IPL Auction 2023: Stokes to Curran, top 5 overseas players who could earn big money on December 23
The HinduThe Indian Premier League 2023 auction is set to take place in Kochi on Friday. Here is a look at the top foreign players who could start a bidding war at the IPL auction on December 23: BEN STOKES Ben Stokes is arguably modern cricket’s biggest on-field miracle worker. In the space of six years, between a harrowing last over to West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite in the 2016 T20 World Cup final defeat and a match-winning fifty in the 2022 final, Stokes has emerged at the forefront of England’s white-ball redefinition. Curran’s adept control and wicket-taking proficiency were a standout in the World Cup - a feature that could turn his INR 2 crore base price multiple times over at Friday’s auction. HARRY BROOK Touted as the next big thing in English cricketing circles, 23-year-old Harry Brook was part of England’s T20 World Cup-winning campaign in Australia last month.