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Many surprising events and developments took place in the IPL mini auction held in Dubai. In the history of IPL, two players have received more than 20 crores together. While some other players fetched the expected price, fortune opened the door for the home cricketers. Also, many young talents have received higher prices than expected. But meanwhile the Punjab Kings franchise made a big mistake with its hasty decision. They left the player they wanted to buy and bought another player who was not in their plan. 20 lakhs had to be poured for this. In fact, a set of domestic cricketers came up for auction at the final stage of the mini auction. This time auctioneer Mallika Sagar took the name of 32-year-old Shashank Singh, who plays for Chhattisgarh. Punjab Kings first competed for Shashank Singh. 20 lakhs was purchased at the base price. But the player Punjab Kings wanted to buy was different. A player bought in an auction is different. , the Punjab Kings realized their mistake too late. The franchisee immediately stopped the auction and tried to explain to the auctioneer Mallika Sagar about the mistake during the bidding. But Mallika Sagar told the franchise that as per the rules, the decision cannot be changed after buying a player. As a result, Punjab had to buy a player who was not in their plan.
In fact, the intention of the Punjab franchise is to buy 19-year-old Shashank Singh. The reason for this confusion is that not only the names of the two players but also the base price of both are the same. As a result, Punjab, who wanted to buy 19-year-old Shashank Singh, had to bring in 32-year-old Shashank Singh, who was playing for Chhattisgarh, who was not part of their plans. 32-year-old Shashank Singh from Chhattisgarh is an all-rounder. He previously played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. He was released by Sunrisers ahead of the 2023 auction. After that, no team bought him in the auction held in 2023. A mistake made by Punjab during the auction found a buyer for Shashank who once again registered his name in the auction. Shashank Singh has played 10 IPL matches so far and scored only 69 runs in these matches.
Fantastic scenes here as the notoriously inept Punjab Kings manage to not only purchase a player they didn’t want, (Shashank Singh), they also admit to this in front of literally everyone. Singh we can guess is sat at home wondering whether to show up in March. #IPLAuction #pbks pic.twitter.com/PtLQv9t07H
— Punjab Kings UK🇬🇧👑 (@PunjabKingsUK) December 19, 2023
Punjab Kings team
Players Retained:
Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Atharva Tede, Arshadeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Karan, Sikander Raza, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Bhatria, Harpreet Ellis, Vidwat Kavirappa .
Players bought in the auction:
Harshal Patel, Chris Vokes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Prince Chaudhary, Tanay Thyagarajan, Riley Rossow, Shashank Singh.
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