IPL auction 2024: 5 in-form Indian players who deserve to get picked

The 2024 edition of the IPL auction is now just a few days away. The event will happen outside India for the first time, in Dubai, on December 19. A total of 1166 players have registered for the auction which will be the last mini-auction before next year's mega auction. There are 77 slots up for grabs and 30 of them would be overseas players. The 10 teams can collectively spend Rs 262.95 crore. There are many players, especially Indian talent who will be under scanner during the IPL 2024 auction. This is because they will go under the hammer after playing two domestic tournaments in limited overs format. Some are in excellent form and have done very well to put themselves in the limelight for franchises to have a look at them. Here are the five in-form Indian players who deserve to get picked in the 2024 IPL auction: 5. Nikhil Naik Nikhil Naik. (Photo Source: Twitter) Nikhil Naik of Maharashtra has been in scintillating form in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament. In 7 matches, he has 257 runs with a best of 82* at an average of 128.50 and a strike rate of 124.75. He has a decent record in T20s as well, scoring 970 runs in 61 matches with a best of 95* at a strike rate of 128.13. Naik, a wicketkeeper-batter, can fancy his chances of a franchise picking him as keepers are always in demand. He has played 4 matches in IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings thus far. 4. Lukman Meriwala Lukman Meriwala. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Left-arm pacer Lukman Meriwala has been part of the Delhi Capitals franchise in the IPL and played one match in total. He picked 1/31 against Punjab Kings in IPL 2021. However, for Baroda, he boasts of a very good record. In 64 T20s, he has 97 wickets with a best of 5/8 and an economy of under 7. In 52 List-A games, Meriwala has 72 wickets with an economy of 4.52. In the recently played Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Meriwala picked 14 wickets in 10 games at an economy of 6.56. While in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, he picked 5 wickets in 5 games with a best of 4/21 and an economy of 4.56. He can be trusted to keep the runs restricted in middle overs and can bowl well at the death. 3. Arzan Nagwaswalla Arzan Nagwaswalla. (Photo Source: Twitter) Another left-arm pacer, Arzan Nagwaswalla has been a very good performer for Gujarat. In 33 T20s, he has 48 wickets with a best of 6/18 and an economy of 7.10. in List-A games as well, he has 63 wickets in 36 matches with a best of 6/54. Nagwaswalla has been a regular in India A squads and has even been part of the senior India team. He is yet to be picked in the Indian Premier League, but IPL 2024 might be his lucky year. He picked 13 wickets in 8 games in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy with a best of 6/13. In the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy as well, Nagwaswalla has 7 wickets in 5 games to his name. Not a bad player to show trust in IPL, as he is economical and reliable. 2. Harvik Desai Harvik Desai. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Young Saurashtra keeper-batter Harvik Desai has been making all kinds of right noises in Indian white-ball domestic cricket. in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy, Desai scored 336 runs in 7 matches with a best of 104* and a strike rate of 175. He hit 14 sixes and 44 fours. Then in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the 24-year-old has 257 runs in 7 matches with a century and an average of 42.83. These numbers are very good for the majority of franchises as keeper-opening batters are hard to come by and Harvik Desai might get his maiden IPL contract in the IPL 2024 auction. 1. Umesh Yadav Umesh Yadav against PBKS. (Photo Source: IPL/ BCCI) Veteran India bowler Umesh Yadav was released by Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of IPL 2024. He only picked one wicket in IPL 2023 in 8 matches, contrary to his 136 scalps in 141 IPL matches. The 36-year-old now finds himself in the IPL 2024 auction vying for a new franchise. And he very well might get one, as in the domestic T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Umesh Yadav picked 15 wickets in 6 matches with a best of 5/33 and an economy of 8.52. He boasts of a good record in T20s, with 193 wickets in 186 games with a best of 5/18 and an economy of 8.28. Umesh Yadav is perfect for franchises looking for a fast-paced seamer to pick early wickets with the new ball.

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IPL auction 2024: 5 in-form Indian players who deserve to get picked

5 in-form Indian players who deserve to get picked in the 2024 IPL auction.

1. Umesh Yadav

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