India, Dec. 9 -- Three hundred and fifty players were shortlisted on Tuesday for the 2026 IPL player auction. One amongst them, Cameron Green, is widely believed to be a front-runner to bag the most expensive tag.

The tall Australian allrounder bats in the top order, can hit a long ball, bowls seam up as a middle overs enforcer and also with the new ball when required. While he may not be a fully accomplished T20 force, Green's credentials are extremely inviting based on the player pool which will have 96 overseas players in the running with 31 vacant overseas slots to be filled.

That said, player auctions can spring in surprises with many other factors at play. Plenty of teams are in need of wrist spinners and Ravi Bishnoi is among the...