3 Australian players who went unsold in the 2019 IPL auctions but were brilliant in BBL 2018-19 

#1 Daniel Christian

Christian had a fantastic BBL|08 campaign

Unlike Richardson and Short, Daniel Christian had a long IPL career. He started his IPL career with the now-defunct Deccan Chargers in 2011. He had a decent debut season as he scored 190 runs and claimed 11 wickets in 14 games during IPL 2011.

In the next season, he played only seven games as he scored 145 runs and took eight wickets. During the 2013 IPL auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore brought him for a sum of USD 100,000. However, he managed to feature in the playing XI for only two games during the 2013 IPL.

After a lengthy absence from IPL, he was finally bought by Rising Pune Supergiant during the IPL 2017 auction. Once again, he had an average IPL campaign as he managed to score 79 runs (from 9 innings) and snatched 11 wickets in 13 matches.

In the 2018 IPL auction, Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) bought him for INR 1.5 crores. However, he once again struggled to feature in the playing XI as he managed to play only four games in the 2018 campaign.

Nevertheless, Christian played the perfect role of an ‘all-rounder’ for Melbourne Renegades in this BBL season. With the bat, he had scored 254 runs from 14 innings with the high score of 49. With the ball, he had claimed 15 wickets from 16 matches with the decent economy rate of 7.38. Moreover, Christian was awarded the ‘Man of the Match’ in both the semi-final and final of BBL|08.

However, with the base price of INR 1 crore, Christian went unsold in this year’s IPL auction.

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