The drama around India’s legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin going unsold in the ILT20 Season Four auction caught further attention after his name didn’t pop up in the accelerated auction rounds towards the end. His absence led to widespread confusion and speculation about Ashwin pulling out his name from the auction.

After announcing his retirement from the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) in August, Ashwin decided to “become an explorer of various leagues” and registered his name for the auction of the fourth edition of the ILT20. He entered the fray with a base price tag of $120,000, the highest among all, but attracted no bidders after entering the fifth round of the auction.

Auctioneer Richard Madley waited for nearly two minutes for a bidder to express their interest, but no

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