{"id":423690,"date":"2024-11-26T19:17:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=423690"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Indian-cricketer-13-youngest-to-be-sold-in-IPL-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Indian-cricketer-13-youngest-to-be-sold-in-IPL-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian cricketer, 13, youngest to be sold in IPL history"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thirteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest ever cricketer to be sold in an IPL auction on Monday, stealing the limelight from veteran fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar.<\/p>\n

Suryavanshi, a left-handed batter and spinner from the eastern Indian state of Bihar, was snapped up by Rajasthan Royals for $130,500 on the second and final day of a record-breaking auction in Jeddah.<\/p>\n

Suryavanshi came in at a base price of $35,591 among many world-class cricketers going under the hammer ahead of the 18th edition of the T20 tournament.<\/p>\n

Australia’s David Warner went unsold in the auction after he had no takers in the accelerated round as well.<\/p>\n

England’s Jonny Bairstow also missed out on finding an IPL team while 42-year-old quick bowler James Anderson, who retired from England duty in the summer, did not attract any teams\u00a0after registering at a base price of $148,115.<\/p>\n

Seam bowlers Kumar and Chahar attracted top prices on day two, but Suryavanshi’s winning bid by Rajasthan stood out.<\/p>\n

He made his domestic Ranji debut aged 12 in January and was more recently selected in the India Under-19 squad that played four-day matches against a touring Australian team in Chennai.<\/p>\n

He scored a triple century in an under-19 ODI tournament in Bihar.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, experienced fast bowler Kumar went to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for $1.27 million, while Mumbai Indians picked up Chahar for $1.09 million.<\/p>\n

Rishabh Pant broke the auction record on day one when Lucknow Super Giants got the star wicketkeeper for a whopping $3.2 million, while Punjab Kings snapped up Shreyas Iyer for $3.17 million also on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“For us to get Rishabh was a huge pickup,” Lucknow coach Justin Langer said on the sidelines of the auction.<\/p>\n

“Overall we have had a really good auction. It’s the best domestic competition in the world and it will be really competitive when it gets started next March.”<\/p>\n

Indian all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, on the first day, became the third-highest buy when he went to Kolkata for $2.81 million after a fierce bidding war with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.<\/p>\n

– Indian quicks cash in –<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

The final day began with a string of unsold players and some frugal buys, before South African left-arm quick Marco Jansen went to Punjab for $830,000.<\/p>\n

The focus then turned to Indian quicks.<\/p>\n

Mukesh Kumar went to Delhi Capitals for $942,000, with pace bowler Akash Deep going to Lucknow for the same price.<\/p>\n

Five-time champions Mumbai went big for Chahar, before securing 18-year-old Afghan spinner Allah Ghazanfar for $569,000.<\/p>\n

“Very happy at this position because we have got our playing XII. It’s locked in now,” Mumbai owner Akash Ambani said.<\/p>\n

“The last three years we have really thought about that, what’s the balance that we truly need to get back to winning ways.”<\/p>\n

Mumbai, who last won an IPL title in 2020, later made a winning bid for England all-rounder Will Jacks for $622,849.<\/p>\n

Uncapped Indian batsman Priyansh Arya, who hit six sixes in an over in the Delhi Premier League T20 tournament, entered the auction on $35,591 and got $450,824 from Punjab.<\/p>\n

The IPL is a huge earner for Indian cricket and the tournament makes more than $11 billion for the economy each year.<\/p>\n

The pioneering IPL helped make T20 cricket hugely popular, spawning copycat events worldwide.<\/p>\n

Dates for next year’s IPL have not been released but seasons usually run from March to May.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar was picked up by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for $1.27 million<\/p>\n

-Noah SEELAM
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England’s Will Jacks will play for Mumbai in the Indian Premier League in 2025<\/p>\n

-Randy Brooks
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