Ben Stokes, Ishant Sharma amongst players with highest base price. Image Source: XtraTime[/caption]Internet Desk: India’s star pacer Ishant Sharma, England’s limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan and formar Australian express bowler Mitchell Johnson are in the top seven players list, who have registered themselves at the highest base price of Rs 2 crore(approx $298,000) for IPL 2017 player auction.
English power-hitters Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes, Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews and Australian pacer Pat Cummins are the other players in the list.
The IPL auction is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on February 20.
The Rs 1.5 crore bracket has England's Johnny Bairstow, New Zealander Trent Boult, Australia's Nathan Lyon and Brad Haddin, South African Kyle Abott and Jason Holder of the West Indies.
A total of 799 players are part of the initial roster which would be reduced once the franchises submit their preferences before the deadline this weekend. There are 160 capped players from eight countries - leaving out Bangladesh and Pakistan - and 639 from India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies.
This will be the final year of IPL before the teams overhaul their squads for the 2018 season. The existing player contracts will expire after this season of the league and most players are expected to go under the hammer at a mega auction ahead of the 2018 season.
With inputs from PTI.
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