HARDUS VILJOEN (SA)
Base price – 75 lakhs INR
South Africa is rumored to be in the race to host the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League as the general elections in the country might be held at the same time as the T20 tournament.
This means that South African players will be in great demand and especially fast bowlers. Hardus Viljoen is one such express paced fast bowlers who will be in limelight in the auction. He has played one Test for South Africa and the 29-year-old quick has played for Kent and Gloucestershire in English country cricket.
Viljoen is currently playing for Derbyshire after signing a Kolpak deal with the county and has played in the PSL for Multan Sultans, impressing one and all with his pace and ability to bowl a pacy bouncer.