IPL Auction 2023: 5 Indian Batters To Watch Out For

IPL auction 2023 is all set to take place on December 23 and all the 10 IPL franchises are preparing for exciting bidding battles during the event. IPL auction 2023 will take place in Kochi, Kerala. A total of 991 players have registered for the IPL auction 2023 and more than 600 players are expected to go under the hammer.

IPL auction 2023 is a mini-auction as all the teams were allowed to retain many players in their squads. There are many batters who will be in focus during the auction. Here we talk about 5 Indian batters to watch out for during the IPL auction 2023.

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IPL Auction 2023: 5 Indian Batters To Watch Out For

5. Mayank Agarwal

Mayank Agarwal is the first Indian batter to watch out for during the IPL auction 2023. Mayank Agarwal was part of Punjab Kings in the last season and also led the side during the tournament. However, the right-handed batsman was released by the team ahead of IPL 2023 auction.

Agarwal scored 196 runs in 13 games last season with 1 fifty. He is an opening batsman and some franchises might be interested to pick him. Agarwal has kept himself in Rs. 1 crore price bracket.

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4. Manish Pandey

Manish Pandey is another Indian batter to look out for during the IPL auction 2023. Although Manish Pandey has struggled in the last few seasons, he is an experienced player in IPL and has played many seasons.

He will find a buyer during the auction. Pandey has a base price of Rs. 1 crore. The right-handed batsman was part of Lucknow Super Giants last season. He scored 88 runs in 6 games during the tournament.

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3. Priyam Garg

Priyam Garg is another Indian batsman to look out for during the IPL auction 2023. The right-handed batsman was part of Sunrisers Hyderabad last season. He played just 2 games in the season and scored 46 runs, with a 42-run knock in one game.

Priyam Garg has shown brilliant performance in domestic cricket this year and some IPL franchises will be eager to bid for him.

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2. KS Bharat

KS Bharat is another batsman to look out for during the IPL auction 2023. The right-handed batsman was part of Delhi Capitals in the last season. He played just 2 games and scored 8 runs.

Bharat is a national-level player as he is part of the Test series for India as a secondary wicketkeeper. Franchises looking for a wicketkeeper-batsman will surely go after him. KS Bharat had a brilliant season with RCB in IPL 2021.

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1. Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa is another Indian batter on this list. Uthappa is a part of IPL since its debut edition. Last season, he was part of Chennai Super Kings but was released by the team ahead of the IPL 2023 mini-auction.

Last year, the right-handed batsman played 12 matches and scored 230 runs in 11 innings with 2 fifties. Uthappa is a wicketkeeper-batsman and can be a good choice of extra wicketkeeper in the squad. Hence, some franchises would like to grab Uthappa in their squad.

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