India pacer Deepak Chahar is confident that Chennai Super Kings will bid for him again in the Indian Premier League auction. Chahar, who was one of the highest paid players in CSK over the last couple of seasons, was not able to play to his best potential. Chahar was injured multiple times over the last fews years, hindering his performance in the IPL.
Speaking to TOI before the mega-auction, Chahar said that he was confident of the team bidding for him on November 24 and 25. What happens if a team outbids CSK for the services of the player? Chahar said that if not for CSK, he would like to play for Rajasthan Royals in the tournament.
“I was not retained by them in the last mega auction as well. But they went all out for me and bought me back. I don’t know what will happen this year, but I know my skill will be valued more now given the fact that around 90-100 runs are being scored in the Powerplay and that’s why the teams are scoring more than 200 more frequently. I have proved how valuable I can be in limiting runs in that phase of the game.”
“I think they (CSK) will bid for me again. I would like to don the yellow jersey again and if not that, then I would want Rajasthan Royals to bid for me,” Chahar said.
The IPL mega-auction is going to be held in Jeddah on November 24 and 25 paralelly to the 1st Test match between India and Australia. The auction was initially scheduled to be held in Riyadh, but it has now come to light that Abady Al Johar Arena will host the two-day auction after a last-minute change in venue.
A total of 1574 players (1165 Indians and 409 overseas) have registered for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The list has 1,224 uncapped players, 320 capped players and 30 cricketers from associate nations. 48 capped Indians are there on the list.
272 capped internationals, 152 uncapped Indians who have played in the IPL before, three uncapped international cricketers who have played in the IPL before, 965 uncapped Indians and 104 uncapped internationals have registered for the auction. From Australia, 76 cricketers have thrown their hat in the ring for the upcoming auction.
91 South African cricketers are on the list as well. England and Afghanistan have 52 and 29 players respectively in the auction. New Zealand have 39 players while Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have 29 players each.
The list of players in the auction will be pruned as only 204 slots are up for grabs. Every squad will have a maximum of 25 players in the squad.
