10 international stars snubbed at IPL auctions

#9 Martin Guptill (2016)

Guptill smashing it in the World Cup

Guptill had just scored the highest individual score in a World Cup when he hammered a 237 not-out against West Indies. It was also the second highest score in ODIs. With an average of 34 and two hundreds to show for, his T20 record is impressive.

His brilliant fielding adds another dimension to his skills and with a rich vein of form behind him, a bid for him in the IPL auctions was a no-brainer. But, he found no takers and was left unsold. He had won the Richard Hadlee medal in 2011-12 and was also named as New Zealand's ODI and T20 player of the year.

He had already played in the Big Bash and Caribbean Premier League but an IPL contract seemed to elude him.

However, it did not turn out that way as he earned a contract with Mumbai Indians when their mainstay opener, Lendl Simmons, was forced out due to injury. Guptill, however, got to play just three games and failed to impress in any of them.