MCL auction: 5 best bargain buys
Jacques Kallis was the highest-paid player in the MCL auction as he was snapped up for $175,000 by Libra Legends, beating Adam Gilchrist who cost the Sagittarius Soldiers franchise $170,000. Although there were three players who were sold for over $150,000, there were still plenty of bargains to be had in the MCL auction.The icon players were all sold and the marquee names all attracted plenty of money, but the ones that cost the most aren't always the best buys.Let us take a look at the five best bargain buys in the auction.
#5 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
Bought for $38,000 by Gemini Arabians
T20 is a format where you need to give it your all at any given time and not be afraid to trust your instinct. The former Pakistani fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan is perhaps the perfect example of a bowler who wore his heart on his sleeve.
Despite making his debut almost a decade before the advent of T20, Rana's skills and adaptability made him a deadly bowler in the shortest format of the game. Over 150 wickets at an economy rate of just 7 is a testament to his abilities with the ball.
Like most Pakistan fast bowlers of his generation, his ability to bowl a yorker at will is arguably his greatest strength. To go along with that, his variation of pace and ability to control his line and length makes him a perfect T20 bowler.