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IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 2: Williamson, Shardul Thakur go unsold, Marco Jansen snapped up by PBKS

As the day two of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction in Jeddah got underway, it delivered some dramatic twists as three of the highly talented stars Kane Williamson, Shardul Thakur and Glenn Phillips went unsold. While, Washington Sundar and Sam Curran were sold to Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings for INR 3.20 crore and INR 2.40 crore respectively.
GT started the bid for Washington Sundar and they had little tussle with LSG before securing the bid as LSG opted out. South African allrounder Marco Jansen was acquired by PBKS for INR 7 crore, while Krunal Pandya was bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 5.75 crore. Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw also went unsold.
Notable players who were sold on Day 2:
Rovman Powell - Kolkata Knight Riders - INR 1.5 crore
Faf du Plessis - Delhi Capitals - INR 2 crore
Washington Sundar - Gujarat Titans - INR 3.2 crore
Sam Curran - Chennai Super Kings - INR 2 crore
Marco Jansen - Punjab Kings - INR 7 crore
Krunal Pandya - Royal Challengers Bengaluru - INR 5.75 crore
Nitish Rana - Rajasthan Royals - INR 4.2 crore
Ryan Rickleton - Mumbai Indians - INR 1 crore
Josh Inglis - Punjab Kings - INR 2.6 crore
Tushar Deshpande - Rajasthan Royals - INR 6.5 crore
Gerald Coetzee: Gujarat Titans - INR 2.4 crore
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - Royal Challengers Bengaluru - INR 10.75 crore
Mukesh Kumar - Delhi Capitals - INR 8 crore
Deepak Chahar - Mumbai Indians - INR 9.25 crore
Deepak Chahar - Mumbai Indians - Rs 9.25 crore
Akash Deep - Lucknow Super Giants - Rs 8 crore
Lockie Ferguson - Punjab Kings - Rs 2 crore
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