New Delhi. T20 series is being played between India and South Africa from today, 8th November. India has fielded most of its young players in this four-match series. South Africa, which lost to India in the final of the T20 World Cup, is not doing any such experiments. He has fielded an experienced and powerful team, in which he has star players. The India-Africa series is the last T20 series between these two countries before the IPL auction. In such a situation, players would like to get IPL ticket with strong performance. The franchise will also keep an eye on them. Good performance will mean rain of money in IPL auction. Poor performance will also shatter dreams.
Out of the team that India has fielded against South Africa, only 11 players have been retained by their franchise. The remaining 4 players will enter the IPL auction. Most of the 14 players included in the South African team will try to get entry in the IPL through the auction only. It is clear that excellent performance in the T20 series will not only help his team win but will also make him rich. IPL auction is to be held in Saudi city Jeddah on 24 and 25 November.
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African wicketkeeper is the most expensive player of IPL 2025
Among the players who have been retained for IPL 2025, South African player Heinrich Klaasen is the most expensive. Sunrisers Hyderabad has given him a contract of Rs 23 crores. This amount will also motivate every player, especially his African colleagues. The amount received by Henriques is Rs 2 crore each more than that of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. In comparison to Rohit Sharma, he is going to get more than Rs 7.5 crores.
Arshdeep, Avesh, Jitesh will have to give a strong performance
Four Indian players Jitesh Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan and Vijay Kumar Vishak will try to attract the attention of IPL franchises by performing better. Although, being Indian players, they are certain to be auctioned, but South African players are not going to get this facility. An IPL team can have a maximum of 8 foreign players. That means a maximum of 80 foreign players can be bid. In such a situation, only good performance can get African players tickets for IPL.
11 players of India are not worried about auction
Out of the 15-member team selected against South Africa, 11 players have been retained for IPL 2025. These include captain Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Akshar Patel, Yash Dayal, Varun Chakraborty and Ravi Bishnoi. Only Heinrich Klaasen, who was included in the African team, has been retained. It can be said that when these players enter the field, at least they will not have to worry about the IPL auction.
Tags: India vs South Africa, IPL Auction, Suryakumar Yadav
FIRST PUBLISHED : November 8, 2024, 5:30 PM IST
