The Indian Premier Indian Premier League (IPL) auction is just around the corner and the buzz has already started to set in. There will be plenty of cricketers who will be auctioned. There are 73 slots to be filled, including 29 overseas players. It is scheduled to take place in Kolkata, also known as the City of Joy, on December 19.

In 2019, there were a lot of overseas cricketers who opted out of the IPL auction in order to prepare for the World Cup. Most of those were fast bowlers who wanted to manage their workloads. However, this year, most of the top fast bowlers are expected to be back in the auction pool. There are also teams that are looking for top-quality overseas pacers as well.

Here are five overseas pacers who can start bidding wars in the IPL auction:-

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-299827" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Mitchell-Starc-1.jpg" alt="Mitchell Starc" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-299827" class="wp-caption-text">Mitchell Starc. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)</figcaption>

There’s absolutely no doubt that Mitchell Starc is going to be one of the biggest attractions in the upcoming IPL auction. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/azhar-mahmood-criticises-pakistans-selection-policy-for-australia-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Australian</a> fast bowler has missed the Indian T20 league for four years in a row now. He has played just two seasons – 2014 and 2015. Since then, he’s largely been out due to some injury or the other.

The last time, his name went under the hammer, Starc got a stunning INR 9.4 crore as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) scalped him. But that was in 2018. He missed that season due to injury and with the World Cup and the Ashes in 2019, he gave this one a skip as well.

However, he looks all set to enter the auction this time around. Moreover, Starc is back playing white-ball cricket consistently. The left-arm quick is destructive and can pick wickets at will. Thus, he will be one of the overseas fast bowlers who can start a bidding war in the upcoming IPL auction.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-149144" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Pat-Cummins-1.jpg" alt="Pat Cummins of Delhi Daredevils" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-149144" class="wp-caption-text">Pat Cummins of Delhi Daredevils. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption>

Here is another Australian pacer who will be one of the biggest attractions as far as the bowlers are concerned. Pat Cummins has been excellent over the last few years. He may not have played a lot of T20 cricket in the last couple of years but he’s is one of the best all-format bowlers in the world at the present point in time.

Moreover, Cummins will be returning to the IPL for the first time since 2017. He first played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2014 and 2015 but didn’t get a lot of opportunities. In 2017, he played 12 matches for Delhi and also picked up 15 wickets. He was bought by Mumbai Indians (MI) for a sum of INR 5.6 crore in 2018. But a back injury prevented him from taking part in that season.

Thus, he was subsequently released and hence, Cummins is back in the auction pool. His ability to bowl quick and be effective at various stages of the game will attract quite a few teams.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-254369" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Chris-Jordan.jpg" alt="Chris Jordan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-254369" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Jordan. (Photo Source: Instagram)</figcaption>

Over the last few years, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cpl-2019-chris-jordan-takes-a-one-handed-stunner-to-dismiss-jonathan-carter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chris Jordan’s</a> stocks as a T20 bowler have come leaps and bounds. He has not missed a single T20I for England since the conclusion of the 2016 World T20 in India. The Barbados-born pacer has been very consistent and has been a genuine wicket-taker, especially in the death overs. Jordan bowls just an over or so in the powerplay.

But it is his ability to contain and also pick wickets at the back end that is rated very highly. Jordan can nail in the yorkers and can use his variations really well too. He showed his potential recently for the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the CPL and for the Qalandars in the Abu Dhabi T10 League. Thus, he is a very attractive proposition.

He has played a few seasons of the IPL. He made his debut in the tournament in 2016 while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He was called in as a replacement for Mitchell Starc. However, he played just that one season before he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) where he played two games in as many seasons.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-275735" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sheldon-Cottrell.jpg" alt="Sheldon Cottrell" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275735" class="wp-caption-text">Sheldon Cottrell of St Kitts &amp; Nevis Patriots. (Photo by Randy Brooks &#8211; CPL T20/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Sheldon Cottrell has been one of the big positives for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/a.601832999847425/3098708220159878/?type=3&amp;theater" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">West Indies</a> in white-ball cricket this year. As a team, they’ve not had the best of years but Cottrell is one of the few who performed consistently. The left-arm fast bowler constantly picked up wickets almost at all stages of the innings. He has the ability to move the new ball and can pick early wickets.

He can even come back and close out the innings at the death. Moreover, he has a good white-ball record. The left-arm option makes him a pretty interesting proposition as well. The left-arm pacer had an impressive stint this year for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the CPL.

Cottrell has never played the IPL before. But 2020 might well be the season for him. He may well make his debut and that after a possible bidding war and a hefty pay-cheque in the most-awaited auction.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-330372" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Alzarri-Joseph.jpg" alt="Alzarri Joseph" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-330372" class="wp-caption-text">Alzarri Joseph. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

We talk about dream debuts and Alzarri Joseph had one last year. In fact, it was an IPL debut like never before. The West Indian pacer broke the record of the best bowling figures in the history of the IPL. In a game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Joseph claimed 6/12 to overhaul Sohail Tanvir&#8217;s numbers back in 2008.

Joseph was himself a replacement player. The young pacer had come in place of Adam Milne who had been ruled out of the entire tournament due to an injury. And as soon as he took field, he smashed the record of best bowling figures. He played a couple of more games but failed to take a wicket.

But his tournament came to a premature end as he injured his arm in a game against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Joseph had to fly back after playing just three games in the season. Beuran Hendricks replaced him in MI’s fourth title winning campaign. This year, he also did a reasonable job for the Patriots in the CPL.

The Indian Premier Indian Premier League (IPL) auction is just around the corner and the buzz has already started to set in. There will be plenty of cricketers who will be auctioned. There are 73 slots to be filled, including 29 overseas players. It is scheduled to take place in Kolkata, also known as the City of Joy, on December 19.
In 2019, there were a lot of overseas cricketers who opted out of the IPL auction in order to prepare for the World Cup. Most of those were fast bowlers who wanted to manage their workloads. However, this year, most of the top fast bowlers are expected to be back in the auction pool. There are also teams that are looking for top-quality overseas pacers as well.
<h3>Here are five overseas pacers who can start bidding wars in the IPL auction:-</h3>
<h3>Mitchell Starc</h3>
<figure id="attachment_299827" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-299827" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-299827" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Mitchell-Starc-1.jpg" alt="Mitchell Starc" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-299827" class="wp-caption-text">Mitchell Starc. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
There’s absolutely no doubt that Mitchell Starc is going to be one of the biggest attractions in the upcoming IPL auction. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/azhar-mahmood-criticises-pakistans-selection-policy-for-australia-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Australian</a> fast bowler has missed the Indian T20 league for four years in a row now. He has played just two seasons – 2014 and 2015. Since then, he’s largely been out due to some injury or the other.
The last time, his name went under the hammer, Starc got a stunning INR 9.4 crore as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) scalped him. But that was in 2018. He missed that season due to injury and with the World Cup and the Ashes in 2019, he gave this one a skip as well.
However, he looks all set to enter the auction this time around. Moreover, Starc is back playing white-ball cricket consistently. The left-arm quick is destructive and can pick wickets at will. Thus, he will be one of the overseas fast bowlers who can start a bidding war in the upcoming IPL auction.

<h3>Pat Cummins</h3>
<figure id="attachment_149144" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-149144" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-149144" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Pat-Cummins-1.jpg" alt="Pat Cummins of Delhi Daredevils" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-149144" class="wp-caption-text">Pat Cummins of Delhi Daredevils. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Here is another Australian pacer who will be one of the biggest attractions as far as the bowlers are concerned. Pat Cummins has been excellent over the last few years. He may not have played a lot of T20 cricket in the last couple of years but he’s is one of the best all-format bowlers in the world at the present point in time.
Moreover, Cummins will be returning to the IPL for the first time since 2017. He first played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2014 and 2015 but didn’t get a lot of opportunities. In 2017, he played 12 matches for Delhi and also picked up 15 wickets. He was bought by Mumbai Indians (MI) for a sum of INR 5.6 crore in 2018. But a back injury prevented him from taking part in that season.
Thus, he was subsequently released and hence, Cummins is back in the auction pool. His ability to bowl quick and be effective at various stages of the game will attract quite a few teams.

<h3>Chris Jordan</h3>
<figure id="attachment_254369" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-254369" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-254369" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Chris-Jordan.jpg" alt="Chris Jordan" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-254369" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Jordan. (Photo Source: Instagram)</figcaption></figure>
Over the last few years, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cpl-2019-chris-jordan-takes-a-one-handed-stunner-to-dismiss-jonathan-carter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chris Jordan’s</a> stocks as a T20 bowler have come leaps and bounds. He has not missed a single T20I for England since the conclusion of the 2016 World T20 in India. The Barbados-born pacer has been very consistent and has been a genuine wicket-taker, especially in the death overs. Jordan bowls just an over or so in the powerplay.
But it is his ability to contain and also pick wickets at the back end that is rated very highly. Jordan can nail in the yorkers and can use his variations really well too. He showed his potential recently for the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the CPL and for the Qalandars in the Abu Dhabi T10 League. Thus, he is a very attractive proposition.
He has played a few seasons of the IPL. He made his debut in the tournament in 2016 while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He was called in as a replacement for Mitchell Starc. However, he played just that one season before he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) where he played two games in as many seasons.

<h3>Sheldon Cottrell</h3>
<figure id="attachment_275735" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275735" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-275735" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sheldon-Cottrell.jpg" alt="Sheldon Cottrell" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275735" class="wp-caption-text">Sheldon Cottrell of St Kitts &amp; Nevis Patriots. (Photo by Randy Brooks – CPL T20/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Sheldon Cottrell has been one of the big positives for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/a.601832999847425/3098708220159878/?type=3&amp;theater" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">West Indies</a> in white-ball cricket this year. As a team, they’ve not had the best of years but Cottrell is one of the few who performed consistently. The left-arm fast bowler constantly picked up wickets almost at all stages of the innings. He has the ability to move the new ball and can pick early wickets.
He can even come back and close out the innings at the death. Moreover, he has a good white-ball record. The left-arm option makes him a pretty interesting proposition as well. The left-arm pacer had an impressive stint this year for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the CPL.
Cottrell has never played the IPL before. But 2020 might well be the season for him. He may well make his debut and that after a possible bidding war and a hefty pay-cheque in the most-awaited auction.

<h3>Alzarri Joseph</h3>
<figure id="attachment_330372" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-330372" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-330372" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Alzarri-Joseph.jpg" alt="Alzarri Joseph" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-330372" class="wp-caption-text">Alzarri Joseph. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
We talk about dream debuts and Alzarri Joseph had one last year. In fact, it was an IPL debut like never before. The West Indian pacer broke the record of the best bowling figures in the history of the IPL. In a game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Joseph claimed 6/12 to overhaul Sohail Tanvir’s numbers back in 2008.
Joseph was himself a replacement player. The young pacer had come in place of Adam Milne who had been ruled out of the entire tournament due to an injury. And as soon as he took field, he smashed the record of best bowling figures. He played a couple of more games but failed to take a wicket.
But his tournament came to a premature end as he injured his arm in a game against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Joseph had to fly back after playing just three games in the season. Beuran Hendricks replaced him in MI’s fourth title winning campaign. This year, he also did a reasonable job for the Patriots in the CPL.

The Indian Premier Indian Premier League (IPL) auction is just around the corner and the buzz has already started to set in. There will be plenty of cricketers who will be auctioned. There are 73 slots to be filled, including 29 overseas players. It is scheduled to take place in Kolkata, also known as the City of Joy, on December 19.
In 2019, there were a lot of overseas cricketers who opted out of the IPL auction in order to prepare for the World Cup. Most of those were fast bowlers who wanted to manage their workloads. However, this year, most of the top fast bowlers are expected to be back in the auction pool. There are also teams that are looking for top-quality overseas pacers as well.
<h3>Here are five overseas pacers who can start bidding wars in the IPL auction:-</h3>
<h3>Mitchell Starc</h3>
<figure id="attachment_299827" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-299827" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-299827" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Mitchell-Starc-1.jpg" alt="Mitchell Starc" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-299827" class="wp-caption-text">Mitchell Starc. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
There’s absolutely no doubt that Mitchell Starc is going to be one of the biggest attractions in the upcoming IPL auction. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/azhar-mahmood-criticises-pakistans-selection-policy-for-australia-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Australian</a> fast bowler has missed the Indian T20 league for four years in a row now. He has played just two seasons – 2014 and 2015. Since then, he’s largely been out due to some injury or the other.
The last time, his name went under the hammer, Starc got a stunning INR 9.4 crore as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) scalped him. But that was in 2018. He missed that season due to injury and with the World Cup and the Ashes in 2019, he gave this one a skip as well.
However, he looks all set to enter the auction this time around. Moreover, Starc is back playing white-ball cricket consistently. The left-arm quick is destructive and can pick wickets at will. Thus, he will be one of the overseas fast bowlers who can start a bidding war in the upcoming IPL auction.

<h3>Pat Cummins</h3>
<figure id="attachment_149144" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-149144" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-149144" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Pat-Cummins-1.jpg" alt="Pat Cummins of Delhi Daredevils" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-149144" class="wp-caption-text">Pat Cummins of Delhi Daredevils. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
Here is another Australian pacer who will be one of the biggest attractions as far as the bowlers are concerned. Pat Cummins has been excellent over the last few years. He may not have played a lot of T20 cricket in the last couple of years but he’s is one of the best all-format bowlers in the world at the present point in time.
Moreover, Cummins will be returning to the IPL for the first time since 2017. He first played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2014 and 2015 but didn’t get a lot of opportunities. In 2017, he played 12 matches for Delhi and also picked up 15 wickets. He was bought by Mumbai Indians (MI) for a sum of INR 5.6 crore in 2018. But a back injury prevented him from taking part in that season.
Thus, he was subsequently released and hence, Cummins is back in the auction pool. His ability to bowl quick and be effective at various stages of the game will attract quite a few teams.

<h3>Chris Jordan</h3>
<figure id="attachment_254369" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-254369" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-254369" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Chris-Jordan.jpg" alt="Chris Jordan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-254369" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Jordan. (Photo Source: Instagram)</figcaption></figure>
Over the last few years, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cpl-2019-chris-jordan-takes-a-one-handed-stunner-to-dismiss-jonathan-carter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chris Jordan’s</a> stocks as a T20 bowler have come leaps and bounds. He has not missed a single T20I for England since the conclusion of the 2016 World T20 in India. The Barbados-born pacer has been very consistent and has been a genuine wicket-taker, especially in the death overs. Jordan bowls just an over or so in the powerplay.
But it is his ability to contain and also pick wickets at the back end that is rated very highly. Jordan can nail in the yorkers and can use his variations really well too. He showed his potential recently for the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the CPL and for the Qalandars in the Abu Dhabi T10 League. Thus, he is a very attractive proposition.
He has played a few seasons of the IPL. He made his debut in the tournament in 2016 while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He was called in as a replacement for Mitchell Starc. However, he played just that one season before he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) where he played two games in as many seasons.

<h3>Sheldon Cottrell</h3>
<figure id="attachment_275735" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275735" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-275735" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sheldon-Cottrell.jpg" alt="Sheldon Cottrell" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275735" class="wp-caption-text">Sheldon Cottrell of St Kitts &amp; Nevis Patriots. (Photo by Randy Brooks &#8211; CPL T20/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Sheldon Cottrell has been one of the big positives for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/crictracker/photos/a.601832999847425/3098708220159878/?type=3&amp;theater" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">West Indies</a> in white-ball cricket this year. As a team, they’ve not had the best of years but Cottrell is one of the few who performed consistently. The left-arm fast bowler constantly picked up wickets almost at all stages of the innings. He has the ability to move the new ball and can pick early wickets.
He can even come back and close out the innings at the death. Moreover, he has a good white-ball record. The left-arm option makes him a pretty interesting proposition as well. The left-arm pacer had an impressive stint this year for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the CPL.
Cottrell has never played the IPL before. But 2020 might well be the season for him. He may well make his debut and that after a possible bidding war and a hefty pay-cheque in the most-awaited auction.

<h3>Alzarri Joseph</h3>
<figure id="attachment_330372" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-330372" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-330372" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Alzarri-Joseph.jpg" alt="Alzarri Joseph" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-330372" class="wp-caption-text">Alzarri Joseph. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
We talk about dream debuts and Alzarri Joseph had one last year. In fact, it was an IPL debut like never before. The West Indian pacer broke the record of the best bowling figures in the history of the IPL. In a game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Joseph claimed 6/12 to overhaul Sohail Tanvir&#8217;s numbers back in 2008.
Joseph was himself a replacement player. The young pacer had come in place of Adam Milne who had been ruled out of the entire tournament due to an injury. And as soon as he took field, he smashed the record of best bowling figures. He played a couple of more games but failed to take a wicket.
But his tournament came to a premature end as he injured his arm in a game against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Joseph had to fly back after playing just three games in the season. Beuran Hendricks replaced him in MI’s fourth title winning campaign. This year, he also did a reasonable job for the Patriots in the CPL.

There are teams that are looking for some top-quality overseas pacers.

IPL 2020: Five overseas pacers who can start bidding wars in the auction

The IPL auction is just around the corner and the buzz has already started to set in. There will be plenty of cricketers who will be auctioned. There are 71