The 17th Indian Premier League auction will get underway on December 19. Here’s where you can watch the IPL 2024 auction in Australia, including the TV channels and live streaming details.
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All in all, 355 cricketers have been shortlisted for the forthcoming IPL 2024 auction, of which 119 are overseas players, including two cricketers from associate nations. Given the history of teams preferring Australians for their battle-hardened nature, the auction could witness neck-to-neck bidding wars to acquire them.
Australia’s form in recent ICC tournaments has been phenomenal, making their players a desirable prospect. They claimed their maiden T20I World Cup in 2021, followed by an aberration in a home World Cup in the same format in 2022, but again peaked to clinch the World Test Championship and an ODI World Cup in 2023, defeating India in the final on both occasions.
One name which has created a lot of buzz is Travis Head. Player of the match in both finals (WTC and CWC 2023) for his free-flowing batting, Head can fetch massive deals.
Here are the Retained Players of all 🔟 teams of #IPL 2024!
Which side according to you is the strongest heading into the IPL Auction 🤔 pic.twitter.com/cIMs3dpgBd
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 27, 2023
Another thing teams associate with Australian players is an endless line of quality pacers. With Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc returning to the drawing boards, sides will be drooling over to sign them up to address their fast-bowling woes.
You can find the full list of Australian players who will go under the hammer in the IPL 2024 auction here.
IPL auction 2024, where to watch live in Australia: TV channels and live streaming for IPL 2024 auction
Fox Sports 505 will telecast the IPL 2024 live in Australia, while Foxtel-owned sports streaming service Kayo Sports will provide live-streaming facilities.
