Sameer Rizvi And Shubham Dubey: IPL 2024 Auction's Uncapped Big-Money Stars

Uncapped Indian batters Sameer Rizvi And Shubham Dubey emerged as surprise big-money picks in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction on Tuesday with both cricketers sparking massive bidding wars among the franchises. While Dubey was picked by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5.8 crore, Rizvi ended up with Chennai Super Kings for a massive amount of Rs 8.4 crore. Both cricketers come with proven track records in the domestic circuit and their performances as a finisher made them attractive commodities for the franchises. While Dubey plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket, Rizvi plays for Uttar Pradesh.

Dubey impressed everyone with his explosive batting performances at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy where he scored 221 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 187.28. He played an integral role in Vidarbha's record run-chase against Bengal where he came out to bat as an Impact Player.

Chasing a target of 213, he scored an unbeaten 58 off just 20 deliveries to clinch the encounter with 13 balls to spare. The innings, which had 3 fours and 6 sixes, was lauded by experts and fans alike.

On the other hand, Rizvi ended up hitting the most number of sixes for Kanpur Superstars at the UP T20 League. He scored 455 runs in the competition with two explosive hundreds. The performance earned him trials with multiple IPL franchises but he chose to play for the U-23 UP team.

Rizvi was among the top 10 six-hitters in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy with a strike rate of 139.89.

Meanwhile, Mitchell Starc surpassed his Australian bowling partner Pat Cummins to become the most expensive buy in IPL history with an eye popping bid of Rs 24.75 crore.

Not long after Cummins fetched an unprecedented pay packet of 20.50 crore from Sunrisers