JAIPUR: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction is here and among 333 players, who will go under the hammer in Dubai on Tuesday, there are five from Rajasthan, namely Manav Suthar (20 lakh), Kamlesh Nagarkoti (30 lakh), Vishal Godara (20 lakh), Ganesh Chaudhary (20 lakh), Ashok Sharma (20 lakh) Sahil Dhiwan (20 lakh). All are uncapped players.
Left-arm spinner Manav is expected to attract a lot of interest among the bidders. The 21-year-old is currently a part of India A that is playing against South Africa in the latter’s backyard. He also played for India A for the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023.
Manav’s performance in the domestic circuit has also been impressive. In 8 First-Class matches he has taken 44 wickets which includes 4 four-wicket hauls, 2 five-wicket hauls and two 10-wicket hauls. In 8 List A games, he has 15 scalps and 4 wickets in 7 T20s. The boy from Sri Ganganagar can also be useful with the bat down the order.
The 20-year-old medium-pacer Vishal impressed in the Rajasthan Premier League (RPL) with 12 wickets to his credit in 7 matches and emerged as the highest wicket-taker in the inaugural RPL in September. Meanwhile, 21-year-old Ganesh is a left-arm spinner and Sahil, 26, is a medium pacer who made his First-Class debut last season.
All-rounder Kamlesh, who is not new to the IPL, might find it tough to attract interest from the franchises as he has a history of injuries. In the past, the 23-year-old has represented Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) between 2018-2021 and Delhi Capitals in 2022-23.
In five years of his IPL career , Kamlesh has played only 12 games where he has taken 5 wickets at an economy of 9.50.
The Kolkata franchise had picked Ashok last year. His swing bowling played an important role for his Jaipur team in the RPL. He might get lucky even this year with a new deal.
