'I expected to be picked up': England star 'confused' after going UNSOLD despite two 100s vs Windies

The IPL 2024 auction witnessed some record-breaking deals made in Dubai. Bowlers like Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins attracted the big bucks while Harshal Patel remained the most expensive Indian fast bowler at the mini auction as the Punjab Kings bought him for a whopping 11.75 crore. There were also some cricketers who were unsold at the auction.

3 things you need to know

• IPL auction took place in Dubai
• Mitchell Starc proved to be the most expensive player ever
• Phil Salt registered two back to back T20I centuries

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Phil Salt reacts after being unsold in IPL auction

Phil Salt emerged as one of the most frontline batsmen who was expected to trigger a bidding war. The English opener has been in some brutal form in the ongoing West Indies tour and has already hit two consecutive centuries in the T20 series. His latest hundred came in just 57 balls consisting of 10 sixes and 7 fours.

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Salt reacted to his IPL snub after the fourth T20I and called it confusing. 

"It was a confusing morning.

"I expected to be picked up, having gone there last year and done well and after the year that I've had, but these things happen. It's part of the lottery of an auction, it happens in draft processes as well. There's a few lads in our dressing room who are going to have a very good Christmas and I'm over the moon for them.

"I was a bit confused but it can happen. There's no bad cricketers on the list at the IPL. It's one of those things."

Phil Salt donned the Delhi Capitals colours last season

Riding on his blistering knock, the Three Lions defeated the Caribbean by 75 runs to draw level in the series. Salt averaged 27.25 during his stint with Delhi Capitals and recorded an impressive strike rate of 163.91. Despite his recent rich vein of form he failed to attract a team in the cash rich league. The last T20I will be played on Friday at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium in Tarouba.