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Mega auction day 2: List of players of sold and unsold after Round 2

Several big names like Ishant Sharma, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Tabraiz Shamsi went unsold on the second day of the mega auction

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Like the first round, the second round of the mega auction on Sunday saw a lot of exciting action. Although, the bids were slightly low, a lot of teams ended up getting good deals. This round was all about utility.

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It was the Indian bowlers who were in huge demand this time around. Several pacers from the country managed to get good deals. However, a few Sri Lankan bowlers bagged a contract as well. After a bidding war, Lucknow managed to get Dushmanta Chameera for INR 2 crore.

Post which, Chennai purchased Maheesh Theekshana for INR 70 lakh. Thus, he became their third overseas player. In the meanwhile, Khaleel Ahmed bagged an INR 5.25 crore contract with Delhi. There was a huge bidding battle for him between the Pant-led side and Mumbai.

In what turned out to be an absolute steal deal, Punjab got Sandeep Sharma for his base price, i.e. INR 50 lakh. However, Chetan Sakariya saw several bids for himself. At a base price of INR 50 lakh, teams such as Bangalore, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi engaged in a bidding war. At the end, Delhi acquired his services for INR 4.2 crore.

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On the other hand, Navdeep Saini was bought by Rajasthan for INR 2.6 crore. Jaydev Unadkat, who was the most expensive player in 2019, saw two of the most successful teams bid for him. However, it was Mumbai who ended up getting him for INR 1.3 crore.

Mayank Markande will now be seen representing his first franchise as Mumbai got him for INR 65 lakh. Shabaz Nadeem was then purchased by Lucknow for his base price. Rinku Singh then returned to Kolkata. Last but not the least, Mannan Vohra was again purchased at his base price by Lucknow. In the meanwhile, several big names like Ishant Sharma, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Tabraiz Shamsi went unsold.

List of players sold in round two of day two

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Name Base Price Sold Price Team
Khaleel Ahmed 50 lakh 5.25 crore Delhi
Dushmanta Chameera 50 lakh 2 crore Lucknow
Chetan Sakariya 50 lakh 4.2 crore Delhi
Sandeep Sharma 50 lakh 50 lakh Punjab
Navdeep Saini 75 lakh 2.6 crore Rajasthan
Jaydev Unadkat 75 lakh 1.3 crore Mumbai
Mayank Markande 50 lakh 65 lakh Mumbai
Shahbaz Nadeem 50 lakh 50 lakh Lucknow
Maheesh Theekshana 50 lakh 70 lakh Chennai
Rinku Singh 20 lakh 55 lakh Kolkata
Manan Vohra 20 lakh 20 lakh Lucknow

List of unsold players

Full Name
Ishant Sharma
Lungi Ngidi
Sheldon Cottrell
Nathan Coulter Nile
Tabraiz Shamsi
Qais Ahmad
Karn Sharma
Ish Sodhi
Piyush Chawla
Virat Singh
Himmat Singh
Sachin Baby
Harnoor Singh
Himanshu Rana
Ricky Bhui
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