The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the list of 590 players who will go under the hammer in the mega auction in Bengaluru on 12th and 13th February ahead of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The mega auction is more special this year due to the addition of two new franchises from Lucknow (Super Giants) and Ahmedabad.
Last year, India’s veteran pacemen bowler Sreesanth had registered for the IPL auction but his name didn’t feature in the final list. However, at 38, Sreesanth has been listed among the 590 players for the mega auction with a base price of rupees 50 lakh.
Making a comeback after a seven-year suspension from all forms of cricket, The veteran made an appearance for Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy last year where he registered four wickets.
Expressing his joy he posted a tweet on Twitter on Monday.
Love u all..can’t thank u all enough..lots of gratitude ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Thnks a lot..#grateful and alwys will be grateful to each and every try one of u..plss do keep me in ur prayers for final auction too..”om Nama Shivaya..” pic.twitter.com/XAyBGx9IVU
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) February 1, 2022
An aggressive battle to acquire the signature of some of the finest Indian cricketing talent is on the cards in the IPL mega auction this year, when players like Shreyas Iyer, R Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Deepak Chahar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Yuzvendra Chahal and many more go under the hammer in the auction this year.
It will be interesting to see if any of the franchises pounces on the veteran to get his services for their teams.
