IPL auction 2019: Unknown players who fetched big money

IPL is one of the most followed cricket league in the world. The stature of IPL is increasing exponentially every year. In every auction, we see a lot of players sold for whopping amounts.

This year, IPL auction took place on 18th December and it was full of filmy drama. There were many ups and downs with stars like Brendon McCullum, Dale Steyn getting unsold whereas new entrants like Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer were sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad and RCB for Rs 4.20 crore respectively.

After the auction, every franchise felt that they had got the best players and in the process, many new faces have hit the jackpot and all the media limelight.

Here are the players whose value went up like a rocket and nobody saw it coming :

#1 Shivam Dubey

With a base price of 20 lakh, Shivam Dubey, a Mumbai cricketer, wasn't a familiar face before the auction. Dubey was brought into the limelight when he was bought by RCB for an astonishing amount of Rs 5 crores. The reason behind his such high price is the 5 sixes he hit off 5 consecutive deliveries, just one day before the auction. He is an all-rounder, an additional factor which favoured his selection. With not much experience at the top level, the time will tell if he will live up to the price tag.

#2 Varun Chakaravarthy

Varun Chakravarthy is a mystery spinner from Tamil Nadu who has made a big impact in the 2018 TNPL for Madurai Panthers. He has also performed well in the domestic circuit. Another player with a base price of Rs 20 lakh, he was snapped by Kings XI Punjab for a whopping amount of Rs 8.4 crores. He will have the benefit of playing alongside Ravichandran Ashwin and Afganistan mystery spinner, Mujeeb ur Rahman and would be raring to let the world know that he has arrived.

#3 Prabhsimran Singh

Prabhsimran Singh is wicketkeeper-batsman from Punjab, who is a big fan of Australian great Adam Gilchrist. His batting style also has the similarity of his idol as he scored 298 off 302 balls in the Punjab Under-23 Tournament.

Prabhsimran Singh with Rs 20 lakh base price was sold to Kings XI Punjab Rs 4.8 crore. At the age of 17, the amount is a big one and he should not let this price tag impact his coming progress, in the cricket world.

#4 Prayas Ray Barman

Prayas Ray Barman is leg-spinner from Bengal who made his debut for the senior side this year in Vijay Hazare Trophy. He impressed everyone by taking 11 wickets in 9 games at an economy rate of just 4.45. He produced his best career performance against Jammu and Kashmir, where he scalped 4 for 20 to star in his team's convincing win. He has been bought by RCB for a big amount of Rs1.5 crores and the small boundaries of Chinnaswamy stadium should not worry him to bowl a full-length delivery.

#5 Himmat Singh

Himmat Singh is a 22-year old right-handed batsman from Delhi who has played only 4 T20 matches so far. With only 9 runs not out as the best innings, it came up as a surprise when he was bought for Rs 65 lacs by RCB. RCB is a team which is known to score big and his hard-hitting quality might have drawn the interest of the franchise.