The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Jeddah saw some of the big names going unsold. Leading that list is former Australia opener David Warner, who also captained
Sunrisers Hyderabad to their maiden IPL title in 2016. But having retired from international cricket, the 38-year-old left-hander found no takers at the two-day auction.
But Warner is not the only high-profile cricketers who missed out on an IPL contract. Also in the unsold list are New Zealand's Kane Williamson & Darly Mitchell, India's all-rounder Shardul Thakur & fast bowler Umesh Yadav, England wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow and many more.
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Highest Run Chases in IPL Such is the quality of players in the list that an 'Unsold XI' can challenge any of the 10 teams.
Timesofindia.com put together a playing XI of the unsold names, with Williamson as the skipper.
1. David Warner
2. Prithvi Shaw
3. Kane Williamson (c)
4. Jonny Bairstow (wk)
5. Sikandar Raza
6. Suyash Prabhudesai
7. Shardul Thakur
8. Murugan Ashwin
9. Piyush Chawla
10. Umesh Yadav
11. Chetan Sakariya
(Impact Player: Shivam Mavi/Kartik Tyagi)
Meanwhile, in a depature from the practice of announcing IPL schedules close to the star of the season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has revealed the scheduled dates for the the next three seasons.
The 2025 IPL will run from March 14 to May 25.
The 2026 edition is scheduled from March 15 to May 31, and the the 2027 season will start on March 14 and end on May 30.
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