There were plenty of good news stories for the Australians at the IPL auction, but not for 15 players from the nation who were snubbed by franchises on Tuesday night.
Australians were in high demand during the auction with Mitchell Starc crushing the record in a $4.42 million deal with Kolkata Knight Riders.
His sale broke a record which didn’t event survive the night, with Pat Cummins’ $3.66m sale to Sunrisers Hyderabad having set the benchmark before.
In total, six Australians sold for more than $12 million — the most surprising being the stunning $1.78m Gujurat Titans purchase of BBL breakout star Spencer Johnson.
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But for all the big Aussie wins, there were still some big Australian losses on the night.
The largest belonged to Steve Smith, Josh Inglis, Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott, who all went unsold at the largest reserve price of INR 200 lakh (approx. $357k AUD).
It’s believed that a major factor in World Cup winner Hazlewood not being bought was that he’s due to miss a large portion of the IPL next year for the birth of his child.
Also failing to pick-up a deal was rapid WA quick Lance Morris, and Riley Meredith, who once earnt more than A1$m at the auction.
In total, the 15 Australian snubs were worth at least A$2,752,000 based on their reserve prices.
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UNSOLD AUSTRALIANS
Steve Smith — INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)
Josh Inglis — INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)
Josh Hazlewood — INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)
Sean Abbott — INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)
Daniel Sams — INR 150 lakh ($268k AUD)
Ashton Agar — INR 100 lakh ($179k AUD)
Riley Meredith — INR 100 lakh ($179k AUD)
Lance Morris — INR 75 lakh ($135k AUD)
Billy Stanlake — INR 75 lakh ($135k AUD)
Wes Agar — INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)
Ben Cutting — INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)
Ben Dwarshuis — INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)
Matt Short — INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)
Jake Fraser-McGurk — INR 20 lakh ($36k AUD)
William Salzmann — INR 20 lakh ($36k AUD)
AUSTRALIANS SOLD IN 2024 IPL AUCTION (total A$12.15m)
Mitchell Starc — $4.42 million, Kolkata Knight Riders
Pat Cummins — $3.66 million, Sunrisers Hyderabad
Spencer Johnson — $1.78 million, Gujarat Titans
Travis Head — $1.22 million, Sunrisers Hyderabad
Jhye Richardson — $892,000, Delhi Capitals
Ashton Turner — $178,000, Lucknow Super Giants
AUSTRALIANS ALREADY RETAINED
Delhi Capitals — David Warner ($1.16m), Mitch Marsh ($1.2m)
Gujarat Titans — Matthew Wade ($446,000)
Lucknow Super Giants — Marcus Stoinis ($1.7m)
Mumbai Indians — Jason Behrendorff ($135,000), Tim David ($1.53m)
Punjab Kings — Nathan Ellis ($135,000)
Rajasthan Royals — Adam Zampa ($270,000)
Royal Challengers Bangalore — Cameron Green ($3.15m, traded from Mumbai), Glenn Maxwell ($2m)
