IPL 2023: Not only Dasun Shanaka, IPL franchises 5 BIG Mistakes at AUCTION they are likely to regret in SEASON 16: CHECK DETAILS

IPL 2023: Dasun Shanaka won the player of the match for his 56 runs and two wickets in the second T20I against India. The flamboyant Srilankan Cricketer remained unsold at the IPL 2023 mini-auction in December 2022. But Dasun Shanka was not the only one there were other 5 big mistakes by IPL franchises in the mini-auction that they will regret in IPL 2023. The Left-arm pacer Dilshan Madushanka was also unsold. The Lankan fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera debuted for Lucknow Super Giants ( LSG) in the last IPL season but remained unsold for a 50 lakh base price.

The bowling all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne was bagged by KKR in IPL 2022 auction, however, he did not get a chance to represent the two-time champions. The 26-year-old Karunaratne remained unsold for IPL 2023. Kusal Mendis and Payhum Nishanka were the other key Lankan player to remain unsold. Follow InsideSport.IN for LIVE updates about Indian Premier League 2023

Dasun Shanaka’s crazy innings against Australia last year proved his mettle in T20s. WATCH it here.

Dasun Shanaka best T20I Knock. Unreal Hitting 🔥👑#INDvsSL #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/35GA05nBzK

— Cricket Master (@Master__Cricket) January 5, 2023

IPL 2023: Not only Dasun Shanaka, IPL franchises 5 BIG Mistakes at AUCTION they are likely to regret in SEASON 16: CHECK DETAILS

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Kusal Mendis was the third-leading run-scorer in the LPL 2022. Leading Galle Gladiators. The right-handed batter scored three 50-plus scores with a strike rate of 122.48 in LPL 2022 for Galle Gladiators.

The 27-year-old Mendis was a crucial member of the Sri Lankan team when they won the Asia Cup in 2022. Srilankan opening batsman Payhum Nishanka remained unsold at the base price of 50 lakhs in the mini-auction.

Multiple foreign spin bowlers earned contracts at the IPL 2023 Auction, but Afghanistan’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman was not one of them.

Afghanistan’s spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rahman has been part of Hyderabad and Punjab franchises in IPL but remained unsold despite many foreign spinners bagging contracts in IPL mini auctions.

IPL 2023: Not only Dasun Shanaka, IPL franchises 5 BIG Mistakes at AUCTION they are likely to regret in SEASON 16: CHECK DETAILS

Kochi 🏝️
A fantastic Auction Arena 👌🏻
Record-breaking historic buys 💰
And a bunch of people working behind the scenes to make the event possible 😃

Here are snapshots from the #TATAIPLAuction 2023 pic.twitter.com/UW6bWT9fAy

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 25, 2022

The IPL mini-auction was held on Friday, 23rd December 2022, in Kochi. The 10 franchises finalised their squads after retaining a set of players ahead of the auction. A total of 80 players were sold with 29 foreign athletes.

The most expensive buy was Sam Curran (England, Punjab Kings) Rs 18.5 crore, the most expensive Indian buy was Mayank Agarwal (Sunrisers Hyderabad) Rs 8.25 crore, the most expensive uncapped Indian buy was Shivam Mavi (Gujarat Titans) Rs 6 crore.