IPL auction 2024: Top international players to watch out for

With the IPL auction 2024 being less than a day away there will be some eyecatching picks during the auction as all ten franchises look to fill the available 77 slots Some of the top overseas players who are likely to steal the limelight during the auction hail from top cricketing nations like New Zealand England Australia and South AfricaAustralias 29yearold opener Travis Head is one of the names who has established himself as one of the biggest cricketing stars in 2023He is known to play big knocks for his team when it matters most He scored a matchwinning knock of 163 off 174 balls in the World Test Championship final against India earlier this yearHe once again haunted India in the World Cup final he took on the opposition bowlers and scored a 137 to guide Australia to their recordextending sixth titleIn T20I Head has played 23 matches and scored 554 runs at an average of 291 Travis has had experience of playing in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB and Delhi Capitals DC Overall the lefthanded batter has scored 205 runs in 10 matches at an average of 2929 and a strike rate of 13851The second player who is likely to walk away with a hefty price tag is English youngster Harry Brook The righthanded batter has become the hottest prospect in the world of cricket following his consistent performances for the Three Lions across the three formatsIn 2022 he announced himself to the world during Englands tour to Pakistan During Englands victory in Multan in the second Test Brook played an eyecatching knock of 108 in the second innings which proved crucial in Englands 28run victoryOver the year he has established himself as one of the most recognized faces in the world of cricket but T20I is a format in which he is yet to prove his prowessIn 24 innings Brook has amassed 531 runs at an average of 279 and a strike rate of 1451 After his consistent performances for England Sunrisers Hyderabad decided to cash in on the youngster and acquired his services for a whopping sum of Rs 1325 croreHowever he failed to justify his price tag as he scored just 190 runs in 11 matches at an average of 211 in IPL 2023 He was released by SRH and will once again appear in the auction Teams will be looking to add the youngster to their roster to get the dynamism that the youngster offersAlso ReadILT20 hands 20month ban to NaveenulHaq for breach of contractComing to allrounders South African youngster Gerald Coetzee and New Zealands Rachin Ravindra are two players to watch out for in the IPL auction 2024Both players left their mark in last months World Cup by producing some sensational performances The Proteas allrounder is known for his bowling capabilities as he reached the milestone of most wickets for the Proteas in a single edition of the ODI World CupIn the ODI World Cup 2023 Coetzee bagged 20 wickets The Proteas speedster overtook the Player of the Tournament of the 1999 World Cup Lance Klusener who had 17 wickets by his nameIn the shortest format of cricket Coetzee is yet to prove himself as he has just played four matches and scored 25 runs at an average of 833 He has also scalped six wickets with an economy of 105Coming to Rachin the Kiwi is more dominant with the bat in comparison to the ball The Kiwi youngster was the fourthhighest run scorer in the ODI World Cup 2023 he scored 578 runs with a strike rate of 10644 after playing 10 matches Meanwhile Ravindra also picked up five wickets in nine innings and proved himself to be an effective wickettaker as wellIn the T20I format the lefthanded batter has played 18 matches and scored 145 runs at an average of 1318 He has also claimed 11 wickets with a healthy economy of 668Finally coming to the bowlers Sri Lankas Wanindu Hasaranga and Australias Mitchell Starc are the two names who are likely to catch the eyes of several franchises Both bowlers are well known for their remarkable capabilities in T20 cricket and can also chip in runs with the batAlso ReadHigh praise for Team India from England skipper Heather KnightThe legspinner has had his issues with fitness after he picked up a thigh strain in the playoffs of the Lankan Premier League LPL earlier this year which forced him to sit out of Sri Lankas World Cup campaignHe will be keen to return to onfield action and continue to add to his eyecatching statistics in T20I format In 58 matches the 26yearold spinner has claimed 91 wickets with an economy of 813In the IPL Hasaranga has 35 wickets in 26 matches with an economy of 813 Coming to his batting statistics he scored 72 runs in the IPL and 533 runs in the T20I formatComing to Starc he has been riding high on confidence throughout this year He has already lifted the World Cup trophy and the World Test Championship trophyIn T20I he has played 58 matches and scalped 73 wickets at an economy of 763 He has also played 27 matches in the IPL and claimed 34 wickets at an economy of 716With agency inputs