Mushfiqur, Mustafizur unsold
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||CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman remained unsold after going under the hammer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Kolkata on Friday.
The base price for Mushfiqur, who was in the wicketkeeper category, was 75 lakh rupees. Mushfiqur was not initially part of the 971 players who registered for the IPL auction, but he was a part of the 24 additional players who were added to the list after their names were requested by the franchises.
Meanwhile, Mustafizur whose base price was 1 crore rupees, also remained unpicked. Mustafizur featured in three IPL editions (2016,2017 and 2018) but remained unsold this time following his poor form for the national outfit.
Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Mehedy Hasan Miraz and Taskin Ahmed also put their name but failed to attract any franchises.
Australian players attracted big prices at the auction with paceman Pat Cummins becoming the costliest overseas buy after he went to Kolkata Knight Riders for 15.50 crore rupees.
Cummins broke the record held by England’s Ben Stokes, who was bought by Rising Pune Supergiant for 14.5 crore rupees in the 2017 auction.
Cummins initiated the biggest bidding war. Bangalore and Delhi Capitals both upped the ante before Kolkata swooped in for their former player, who has claimed 32 wickets in 25 IPL matches.
Explosive all-rounder Glenn Maxwell joined Kings XI Punjab for 10.75 crore rupees after recently returning to cricket from a short break due to mental health issues.
