5 biggest losers from the IPL auction

The IPL auctions can be a strange world sometimes. Players escalating to stardom in one season may find themselves unsold in the next. Mainstays and marquees of certain teams might find themselves to be fringe players of arch-rivals, come the change of seasons.This recent auction in Bangalore was no different. With limited expenditure rules and desperation for making smart moves, teams tried to make the best calls under the given circumstances, and it’s only natural that some might’ve ended up getting the rough end of the stick in the process.Here’s a look at the 5 biggest losers to come out of the IPL auctions:

#5 Marlon Samuels

It’s hard to imagine why such a fine player is consistently ignored by IPL franchises season after season. Marlon Samuels only ever played for the (now extinct) Pune Warriors India for 2 seasons with not very flattering returns.

However, having seen his exploits alongside Chris Gayle with the West Indies team, one has to wonder whether with proper handling the mercurial talent may have started contributing much more pivotally and started turning games for franchises. One can’t just help feeling that with ignoring Samuels for one more season, someone somewhere is surely missing a trick.