Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 11: Manit Jasrotia, Basit Bashir, Waseem Bashir and Mujtaba Yousuf, the young fast bowling quartet of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), are among the nine J&K players who have been shortlisted for the IPL Auction 2024, which is scheduled to take place in Dubai on December 19.
There were 333 players named in the final Player Auction list, out of 991 players registered for the auctions, which were trimmed down by the franchisees. A total of 77 slots are available, out of which 33 are for overseas players.
The other names from J&K include all-rounder Vivrant Sharma, who is listed at number 49; pacer Rasikh Salam, who is at number 58; all-rounder Nasir Lone and Abid Mushtaq, who are listed at 209 and 213, respectively; Shubham Pundir, who is at number 221, pacers Basit Bashir at 270, Waseem Bashir at 271, Manit Jasrotia at 303 and Mujtaba Yousuf at 312.
Confirming the reports, Brigadier Anil Gupta, Member Administration JKCA said on X, “#IPL2024. Vivrant Sharma, Rasik Salam Dar, Nasir Lone, Abid Mushtaq, Shubham Pundir, Basit Bashir, Waseem Bashir, Manit Singh Jasrotia & Mujtaba Yousuf shortlisted to go under the gavel in Dubai on 19/12. For the first time 9 JKCA players have been shortlisted.”
It is pertinent to mention here that out of the nine J&K players shortlisted for the Auction, just two are batters, one spinning all-rounder and other six medium pacers or fast bowling all-rounders, which is again testimony to the fact that J&K is a fast bowling hub and the only need is to hone their skill at young age.
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