Shardul Thakur and Prithvi Shaw don't find any buyers
IPL mega auction has ended and shockingly this time big names like David Warner and Jonny Bairstow went unsold.
Players like Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer secured huge deals. In the two-day auction, Prithvi Shaw and Shardul Thakur were surprised to find no takers in Jeddah. While David Warner's illustrious IPL career appears to have ended after the veteran Australian opener went unsold.
At the last minute, Ajinkya Rahane rejoined the Kolkata Knight Riders. Players like Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, and Mustafizur Rahman, however, were not sold. James Anderson, 43, registered for the auction for the first time in his career, but he did not even show up to bid. He would have been the oldest player to be sold at auction. The 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history by securing a Rs 1.1 crore deal from the Rajasthan Royals. It appears that Navdeep, one of India's quickest bowlers, has not been able to find a buyer as well. Despite playing well in first-class cricket, Saini missed the 2024 season as well.