Aakash Chopra Questions Chennais Biggest Miss in IPL Auction

The IPL auction has ended, and several experienced players have also gone unsold. It was seen that various IPL teams went to go with the new talents to make the season more exciting. But Aakash Chopra has expressed his concern, as an experienced all-rounder goes unsold.

1. Aakash Targets CSK on Missing this Player

He thinks that Chennai Super Kings should have gone for Michael Bracewell, the New Zealand all-rounder, in the auction. Bracewell had a base price of 2 crore, but he didn't attract any bidders in the auction. It was a great opportunity for Chennai Super Kings to go for the spin all-rounder, but the team decided not to pick him in the line-up.

And now, in Chennai’s spin bowling line-up, the team has Rahul Chahar, Prashant Veer, and Akeal Hosein. Not only Aakash Chopra, various other cricket analysts were shocked that the team did not go for Michael Bracewell in the auction. For this, Aakash even posted a video on his YouTube channel, analysing the auction.

• Innings: 105
• Overs: 294.1
• Wickets: 96
• Average: 25.20
• Economy: 8.22
• Four-wicket Hauls: 2

He said, “I don't know what's wrong with the IPL. There is a player named Michael Bracewell. Don't know why no one rates him. He is a phenomenal player. I still remember the century he scored against India in Hyderabad.”

2. Bairstow Unsold

In the auction, it was expected that the wicket-keepers would be bagging the most. It did happen, but not for the wicket-keeper which the fans expected to get the big bucks. Two overseas players were in the headlines before the auction but it didn't go well for them, as they went unsold. And these were Jonny Bairstow and Jamie Smith.

• Innings: 82
• Not Out: 13
• Runs: 1687
• Average: 24.44
• Strike Rate: 144.31
• 100s: 0
• 50s: 9

Aakash Chopra spoke on Jamie Smith, as he was also unhappy for the aggressive English batsman to have gone unsold. He said, “Jamie Smith, how did he go unsold? He came three times. Someone put his name every time in the auction list. He was shortlisted for both accelerators, and then no one bought him. It was beyond my understanding. Jamie Smith is a wicketkeeper-batter who bats both up and down the order. He is a gun player, but not to be seen. I am very, very surprised. I have got no logic. Logic has failed here.”

• Innings: 233
• Not Out: 36
• Runs: 6098
• Average: 30.95
• Strike Rate: 139.41
• 100s: 5
• 50s: 32

He also talked about Jonny Bairstow going unsold. Chopra said, “Logic has failed for Jonny Bairstow. Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Duckett, Pathum Nissanka, Tom Banton and Quinton de Kock got sold, but there is no place for Jonny Bairstow, who played so well in the couple of matches he played last season. He would have been available for the entire season.”