5 players who are likely to go for the highest price at the upcoming IPL auction
The 2016 IPL auction is less than a month away and the franchises must have started to do their homework on whom to buy and the way they should spend their purse. This time around, there will be more players available in the pool, courtesy the disbanding of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. In the past two seasons, Yuvraj Singh fetched a huge amount of money as Royal Challengers Bangalore spent 14 crores on him in the 2014 auctions, and in the 2015 edition, Delhi Daredevils spent as many as 16 crores on the dashing southpaw.There are possibilities that the costliest buy in IPL might reach new highs (more than 16 crores) in this season’s auction. Let us take a look at the players who could fetch huge amounts in the IPL.
#1 Shane Watson
The player of the tournament in the first season of IPL, Shane Watson is one of the names for which many franchises will fight for. Watson came into the auction pool after he was not picked by the two new franchisees during the IPL draft in December.
Watson brings balance to the side as he is capable of scoring runs with the bat consistently and keep things tight with the ball. Even though Watson is going through a pale patch, he a force to reckon with in IPL. The teams will be tempted to go for the Aussie All-Rounder who is known for his fireworks in T20s.
For teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils, who are in need of an all-rounder, Watson is the right man for the job.