IPL Auction 2024

Ranveer Singh predicts which two players would be most expensive buys in Indian T20 League mini auction

The Indian T20 League mini-auction is almost here as the mega event is set to be held on Friday in Kochi. A total of 405 players will go under the hammer as the 10 franchises look to fill the 87 vacant spots. Ahead of the auction Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has also named his favourite players whom he’s expecting to go for a huge amount on Friday.

Ranveer, who is an ardent lover of several sports is also a long-time Indian T20 League fan and had some interesting thoughts about this year’s Auction. In an interaction with Star Sports, Ranveer Singh spoke his heart out on who will bag the title of the most expensive player in this year’s auction as the world eagerly waits for Indian T20 League 2023 to get underway.

“I think the most expensive player at the auction, it’s going to be between Ben Stokes and Sam Curran, both are all-rounders. Sam Curran showed his fine form and Ben Stokes is well, Ben Stokes. I think in the end, it might be Ben Stokes just a little bit more expensive than Sam Curran because he’s done the biggest things on the biggest stage, the highest level of achievement at the very highest level of the sport,” Ranveer said on Cricket Live Auction Special on Star Sports.

“So, he has that little bit of sheen to him and he has that superstar presence and quality. He brings in so much to any team that he’s a part of, a diverse 360° player. I think Ben Stokes might be the most expensive one,” he added.

There is only one Kieron Pollard: Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh also spoke about the Mumbai franchise and how irreplaceable the West Indian Kieron Pollard was to the franchise as he retires from the Indian T20 League.

“Honestly, with all due respect to Ben Stokes, Sam Curran and Cameroon Green, I don’t think that there is any replacement for Kieron Pollard. He is a one-of-a-kind player, an all-rounder that had an unparalleled contribution to Mumbai’s legacy, the Indian T20 League, he really is one of a kind. There is only one Kieron Pollard and so I don’t think there is any replacement for him, he is irreplaceable,” he added.