CRICKET UTSAV

HOTTEST BATSMEN/ALL-ROUNDERS: Australia’s Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell; England's Dawid Malan; Chris Morris of South Africa; and Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan.

POTENTIAL BUYERS: Punjab Kings (PK), KKR, RCB or CSK, who are looking to reinforce their batting.

FINISHER IN DEMAND: Both CSK and KKR are looking for a finisher; Maxwell and Morris could fit the bill.

PRICE TAGS: Smith (Base price: Rs 2 crore); Labuschagne (Rs.1 crore); Maxwell (Rs 2 crore).

SPEEDSTERS: Up for grabs would be Kyle Jamieson of New Zealand; England's Mark Wood; and Umesh Yadav, who was released by RCB this season.

UNCAPPED PLAYERS: Shahrukh Khan (Tamil Nadu), Vishnu Solanki (Baroda), and Mohammed Azheeruddin (Kerala).

IN SPOTLIGHT: Arjun Tendulkar (Base price: Rs 20 lakh).

PS: IPL auction starts at 3 pm. Live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 3 HD. Also available on Hotstar.