McDermott made an impressive performance Big Bash League The season, which voted him the Player of the Tournament on Monday, while recalling the Australia T20 squad for the Sri Lanka series next month.
was also 27 years old bblHighest run-scorer with 577 at a strike rate of 153.86.
McDermott, who has played 17 T20Is and two ODIs for Australia, has never featured in the IPL. He went unsold last season.
“There’s not much I can do now, it depends on the people who are responsible,” McDermott was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
“I’m excited. It’s always an exciting time to watch, I remember last year Riley Meredith Being raised for big bucks and seeing him in our hotel rooms in quarantine in New Zealand.”
Last year, the Australian pace duo of Riley Meredith (Rs 8 crore) and Jhye Richardson (Rs 14 crore) came with huge contracts Punjab Kings After a successful BBL season.
Romario Shepherd. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Shepherd, on the other hand, smashed an unbeaten 44 off 28 balls to take West Indies within one run of England’s total in the second T20 International at Bridgetown on Sunday.
The 27-year-old hit five maximums and one four under pressure, taking a wicket earlier in the game.
Shepherd, who entered the February auction with a base price of Rs 75 lakh, was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo, “I try to focus on what I have on hand right now and try to put my everything here. I do.”
“Ultimately, if an IPL contract comes, it will be great for me. I’m not saying I don’t think about it – I do think about it, but I don’t think about it during a game I try to just focus on the game wherever it is and try to get myself out of a situation.”
One of Shepherd’s 41 players Caribbean who have registered for the mega auction.
“It’s a great platform. For any young player, going to the IPL is their dream and I’m no different. I’m trying my best to get myself there but at the same time try to win a series here .
“It’s something I’ve dreamed about for a very long time. My name was in [auction] For the last three years, so this year, I am looking forward to it.”
IPL is expanding into a 10-team tournament this year. With the arrival of two new teams – Lucknow and Ahmedabad franchises, the two-day mega auction is scheduled to take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru.
The league is scheduled to start in the last week of March.
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