IPL 2023: 5 Players who earned more than 5 crores at mega auction 2022 but might go for their base price in December

The IPL auction dynamics often force certain franchises to spend way more on a player than they originally intend to. It, unfortunately, puts enormous pressure on the cricketer to perform and when he fails to live up to the price tag, the franchises waste no time in releasing the player and freeing up some valuable bucks. A total of 90 players were released ahead of the 16th edition of the tournament and out of which, there are some who earned more than 5 crores at the mega-auction 2022. Now, based on their form and impact in the recent tournaments, those players can eventually lose a lot of money and might end up getting sold for their base price at the upcoming auction in December. Who could be these cricketers? Let’s dissect! 5. Odean Smith Being a fast-bowling all-rounder, Odean Smith is a handy option for any team. Thus, Punjab Kings spent six crores last year to sign the West Indian before the 15th edition of the IPL. However, the 26-year-old couldn't live up to the expectations and failed miserably in the cash-rich league. Thus, with a new management now in charge, Kings decided to release the player ahead of the mini-auction. In six matches that he played in IPL 2022, Smith managed to pick only six wickets at an expensive economy rate of 11.87. The team management handed him the responsibility to bowl in the death overs but the plan completely backfired. His performance with the bat was underwhelming too and resulted in him getting dropped from the playing XI first and from the squad later. Since the IPL, the cricketer hasn’t proved his worth and is likely to go for his base price at the upcoming auction. He could have changed his fortune during the recent T20 World Cup but Smith, like most his teammates, failed to capitalise on the incredible opportunity as the West Indies got knocked out of the First Round. 4. Jason Holder The incredibly talented Jason Holder was sold for INR 8.75 crores at the IPL mega auction 2022. However, the all-rounder couldn’t justify his price tag for Lucknow Super Giants and was released ahead of the mini-auction. The 31-year-old played 12 matches for Lucknow in the 2022 season and picked up 14 wickets at an economy rate of 9.42. He completely failed in the batting department and thus, the LSG management decided to release him to free up some bucks. Now, with the likes of Ben Stokes, Cameron Green, Sikandar Raza among others about to feature at the auction, Jason Holder will go down in the pecking order. This may result in him getting sold for his base price at the upcoming auction. 3. Romario Shepherd Sunrisers Hyderabad spent a whopping INR 7.75 crores in order to sign the West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd ahead of the 15th edition of the competition. However, the management failed to use the player because of their team combination and in the end, the 27-year-old got to play only three matches last season. He scored 58 runs at a strike rate of 141.46 and picked up three wickets in the process. His economy rate of 10.89 didn’t work in his favour and thus, he was released ahead of the upcoming auction. Now, after not being able to prove himself in the Indian sub-continent, the Caribbean all-rounder is not expected to get the same kind of hype as last season. With the availability of many other top-notch all-rounders, Shepherd might get picked up for his base price. 2. Shivam Mavi The KKR management has backed Shivam Mavi throughout his IPL career and even bought him for INR 7.25 crores at the mega-auction 2022. However, Mavi couldn’t prove himself and KKR decided to release the player ahead of the mini-auction. In six matches that the 2018 U19 World Cup winner played for Kolkata in the last season, Mavi managed to pick only five wickets at an economy rate of 10.32. He has completely failed to impress in the cash-rich league. In 32 matches so far, the 23-year-old has managed to pick only 30 wickets at an economy rate of 8.71. His consistency too has been a matter of discussion in the domestic circuit. To add to that, his figures in the IPL will definitely not invite a lot of money his way. Thus, he remains to be someone who’s likely to get sold for his base price. 1. Nicholas Pooran The Caribbean wicket-keeper batter is going through a very rough patch lately. After failing to lead his team into the Super 12 of the recently culminated T20 World Cup, the 27-year-old relinquished his captaincy and the Sunrisers Hyderabad too didn’t show enough faith in him and released him ahead of IPL 2023. He was bought for a whopping INR 10.75 crores but couldn’t justify his price tag. Even though he scored more than 300 runs at a strike rate of 144.34, he couldn’t take the team home on multiple occasions and it eventually cost SRH a place in the playoffs. Now, given his current form, the IPL franchises might not look at him with keen interest and that can lead to Pooran getting sold for his base price. Given his stature, it is highly unlikely but a lot of similar things have happened at the IPL auction in the past. After all, who can forget Chris Gayle going unsold at the 2011 mega-auction.

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IPL 2023: 5 Players who earned more than 5 crores at mega auction 2022 but might go for their base price in December

Sunrisers Hyderabad with INR 42.25 crores have the heaviest purse going into the IPL mini-auction.

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