Thomas Draca becomes first player from Italy to register for IPL 2025 auction
Italy’s Thomas Draca has become the first player from his nation to register for the upcoming IPL 2025 (Indian Premier League 2025) mega auction. Notably, the bidding event for the grandest T20 league is set to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For the event, a total of 1,574 players have registered their names out of which 1,165 are Indian and 409 overseas.
Among the 409 overseas players, Thomas Jack Draca is the only player to register from Italy as India Today accessed details of player registrations. The right-arm seamer recently played for the Brampton Wolves in the Global T20 Canada 2024 and impressed everyone with his performances. Draca was the joint second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 11 wickets to his name from six innings at an average of 10.63 and an economy of 6.88.
His best performance of the season came against Surrey as he scalped 3/18 in four overs to help his team defend 198 and win the match by 59 runs. He further registered figures of 3/10 and 3/30 against Mississauga and Surrey respectively which helped his team finish on the second spot on the points table. Brampton were knocked out in the qualifier 2 of the tournament after losing to Toronto Nationals by five wickets.
Draca registers himself as an all-rounder for IPL auction
However, Draca’s tremendous exploits with the ball helped everyone take notice of the talented seamer. The Italian cricketer was also recently signed by MI Emirates for the upcoming season of the ILT20 in the UAE. The 24-year-old made his international debut earlier this year in June against Luxembourg and registered bowling figures of 2/15 in four overs in his team’s 77-run win.
Draca has played four T20Is so far and has scalped eight wickets at an average of 8.50 and an economy of 4.25 with best figures of 3/9 vs Isle of Man. For the IPL auction, Draca has registered himself under the all-rounders’ category at a base price of INR 30 Lakh. It remains to be seen whether Draca gets his name shortlisted by the franchises for the mega auction and if any team shows interest in bidding for the Italian cricketer.
