The round 2 of the IPL 2020 auction witnessed a lot of players going unsold. In this round, capped wicket-keepers, fast bowlers and the leg-spinners went under the hammer. A total of 18 players were up for grabs and only five of them managed to secure the IPL contract for the upcoming season. Sheldon Cottrell was the expensive buy in this round with the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) shelling out Rs 8.5 crore for him.

The left-arm pacer, famous for his salute celebration was expected to go for a whopping amount after his recent exploits against India in the T20Is. His base price was only Rs 50 lakh and multiple franchises were interested in him. However, the most shocking buy was Nathan Coulter-Nile who will be paid Rs 8 crore by the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI).

MI and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were behind him from the word go and it seemed as if the former side wanted him desperately. CSK had to opt-out of the bidding forcefully eventually as they had only around Rs 9 crore.

Chawla goes for Rs 6.75 crore while Rahim goes unsold

CSK, however, went behind Piyush Chawla which left everyone stunned. The leggie had played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous season and the franchise had released him after underwhelming returns. But CSK went hell-bent for the Punjab player and secured his services for Rs 6.75 crore. Having said that, Chawla’s numbers in the shortest format are decent enough and he could prove useful for the CSK at the Chepauk.

Among the other sold players, Jaydev Unadkat once again went to the Rajasthan Royals for Rs 3 crore while Alex Carey’s services were bagged by the Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.4 crore. Interestingly, Bangladesh wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim who had earlier opted out of the auction and had put his name back on a franchise’s request found no bidders at all.

The biggest name to go unsold in this round was South Africa’s legendary fast bowler Dale Steyn. He made his comeback after recovering from injury earlier this year post the World Cup. He also endured a wonderful stint at the MSL for the Capetown Blitz. But no franchise was interested in him.

Here are sold and unsold players from round 2:

Name	Reserve Price Rs Lakh	Sold/Unsold	Sold Price in Lakh
Alex Carey	50	Sold (Delhi Capitals)	240
Shai Hope	50	Unsold
Heinrich Klaasen	50	Unsold
Naman Ojha	50	Unsold
Kusal Perera	50	Unsold
Mushfiqur Rahim	75	Unsold
Sheldon Cottrell	50	Sold (Kings XI Punjab)	850
Nathan Coulter-Nile	100	Sold (Mumbai Indians)	800
Sharma	50	Unsold
Tim Southee	100	Unsold
Dale Steyn	200	Unsold
Andrew Tye	100	Unsold
Jaydev Unadkat	100	Sold (Rajasthan Royals)	300
Piyush Chawla	100	Sold (Chennai Super Kings)	675
Zahir Khan	50	Unsold
Ish Sodhi	75	Unsold
Hayden Walsh	50	Unsold
Adam Zampa	150	Unsold