New IPL Teams, Five Players Who Can Lead Two New IPL Teams in 2020
Photo Credit: BCCI/IPL.

Chris Woakes

Chris Woakes, IPL, auction
Chris Woakes (Photo Credit: Getty Images.)

England allrounder Chris Woakes went unsold last year but this is not likely to happen this year.

He was the part ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 winning team as England lifted the trophy. The allrounder had a good campaign in the mega event. He picked three crucial wickets in the semifinal and was the man of the match. He also picked three wickets in the final against New Zealand.

Woakes has played 31 Test matches, 99 ODIs and eight T20Is for England. He has scored 1145 runs and picked 88 wickets in Test matches. In ODIs, he has scored 1186 runs and picked 142 wickets. Meanwhile, he has scored 91 runs and bagged seven wickets in T20I career.

He made his IPL debut in 2017 and played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Later, in 2018, he served Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). With a base price of Rs. 2 crores, the England all-rounder went unsold at the previous year’s auction.