The Fizz had tasted title success in the 2016 edition under the captaincy of Australia’s David Warner. Other Bangladesh cricketers included in the IPL auction this year are opener Tamim Iqbal, all-rounder Mahmudullah, off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz, wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das, batsman Sabbir Rahman and pacer Abul Hasan. But all these players remained unsold in the auction. Tamim’s exclusion was a surprise from Bangladesh’s point of view as the left-hander has been in splendid form recently in the limited-over formats. Tamim scored 646 runs in 11 ODI innings in 2017 at an average of 64.6. He also played in the Pakistan Super League last year. One of the biggest hitters of world cricket, Chris Gayle even went unsold in the auction. Later however, Kings XI Punjab recruited him. The IPL auction produced many surprises in that several world class players went unsold, including Morne Morkel (base price INR 75 lakhs), Thisara Perera (base price INR 50 lakhs), Nathan Lyon (base price INR 1.5 crores), Dale Steyn (base price INR one crore), Moises Henriques (base price INR 1.5 crores), Corey Anderson (base price INR two crores), Colin Ingram (base price INR two crores), Travis Head (base price INR 1.5 crores), Lendl Simmons (base price INR 1.5 crores), Shaun Marsh (base price INR 1.5 crores), Eoin Morgan (base price INR two crores), Alex Hales (base price INR one crore), Joe Root (base price INR 1.5 crores), Hashim Amla (base price INR 1.5 crores), Martin Guptill (base price INR 75 lakhs), James Faulkner (base price INR two crores), Jonny Bairstow (base price INR 1.5 crores), Josh Hazlewood (base price INR two crores), Mitchell McClenaghan (base price INR one crore), Lasith Malinga (base price INR one crore) and Samuel Badree (base price INR 1 crore), among others. The IPL 2018 is scheduled to start on April 4.Shakib Al Hasan is a force of nature in every format of the game, with the bat and the ball. Share more such powers about Shakib, if you know any. #SRHPowerCards #LiveOrange #OrangeArmy pic.twitter.com/bphN771ziM
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 1, 2018
Shakib in IPL Inns Runs SR Inns Wkts ER 32 498 130.36 42 43 7.17 Mustafizur in IPL Inns Runs SR Inns Wkts ER 17 - - 17 17 7.14Mustafizur Rahman will play for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2018. #IPLAuction Follow the IPL auction here: https://t.co/MsAbRHy86u pic.twitter.com/aZXzuEcEeM
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