IPL 2024 Auction: The auction held for IPL 2024 was very memorable. In this auction, teams bid heavily to buy their favorite players. Kolkata Knight Riders spent up to Rs 24.75 crore to buy Mitchell Starc. But during this auction, something happened with the Punjab Kings team that it became a laughing stock. He had to buy a player even though he did not want to.
Punjab Kings made a big mistake in the auction
During the auction, auctioneer Mallika Sagar called the name of 32-year-old Shashank Singh, who plays for Chhattisgarh. Punjab Kings were the first to bid for Shashank Singh. The special thing is that Punjab Kings was the only team to bid for Shashank. The team bought Shashank at a base price of Rs 20 lakh. But Punjab Kings wanted to buy another player. Upon realizing the mistake, the auctioneer was informed that he had purchased this player by mistake. But as per the rules, once a player is bought, the decision cannot be changed. Due to which Punjab had to buy this player even though it did not want to.
Who is this Shashank Singh?
Shashank Singh is an all-rounder. He has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL. He remained unsold in the IPL season 2023 after being released by Sunrisers. Shashank Singh has played 10 IPL matches so far. He has scored only 69 runs in these matches.
Punjab Kings team for IPL 2024
Retained players: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Atharva Tayde, Arshdeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Bhatia. , Vidavatha Kavarappa.
Players bought in the auction: Harshal Patel (INR 11.75 Crore), Chris Woakes (INR 4.2 Crore), Ashutosh Sharma (INR 20 Lakh), Vishwanath Pratap Singh (INR 20 Lakh), Shashank Singh (INR 20 Lakh), Prince Choudhary (INR 20 Lakh), Tanay Thiagarajan (INR 20 Lakh), Riley Rossouw (INR 8 Crore).