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In the Duleep Trophy 2025 semi-finals, it was none other than Narayan Jagadeesan who hit a stoic and calm 197 for his South Zone team. It was a wonderful, timely and much-valuable contribution from the part of a batter, who truth be told, has been in scintillating form since the start of the 2022-23 domestic season. But in this particular knock that saw the right hander fall pitiably short of what would have been a wonderful and richly-deserved double ton, Jagadeesan, many believe (and rightly so) has come wonderfully close to being picked up in the Indian Premier League, yet again.
The first way to reach the golden stage of franchise T20 cricket, should one call it like that, is to be picked in the next season's mini auction, which won't happen too far in the imminent future. That being said, let us look at the 3 teams that can target Narayan Jagadeesan at IPL mini auction in what lies ahead.
3 Teams that can target Narayan Jagadeesan at IPL 2026 mini auction
Kolkata Knight Riders
As a frontline batter who can make lots of fast-paced runs, Narayan Jagadeesan could likely offer exactly what the famed KKR unit need at this point in time. He can bring a lot of value addition to KKR's top order opening cauldron. He is, given his batting talent, a strong, dynamic player that can support the batting function of KKR right at the top. Jagadeesan can add his wonderful batting talent to further upgrade a powerful line up consisting of fearless run-makers such as Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, among others.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
After having firmly etched his place in the highly exciting and palpable top order of Hyderabad's camp, Abhishek Sharma is very much here to stay. And that's a great news for the entirety of IPL and its fans. But then imagine the situation wherein he has someone like Narayan Jagadeesan right up there to support him up top as a stable run maker, having already being known for his good and technical wicketkeeping talent? That role could well be played ably by the able cricketer from South India. Moreover, being a batting-heavy side that may still want to further bolster its chances with signing smashing talents with the willow, someone like Narayan Jagadeesan could be an exciting pick for SRH.
Punjab Kings
We all know and really appreciate the fact that the Kings from Punjab bat deep, but that is not always with the level of consistency up top their order that the team or its owners would like. Don't you think so? So with bidding for someone like Narayan Jagadeesan whose stocks in the testing waters of domestic cricket in India already are on the rise, the Punjab outfit could be in for a bright and exciting new development, provided they do get Narayan on board.
Not only his pure batting talent, but his nice keeping skills also render Narayan's cricket that element of flexibility and adaptability that someone like a Punjab may want to exploit in future campaigns.
FAQs
What was Narayan Jagadeesan's most recent score in domestic cricket?
He played valiantly to hit a 197 in the Duleep Trophy for South Zone
What is Narayan Jagadeesan's domestic team in the contours of Indian cricket?
He plays as a wicketkeeper-batter for the state of Tamil Nadu.
