Some of India's up and coming talents, including Unmukt Chand and Rishi Dhawan, are expected to feature in the IPl auction for the first time as they feature in the 651-strong list of uncapped players to be put under the hammer on February 12 and 13 in Bangalore.
The franchises have received the list of the uncapped players and they have time time till February 3 to send the names they are interested in to the IPl authorities, who will then make a final shortlist for the players' auction. The list has been divided into two groups: the first one comprises 127 players who have already played in the IPl, while the second features potential first-timers.
The base prices of these uncapped players have been fixed between of Rs 10 and Rs 30 lakhs. Pandey, the IPl's first Indian centurion, and Dhawan — this season's leading wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy — have listed their base prices at Rs 20 lakhs. The likes of India's Under-19 World Cup-winning captain Chand, Suman, Bhatia and Abdulla are in the top uncapped bracket at Rs 30 lakhs. A further 50 names are likely to be added to this long list.
Meanwhile, 12 players have been added to the list of capped players, which now stands at 244 — Varun Aaron, Hemang Badani, laxmi Shukla, Aavishkar Salvi, VRV Singh (all from India), Chris lynn (Australia), Simon Jones (England), Farhaan Behardien, Henry Davids, Roelof van de Merwe, David Wiese (all from South Africa) and Andre Russell (West Indies).