Sanjay Manjrekar believes that Mohammed Shami will face a drop in his price tag for the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction. On which Shami himself has taken a sarcasm. In fact, Shami returned to competitive cricket last week after a year’s break due to a knee injury and took seven wickets to lead Bengal to victory over Madhya Pradesh.
IPL mega auction is to be held in Jeddah on 24th and 25th November. But before that Gujarat Titans released Mohammed Shami. After which, while analyzing the possibilities of Shami being sold in the IPL, Sanjay Manjrekar said that there is a possibility of a huge decline in the price of this injury-stricken fast bowler.
Sanjay Manjrekar said on Star Sports that teams would definitely be interested, but given Shami’s injury history, there is always a concern about a possible breakdown during the season, and his recent injury will take time to heal. It took a lot of time. If a franchise invests heavily and then loses it mid-season, their options become limited. Due to this concern its price may fall.
Mohammed Shami, who was included in IPL 2022 for Rs 6.25 crore, took 48 wickets in 33 matches for Gujarat Titans. Shami was the Purple Cap winner in the 2023 season. That season, he took 28 wickets in 17 innings at an average of 18.64 and an economy of 8.03.
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