IPL 2018: Ben Stokes will bring more cash than Virat Kohli at sell off, feels Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag

Lords XI Punjab Team executive Virender Sehwag trusts that England all-rounder Ben Stokes could bring more cash than Virat Kohli at the IPL closeout. In the event that Sehwag is to be trusted, a year ago when Stokes came into the closeout, numerous enormous groups did not have a thick handbag and henceforth needed to allow up on to follow Stokes. Be that as it may, this year, the IPL satchel is enormous.

While addressing Sportskeeda when asked whether there would be any player who can get more cash at the closeout than Virat Kohli, Viru stated, "Yes totally, there are 2-3 players who can get more. In a closeout, when a group needs a particular player and there are two or three different groups as well, an offer that begins for Rs. 2 crores can wind up going till even Rs. 20 crores."

Virat Kohli was held by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 17 crore.

Worrying on his point, Sehwag stated, "We saw last time, Mumbai Indians didn't have the cash to purchase Ben Stokes so he went for Rs. 14 crores. This time, everybody has the cash for Ben Stokes. So perhaps, he can cross Virat Kohli's number."

Sehwag likewise talked on why the group held just a single player Axar Patel. He sponsored the choice by Kings XI Punjab, saying that Axar has developed since the time he joined the group. He stated, "I think an Indian player's esteem is more in the IPL. When we enlisted Axar Patel three years back, he was an uncapped player. He came to Punjab for ₹30 lacs and from that point forward, has played for India. On the off chance that he would have been a piece of the sale, he could have certainly gotten Rs. 8-10 crores. He is a helpful player like Ravindra Jadeja. Axar is in his classification."

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