Sheldon Cottrell, who was one of the big buys in the last auction for rupees 8.50 crore to Punjab Kings, failed to find a buyer this season. Mumbai Indians bought back Nathan Coulter-Nile after releasing him before the IPL 2021 auction. India pacer Umesh Yadav, who was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore before the auction, was sold at his base price to Delhi Capitals. Eventually, the Preity Zinta-owned Punjab took him for rupees 14 Crore.ĪLSO READ: IPL 2021 Auction: Set 2- Chris Morris becomes the most expensive buy ever Glenn Maxwell, Moeen Ali attract huge bids Australia's Jhye Richardson made Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Punjab Kings bid for him. There might be silence during the third set, but the fourth set with fast bowlers managed to grab the attention of the franchises. But the third set, featuring capped wicket-keepers, got no buyer for any of the four players who went under the hammer. We saw a tussle between franchises for some big names like Glenn Maxwell and Chris Morris. However, there was a lot of fierce bidding in the second set of players, which was for the all-rounders. The likes of Aaron Finch and Jason Roy failed to attract a buyer. Franchises showed very little interest in the first set of players in the IPL 2021 auction which featured international star batsmen.

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