IPL 2018 auction: 5 biggest steals

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#2 - Lungi Ngidi (Chennai Super Kings): INR 50 lakhs

South Africa v Sri Lanka - 1st T20

Many fans may not have heard of Lungi Ngidi, but he is one of the hottest new prospects in all of cricket right now. The fans that have heard of him probably know him from his appearance in the 2nd Test of the Freedom Trophy Test Series against India, where he laid out a dominant performance, returning figures of 7/87, with 6/39 in the second innings. Test cricket isn't even his speciality, T20 cricket is. In Twenty20 Internationals, the 21-year old has a fantastic bowling average of 7.33.

Ngidi has yet to prove himself in the IPL, but he is sure to make a huge impact on the Chennai Super Kings, considering that he is a one-of-a-kind bowler, capable of reaching speeds in the 145 kph region, and is as comfortable a bowler at the start as at the death, making him a menace for batsmen.

For a man with such talent, it's hard to argue with the fact that at 50 lakh rupees, he is an absolute steal. Kudos to Chennai.

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