The IPL mini-auction saw some intense bidding as 405 players went under the hammer in Kochi. England’s Sam Curran was the big winner, signing for Punjab Kings for INR 18.50 crore. Other overseas stars like Ben Stokes, Nicholas Pooran, and Cameron Green also fetched big bucks, while Mayank Agarwal became the most expensive Indian cricketer.
However, some big names also went unsold. Joe Root was the first player to go unsold, but he was later signed by Rajasthan Royals for his base price in the last round of accelerated auction.
English players dominated the auction, but some big names like Tom Banton, Chris Jordan, Will Smeed, Tom Curran, Luke Wood, Jamie Overton, and Rehan Ahmed failed to attract bidders. Dawid Malan was the biggest surprise, going unsold despite being England’s highest-ranked batter in ICC T20I Batters chart. Sandeep Sharma, Shreyas Gopal, and Shashank Singh were among the notable unsold players from India.
The following players went unsold at the 2023 IPL auction:
Kusal Mendis
Tom Banton
Chris Jordan
Adam Milne
Tabraiz Shamsi
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Chethan LR
Shubham Khajuria
Rohan Kunnumal
Himmat Singh
Priyam Garg
Saurabh Kumar
Corbin Bosch
Abhimanyu Easwaran
Shashank Singh
Sumit Kumar
Dinesh Bana
Mohammed Azharudeen
Mujtaba Yousuf
Lance Morris
Chintal Gandhi
Izharulhaq Naveed
Shreyas Gopal
S Midhun
Paul Stirling
Rassie van der Dussen
Sherfane Rutherford
Travis Head
Dawid Malan
Daryl Mitchell
Mohammad Nabi
Wayne Parnell
Dushmantha Chameera
Blessing Muzarabani
Will Smeed
Suryansh Shedge
Jagadeesha Suchith
Baba Indrajith
Kirant Shinde
Akash Singh
Paul van Meekeren
Tejas Baroka
Yuvraj Chudasama
Jamie Overton
Richard Gleeson
Dilshan Madushanka
Himanshu Bisht
Sumeet Verma
Sanjay Yadav
Ajitesh Guruswamy
Rehan Ahmed
Tom Curran
Varun Aaron
Priyank Panchal
Sanjay Ramaswamy
B Surya
Jitender Pal
Utkarsh Singh
Shubham Kapse
Trilok Nag
Deepesh Nailwal
Shubhang Hegde
Johnson Charles
Luke Woo
Ekant Sen
