5 players who could be the most expensive at IPL Auction 2019

The IPL is four months away, but the IPL fever has already started thanks to the trade and the player retention. All the speculations and the rumours of who is going to be retained, and be released ended on November 15 when the final list of players retained by the franchise was released.

IPL Auction is an event in the cricketing calendar that can make or break a cricketer's and the team's fortune in the tournament. The released players are going to be the major attractions in this auction along with a few new upcoming stars.

This auction can be the redemption for many of the players who are released, and for some players, this can be the opportunity to cement a place in their country's World Cup team.

With the IPL season 12 being moved up, Auction is scheduled to happen in less than a month's time. IPL Auction 2019 is fast approaching, and here are 5 Players who players could be the most expensive at IPL Auction 2019.

#5 Shimron Hetmyer

What better way for a non-IPL star to make an impact than coming to India, and thrashing some of the best bowlers of that India has to offer. Shimron Hetmyer did this with some style. The only time West Indians stood a chance at winning the match was when Hetmyer was smashing the ball to all parts of the ground.

In the 5-match series, Shimron Hetmyer was the highest run-scorer for the West Indies. He scored 259 runs at a mind-boggling strike rate of 140. If Hetmyer can dish out this punishment in an ODI, imagine him playing the Indian Premier League.

IPL Auction is all about the match winners and the game changers, Hetmyer certainly is one.

With the lack of heavy-hitting top order batsman like Shimron in the franchises like Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Hetmyer can start a bidding war among the franchises this time around.

#4 Carlos Brathwaite

Carlos Brathwaite smashing 4 sixes in the final over of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 is etched in the memory of every fan in the cricketing community. Brathwaite is one of among long list of powerful T20 players produced by the Caribbean nation.

His release from the Sunrisers Hyderabad's squad raised lots of eyebrows as Carlos did nothing wrong to not be retained in the team. Brathwaite is more of an aggressive batsman who can take charge against any bowler. In addition to his batting, he is very effective with the ball and a great wicket-taker in the death overs.

In the 13 innings that he has played in IPL, He has scored 170 runs at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 168.32 and has also taken 13 wickets. West Indian all-rounders are always in high demand because generally West Indian all-rounders have been the heart of many successful IPL teams like CSK(Dwyane Bravo), MI(Kieron Pollard), and KKR(Kolkata Knight Riders).

#3 Axar Patel

Remember Pawan Negi, the left-arm orthodox spinner who can bat a bit and got 8.5 Crores in the auction. Axar Patel is a better batsman, certainly a better bowler than Negi, and one can expect him to go above 8.5 crores.

Axar was the only player to be retained by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the mega-auction, but due to injuries, and the inclusion of Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Ravichandran Ashwin, Patel's spot in the team came under the radar.

In the 68 matches that he has represented the Punjab based franchise, he has taken 61 wickets at an economy rate below 8, and also bats at a strike rate above 125.

Indian capped players are always in huge demand, let alone a bowling all-rounder. If he can maintain his fitness, Axar can be a vital cog to any team that he represents. It will be interesting to see which team that he will play for in IPL season 12.

#2 Jaydev Unadkat

Dinesh Karthik after poor IPL in 2014 went for a whopping 10.5 crores in the next season and same with Yuvraj Singh who went for 16 crores after being released RCB after a poor season. History can repeat itself with Jaydev Unadkat.

The above examples perfectly show the demand of the Indian capped players. After a stupendous season with the Rising Pune Supergiants in the IPL season 10, Unadkat was brought by Rajasthan Royals for a massive price tag of 11.5 crores.

Jaydev Unadkat failed to do justice to the price tag as he ended up only taking 11 wickets in the 15 matches that he played at a poor economy of 9.65.

Unadkat has had a great domestic season with Saurashtra as he managed to take 16 wickets in the 8 matches that he played. Teams like Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Delhi Daredevils are in need of a quality Indian pacer, and Jaydev can be the one to fill the void.

#1 Glenn Maxwell

RCB can make use of a player like Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell is probably the most destructive batsman in cricket right now. Maxwell's career in IPL has been a roller coaster, and it has had its fair share of ups and downs.

Even as an unknown commodity in IPL season 6, Glenn became the most expensive player of the auction when he was bought by the Mumbai Indians for 1 Million Dollars.

In the mega player auction earlier this year, Delhi Daredevils bought 'The Big Show' Maxwell for 9 crores, but he failed to reciprocate the money invested on him. Last season, Maxwell only managed to score 169 runs at a paltry average of 14.08. These performances were the reason for his release.

However you can write off Maxwell's calibre as a T20 player, he can turn the course of a match in an over, and one of the finest fielders in the game. Maxwell even proved what he is capable of in the 1st T20I match of India's tour to Australia. With these abilities, Maxwell can break the bank in the auction for season 12.