David Warner and Prithvi Shaw went unsold in IPL 2025 public sale© BCCI/Sportzpics
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 public sale got here to a conclusion on Monday after 577 gamers have been shortlisted for the 2-day occasion in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Whereas Rishabh Pant turned the costliest purchase within the historical past of the T20 league, going to Lucknow Tremendous Giants for a price of INR 27 crore, 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi turned the youngest participant to be purchased within the public sale, roped in by Rajasthan Royals. Nevertheless, the 2-day public sale did not simply make some cricketers crorepatis but additionally noticed among the prime names failing to attract any bid from a franchise.
Batters: Among the many batters who went unsold, the names of David Warner, Kane Williamson, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal raised eyebrows. The 4 have been among the many prime gamers within the league sooner or later in time of their careers. However, franchises appear to have moved on to different choices.
Bowlers: Bowlers getting prime attracts from IPL franchises summed up the IPL public sale on day 2 however some failed to attract a single bid. Piyush Chawla, one of many highest wicket-takers within the league’s historical past, needed to stay unsold after no franchise put up the paddle for his providers. Musftafizur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kartik Tyagi, Mujeeb ur Rahman are among the different prime names who went unsold.
All-rounders: All-rounders stay the spine of the sport, proving essential stability however the arrival of Impression Participant rule appears to have diminished their significance. Shardul Thakur did not draw a single bid within the public sale, neither did Daryl Mitchell, unarguably a star in white-ball cricket.
Wicketkeepers: Amongst wicket-keepers, Jonny Bairstow’s empty-handed return from the public sale is arguably essentially the most shocking. The England wicket-keeper batter has carried out wonders within the league over the yr, particularly for Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, he discovered no suitors within the public sale.
It is not throughout for these gamers as they will nonetheless be referred to as up by one of many franchises if one other participant will get injured or pulls out of IPL 2025 season.
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