Gujarat Titans had a memorable Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as the franchise acquired the likes of Jos Buttler, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Gerald Coetzee and Washington Sundar. The 2022 champions already retained the likes of Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia, and the franchise now have a solid core, and they would be hoping to go all the way, come the 2025 season.
During the mega auction, Gujarat Titans possibly walked away with the steal of the auction as they bought all-rounder Washington Sundar for just INR 3.20 crore
Gujarat Titans assistant coach Parthiv Patel has now stated that he thought that the 25-year-old would fetch a lot more money in the auction.
"Coming back to Washington, yes I think you know, we were expecting him to go much higher than the price which we got but you know, you don't get that currency there, so we're quite happy to have Washington in our team," said Parthiv Patel, while replying to a Hindustan Times question during a virtual press conference.
Washington Sundar's stocks have been rising ever since he made the return to India's Test side during the series against New Zealand. He was recently chosen ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the playing XI for the first Test against Australia in Perth, which India eventually won by 295 runs.
Source Name : Hindustan Times