IPL Auction: Franchises did not repose faith in spinners, 2 players sold at base price only, 3 remain UNSOLD in T20 top-10

IPL Auction 2023The mini auction of IPL 2023 is going on in Kochi. By the third round of the auction, all the franchises have put a lot of trust in the all-rounder, batsman and wicket-keeper batsman. While this time the spinners did not find any buyers in the mini auction and even if found, they were included in the team at the base price only.

Spinners did not find buyers (Spinners were Unsold)

Among the spinners, Adil Rashid was included by Sunrisers Hyderabad for 2 crores and Mayank Markandeya was included in the base price of 50 lakhs by Hyderabad. Apart from these two, no other spinners found buyers. Among the spinners, big names like Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Adam Zampa, Tabrez Shamsi and Akil Hussain were not trusted by any of the franchises. Apart from this, players like Shakib Al Hasan, Shreyas Gopal also remained unsold.

On the other hand, if we talk about fast bowlers, then nobody bought England’s T20 main bowlers Chris Jordan and Adam Milne. Bengaluru reposed faith in Reece Topley and included him in his team for 1.90 crores. Jaydev Unadkat, who returned to Test cricket after 12 years, was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for 50 lakhs. Jhye Richardson joined the team of Mumbai Indians for 1.25 crores. While Inshat Sharma was bought by Delhi Capitals at the base price.

All-rounders were sold at high price

Ben Stokes, Cameron Green and Sam Karan broke all records in all-rounders. Sam Karan sold for 18.50 crores. Sam Karan became the most expensive player in the history of IPL. Punjab Kings made the costliest bid in IPL history. After that Mumbai Indians spent 17.50 crores on Cameron Green. Mumbai was looking for an all-rounder in the form of Pollard. At the same time, Ben Stokes was included in his team by Chennai Super Kings for 16.50 crores. At the same time, Jason Holder also took around 6 crores. Jason Holder was included in his team by Rajasthan Royals.