Days before the IPL mini-auction, the BCCI on Tuesday announced a final list of 350 players, which was later updated to 359, that will go under the hammer on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. Initially, 1390 players registered for the auction, but after discussion with the 10 franchises, it was trimmed before being made public.

The list comprises 246 Indian and 113 overseas players.

Of the 350, 244 are uncapped, including India all-rounder Vijay Shankar.

Shankar played 12 ODIs and 9 T20Is for India between March 2018 and June 2019, including at the ICC World Cup in England. So, why has he registered himself as an uncapped Indian?

It has to do with a rule IPL introduced ahead of the mega-auction last year, per which an Indian player who has not played international cricket for the last five cal

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