On February 11, 2021, the IPL governing council announced the shortlisted players for the upcoming IPL 2021 auction. Out of 1114 players who had registered for the auction, the list was pruned to 292 players with 125 being overseas players.

IPL 2021: 292 players set to go under the hammer in the VIVO IPL auction

Though big names like Joe Root and Mitchell Starc opted out of the IPL 2021 auction, there is still lots of star power in the auction, which might be a short one given that the IPL 2022 auction will be a mega one with one more team likely to be added bringing the total number of teams to 9.

Therefore Team COC takes a look at six overseas players in this auction, for whom the franchises might break the bank to buy.

Check out the 6 likely most expensive overseas players in the upcoming IPL auction