IPL Auction: Not Jos Buttler or Starc, this foreigner will make the game... will take the most money in the mega auction!

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All eyes will be on South Africa's young all-rounder Gerald Coetzee in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Looking at his current form, Coetzee can become the most expensive foreign player in the mega auction this time. Coetzee made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians last season.

Preparations are already underway for the 18th season of the Indian Premier League i.e. IPL. A mega auction is going to be held before IPL 2025, which is being organized in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Bids will be placed on all the players on 24 and 25 November. Many big names like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer will also be seen in the auction.

Among the foreign players, Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Quinton de Kock, Mitchell Starc, and Jofra Archer are some big names who can get good bids. But today we are going to tell you about a foreign player who is currently breathing fire with the bat and ball and can become the most expensive foreign player to be sold in the mega auction. Who is this Surma, let's find out.

Gerald Coetzee can be bid for crores.

South Africa's 24-year-old player Gerald Coetzee can get good money in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Coetzee is currently in red-hot form. He is doing wonders with both bat and ball. Currently, he is playing a 4-match T20 series against India. Coetzee's performance was at the top in the first two matches of the series.

He came in at the end of the first T20 and scored 23 runs with the bat and also took 3 wickets. When South Africa lost 7 wickets in the second T20 and it seemed that they would lose the match, Gerald Coetzee showed good strength with the bat and scored a match-winning unbeaten 19 runs for the team. He also took 1 wicket in bowling. Looking at Coetzee's recent form, it seems that he can get good money in the IPL mega auction.

In the IPL

2024 auction, Mumbai Indians had added Gerald Coetzee by paying Rs 5 crore. Last season, Coetzee also made his debut in the tournament. He played a total of 10 matches and also took 13 wickets. Now it will be interesting to see who buys him in the mega auction this time.