The IPL 2025 mega auction is around the corner on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. 1574 players will go under the hammer in the auction from 16 overseas countries. There are many star players with the likes of Jos Buttler, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc, who will hogging the headlines.
However, there is one more overseas player who has hogged the headlines ahead of the start of the auction. Thomas Jack Draca has become the first-ever player from Italy to register for the upcoming IPL auction. He has kept his best price at Rs 30 Lakh.
He has been making headlines with his performances and has been one of the most improved players from the associate nations. He first came into prominence in the Global T20 Canada 2024 league. Draca played for Brampton Wolves and picked up 11 wickets in six games with an incredible economy rate of 6.88. He played his first match for Italy in June 2024 and has already scalped eight wickets in the four T20I matches for Italy.
Thomas Draca performed really well in the Global T20 Canada
Draca scalped the wickets of Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Kyle Mayers and Iftikhar Ahmed in the Global T20 Canada in 2024. He has got all the qualities of a modern T20 bowler, who has used his short balls and slower balls along with swinging the new ball.
Draca has garnered attention from IPL franchise owners with his standout performances. He has been recruited by MI Emirates, which is affiliated with Mumbai Indians, for the upcoming ILT20 season in the UAE. This move suggests that he might also be considered by the five-time IPL winning team during the 2025 IPL mega auction. Draca has registered himself as all-rounder in the upcoming mega auction.
