5 Players Who Surprisingly Went Unsold At IPL 2023 Auction

IPL 2023 mini-auction: To the surprise of both cricket players and spectators, some players remained unsold during Friday's mini-auction in preparation for the 2023 IPL season.

Up to 80 players were sold during Friday's mini-auction for the 2023 IPL season for a total of Rs.1.67 crore among the 10 franchises. However, a number of players did not find buyers for a variety of reasons, including team unity, remaining spaces for foreign/local players, or simply poor performance leading up to the auction.

Here, We look at five players who should not  have signed with one of the ten IPL franchises.

Dawid Malan, England - Batsman

One of the biggest surprises of the auction was perhaps the absence of Dawid Malan from the IPL season. The left-handed batsman, a mainstay in England's top order, used to hold the #1 spot in the ICC T20i rankings.

He also took first place in England's "Hundred" competition with 377 runs in 9 innings and a 166.81 strike rate. He was also a part of England's winning T20 World Cup team, but he had a relatively small impact on the event.

This, along with the fact that clubs preferred international allrounders to specialized batters, may have contributed to his failure to find a buyer.

Paul Stirling, Ireland - Batsman

Experienced Irish batsman Paul Stirling did not receive any bids at the auction. Despite participating in the top T20 tournaments in the world, no IPL team gambled on the significant opener. He may have been out of form in 2022, as shown by Ireland's performance at the T20 World Cup.

He scored 170 runs during the tournament, which was expected to be more than he actually did despite being the team's second-highest scorer in seven games.

Franchisees were also seeking locally for specialized batsmen, as was previously stated. In the IPL, Stirling lost out on a tremendous opportunity.

Baba Indrajith, India - Wicketkeeper

Indrajith had bad luck at the worst possible time, as the auction sold 12 wicket keepers, seven of whom were Indian, and he missed out on an IPL contract. The TN top-order batsman has a solid batting technique and has scored heavily for TN in first-class and List-A cricket in recent years.

He only made three appearances for KKR last season, scoring 21 runs, and was released at the conclusion of the campaign.

Sandeep Sharma, India -Bowler

Veteran bowler Sandeep Sharma was unhappy when he did not sell in the auction. The former SRH seamer, who has played in 104 IPL games, was surprised by the absence. He was reported as stating, "I'm astonished and dissatisfied." I have no idea why I failed to sell. I had performed admirably for every side I had ever played for, and I genuinely thought that I would receive a bid from a team. I'll be honest, I didn't expect this. Even now, I'm unsure of what went wrong. I've had success playing domestic cricket. In the final round of the Ranji Trophy, I took seven wickets. "I played wonderfully with Syed Mushtaq Ali."

Chris Jordan, England - Allrounder.

Despite having the look of a player who was in high demand in the auction, the former CSK all-rounder failed to attract any bids. Jordan played on the World Cup-winning England T20 team and bowled superbly for his team in the tournament's final overs.

His selection surprises me because he is the ideal T20 player. He is a skilled bowler who makes outstanding catches and can bat in the bottom order.

CSK, who released him after he only made four appearances in the 2022 season and picked up two wickets, could have taken a chance on him because the team is short on options for death bowlers.

So these are the brilliant player who surprisingly went unsold this year of IPL 2023 

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