IPL sell off shock - no takers for Warner and Thakur

David Warner, 38, was arguably the biggest name to go unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah. Warner, who retired from international cricket in June, had entered the auction at a base price of INR 2 crore. After going unsold on Sunday, his name came up again in the accelerated round on Monday, but there were no takers for him. Throughout the long term, Warner has been one of the star entertainers in the IPL. His 6565 runs from 184 matches are the most by an abroad hitter, and the fourth-most elevated generally at the competition behind the Indian triplet of Virat Kohli (8004), Shikhar Dhawan (6769) and Rohit Sharma (6628). Warner crossed the 500-run mark in a season multiple times - a record he holds together with Kohli. However, he had a tepid IPL 2024 for Delhi Capitals (DC): 168 runs in eight excursions at a strike pace of 134.40. Warner's last aggressive game was in August, at the MAX60 competition in the Caribbean. He was the most elevated run-getter there, with a count of 297 at a strike pace of 181.09. He will be in real life for Dubai Capitals at the ILT20 right on time one year from now. Among Indians, Shardul Thakur was the most high-profile player - with a base cost of INR 2 crore - to not draw in a bid. A crease bowling allrounder, Thakur was with CSK last season. He played nine games, getting five wickets at an economy of 9.75. He got to bat just multiple times and scored 21 runs. Thakur, however, hasn't played for India in that frame of mind since December 2023 and went through foot a medical procedure in June this year and got back to cutthroat cricket just toward the beginning of October in the Irani Cup for Mumbai. Prithvi Shaw, who was held by DC in front of IPL 2022, likewise didn't get an offered at his base cost of INR 75 lakh. Shaw battled with structure in the last two seasons and was dropped for Abishek Porel during IPL 2024. All the more as of late, he was dropped from Mumbai's Ranji Prize crew for unfortunate wellness and "general direct". Britain's Jonny Bairstow was another huge name that went unsold. Bairstow was with Punjab Lords (PBKS) from 2022 to 2024, and scored 551 runs in 22 innings at a strike pace of 148.92 for them in that period. However, no offers for him - from a base cost of INR 2 crore - at this bartering. The equivalent was the situation for Daryl Mitchell, who was purchased by Chennai Super Rulers (CSK) for INR 14 crore at the IPL 2024 small scale sell off and has been one of New Zealand's best entertainers across designs as of late. He likewise came in with a base cost of INR 2 crore.