https://www.newswire.lk/2023/06/11/suresh-raina-chris-lynn-among-foreign-players-in-lpl-auction/
The inaugural player auction of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo on 14th June.
This is the first time the tournament, which is Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 league with an international flavour, is conducting a player auction.
The SLC stated that each franchise team will bring in a sum of US$ 500,000 for the auction to bid for players, thus totalling up to an overall sum of US$ 2.5 million from all five teams.
358 players will be auctioned on 14th along with several prominent foreign players.
Follows are some prominent players in the reportedly registered for the auction
Chris Lynn, Australia
Russie Van dur Dussen, South Africa
Nathan Coulter-Nile, Australia
Ben Cutting, Australia
Noor Ahamed, Afghanistan
Mohamed Nabi, Afghanistan
Evin Lewis, West Indies
Carlos Braitwaite, West Indies
Colin De Grandhomme, New Zealand
Jason Behrendorff, Australia
Taskin Ahmed, Bangladesh
Mahmudullah Riyad, Bangladesh
Suresh Raina, India
Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh
Sarfaraz Ahmed, Pakistan
Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh
The inaugural player auction of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo on 14th June.
This is the first time the tournament, which is Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 league with an international flavour, is conducting a player auction.
The SLC stated that each franchise team will bring in a sum of US$ 500,000 for the auction to bid for players, thus totalling up to an overall sum of US$ 2.5 million from all five teams.
358 players will be auctioned on 14th along with several prominent foreign players.
Follows are some prominent players in the reportedly registered for the auction
Chris Lynn, Australia
Russie Van dur Dussen, South Africa
Nathan Coulter-Nile, Australia
Ben Cutting, Australia
Noor Ahamed, Afghanistan
Mohamed Nabi, Afghanistan
Evin Lewis, West Indies
Carlos Braitwaite, West Indies
Colin De Grandhomme, New Zealand
Jason Behrendorff, Australia
Taskin Ahmed, Bangladesh
Mahmudullah Riyad, Bangladesh
Suresh Raina, India
Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh
Sarfaraz Ahmed, Pakistan
Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh