IPL 2023: Best Unsold XI from the Auction

The much-awaited Indian Premier League auction got concluded on Friday (December 23). The event saw the likes of Sam Curran, Ben Stokes, Cameron Green and Harry Brook attracting huge bids from the franchises. With a total of 87 available spots, the franchises filled 80 of them, with 29 of them being overseas.

In this auction as well, some prominent foreign, as well as Indian players, could not find any bids in the auction. The reason could be the team’s combinations, remaining slots for each category, and the recent form of the players. Here is the best Unsold XI after the IPL 2023 auction.

1. Paul Stirling

Paul Stirling has represented several franchise teams in almost domestic T20 leagues around the world. He has played in the Caribbean Premier League, Pakistan Super League, Big Bash League, Lanka Premier League, The Hundred and also the Abu Dhabi T10 League. The Irish star will feature in the forthcoming International League T20 as well.

In these leagues, Stirling has performed well and consistently scored runs at a good strike rate. With his positive mindset, the 32-year-old is capable of hitting big shots and scoring runs at a brisk pace. In 319 T20s, the experienced batter has more than 7,800 runs, with 50 half-centuries and three tons.

However, he was unsold due to his poor form in 2022.  Stirling failed to churn out runs for his teams in The Hundred, Caribbean Premier League and Lanka Premier League. The inability to provide a blazing start in the recent games hurt his chances in the auction.