4 players who are in the race for the highest bid at the IPL auctions

#1. Shivam Dube

The Mumbai all-rounder is set to get a good response at the auctions

All-rounders like Krunal Pandya and Vijay Shankar are a couple of names that have done well in the past seasons of IPL and have thus got a rise in their pay. However, this year the all-rounder that has kept every franchise on its toes is Shivam Dube.

Mumbai's Shivam Dube showcased his ability in the Mumbai T20 league when he hit Pravin Tambe for 5 sixes in an over. Along with this, Dube has also scored a hundred against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy where he displayed a different aspect of his game.

On the other hand, Shivam is a useful bowler too. His best performance came against Karnataka where he picked up 7 wickets for just 53 runs.

An Indian all-rounder's inclusion would help the franchises have a more balanced team. This is because of the limitation of having just 4 overseas players in the playing eleven. Keeping this in mind, having a consistent domestic all-rounder is not at all a bad idea.

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