Difficult to understand the dynamics of IPL auction, says Manoj Tiwary

The IPL auction every year brings joy to the faces of many youngsters, but the number of people getting disappointed by not getting a bid is even higher. One of the many star names who went unsold this season was Manoj Tiwary, who was a part of the Rising Pune Supergiant side in 2017 and the Kings XI Punjab last season.

The West Bengal cricketer represented various franchises in the IPL and featured in 98 games. Despite having all the credentials, the 33-year-old went unsold and felt that although it’s difficult to handle such moments, he has to keep moving forward. He also added that his wife Sushmita Roy has been very supportive throughout this difficult phase.

“It’s a professional world and things like these (happen). As a cricketer, you have to move forward. So, yeah, I have to keep working hard on my game and be prepared for the coming year and yeah, that’s about it.

“I have been through so many ups and downs and, you know, I keep motivating myself. I only need the close members of my family – my wife – they are all very cooperative. I don’t need anybody else to help me out on this. So basically yeah, I have been like motivating myself to deal with the situation and yeah, can’t do much about it, not in our control,” Tiwary said in an interview to Indian Express.

Tiwary questions the selection criteria of teams

Manoj Tiwary was a crucial member of the Pune side which reached the finals in 2017. He also won the Stylish player award four times that season and has been performing consistently in the domestic circuit. The discarded Indian cricketer questioned the selection criteria of all the IPL teams and labelled their process as an unsolved mystery.

“Even I am short of answers, to be honest. You say I have been a consistent performer in first-class cricket in all the formats over the years, I even won the FBB (most stylish player) award four times in IPL the year before and despite all that, I don’t get a place in any of the teams. This is some kind of a mystery. But having said that, I actually don’t understand how the dynamics of the IPL auctions work,” the right-handed batsman further added.

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