding war when his name comes up at the table.