Indian Premier League is the land of big surprises and so are the auctions each time. The auctions saw some spectacular purchases made by franchises as they did not shy away from going all guns blazing to buy the best T20 players and the grooming prospects which can make it one day.
But what surprised everyone the most was the fact that some of the biggest international names as per the T20 standards went unsold.
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Among the biggest names who went unsold was the ICC Number 1 Bowler For T20 Internationals. Ish Sodhi, the number one ranked bowler in the ICC rankings for T20 internationals went unsold even though the Afghan spinner Rashid Khan who is at the number 3 spot went for a whopping 9 crores.
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Ish Sodhi, the 25-year-old Kiwi bowler has scalped 31 wickets in T20 internationals from 21 matches he represented the Kiwis in. Ish Sodhi is just one from the pool of the high profile international players who went unsold in the auctions for IPL 2018.
19-year-old Rashid Khan stole Ish Sodhi’s thunder as he went for a whopping 9 crores to the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kiwis performed decently at the auctions but Ish Sodhi was ignored by all franchises.
Shaun Marsh, Hashim Amla, Eoin Morgan, Mitchel McClenaghan, Martin Guptill, Adam Zampa were among the big names which went unsold in the IPL 2018 auctions.
These players going unsold despite their potentials and repute has come as a surprise to everyone specially when even BBL stars have made it big in the IPL but not these international sensations.
