IPL Auction 2023: Who Is The 17-Year-Old South African Cricketer Who Stole The Heart Of The Owner?

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The Indian Premier League is every cricketer's fantasy. Playing in this league nets you a lot of money and fame. There will also be the opportunity to share the changing room with world-class players. Many players are standing on tiptoe to seize this chance.

A South African teenager has once again put his name in the IPL auction. The Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai will be auctioned out for the IPL 2024 on December 19.

The auction this time has 333 players on the shortlist. There are 214 Indians and 119 foreign players among these. Only 77 players have been selected for the 17th season of the IPL.

This means that an owner may only purchase a certain number of players. One of these 256 players will be eliminated.

People are intrigued about the young and old players at this auction, as they are every year. Kwena Mafaka, a South African fast bowler, is the IPL auction's youngest player.

Mafaka is seventeen years old. Furthermore, Afghanistan's standout all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, 39, will be the auction's oldest player. Kwena Mafaka is a left-arm fast bowler who was born in Johannesburg on April 8, 2006.

He is waiting to make his international debut. Mafaka has represented South Africa Under-19, South Africa A, and Paarl Royals in the South African T20 League.

Kwena Mafaka Cricket Career

Kwena Mphaka represented South Africa in two first-class matches. He has 7 wickets in this game. In two List A matches, he also took three wickets. Mafaka has six wickets in five T20 matches.

Nabi Is The Senior Player Who Signed Up For The Auction

Former Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi is the auction's oldest player this time around. Nabi, who was born on January 1, 1985, is more than 38 years old.

Nabi has appeared in the IPL for the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Sunrisers Hyderabad teams. Nabi is a right-handed batsman and all-rounder who bowls off-breaks. In 366 T20 outings, he has scored 5370 runs with 15 fifties and claimed 331 wickets.