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

#1 Jaydev Unadkat

Unadkat was picked by Rising Pune Supergiant for 30 lakhs in 2017

Over the years, batsmen and keepers have earned fat pay checks in the IPL. But when an Indian pace bowler hits a jackpot, you stop and take notice. Jaydev Unadkat is having the time of his life at present. In 2017, Unadkat was picked by Rising Pune Supergiant for 30 lakhs and he did not disappoint, picking up 24 wickets in the season.

Soon after, he bagged his first international Man-of-the-Series award after his economical performance against Sri Lanka. Recently, the Saurashtra bowler has been included in India's squad for the three-match T20I series in South Africa.

After being picked for a whopping 11.5 crores by Rajasthan Royals, Unadkat said, "Having kept my base price at INR 1.5 crore, I was sure that I would get some good pickings and I was hopeful a couple of teams would go after me.... It's actually overwhelming for me to get the price I went for. It will be dumb if I said I was expecting it; no one would say that."