Franchises in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/bcci-planning-to-organise-ipl-auction-ahead-of-2023-season-in-mid-december-report-23247214" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Indian Premier League (IPL)</a> have reportedly approached Australian cricketers for signing year-round contracts to represent them in various franchise T20 leagues where they have their teams.&nbsp;
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A report in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald says IPL franchise representatives have held informal talks with the players to know how much money would be required for them to commit to playing for them in various T20 leagues instead of playing international cricket.
&ldquo;A source familiar with the issue said a sum of $5 million had been discussed to lure a big-name Australian player. This would be more than double what Test and one-day international captain <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/pat-cummins-rested-for-australias-series-against-zimbabwe-nz-23236521" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Pat Cummins</a> is paid as the highest-ranked player on CA&rsquo;s contracts list.
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&ldquo;Contracted Australian stars such as Cummins, David Warner and Glenn Maxwell would be eagerly sought by IPL franchises that own teams in other Twenty20 leagues,&rdquo; said the report.
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This would be more than double what Test and one-day international captain Pat Cummins is paid as the highest-ranked player on CA’s contracts list

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