The long list of players registered for the IPL 2025 auction has been finalised. Here's a look back at some international stars who registered for the auction, but were never picked.
Brian Lara
Trinidadian great Brian Lara entered the IPL auction ahead of the 2011 season, at which point he had already been retired for three years. He had the auction's highest base price at $400,000, but failed to attract any bids. Lara had, however, been a part of the defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL) in 2007, captaining the Mumbai Champs.
James Anderson
Anderson went unsold in the IPL auction ahead of the 2012 season, the first time he registered for the auction. He was in the second tier for base price ($300,000) along with Alastair Cook, Mitchell Johnson and Mahela Jayawardene, but failed to attract any bids.
Now a bonafide legend of Test cricket, he retired from international cricket earlier this year, but Anderson may play in the IPL yet as he has registered for the latest auction.
Mushfiqur Rahim
Bangladesh keeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim signed up for the IPL auction on three occasions – 2016, 2019 and 2020, but failed to ever garner a bid. His overseas franchise T20 experience remains limited, with just three matches in the Pakistan Super League. He has represented eight different teams in the Bangladesh Premier League, though.
