Jacques Kallis excited for upcoming IPL auction

The cricketing fraternity is all geared up for the exciting proceedings of the upcoming auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL). While most of the franchises have retained a few of their key players, the auction is bound to be a star-studded affair with sensational players up for grabs. Head coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise, Jacques Kallis recently expressed his excitement regarding the upcoming gala event.

The IPL 2018 auction is all set to take place in Bengaluru this weekend, on the 27th and 28th of January, 2018. High-voltage players like Chris Gayle and Yuvraj Singh will be in the mix, amongst many other capped and uncapped players, both Indian and foreign. Teams will also be allowed to exercise a fixed number of Right to Match (RTM) cards in the process.

Jacques Kallis tweets about IPL Auction

KKR head coach, Jacques Kallis is one of the key decision makers for the franchise and can very well be expected to figure in that table while they bid over players in the 2-day long auction. The Protean legend posted a tweet, informing his fans and followers that he was off to India for the auction.

He ended the tweet on a cryptic note, posing a question as to which players would KKR choose this time around- a question that has all the fans sitting on the edge of their seats already. The Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise previously chose to retain the Caribbean duo of Sunil Narine and Andre Russell via Direct Retention.

Here’s the tweet by Kallis:

Travel day today to India. Exciting few days ahead. IPL auction time this weekend. Who is @KKRiders gonna have playing for them this year.

— Jacques Kallis (@jacqueskallis75) January 24, 2018

The frenzy regarding the upcoming auction has already upset the balance in the cricketing world, especially in the ongoing season of the Big Bash League (BBL). Big names including those of Stephen Fleming, Daniel Vettori and Brad Hodge will be adhering to a routine similar to that of Kallis’ as they will fly in to India to participate in the IPL auction, as each serves as the coach for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) respectively. As a result, all these eminent figures will be choosing to sacrifice the BBL action for the IPL bidding.