IPL 2020 Auction: Uncapped Indians who were bought for more than 1 crore INR

The excitement of the Indian Premier League was at its peak in Kolkata as the eight franchisees assembled in the city of Kolkata for the IPL Auction 2020.

All the franchisees brought their think tanks to the auction table as the combination of analytics, calculations and intuitions were to be tested as more than 300 players went under the hammer.

The auction day began on a bright note as the Australian all-rounders raked in the big bucks with bowling all-rounder Pat Cummins became the highest priced overseas player at an IPL auction attracting a massive bid of 15.5 Crores from the Kolkata Knight Riders. Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab - 10.75 Crores), Nathan Coulter-Nile (Mumbai Indians - 8 Crores) and Marcus Stoinis (Delhi Capitals - 4.8 Crores) were the other Aussies who were picked up for big money by the franchise owners.

However, the demand for young Indian stars was not low as they continued to get bids as the different franchises slotted in players to complete their squad combinations. Some of the uncapped Indian young players attracted bidding wars from the franchises as they continued their quest to unearth the next big star of Indian T20 Cricket.

We take a look at some of the youngsters who were picked up by the franchises for huge sums of money.

Yashasvi Jaiswal - 2.4 crores INR (Rajasthan Royals)

Mumbai youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal was tipped to go for big bucks ahead of the IPL 2020 auction

Mumbai Ranji cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal was a highly sought after youngster going into the IPL 2020 auction after a string of impressive performances on the domestic circuit.

The young Yashasvi Jaiswal has overcome tough circumstances from a young age to be able to achieve his dreams of playing cricket. He lived in a tent near Mumbai's Muslim United Sports Club for three years and did odd jobs to sustain himself and his cricketing aspirations.

All his hard work over the last few years has yielded fruit as he has managed to bag a multi-crore contract in his debut season in the IPL. Jaiswal has been in fine form for his Ranji side Mumbai becoming the youngest player to have scored a double hundred in List A cricket scoring 203 runs in just 154 balls.

Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders were some of the teams in the hunt for the young man but it was the Rajasthan Royal's winning bid of 2.4 Crores that sealed the deal.

Varun Chakravarthy - 4 crores INR (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Varun Chakravarthy was signed by the Kings XI Punjab last year for 8.4 Crores

The 28-year old Varun Chakravarthy had made headlines in last year's IPL auction when he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab franchise for a whopping 8.4 Crores.

Chakravarthy had impressed in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) and was the leading wicket-taker for the Tamil Nadu state side in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He did not have a promising debut conceding 25 runs off his first over on debut and suffered injuries through the season that kept him out for long.

Despite the struggles, Kolkata Knight Riders decided to play a gamble on him and sign him up this year for the sum of 4 Crores. His ability to outfox batsmen making the ball turn both ways make him a dangerous weapon and KKR are banking on his talent this year.

Priyam Garg - 1.9 crores INR (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Priyam Garg is the current captain of the Indian U-19 Cricket team

Another name that was set to create ripples amongst the franchises present at the IPL Auction was that of young Priyam Garg. He is the captain of the Indian U-19 Cricket team that will aim to defend the title next year in Australia.

Garg made his first-class debut for his home state Uttar Pradesh in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy and scored his maiden double century within a month of making his debut. His performances with the bat prompted his selection for the Duleep Trophy as well as the Deodhar Trophy.

The youngster impressed in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and was handed the reigns of the Indian U-19 team for the World Cup next year. He will follow the footsteps of Prithvi Shaw who lead India to the win in the last U-19 World Cup.

Sunrisers Hyderabad decided to bid big for the young Garg backing on his ability to score well in the middle order and a chance to develop young talent for their future in the IPL.

Virat Singh - 1.9 crores INR (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Virat Singh has been a part of the Jharkhand Ranji side since the 2014 season

Sunrisers Hyderabad is one of the IPL franchises that are known to spend their money very wisely and most of their buys turn out to be one of the most value for money spends through the years, some of the examples being David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow, Khaleel Ahmed etc.

At this year's IPL auction, they decided to go for Jharkhand's youngster Virat Singh for a sum of 1.9 Crores which came as a surprise to many. However, young Virat Singh has been earning plaudits on the youth domestic setup for the past few years and featured for the Jharkhand senior time at a young age of 16 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Originally hailing from Jamshedpur, Virat had a splendid tournament for Jharkhand in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as he scored 343 runs in 10 matches in addition to the 335 runs gathered in seven outings during the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

The Sunrisers management will be hoping the young gun continues to deliver on his golden chance and manages to make himself stand out.

Kartik Tyagi - 1.3 crores INR (Rajasthan Royals)

Kartik Tyagi will be part of the Indian squad at the 2020 U-19 Cricket World Cup

Utar Pradesh youngster Kartik Tyagi was the second youngster that the Rajasthan Royals picked up for more than 1 crores at this year's IPL Auction.

Kartik Tyagi has been a part of the youth cricketing setup at the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association and featured for the state side in the domestic circuit. He made his debut for the Uttar Pradesh state team in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy and also represented them in the 2017-18 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Tyagi has been part of the Indian U-19 team and was selected in the final squad for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup to be held next year. He can double up as a medium pacer as well, establishing his ability to feature as an all-rounder for the side.

Rajasthan Royals splurged the money on Kartik Tyagi with the hope that the youngster can prove as a stellar backup whenever the opportunity arises in front of him on the big stage.

Ravi Bishnoi - 2 crores INR (Kings XI Punjab)

Ravi Bishnoi is a part of the Indian U-19 squad for the 2020 U-19 Cricket World Cup

19-year old right-arm leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi made his T20 debut for his state side Rajasthan in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2018-19 and has featured for Rajasthan in the Vijay Hazare Trophy as well.

Bishnoi hails from the town of Jodhpur in Rajasthan and has been playing cricket for a long time on the domestic level. His impressive performances prompted his selection for the India A squad in the 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy.

The young leggie is tipped to possess a mean googly and picked a good number of wickets across List A (8 wickets in 6 matches), T20 (6 wickets in 6 matches) and Youth ODI (12 wickets in 7 matches) and is an economical bowler. He was part of the net bowling unit of the Rajasthan Royals during last year's IPL season and has finally made the jump to the big leagues.

Kings XI Punjab have decided to back his talent after releasing Varun Chakravarthy and R Ashwin in their spin department and could pair Bishnoi up with Mujeeb Zadran to form a young partnership.