IPL 2019: 5 Unsold players at a low base price who would have added value to any team
Every year hundreds of players take part in the auction, and the eight IPL franchises spend a fortune to buy them. But still, a lot of them remain unsold.
Every franchise wants to buy the best player at the table but faces budget constraints. This factor often limits their buying powers and franchises fail to rope in the right talent. However, this year there were 80 players who went unsold. These included a few prominent names like Brendon McCullum, Dale Steyn, Eoin Morgan, Usman Khwaja, Manoj Tiwari, and Morne Morkel. A lot of uncapped players and lesser-known names also failed to make the cut.
There were also some quality players who went unsold at a low base price. The list discusses some players who a base price of ₹1 crore and less. While these players were cheap and bought quality with them, they did find any interest in them.
#5 Rajneesh Gurbani (Base price-₹20 lacs)
Rajneesh Gurbani is a medium pacer; who plays for current Ranji trophy champions Vidharbha. He emerged a hero in their maiden title win, where he picked a hat-trick in the final.
Rajneesh possesses uncanny swing bowling skills and is bound to remind one of a young Bhuvneshwar Kumar. His representation of the seam is exemplary which helps him derive help out of wicket consistently. He does not have express pace but his ability to bowl consistently in the right areas is enough to trouble batsmen. He made a name for himself 2017-18 Ranji season, where he was the second highest wicket-taker with 39 scalps to his name. The 26-year old is a major reason behind Vidharbha not over-relying on Umesh Yadav.
Despite being one of the top names in the domestic cricket, and a low base price of ₹20 lacs, he was not purchased by any franchise in the auctions.