IPL Auction: The uncapped Indian players who turned millionaires overnight
Kolkata, DEC 20:The IPL Player Auction 2020 turned out to be a big occasion for the uncapped India players as many of them were sold for more than INR 1 crore. As anticipated, India’s youngest double centurion in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Yashasvi Jaiswal got a heavy deal as he was sold for Rs 2.4 crore to Rajasthan Royals while Varun Chakravarthy once again grabbed a heft deal despite playing just one match in last year’s IPL for Kings XI Punjab.
Here we take a look at the uncapped youngsters who got a hot deal on Thursday:
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s struggle story is now well-known in Indian cricket circles. The 17-year-old, who once sold pani-puris for living is now a millionaire as Rajasthan Royals snatch Jaiswal up for Rs 2.40 crore in the auction in Kolkata.
In 2015, Yashasvi etched his name in the record books by hitting 319 not out and registering bowling figures of 13 for 99 in the Giles Shield Cricket Tournament in Mumbai to set a record for the highest score and most wickets in a match in a school-level competition.
This season, Yashasvi was in fine form for Mumbai in the prestigious Vijay Hazare Trophy in September-October. He hit 203 off 154 balls with 12 sixes and 17 boundaries for Mumbai, thereby, becoming the youngest batsman to hit a double hundred in List A cricket.
The youngster is currently gearing up to fly to South Africa with the India Under-19 team for a preparatory tour that will be followed by the World Cup.
Ravi Bishnoi
Leg-break bowler Ravi Bishnoi, who is part of India’s Under-19 World Cup squad, was bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs 2 crore on Thursday. Bishnoi grabbed a deal that was 10 times of his base price.
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Though Bishnoi played just 2 matches at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy but he took 12 wickets in them at an economy of 4.37 that was enough for the franchises to see the potential in the 19-year-old.
The Rajasthan bowler made his List A debut only in September this year, playing for his state in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Just a month after his List A debut, Bishnoi was named in the India A squad for the 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy. In his short career of six List A and six T20 matches, Bishnoi has picked up eight and six wickets respectively.
He is also a part of India’s squad for the upcoming U-19 World Cup to be held in South Africa.
Virat Singh
Virat Singh, who is also in India’s U-19 World Squad, was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 1. 9 crore.
The 22-year-old left-hand batsman came into light after he scored 343 runs in ten innings at an average of 57.16 and strike rate of 142.32 at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last month.
“I’ve had 200 missed calls and some 300 messages already,” Virat told ESPNcricinfo after he was sold to SRH. “I also have to treat my team-mates to dinner. The next game is in my hometown [Jamshedpur], so maybe we’ll have a small celebration when we assemble again ahead of our next Ranji game against Haryana.”
Priyam Garg
Priyam Garg, who is India’s captain for the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa next year, will play the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad as the franchise payed Rs 1.5 crore for the Uttar Pradesh batsman.
Priyam, a double-century on Ranji Trophy debut, has 814 runs to his name in 10 matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy matches in the 2018-19 season.
In 12 first-class matches so far, Garg has scored 867 runs, with two centuries, at an amazing average of 66.69. In 15 List A matches, Garg has 539 runs with one century.
Kartik Tyagi
Kartik Tyagi, another U-19 player, was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.3 crore from a base price of Rs 20 lakh.
The 19-year-old fast bowler from Uttar Pradesh recently claimed 9 wickets in five games at the youth ODI series in England earlier this year. He then picked dup 6 wickets in 3 matches in the U-19 series vs Afghanistan.
Varun Chakravarthy
Varun Chakravarthy, who grabbed the joint-highest bid with Jaydev Unadkat for Rs 8.4 crore in the IPL auction last year, was released by Kings XI Punjab ahead of the IPL 2020 Auction as the 28-year-old had a forgetful season last year where he played just one match for the franchise, giving away 25 runs in his first over.
Despite that, Varun Chakravarthy has triggered a biding war between Royal Challengers Bangalore and KKR in Kolkata on Thursday. At the end, the Tamil Nadu spinner was bought by KKR for Rs 4 crore, the highest among the uncapped India players. He had set himself at a base price of Rs 30 lakh.
– India Today
