The IPL 2019 auction gave us a few surprises. On one hand, where Yuvraj Singh remained unsold in the first round of the auction, Jaydev Undakat, Ishant Sharma and Mohammad Shami bagged a huge sum. After having a mediocre stint at the IPL 2018, Rajasthan Royals had decided to sell off Jaydev Unadkat and was up for sale. Little did we know that the Saurashtra pacer would be donning the RR jersey once again. Yes! Rajasthan Royals once again bought Jaydev Undakat for Rs 8.4 crore. Whereas, the Ishant Sharma was sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.1 crore. Check IPL 2019 Auctions Live News Updates at LatestLY. 

Talking about the Saurashtra pacer, Unadkat had a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore. Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals getting in a bidding war and then Chennai Super Kings joined in. At one point in time, there was a tussle between Rajasthan and Kings XI Punjab. Finally, RR had the last laugh as they bagged Unadkat for Rs. 8.40 crore. During IPL 11, Unadkat played 12 matches and got 11 wickets. He bowled with an economy of 9.65. IPL 2019 Player Auction: Shimron Hetmyer Sold to RCB for 4.2 Crore, Carlos Brathwaite Goes to KKR for 5 Crore; Delhi Capitals Get Axar Patel for 5 Crore.

India’s Mohammad Shami was claimed the best test spell of 6/56 had a base price of Rs 1 crore. However, he was sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 4.8 crore. There were not many bids for Ishant Sharma and his base price was Rs 75 lakh. Only Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan were the ones who bid for the pacer. But at the end, Delhi Capitals had the last laugh.

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