IPL 2018: 3 players who were 'shocked' by their auction price

Modified Feb 14, 2018 23:53 IST

Some players were posed with a bonanza that took them days to sink it in — It took days for some players to sink it in

#1 Jaydev Unadkat

"It will be dumb if I say that I was expecting it" - Unadkat

Jaydev Unadkat is having the time of his life of late. Just after being included in India's squad for the three-match T20I series in South Africa, he was picked for a record-breaking 11.5 crores by Rajasthan Royals. Given that the Saurashtra lad was bought for a meager sum of 30 lakhs in the previous edition by Rising Pune Supergiant, an almost forty fold increase is awe-inspiring.

After the windfall, Unadkat said, "I was sure that I would get some good pickings as I had kept my base price at INR 1.5 crore. I was hopeful a couple of teams would go after me but it is actually overwhelming for me to get the price that I finally went for. It will be dumb if I say that I was expecting it. No one could have imagined that."

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