Saurabh Netravalkar: CSK, RCB, MI; IPL Franchises That Could Bid For India-Born USA Pacer at Mega Auction
New York: Dreams do come true, and fantasies could become real – and all it needs is hardwork, belief and perseverance. Saurabh Netravalkar, the India-born USA pacer, has been living a dream. Who would have believed that Saurabh, who represented India at a World Cup at one point, would feature for the USA side in the future. Saurabh is also not just another cricketer, he is an engineer by profession, working for Oracle. Netravalkar has been a massive reason for USA making the Super 8s.
He has picked up four wickets in three games and has got a few big names in that. He picked up the wickets of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma when India played USA.
With the IPL 2025 mega-auction coming up, franchises are bound to have their eyes on this left-arm pacer. So, which are the teams that could vye for him.
CSK: In Chepauk, the pitches are a little slow and that is where Netravalkar could come in handy. His cutters and the angle he creates is something that could entice the Super Kings to place a bid for him.
RCB: For the Royal Challengers, the powerplays have been a problem as they do not take a lot of wickets in this period. That is where Netravalkar could became an important weapon as he has the capability of taking wickets with the new ball.
MI: After letting go of Trent Boult, Mumbai have suffered. Now, with Netravalkar in the fray – Mumbai could in all probability bid for him. He could do what Boult did for the Mumbai franhcise.