The IPL 2023 auction is set to happen on December 23 in Kochi and recently the IPL authorities announced that 405 players had been shortlisted to go under the hammer.

Initially, a total of 369 players were shortlisted by 10 teams from the initial list of 991 players. Thirty-six additional players were requested by teams, which are added to the final list which makes a total of 405 players.

Out of the shortlisted players, 273 are Indians and 132 are overseas players of which 4 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 119, uncapped players are 282, and 4 are from associate nations.

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A total of 87 slots are now available with up to 30 being slotted for overseas players.

It has been a pattern of 2-3 foreign players going for a massive amount of money in the auction and it is expected that there are many big names in the IPL 2023 auction that may fetch those big-money bids.

Considering this, Team COC presents to you the five such names which can potentially get the franchises into a bidding war and become one of the most expensive overseas players.

Check them out here: