Deepak
Hooda, who made his India debut against West Indies in the just-concluded ODI
series, has been upgraded to the capped category in the list of IPL mega
auction, due to be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru.

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In
the revised auction list, Hooda features in Set No 3 comprising all-rounders.
The 26-year-old was originally listed in Set No 8, has also upgraded his base
price from Rs 40 lakh to 75 lakh.

On
Friday evening, the IPL distributed the updated player list of 600 names to the
10 franchises with the addition of ten new names, an ESPNcricinfo report said.

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The
uncapped players include Aaron Hardie, Lance Morris, Nivethan Radhakrishnan
(all Australia), Agnivesh Ayachi, Hardik Tamore, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mihir
Hirwani, Monu Kumar, Rohan Rana, Sairaj Patil (all India).

Meanwhile,
Nivethan Radhakrishnan, who can bowl with both left and right hands,
represented Australia in the just-concluded ICC U-19 World Cup in the West
Indies. His three-for and half-century against Afghanistan in the
quarter-finals won him the Player-of-the-Match award and secured Australia’s
passage into the semi-final. Australia lost to India in the semi-final.

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Radhakrishnan,
who has a contract with Tasmania in Australia’s domestic cricket, has bowled to
top batters even outside Australia. He was also a net bowler in the Tamil Nadu
Premier League for two seasons, and once under Ricky Ponting’s watch for Delhi
Capitals in the IPL.

As
per the auction scheduled on February 12 and 13, a total of 97 players (up to
Set No 11) will be put up for bidding on Saturday. The first six sets
comprising 54 names will feature capped players, including the opening set of
ten marquee names, with the remaining five sets on the day being uncapped players.

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Players
98 to 161 will be up until lunch on Sunday. The accelerated bidding begins
after lunch on Sunday, from 162.