It is not a surprise that in every Mega Auction, we see a foreign cricketer surprisingly mint a good amount of money. The auctions purely happen based on supply versus demand and hence, all of this is common. While we now expect teams to be desperate for the likes of Jos Buttler, we could also see a few under-rated names getting a good price at the auctions. On that note, here, we take a look at the list of three overseas players who could surprisingly trigger a bidding war at IPL 2025 Mega Auctions.
1) Josh Inglis
The Australian wicket-keeper has been in fine touch for a while now. He has developed as a T20 cricketer and is someone who can play at various batting slots.
If not as a straight starter in the playing XI, he can be a choice as a backup. In fact, based on how the auctions go, there could be more demand for him when his name comes up. Hence, we feel there could be a bidding war for him.
2) Ben Duckett
The English left-handed batter was one of the best batters in the recent Hundred 2024. A middle-order batter in white-ball cricket, he recently made the shift to the top of the order, as well.
A handy wicket-keeper, as well, Ben falls in the mould of Travis Head. On his day, he can be very destructive. The age profile is also very decent. Therefore, we could see many teams line him up at the auctions.
3) Allah Ghazanfar
Allah Ghazanfar is one of the overseas players who could surprisingly trigger a bidding war at IPL 2025 Mega Auctions. The cricketer spent all his time on the bench in IPL 2024 for KKR. However, going by his current form, he will surely play a lot of games in IPL 2025.
A spinner with a mystery element, teams will do anything to sign such a player. There is always the search on for the next Sunil Narine and Allah could certainly be that candidate.
