In the world of cricket, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most viewed and thrilling competitions. Some of the top cricketers are auctioned off by the teams each year during the IPL. The IPL 2023 auction is scheduled for December 23, 2022. (Friday). The event will take place in Kerala’s Kochi city. At 11 AM IST, the IPL auction will commence.
T20 cricket places the greatest emphasis on the value of wicketkeeping. The Indian Premier Competition is the top T20 league and has included some of the top names in the market.
Over the course of the previous IPL season, many glovesmen left their stamp on the competition. Many wicketkeepers have signed up for the IPL 2023 auction. In the upcoming IPL 2023 auction, three of the most sought-after wicket-keeper batsmen who could get high bids are:
Narayan Jagadeesan
After his recent success in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Jagadeesan will be on every franchise’s want list. During the retention window, Chennai Super Kings released the Tamil Nadu keeper-batsman. His hitting started right after his release.
After reaching 277 against Andhra Pradesh in one of the games, he smashed multiple batting records. His final season total was 830 runs from 8 games, with a strike rate of 125.38 and an average of 138.33. He finished the season with 500 runs. Many teams will make a strong effort to get this Indian keeper during the IPL 2023 auction.
Shai Hope
Shai Hope is a T20I hitter who plays by the rules. In ODIs, he leads the West Indies in runs scored. In 2019, the keeper-batter scored 1345 runs in 28 ODIs for the Windies, including 8 fifty-plus runs and a 400-plus run performance.
Since then, he has amassed 709 runs in 21 ODIs while scoring 282 runs in six ODIs in 2020, 310 runs in five games in 2021. His T20I performance is not impressive, as he has only amassed 304 runs in 19 matches. He hasn’t yet participated in the IPL, however he is a safe keeper behind the wickets who may surprise teams.
Heinrich Klaasen
When playing in India, Klassen has a solid track record. The South Af
rican keeper-batsman showed off his variety of strokeplay in the T20I series against India last year. He can play the ball effectively and plays with terrific spin.
He has strong keeping abilities as well and is employed as a finisher for his country. Teams might try to get him at IPL 2023 auctions and utilize him as a stand-in opener or middle-order batsman. The right-strike hander’s rate in T20 international cricket is 146.79.
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