12 unexpected players who set the IPL auction on fire

Modified Feb 04, 2019 18:09 IST

IPL auction often has as much excitement as the tournament itself.

#6 Shivam Dubey (IPL 2019 auction)

The uncapped players certainly stole the show at the IPL auction in 2019. Bidding wars for some unknown or lesser-known cricketers blew everyone away. One such bidding war happened for Mumbai’s all-rounder Shivam Dubey. RCB and MI got into an intense bidding war for Dube, with the former finally buying him for a smashing ₹5 crore.

Shivam Dubey, an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-handed, had set the buzz correctly by hitting Baroda's left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh for five sixes of five balls at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He had certainly gained a reputation, surprisingly having done the same to leg-spinner Pravin Tambe. He had also been hailed previously by Sunil Gavaskar for his clean and powerful hitting abilities.

Still, a sum of ₹5 crore was highly unpredictable and certainly exceptional, making him one of the truly most surprising big buys ever.