Former India and Chennai Super Kings cricketer Suresh Raina has singled out Ireland's left-arm fast bowler Joshua Little as a player to watch out for in the upcoming IPL 2023 player auction, to be held in Kochi on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Little had an outstanding time in the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia as Ireland entered Super 12 stage, claiming 11 wickets in seven matches, including a hat-trick against New Zealand. He had been a net bowler for Chennai Super Kings, the four-time champions, in IPL 2022.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also has upcoming T20 franchise deals with Pretoria Capitals in SA20, Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Watch out for Joshua Little from Ireland. He has done really well in the World Cup just now, and I just played with him (in the T10 league)," Raina was quoted as saying by JioCinema, where he's a part of their expert panel for the auction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
From the Indian players in the auction, Raina picked left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat and wicketkeeper-batter N Jagadeesan to get big deals. Both players have had IPL experiences in the past and recently fared very well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Unadkat finished with 19 wickets in 10 games at an economy rate of 3.33, leading Saurashtra to the trophy while Jagadeesan piled up five consecutive centuries for Tamil Nadu, including a record-breaking 277 against Arunachal Pradesh in Bengaluru.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"N Jagadeesan has a very good cricketing brain, and he bats so deep, is a very smart, calculative batsman. He has done really well for Tamil Nadu, watch out for him. Then there is Jaydev Unadkat who just won the Vijay Hazare Trophy and has a lot of experience in the IPL," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Raina also expects the T20 World Cup winning duo of England's Sam Curran and Ben Stokes to be huge picks in the auction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Curran, the player of the tournament in T20 World Cup, had been a part of CSK and Punjab Kings in the past while Stokes was a crucial player for Rajasthan Royals and now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant teams in the IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Sam Curran has done really well for England as well as for Chennai Super Kings and there is Ben Stokes who has led England well. So having a top all-rounder in your team can change the movement of the game," he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Curran, the player of the tournament in T20 World Cup, had been a part of CSK and Punjab Kings in the past while Stokes was a crucial player for Rajasthan Royals and now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant teams in the IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n