-Vinay Kumar
The captain of the Bangladesh cricket team and the ICC top all-rounder came to the fore in the mini auction for IPL 2023 held in Kochi today, Friday. IPL Mini Auction (IPL 2023 Mini Auction) None of the 10 franchises bid on him. He had kept his base price of Rs 1.50 crore in the all-rounder category in this auction.
When his name came up in the auction today, no one placed a bet on him. Significantly, in the T20 World Rankings of ICC all-rounders, Shakib Al Hasan is at the top with 252 points. Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi is at number two with 233 points and Hardik Pandya is at the third position with 194 points. Despite this, know the reason for not bidding on Shakib Al Hasan.
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One of the major reasons for not bidding on him was that his performance in IPL 2022 was very disappointing. He scored only 47 runs in 8 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at an average of just 9.40. And, in bowling, only 4 wickets were taken in 26 overs. But, apart from this, there was also a special reason that he was 36 years old. Because of this, in view of the coming season, the IPL franchisees took the decision and Shakib Al Hasan remained unsold.