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3 domestic players who can break the bank at IPL Auction | 3 Indian domestic players who can land a contract at the IPL 2021 Auction
Every year, there is a feel good story at the end of the IPl auctions as some or the other domestic player bags an IPL contract. This year as well, several domestic talents will be going under the hammer as the players who impressed in the recently-concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy will be eagerly waiting to see whether they are picked by any team on the auction table.
Here is a glance through, who can bag an IPL contract at the auction in Chennai.
Shahrukh Khan
Unarguably, the first name on the list is of Tamil Nadu’s finisher Shahrukh Khan. He was a vital cog in TN’s run as they became the champions of the T20 tourney for the first time since 2007.
The ‘finisher’ who has the ability to accelerate at the death by playing a plethora of shots, hasn’t yet plied his trade for any team in the IPL. He played a fabulous knock in the quarter-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy when TN were reeling at 66 for 5 in 13 overs, chasing a tricky total of 135. Along with Aparajith, Khan made sure that TN went through to the semi-final. He was fantastic in the group stages as well as the final and this display of consistent performances ameliorated his chances of bagging an IPL contract.
Given the fact that ‘SRK’ is a domestic player who is a power-hitter in the death overs, his rare skill set will make him a costlier buy at the auction with teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals looking to get similar type of players.
Jalaj Saxena
If any fan follows the Indian domestic scene, then Jalaj Saxena’s name isn’t something which is unheard of. The spin-bowling all-rounder has plied his trade for a few IPL teams in the past but hasn’t got game time. He was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the upcoming edition of the player auction. He picked 10 wickets in 5 matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Kerala and once again proved his skills in the shortest format of the game.
With teams like Chennai Super Kings looking for an off-spinner and many teams looking for a spinner, there is a chance that Jalaj Saxena will bag an IPL contract.
M Azharuddeen
Azharuddeen became a trending talk on social media as he scored 54-ball 137, which included 9 boundaries and 11 maximums. He scored the highest score by an Indian in a chase and has been touted as one of the players to watch out for ahead of the IPL auctions.
The highlight of Azharuddeen’s innings was the ease with which he cleared the boundary rope against the Mumbai team with a couple of bowlers, Dhawal Kulkarni and Tushar Deshpande, who played the IPL last season.
He has the intent to attack from the word go and with teams looking for a powerplay big-hitter, Azhar might be playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders or the Royal Challengers as they are looking for players in the same bracket.
There are other players like Kedar Devdhar, Lukman Meriwala, Chetan Sakariya who might bag an IPL contract on the back of an impressive showing in the domestic circuit.
It will be interesting to see which domestic players have bagged an IPL contract and do follow Cricblog for all the post-auction analysis.
Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.
