IPL 2018 Auction: 5 players who were lucky to go for a higher price than expected

#2 Manish Pandey

Pandey has seen a string of failures in his ODI appearances.

By picking Manish Pandey for 11 crores, Sunrisers Hyderabad have made it clear that they have gone on his previous year's IPL performance.

If we look at Pandey's performance in 2017's IPL, wherein he averaged almost 50, this is quite understandable. It is when we look at the broader picture and put it into context, we find it a little strange.

Gautam Gambhir was picked by Delhi Daredevils for 2.8 crores. The difference between both the players is a staggering 8.2 crores. Is Gambhir so inferior a batsman to Manish Pandey or is Pandey that superior-a-batsman to Gambhir? Another player who went for the same price as Pandey was KL Rahul.

But in his case, it is understandable as KXIP look at him as a full-time keeper and a captaincy prospect. Pandey has also seen a string of failures in his ODI appearances.