adminLONDON. — English cricketer Kevin Pietersen will be among the biggest attractions in the auction for the 2014 Indian Premier League.
The batsman is available to play the entire tournament for the first time after being sacked by England. He has been given the highest possible reserve price of 20m rupees (£195 000) but tipped to earn as much as £3m by former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi. England players Ian Bell and Ravi Bopara are also available in the auction today and tomorrow.
Fellow current and former England internationals Jade Dernbach, Craig Kieswetter, Luke Wright, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Alex Hales, Samit Patel, Rikki Clarke and Simon Jones are among those going under the hammer in Bangalore today.
Eoin Morgan, who has played more matches in the tournament – 32 – than any other England-qualified player, withdrew from the auction on Monday in order to boost his chances of a Test recall. — AFP.
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