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Dashun Shanaka did not find a buyer in the mini auction.
Recently Sri Lanka was made the champion of the Asia Cup.
new Delhi: The mini auction of IPL 2023 has been completed. Many players got a place in the spot and many players did not get luck. Sam Curran became the most expensive player in IPL history. He was bought by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) for Rs 18.5 crore. If seen in the list of unsold players, Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka did not bid. No franchise showed interest in him.
Shanaka had recently made the team champion
The Sri Lankan team recently won the final of the Asia Cup 2022. He did this feat under the leadership of Dashun Shanaka. Sri Lanka won 1 out of 2 matches in the group stage match. After that, he won 3 out of 3 matches in Super 4. They defeated Pakistan in the final in the Asia Cup.
No bidding in IPL mini auction
The surprising thing was that even after achieving such a big achievement, no franchise showed interest in him. His base price was only Rs 50 lakh. He remained unsold in this mini auction. Despite this, he has good experience of captaining in international matches.
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Better record as captain
Dashun Shanaka has captained Sri Lanka in T20 Internationals 31 times. During this, he has managed to win his team 14 times. This is Sri Lanka’s most wins as captain.
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Tags: Dashun Shanaka, IPL 2023, Srilanka
FIRST PUBLISHED : December 24, 2022, 12:39 IST