Five rookies to watch out for in the upcoming IPL auction

2. Shivam Dubey

Shivam Dubey

This lanky all-rounder from Mumbai has been in headlines for a while now. He was praised by the legend Sunil Gavaskar recently for his performances. His capabilities with both bat and ball are commendable. He took a five-wicket haul on his first-class debut against Karnataka.

Dubey is quite handy with the bat as well, having recently smashed 32 runs of Praveen Tambe's over in a T20 match which included five sixes. His wicket-taking skill with the ball and ability to tonk the ball hard lower down the order will provide teams with a flourishing finish to the innings.

The lack of quality seam bowling all-rounders in the Indian domestic circuit will definitely make the franchises look keenly towards him. Considering his present form, this 25-year-old Mumbaikar is likely to attract quite a few bids on 18th of this month.

Advantage: Seam-bowling all-rounder and his ability to tonk the ball hard.

Teams who could bid: Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals.