IPL Auction: Former CSK all-rounder Shardul Thakur goes unsold

The Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur surprisingly remained unsold on Day 2 of the IPL Mega Auction. The former CSK star had no bids under his name and his history with injuries could be a reason for it.

In the initial bids, some really big announcements made headlines, as Punjab Kings made some generous bids and sealed Shreyas Iyer and Arshdeep Singh for Rs 24.75 crore and Rs 18 crore, respectively.

Ishant Sharma at age of 35 Sold to Gujrat Titans for 75 lakh Rupees.

On other Hand Shardul Thakur at age of 27 Unsold. pic.twitter.com/4DJs8uxVp0

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However, Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the IPL’s history. Lucknow Super Giants spent a hefty Rs 27 crore on the flamboyant India keeper-batter in the tournament’s mega auction.

Iyer, who formerly played for Kolkata Knight Riders as a captain and helped the team get the IPL Trophy in the last edition, started with a base price of Rs two crore.

Delhi Capitals had the bid at Rs 26 crore for him but PBKS spoilt the party for most of the teams when they splurged their pockets to get the player.

Chennai Super Kings started with the first bid for Arshdeep, whose base price was also Rs two crore. Eventually, after an intense bidding war, the seamer was bought back by Punjab, who exercised the right-to-match option to complete the deal, having released him earlier.

This is the second time an IPL auction is being held outside the country after last year’s event in Dubai.

Unsold Players in IPL Mega Auction 

David Warner (2 crores), Devdutt Padikkal (2 crore), Jonny Bairstow (2 crore), Waqar Salamkheil (75 lakhs), Anmolpreet Singh (30 lakh), Yash Dhull (30 lakh), Utkarsh Singh (30 lakh), Upendra Yadav (30 lakh), Luvnith Sisodia (30 lakh), Kartik Tyagi (40 Lakh), Piyush Chawla (50 Lakh), Shreyas Gopal (30 Lakh), Kane Williamson (2 crore), Glenn Phillips (2 crore), Ajinkya Rahane (1.50 crore), Mayank Agarwal (1 crore), Prithvi Shaw (75 Lakh), Shardul Thakur (2 crore), Daryl Mitchell (2 crore), Shai Hope (1.25 crore), KS Bharat (75 Lakh), Alex Carey (1 crore), Donovan Ferreira (75 Lakh), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2 crore), Vijaykanth Viyaskanth (75 Lakh), Akeal Hosein (1.50 crore), Adil Rashid (2 crore), Keshav Maharaj (75 Lakh)