IPL 2018 Auction: 5 memorable incidents in auction history

#3 Chris Gayle finds no takers in the 2011 auction

After going unsold in the 2011 auction, Gayle made his comeback with a mission.

In hindsight, this is one of the most memorable moments in IPL auction history. Despite not living up to his high expectations in the first three editions of the IPL, it was still unwarranted for the big man to go unsold in the 2011 auctions.

It looked like Gayle's short-lived IPL career was over, but the world works in mysterious ways. As fate would have it, when Royal Challengers Bangalore's pacer Dirk Nannes picked up an injury, they decided to call upon Gayle as a replacement. This 'replacement' turned out to be the most destructive force in IPL history. It was a story written in the stars!

Gayle went on to dominate the next few seasons by hitting sixes and centuries at will. When teams look back at the 2011 auction, they'd wonder how different their fate could have been had they sneaked in a bid for the big West Indian!