Top 5 Unknown picks at the IPL 2016 Auction

351 players went under the hammer on Saturday at the IPL 2016 Auctions. While the big names like Martin Guptill, George Bailey and Darren Sammy found no takers in the auction some rookies made the headlines with high bids. Well, it wouldn’t be wrong to quote that this auction has been the one dominated by the Indian youngsters. The likes of Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant and Pawan Negi were expected to bag big bids, kudos to their impressive performances in the domestic season. But then there was a league of surprise selections of a few names unknown to many. Here are the 5 unknown picks at the IPL 2016 Auction. 1. Nathu Singh – MI (3.2 crores): Nathu Singh. (Photo Source: ESPNcricinfo Ltd) Nathu Singh, who had the base price of 10 lakhs, was bought for 3.2 crores by the Mumbai Indians. Son of a labourer, this 20-year-old from Rajasthan is renowned for bowling at express pace, often clocking speeds over 140 kmph. During the auctions, it was a three-way battle for the youngster between Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. It was the Mumbai Paltan that eventually bagged the rookie paceman. Having trained under Glenn McGrath at the MRF Foundation, Nathu Singh has a 7-wicket haul to his name in his short first-class career already. Here is all that you need to know about Nathu Singh – 10 Facts about Nathu Singh – The up-and-coming Fast Bowler 2. Murugan Ashwin – RPG (3.5 crores): (Photo Source: Twitter) Yet another surprise pick was Murugan Ashwin, bagged by the Rising Pune Supergiants (RPG). He was based at 10 lakhs, but the RPG were willing to shed great amounts to rope in this leg -spinner from Tamil Nadu. M Ashwin has graduated from the same college as Ravi Ashwin and is rated highly by the Indian international. Although he has only 3 first-class games under his belt, his recent good show at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy has fetched him the big amount. Having played in 6 T20s in the tournament, he had 10 wickets to his name at a highly impressive economy of 5.52. Who is M Ashwin? – 11 Interesting facts about Murugan Ashwin 3. Krunal Pandya – MI (2 crores): (Photo Source: Krunal Pandya Facebook handle) Mumbai Indians roped in another rookie all-rounder, Krunal Pandya at the auctions. Krunal is the elder brother of Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who also plays for the same franchise. He is a left-hand batsman from Baroda who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. It would be interesting to see if he fills in the shoes of the role that was played by Jagadeesha Suchith last year. He has played 15 T20 matches so far and picked up 16 wickets at an impressive economy of 5.93 and a best of 3/25. He has the top score of 51 and packs a punch with a strike rate close to 140. More about the Baroda boy – 7 Interesting facts about Krunal Pandya 4. Kishore Kamath – MI (1.4 crores): (Photo Source: Kishore Kamath Facebook handle) The Mumbai Indians were on a spree of selecting the young Indian players and the third valuable Indian addition to their side was Kishore Kamath. Not many would know about this lad who was based at 10 lakhs but fetched 1.4 crores. Kamath is uncapped and yet to play first-class cricket. He was recently seen in the Karnataka Premier League playing for the Hubli Tigers. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls as well. His performances were not outright brilliant in the KPL but he certainly had something that caught the eye of the Mumbai team management. 5. Carlos Brathwaite – DD (4.2 crores): (Photo Source: Twitter) The biggest surprise of the auction was the selection of Carlos Brathwaite by Delhi Daredevils. Brathwaite, who had the base price of 30 lakhs, fetched a whopping 4.2 crores. While the Kolkata Knight Riders were willing to rope in him as a backup for Andre Russell, DD was keen on zeroing him up. The right-handed batsman who can bowl right-arm medium pace, Brathwaite plays for Barbados. His highest T20 score is 36* and his best bowling figures are 4/23. It will be interesting to see if Brathwaite justifies the amount of money invested in him.

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