The IPL auction divides the cricketing world into haves and have-lots and going unsold. T20 stalwarts like Chris Gayle and Lasith Malingha were left out as was England test captain Joe Root. Notable Indian players to go unsold after the first round were Ishant Sharma and Murali Vijay. Here is the list of players unsold in the IPL 2018 auction:
The IPL auction divides the cricketing world into haves and have-lots and going unsold. T20 stalwarts like Chris Gayle and Lasith Malingha were left out as was England test captain Joe Root. Notable Indian players to go unsold after the first round were Ishant Sharma and Murali Vijay. Here is the list of players unsold in the IPL 2018 auction:
Rajneesh Gurbani – UNSOLD
Jitesh Sharma – UNSOLD
Nikhil Naik – UNSOLD
Ben McDermott – UNSOLD
Aditya Tare – UNSOLD
Ankush Bains – UNSOLD
Vishnu Vinod – UNSOLD
Sheldon Jackson – UNSOLD
Prashant Chopra – UNSOLD
Shivam Dube – UNSOLD
Himanshu Rana – UNSOLD
Siddhesh Lad – UNSOLD
Ish Sodhi – UNSOLD
Samuel Badree – UNSOLD
Adam Zampa – UNSOLD
Mitchell Johnson – UNSOLD
Josh Hazlewood – UNSOLD
Tim Southee – UNSOLD
Ishant Sharma – UNSOLD
Mitchell McClenaghan – UNSOLD
Lasith Malinga – UNSOLD
Parthiv Patel – UNSOLD
Jonny Bairstow – UNSOLD
Naman Ojha – UNSOLD
Sam Billings – UNSOLD
James Faulkner – UNSOLD
Murali Vijay – UNSOLD
Hashim Amla – UNSOLD
Martin Guptill – UNSOLD
Joe Root – UNSOLD
Chris Gayle – UNSOLD
Indian players dominated the bidding wars as KL Rahul and Manish Pandey laughed their way to the bank with multi-million dollar deals but England all- rounder Ben Stokes once again emerged the costliest buy in the IPL auctions, here today.
Despite all the off-field controversies, Stokes was snapped up for a whopping Rs 12.5 crore (USD 1.96 million) by Rajasthan Royals after Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings also engaged in a fierce bidding war for him.
The franchises were smart in their choices with most of the current India players attracting significant interest. Stylish opener Rahul and middle-order batsman Pandey bagged deals worth Rs 11 crore (USD 1.73 million) from Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively.
With their prices sky-rocketing, the two players' original franchises RCB and KKR didn't use their Right To Match (RTM) cards.
Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan Arman's reputation as one of the most sought after bowlers in the shortest format was once again affirmed as Sunrisers Hyderabad used their Right To Match (RTM) card to buy him back for Rs 9 crore (USD 1.41 million).
The Karnataka players had a field day at the auctions with India discard Karun Nair also triggering a bidding war before Kings XI Punjab got him for Rs 5.60 crore (USD 880,000).
Kedar Jadhav, one of Mahendra Singh Dhoni 'Go To Man' during his last stint as India captain, also fetched a healthy price of Rs 7.80 crore for his all-round qualities of batting, round-arm off-spin and back-up wicket-keeping. He was snapped by the Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings.
Chennai, however, didn't bid vigorously for Ravichandran Ashwin, who will now ply his trade for Kings XI Punjab at a salary of Rs 7.60 crore (USD 1.19 million).
Some of the proven T20 specialists like Sanju Samson also earned big bucks as Rajasthan Royals bought him back for Rs 8 crore while Robin Uthappa's pyrotechnics earned him a callback from KKR at Rs 6.4 crore (USD 1 million approx).
Leg spinners were in demand as Karn Sharma got Rs 5 crore (USD 786,000) from CSK, Yuzvendra Chahal Rs 6 crore (USD 943,000 via RTM) from RCB and Kuldeep Yadav Rs 5.8 crore (USD 912,000 via RTM) from KKR.
Even uncapped Rahul Tewatia was picked up for Rs 3 crore (USD 471,000) by Delhi Daredevils.
Among the wicketkeepers, Dinesh Karthik once again bagged a lucrative Rs 7.4 crore (USD 1.16 million) deal with the KKR.
With inputs from PTI
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