These stalwarts get no price in IPL auctions, teams turn their backs, they become captains

In the mega auction of IPL 2025, crores of rupees were showered on some players. Many players also remained unsold. Although the number of players remaining unsold is huge, there are also some names on the list that no one would have guessed would remain unsold. The biggest thing is that many of these players have previously captained their respective teams in the IPL. But now the situation has reached such a stage that he is not even considered worthy of inclusion in the list of 25 players.

David Warner and Steve Smith have been captains in the IPL, which are not sold this time

The big players were not sold. The first name is David Warner. This may be the first time when David Warner was available, he also put his name up for auction, but no one showed interest in buying him. Earlier, he had won the IPL title for Sunrisers Hyderabad under his captaincy. He has been playing for Delhi Capitals for the last few years. However, he did not have a good season, so teams thought it best to stay away from him.

Even Kane Williamson has not found a buyer

Like David Warner, Steve Smith has now joined the list of players who did not find a buyer in this auction. Although he has been missing from the IPL for quite some time now, he has been offering his name but is not getting any takers. He has also previously taken charge of Rajasthan Royals and Rising Pune Supergiants. Kane Williamson will also not be seen in this IPL. He is the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad and has been a part of Gujarat Titans for the last few years, but he got very few opportunities to play, in which he could not do anything special.

Mayank Agarwal, Shardul Thakur and Prithvi Shaw were also unsold.

This is about foreign players. But there are some Indian players who have captained their team in IPL before, but this time they did not find any buyer. Mayank Agarwal has captained Punjab Kings before. But this time when his name came up for auction, no buyer was found. This is also surprising in itself. Shardul Thakur and Prithvi Shaw may not have captained any IPL team yet, but no one is betting on them this time.