Ipl 2019 Auction  

Jaydev Unadkat, the 27-year-old Saurashtra captain, who was in Bengaluru recently for the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Karnataka, spoke to MyNation after leading his team into the final. Unadkat reflected on his Test debut, IPL riches, making India comeback, the domestic season and more

There were some massive surprises. Some exclusions that one would not have agreed with, and some picks that could well be questioned. Certain players who had not done anything of note in recent times were still bought. Did the franchises commit a blunder by spending precious money on spent forces?

Jaipur: The IPL 2019 auctions at Jaipur on Tuesday provided a big breakthrough for many including some unheralded players. However, many experienced and known T20 specialists like Brendon McCullum, and players who had proven their worth in the rough and tumble of the IPL, like Hashim Amla went unsold. Here are the 10 most expensive buys of the season.

'I have to be patient and wait for my opportunity. I will just try to learn as much as possible from the greats of the game during IPL. This being my first season, I want to experience it and see how it works,' Devdutt Padikkal told MyNation

Varun Chakravarthy came under the IPL franchises' radar after he impressed in this year's Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) for Siechem Madurai Panthers. He took nine wickets from 10 games at an outstanding economy of 4.7. He had 125 dot ball out of the 240 he bowled. 'TNPL helped me to play under pressure. The seniors helped me a lot,' Varun said

Jaydev Unadkat's price tag did not translate into wickets in IPL 2018. He managed only 11 wickets from 15 matches, forcing RR to release him. This was far from his great showing the previous edition, where he took 24 wickets from 12 games and was very good in the death overs

The inaugural auction created a lot of buzz with some players being tagged as icon players. Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians), Sourav Ganguly (Kolkata Knight Riders), Rahul Dravid (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Yuvraj Singh (Kings XI Punjab), and Virender Sehwag (Delhi Daredevils) were classified as icon players for the inaugural IPL season in 2008 and they did not enter the auction

Australian duo of Steve Smith and David Warner, who are serving a 12-month ban for ball-tampering offence, have been retained by Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) respectively. They had missed IPL 2018 due to the suspension