IPL Auction 2020: Australia overshadow West Indies & South Africa players in rare instance

Curtains were called on Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction 2020 on Thursday and Australian cricketers would be happy to see ir bank balance rise. In a shift from previous auctions, Australian cricketers stole show, raking in massive money. Traditionally, West Indians and South Africans have dominated auction proceedings.  

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IPL Auction 2020: Good day for Australia's cricketers

IPL Auction 2020 began with Australian opener Chris Lynn joining Mumbai Indians for ₹2 crore, kicking off a good day for Australia. Kolkata Knight Riders broke bank for Aussie pace ace Pat Cummins, signing him for highest fee paid for an overseas player. Cummins, who is in imperious form over past 12 months for Australia, was signed up by KKR for ₹15.5 crore after an intense bidding war between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Glenn Maxwell, who recently returned from a short mental health break, was also snapped up by Kings XI Punjab for ₹10.75 crore. Nathan Coulter-Nile also sparked off ar bidding war between heavyweights Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, with all-rounder moving to MI for ₹8 crore. franchises also picked Josh Phillipe, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Finch, Alex Carey, Mitchell Marsh, Chris Green, Kane Richardson and Andrew Tye in IPL Auction 2020.

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IPL Auction 2020: Lukewarm day for West Indies

West Indies duo of Shimron Hetmyer and Sheldon Cottrell were snapped up by Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab after brief bidding wars. Both were picked up by ir respective franchises for ₹7.75 crore and ₹8.5 crore respectively. Fabian Allen and Oshane Thomas were snapped up by Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals for ir base price of ₹50 lakh each. Prominent West Indian players like Carlos Brathwaite, Evin Lewis, Jason Holder asnd Shai Hope failed to attract suitors and were unsold in IPL Auction 2020.

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IPL Auction 2020: South Africa's decline reflecting on auction

From South Africa, only all-rounder Chris Morris had a reason to cheer. RCB went to some severe lengths to sign him, parting away with ₹10 crore from ir auction purse. David Miller and Dale Steyn were only or South African cricketers to find suitors in IPL Auction 2020, moving to RR and RCB respectively on ir base price. Colin Ingram, Andile Phehlukwayo, Anrich rtje and Heinrich Klassen were amongst South Africa players that went unsold in auction.

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IPL Auction 2020: International stature reflecting on players' fortunes

shift is significant and in total respect to ir standing in international cricket. Australia have been dominant and have seen an upturn in fortunes since Aaron Finch was appointed as ir ODI and T20I captain and Tim Paine as ir Test captain. West Indies have been inconsistent, having only recently seen a change in ir administration. South Africa is witnessing a decline, with many players taking Kolpak route and ir administrative issues are secret.