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IPL auction 2018: The Indian Premier League auctions for the 11th edition saw some serious spending of the money. Rajasthan Royals spent a whopping Rs 12.5 crore to get the service of last year's most expensive batsman and also England all-rounder Ben Stokes. Even Indian batsmen were in demand this year as KL Rahul and Manish Pandey both were bought for Rs 11 crore by Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively. Also, the most-awaited player Rashid Khan was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 9 crore. However, there were some who went unsold. Here are top 5 unsold players of IPL auction 2018 (Twitter/IPL)
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1- Chris Gayle- The former RCB batsman found no bidders
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2- Joe Root- The England captain found no place this time
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3- Lasith Malinga- The Sri Lankan bowler was not able to find any place
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4- Parthiv Patil- It was unfortunate for him to not get picked up despite being called up for India Test team.
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5- Tim Southee- Southee's unsold bid came as a shocker. No team was interested in him.
