IPL 2023: 5 overseas players who might go unsold in mini-auction

This year’s December will be hot for cricket fans as they will witness a fantastic IPL Auction, in which 405 players will participate to go under the hammer. Among these names, there are 132 foreign cricketers, in which players such as Ben Stokes, Cameron Green, Sam Curran, and Adil Rashid might attract huge bids from the franchises. On the other hand, there are also some overseas players who could get the cold shoulder too.

In the auction, the franchises will come up with a fixed amount in their auction purses and noticing that, it could be said that they will consider players with big reputation first. However, some foreign players despite playing in the tournament, in the past, could get ignored by the franchises due to their poor track record in the tournament.

5 overseas players who might get ignored in the forthcoming IPL mini-auction

5. D’Arcy Short

The Australian cricketer D’Arcy Short has submitted his name for the upcoming auction and his price will be INR 75 lakhs. Playing for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 2018 season of the IPL, Short delivered underwhelming displays. With the bat, the left-handed batter could muster only 115 runs and one wicket in seven games. 

In international cricket too, he looked unimpressive for the Australian team in T20Is played between 2018 to 2020. With just 642 runs in 23 T20Is at an ordinary batting average of 30.57, he failed to leave any impact on the national team to become a regular member.

Looking at his international T20I numbers and past record in the cash-rich league, it’s almost likely that he might face a snub from the franchises. On the other hand, the presence of Sikandar Raza and Shakib Al Hasan could also spoil his chances of getting acquired in the auction, as these two players are more reliable for their all-round skills as compared to him.