New delhi,January 18 :The Pakistani players, along with Australians and South Africans, dominate the final list of 66 cricketers for the third Indian Premier League (IPL) auction to be held in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The list includes players from all nine Test-playing nations with 11 players from Pakistan, Australia and South Africa, nine from Sri Lanka, eight from England and West Indies, four from New Zealand and one each from Bangladesh, Canada, Zimbabwe and Holland, the IPL said on its website.
Some returnees from the rebel Indian Cricket League, including New Zealand pacer Shane Bond and Australian Damien Martyn, have also made the cut in the final list.
The prominent Australians who have made the final list include Brad Haddin, Phillip Hughes and Doug Bollinger. From Pakistan, the list has the current Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi and Sohail Tanvir.