India, Dec. 15 -- Ahead of the IPL 2026 min-auction in Abu Dhabi on December 16, R Ashwin has flagged uncapped Indian wicket-keeper batters as the sneaky market-movers, the kind of names that trigger a miss one, overpay for the next chain reaction. With franchises chasing flexibility and Indian middle-order depth, Ashwin believes at least one of the two could end up going much higher than expected.

Ashwin, speaking to senior journalist Vimal Kumra on the YouTube channel chat show Ash ki baat, named Kartik Sharma and Salil Arora as the pair most likely to set off that bidding war, while also highlighting Tamil Nadu's Tushar Raheja as another uncapped pick with real value.

When asked who Ashwin think will be going for a high price in the ...