BBL 2020-21: 5 Players who can earn bids in the IPL 2021 Auction

After hosting a thrilling and exciting 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) across three venues namely Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to organize IPL 2021 in India in the month of April and May.

The much-awaited mini-auction for the 14th edition of the T20 Championship will be conducted on February 18, 2021, in Chennai and all eight franchises will be looking forward to adding some crucial players to their squad and make it competent enough to help them lift the coveted IPL trophy in 2021.

Thus, the team-managements are keeping a close eye on the ongoing 2020-21 edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) and will be hoping to rope in a handful of overseas players who have done exceedingly well in Australia’s domestic tournament.

Here is the list of 5 BBL Players who can earn bids in the IPL 2021 Auction: –

1. Alex Hales

Despite having a rough start to his cricket career, England’s right-handed opening batsman Alex Hales is trying to rebuild his career by featuring in T20 leagues across the globe. The batsman has performed exceptionally well for Sydney Thunder in the ongoing 2020-21 edition of the Big Bash League in Australia.

He is the highest run-getter in the marquee tournament thus far with a whopping 535 runs in 14 games. Along with that, Hales had recently broken Marcus Stoinis’ record of hitting most sixes in a BBL season by smashing 30 sixes in the ongoing edition.

Looking at his spectacular records in the T20 leagues, it won’t be wrong to say that England’s Alex Hales can earn a staggering amount of money in the upcoming IPL auction for the 2021 edition with teams like Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) going behind him.