Dhoni, R Ashwin up for grabs in IPL players' draft today

December 15, 2015 08:04

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, along with his teammates Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin, among others, will be up for grabs for the two new IPL teams in the draft to be held today.

The Sanjiv Goenka-owned Pune will have the first choice as they made the most competitive bid (reverse bidding; minus Rs 16 crore) for Pune. Intex, which bagged ownership rights for Rajkot, will go next.

Also available for picking by the Twenty20 League's two new franchises are other top international stars such as New Zealander Brendon McCullum, Australia's Shane Watson, now retired from international cricket, and current captain Steven Smith, and West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo from a total of 50 cricketers, who played for suspended IPL teams CSK and RR in the last edition earlier this year.

The two new teams will have a minimum of Rs 40 crore and a maximum of Rs 66 crore to buy players.

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