Ever since BCCI announced the date of the 16th edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tag/ipl-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL auction</a>, there’s a sense of buzz in the air and the prediction game is once again doing the rounds on social media. Come December 23, a lot of strategies can change as all the teams are currently monitoring various players who can create a difference in the upcoming season.

Ahead of the next season, defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) have let their star pacer, Lockie Ferguson leave for Kolkata Knight Riders while Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings don’t have a designated skipper. On the other hand, all the all-rounders will be in demand as teams like Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), and Rajasthan Royals need some to revamp their squads.

On top of that, mini-auctions have lately given birth to a lot of ‘rags to riches’ stories. Varun Chakravarthy had a base price of INR 20 lakhs in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL</a> 2020 but was sold for INR 4 crore. Similarly, the Proteas all-rounder Chris Morris was the costliest buy at the IPL auction after Rajasthan Royals spent INR 16.25 crore in the 2021 edition of the auction.

Even in the 2023 edition, franchises are likely to splurge a lot of money as teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad (INR 42.25 crore) and Punjab Kings (INR 32.20 crore) have a lot of money remaining in their purse to buy their desired cricketers and build a fresh team.

Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (INR 20.45 crore), Delhi Capitals (DC) (INR 19.45 crore), GT (INR 19.25 crore), LSG (INR 23.35 crore) and Mumbai Indians (INR 20.55 crore) will look forward to filling the holes in their squads at the auction.&nbsp;

Thus, the players are definitely going to earn a healthy amount of money, and here’s our prediction of the cricketers who can get the maximum bid at the auction.

Predicting 5 most expensive players at auction

Playing for the Lucknow Super Giants in the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/ipl-2023-5-franchises-that-might-target-jason-holder-at-auction-5375/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Holder</a> picked up 14 wickets in 12 matches at an economy of 9.42. Now, even though he couldn’t do much with the bat, Holder remains to be a threat and can wreak havoc in the final overs of the match.

The all-rounder was sold at INR 8.75 crore and it is expected that he will once again be among the highest-paid cricketers in the next IPL. It is assumed that the LSG management released him in order to sign other all-rounders but in case they fail to get their hands on the likes of Ben Stokes, Sam Curran or Cameron Green, they might once again bid for the star from the Caribbean.

When it comes to his recent form, the 31-year-old picked up five wickets at the T20 World Cup 2022 and scored 42 runs but his performance was below par in the recently concluded Test series against Australia. Nevertheless, the teams are likely to break the bank in order to sign him based on his experience.

Former skipper of the West Indies, Nicholas Pooran had a decent season for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022. In 14 matches, the 27-year-old scored 306 runs at a strike rate of 144.34 and thus, releasing him was surprising from a neutral point of view.&nbsp;

The stumper-batter was picked up for INR 10.75 crore and that may have played a huge role in his release ahead of the auction. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/they-will-go-after-mayank-agarwal-irfan-pathan-believes-sunrisers-hyderabad-will-aim-to-get-india-batter-as-their-next-leader/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hyderabad</a>-based franchise wanted to rebuild a fresh squad and thus released a majority of its players but when it comes to Pooran, the team can once again bid for the cricketer.

Now, coming to his current form, he set the stage ablaze in the recently concluded Abu Dhabi T10 League. Pooran scored 345 runs in ten matches at a staggering strike rate of 234.69. Thus, a lot of franchises will eye to sign him and he is expected to be one of the most expensive players at the forthcoming auction.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) made a bold call by releasing their skipper Mayank Agarwal ahead of the next season. The 31-year-old was expected to take the franchise to newer heights after <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/ban-vs-ind-rahul-dravid-inspects-sher-e-bangla-pitch-guides-struggling-kl-rahul-ahead-of-2nd-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KL Rahul</a>’s departure but he failed to do so in the previous season. In the meantime, PBKS appointed Shikhar Dhawan as their new captain and are once again looking to rebuild their squad.

Now talking about Agarwal, the opener is expected to fetch big bucks at the auction. He has played 113 matches in the cash-rich league and scored 2327 runs at a strike rate of 134.28. He is very dependable at the top of the order and thus a lot of franchises will eye to sign him.

However, the cricketer has been inconsistent in his recent matches. He failed to impress in the last few matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and also hasn't started well in the Ranji Trophy either. But being an experienced Indian top-order batter, franchises are bound to chase him at the auction.

The young English all-rounder has been an absolute match-winner in the shortest format of the game. The 24-year-old has played 32 matches in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/csk-will-be-looking-for-sam-curran-manish-pandey-in-ipl-mini-auction-robin-uthappa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian Premier League</a> and bagged 32 wickets at an economy of 9.21. With the bat, he has scored 337 runs at a strike rate of 149.78. He absolutely lit up the IPL for Chennai Super Kings in the 2021 season and is very likely that the franchise will once again bid for the all-rounder.

Curran’s stocks are rising following his spectacular performances in the recently concluded T20 World Cup. The Northampton-born cricketer notched up 13 wickets in six matches and ended up as the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament alongside Bas de Leede. He was Jos Buttler’s go-to weapon with the ball and he delivered consistently.

Given his form and impact in T20 cricket, Curran will definitely bag a lot of bucks at the IPL auction. Other than CSK, teams like Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Lucknow Super Giants will be interested to sign the youngster. Thus, teams are likely to break the bank in order to sign Curran for the upcoming season.

Teams have always looked eager to splurge money every time <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/ipl-2023-5-franchises-that-could-pick-ben-stokes-in-mini-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> has made himself available at the auction. Rajasthan Royals bought him for INR 12.5 crore in the 2018 edition and since then he has represented the franchise across four seasons. After a break in the 2022 edition, England’s red-ball captain will be back and teams are once again expected to spend a lot of money to sign him for the 16th edition of the tournament.

The 31-year-old has played 43 matches in the cash-rich league and scored 920 runs at a strike rate of 134.50. With the ball, he has picked up 28 wickets at an economy of 8.56. In the last few years, Stokes has proved himself as a clutch player and delivered multiple match-winning performances for England and his recent performance against Pakistan is the best example of it.

Courtesy of the same, he will be on the radar of multiple franchises. As he is also an experienced captain, teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings can bid heavily for him. However, teams like LSG, MI and CSK, who need a batting all-rounder in the middle order might also go after him at the auction.

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Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran and Mayank Agarwal

Ever since BCCI announced the date of the 16th edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tag/ipl-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL auction</a>, there’s a sense of buzz in the air and the prediction game is once again doing the rounds on social media. Come December 23, a lot of strategies can change as all the teams are currently monitoring various players who can create a difference in the upcoming season.
Ahead of the next season, defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) have let their star pacer, Lockie Ferguson leave for Kolkata Knight Riders while Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings don’t have a designated skipper. On the other hand, all the all-rounders will be in demand as teams like Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), and Rajasthan Royals need some to revamp their squads.
On top of that, mini-auctions have lately given birth to a lot of ‘rags to riches’ stories. Varun Chakravarthy had a base price of INR 20 lakhs in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL</a> 2020 but was sold for INR 4 crore. Similarly, the Proteas all-rounder Chris Morris was the costliest buy at the IPL auction after Rajasthan Royals spent INR 16.25 crore in the 2021 edition of the auction.
Even in the 2023 edition, franchises are likely to splurge a lot of money as teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad (INR 42.25 crore) and Punjab Kings (INR 32.20 crore) have a lot of money remaining in their purse to buy their desired cricketers and build a fresh team.
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (INR 20.45 crore), Delhi Capitals (DC) (INR 19.45 crore), GT (INR 19.25 crore), LSG (INR 23.35 crore) and Mumbai Indians (INR 20.55 crore) will look forward to filling the holes in their squads at the auction.&nbsp;
Thus, the players are definitely going to earn a healthy amount of money, and here’s our prediction of the cricketers who can get the maximum bid at the auction.
<h3>Predicting 5 most expensive players at auction</h3>
<h3>5. Jason Holder</h3>
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Playing for the Lucknow Super Giants in the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/ipl-2023-5-franchises-that-might-target-jason-holder-at-auction-5375/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Holder</a> picked up 14 wickets in 12 matches at an economy of 9.42. Now, even though he couldn’t do much with the bat, Holder remains to be a threat and can wreak havoc in the final overs of the match.
The all-rounder was sold at INR 8.75 crore and it is expected that he will once again be among the highest-paid cricketers in the next IPL. It is assumed that the LSG management released him in order to sign other all-rounders but in case they fail to get their hands on the likes of Ben Stokes, Sam Curran or Cameron Green, they might once again bid for the star from the Caribbean.
When it comes to his recent form, the 31-year-old picked up five wickets at the T20 World Cup 2022 and scored 42 runs but his performance was below par in the recently concluded Test series against Australia. Nevertheless, the teams are likely to break the bank in order to sign him based on his experience.

<h3>4. Nicholas Pooran</h3>
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Former skipper of the West Indies, Nicholas Pooran had a decent season for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022. In 14 matches, the 27-year-old scored 306 runs at a strike rate of 144.34 and thus, releasing him was surprising from a neutral point of view.&nbsp;
The stumper-batter was picked up for INR 10.75 crore and that may have played a huge role in his release ahead of the auction. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/they-will-go-after-mayank-agarwal-irfan-pathan-believes-sunrisers-hyderabad-will-aim-to-get-india-batter-as-their-next-leader/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hyderabad</a>-based franchise wanted to rebuild a fresh squad and thus released a majority of its players but when it comes to Pooran, the team can once again bid for the cricketer.
Now, coming to his current form, he set the stage ablaze in the recently concluded Abu Dhabi T10 League. Pooran scored 345 runs in ten matches at a staggering strike rate of 234.69. Thus, a lot of franchises will eye to sign him and he is expected to be one of the most expensive players at the forthcoming auction.

<h3>3. Mayank Agarwal</h3>
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Punjab Kings (PBKS) made a bold call by releasing their skipper Mayank Agarwal ahead of the next season. The 31-year-old was expected to take the franchise to newer heights after <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/ban-vs-ind-rahul-dravid-inspects-sher-e-bangla-pitch-guides-struggling-kl-rahul-ahead-of-2nd-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KL Rahul</a>’s departure but he failed to do so in the previous season. In the meantime, PBKS appointed Shikhar Dhawan as their new captain and are once again looking to rebuild their squad.
Now talking about Agarwal, the opener is expected to fetch big bucks at the auction. He has played 113 matches in the cash-rich league and scored 2327 runs at a strike rate of 134.28. He is very dependable at the top of the order and thus a lot of franchises will eye to sign him.
However, the cricketer has been inconsistent in his recent matches. He failed to impress in the last few matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and also hasn't started well in the Ranji Trophy either. But being an experienced Indian top-order batter, franchises are bound to chase him at the auction.

<h3>2. Sam Curran</h3>
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The young English all-rounder has been an absolute match-winner in the shortest format of the game. The 24-year-old has played 32 matches in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/csk-will-be-looking-for-sam-curran-manish-pandey-in-ipl-mini-auction-robin-uthappa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian Premier League</a> and bagged 32 wickets at an economy of 9.21. With the bat, he has scored 337 runs at a strike rate of 149.78. He absolutely lit up the IPL for Chennai Super Kings in the 2021 season and is very likely that the franchise will once again bid for the all-rounder.
Curran’s stocks are rising following his spectacular performances in the recently concluded T20 World Cup. The Northampton-born cricketer notched up 13 wickets in six matches and ended up as the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament alongside Bas de Leede. He was Jos Buttler’s go-to weapon with the ball and he delivered consistently.
Given his form and impact in T20 cricket, Curran will definitely bag a lot of bucks at the IPL auction. Other than CSK, teams like Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Lucknow Super Giants will be interested to sign the youngster. Thus, teams are likely to break the bank in order to sign Curran for the upcoming season.

<h3>1. Ben Stokes</h3>
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Teams have always looked eager to splurge money every time <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/ipl-2023-5-franchises-that-could-pick-ben-stokes-in-mini-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> has made himself available at the auction. Rajasthan Royals bought him for INR 12.5 crore in the 2018 edition and since then he has represented the franchise across four seasons. After a break in the 2022 edition, England’s red-ball captain will be back and teams are once again expected to spend a lot of money to sign him for the 16th edition of the tournament.
The 31-year-old has played 43 matches in the cash-rich league and scored 920 runs at a strike rate of 134.50. With the ball, he has picked up 28 wickets at an economy of 8.56. In the last few years, Stokes has proved himself as a clutch player and delivered multiple match-winning performances for England and his recent performance against Pakistan is the best example of it.
Courtesy of the same, he will be on the radar of multiple franchises. As he is also an experienced captain, teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings can bid heavily for him. However, teams like LSG, MI and CSK, who need a batting all-rounder in the middle order might also go after him at the auction.

Ever since BCCI announced the date of the 16th edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tag/ipl-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL auction</a>, there’s a sense of buzz in the air and the prediction game is once again doing the rounds on social media. Come December 23, a lot of strategies can change as all the teams are currently monitoring various players who can create a difference in the upcoming season.
Ahead of the next season, defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) have let their star pacer, Lockie Ferguson leave for Kolkata Knight Riders while Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings don’t have a designated skipper. On the other hand, all the all-rounders will be in demand as teams like Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), and Rajasthan Royals need some to revamp their squads.
On top of that, mini-auctions have lately given birth to a lot of ‘rags to riches’ stories. Varun Chakravarthy had a base price of INR 20 lakhs in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL</a> 2020 but was sold for INR 4 crore. Similarly, the Proteas all-rounder Chris Morris was the costliest buy at the IPL auction after Rajasthan Royals spent INR 16.25 crore in the 2021 edition of the auction.
Even in the 2023 edition, franchises are likely to splurge a lot of money as teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad (INR 42.25 crore) and Punjab Kings (INR 32.20 crore) have a lot of money remaining in their purse to buy their desired cricketers and build a fresh team.
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (INR 20.45 crore), Delhi Capitals (DC) (INR 19.45 crore), GT (INR 19.25 crore), LSG (INR 23.35 crore) and Mumbai Indians (INR 20.55 crore) will look forward to filling the holes in their squads at the auction.&nbsp;
Thus, the players are definitely going to earn a healthy amount of money, and here’s our prediction of the cricketers who can get the maximum bid at the auction.
<h3>Predicting 5 most expensive players at auction</h3>
<h3>5. Jason Holder</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Jason-Holder-2.jpg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
Playing for the Lucknow Super Giants in the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/ipl-2023-5-franchises-that-might-target-jason-holder-at-auction-5375/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Holder</a> picked up 14 wickets in 12 matches at an economy of 9.42. Now, even though he couldn’t do much with the bat, Holder remains to be a threat and can wreak havoc in the final overs of the match.
The all-rounder was sold at INR 8.75 crore and it is expected that he will once again be among the highest-paid cricketers in the next IPL. It is assumed that the LSG management released him in order to sign other all-rounders but in case they fail to get their hands on the likes of Ben Stokes, Sam Curran or Cameron Green, they might once again bid for the star from the Caribbean.
When it comes to his recent form, the 31-year-old picked up five wickets at the T20 World Cup 2022 and scored 42 runs but his performance was below par in the recently concluded Test series against Australia. Nevertheless, the teams are likely to break the bank in order to sign him based on his experience.

<h3>4. Nicholas Pooran</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1665984153439_Nicholas-Pooran.jpeg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
Former skipper of the West Indies, Nicholas Pooran had a decent season for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022. In 14 matches, the 27-year-old scored 306 runs at a strike rate of 144.34 and thus, releasing him was surprising from a neutral point of view.&nbsp;
The stumper-batter was picked up for INR 10.75 crore and that may have played a huge role in his release ahead of the auction. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/they-will-go-after-mayank-agarwal-irfan-pathan-believes-sunrisers-hyderabad-will-aim-to-get-india-batter-as-their-next-leader/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hyderabad</a>-based franchise wanted to rebuild a fresh squad and thus released a majority of its players but when it comes to Pooran, the team can once again bid for the cricketer.
Now, coming to his current form, he set the stage ablaze in the recently concluded Abu Dhabi T10 League. Pooran scored 345 runs in ten matches at a staggering strike rate of 234.69. Thus, a lot of franchises will eye to sign him and he is expected to be one of the most expensive players at the forthcoming auction.

<h3>3. Mayank Agarwal</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/CT_354680.jpg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
Punjab Kings (PBKS) made a bold call by releasing their skipper Mayank Agarwal ahead of the next season. The 31-year-old was expected to take the franchise to newer heights after <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/ban-vs-ind-rahul-dravid-inspects-sher-e-bangla-pitch-guides-struggling-kl-rahul-ahead-of-2nd-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KL Rahul</a>’s departure but he failed to do so in the previous season. In the meantime, PBKS appointed Shikhar Dhawan as their new captain and are once again looking to rebuild their squad.
Now talking about Agarwal, the opener is expected to fetch big bucks at the auction. He has played 113 matches in the cash-rich league and scored 2327 runs at a strike rate of 134.28. He is very dependable at the top of the order and thus a lot of franchises will eye to sign him.
However, the cricketer has been inconsistent in his recent matches. He failed to impress in the last few matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and also hasn't started well in the Ranji Trophy either. But being an experienced Indian top-order batter, franchises are bound to chase him at the auction.

<h3>2. Sam Curran</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1668339344605_Sam-Curran-and-Babar-Azam.jpeg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
The young English all-rounder has been an absolute match-winner in the shortest format of the game. The 24-year-old has played 32 matches in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/csk-will-be-looking-for-sam-curran-manish-pandey-in-ipl-mini-auction-robin-uthappa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian Premier League</a> and bagged 32 wickets at an economy of 9.21. With the bat, he has scored 337 runs at a strike rate of 149.78. He absolutely lit up the IPL for Chennai Super Kings in the 2021 season and is very likely that the franchise will once again bid for the all-rounder.
Curran’s stocks are rising following his spectacular performances in the recently concluded T20 World Cup. The Northampton-born cricketer notched up 13 wickets in six matches and ended up as the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament alongside Bas de Leede. He was Jos Buttler’s go-to weapon with the ball and he delivered consistently.
Given his form and impact in T20 cricket, Curran will definitely bag a lot of bucks at the IPL auction. Other than CSK, teams like Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Lucknow Super Giants will be interested to sign the youngster. Thus, teams are likely to break the bank in order to sign Curran for the upcoming season.

<h3>1. Ben Stokes</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1665722271506_Ben-Stokes.jpeg" alt="" width="640" loading="lazy">
Teams have always looked eager to splurge money every time <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/ipl-2023-5-franchises-that-could-pick-ben-stokes-in-mini-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> has made himself available at the auction. Rajasthan Royals bought him for INR 12.5 crore in the 2018 edition and since then he has represented the franchise across four seasons. After a break in the 2022 edition, England’s red-ball captain will be back and teams are once again expected to spend a lot of money to sign him for the 16th edition of the tournament.
The 31-year-old has played 43 matches in the cash-rich league and scored 920 runs at a strike rate of 134.50. With the ball, he has picked up 28 wickets at an economy of 8.56. In the last few years, Stokes has proved himself as a clutch player and delivered multiple match-winning performances for England and his recent performance against Pakistan is the best example of it.
Courtesy of the same, he will be on the radar of multiple franchises. As he is also an experienced captain, teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings can bid heavily for him. However, teams like LSG, MI and CSK, who need a batting all-rounder in the middle order might also go after him at the auction.
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