Hopeful I'll go somewhere in IPL auction: England all-rounder Sam Curran

England allrounder Sam Curran is hoping to get a good deal in the IPL auction on Friday but said being in the same bracket as someone like Ben Stokes and a few others might affect his chancesThe IPL auction will take place in Kochi with allrounders like Stokes and Australias Cameron Green among others expected to make big bucks with several teams hoping to bid big on themCurran whose base price is Rs 2 crore can multiply his earnings in the auction and the 24yearold said he will be keenly following the action on televisionIve been in previous auctions as well you go in with your base price Ill be watching the auction on TV On Friday morning I guess when your name comes up you just say keep the paddle up there Curran said in a video posted by The TelegraphCurran who was picked up for a mindboggling Rs 72crore by Punjab Kings the thirdhighest bid in the auctions prior to IPL 2019 added he was quite hopeful of landing a good dealAlso readEngland completes memorable 30 series sweep in PakistanFirstly youve got to get picked Ive got obviously hope that Ill go somewhere But I guess thats one of those things that Im in the same bracket as Ben Stokes and a few other allrounders who have come out and I guess they work in sets So anything can happen he addedAhead of the 2020 season Curran was released by Punjab Kings but the pace bowling allrounder who had a base price of Rs 1 crore was finally sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 55 croreWith fourtime IPL champions CSK looking to rebuild after finishing ninth in IPL 2022 they could again target Curran as Dwayne Bravo has retired leaving a key slot vacant The England player would suit them because he has done well for them in the pastOn Englands stunning 30 Test series win against Pakistan Curran said the way the side was playing was simply amazingIts been crazy Having played under Test skipper Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum in the past the way theyve been playing is amazing It winning run started in the summer and the best thing about it I guess is that there been quite a few injuries and guys like Jonny Bairstow who probably started that winning streak and came out and gave that confidence hes missed out due to a freak injuryNow youve got Brooky Harry Brook coming in and get three hundreds in Pakistan and he is kind of saying how would Jonny get back Its absolutely amazing said CurranI guess everyone thought Pakistan is an amazingly tough place to tour But to win its an amazing achievementThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever