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Auction windfall awaits as states brace for IPL impact – cricket.com.au
Australians earning IPL deals likely to miss Marsh Cup and Sheffield Shield finals with lucrative auction to be held Thursday

As Australia’s leading short-form cricketers await Thursday’s lucrative Indian Premier League auction, their state teams may be watching on with a little less enthusiasm.
While this year’s auction will be a low-key affair (by IPL standards anyway) given teams have retained the bulk of their existing squads, Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Simon Katich believes a multi-million dollar pay-day could still await the right player.
With the Australian domestic season not concluding until April 19,…
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