USA's Saurabh Netravalkar breaks his silence after remaining unsold at IPL 2025 mega auction

Saurabh Netravalkar had entered IPL 2025 mega auction with base price of INR 1.25 crores.

United States of America (USA) left arm pacer Saurabh Netravalkar, who is of Indian origin, made headlines during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 with his sensational performance in the tournament. His most remarkable performance in the tournament came against Pakistan where he defended 18 runs in the Super Over.

Netravalkar also starred for USA against India, claiming the prized wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in his opening spell.

Born in Mumbai, Netravalkar represented India U-19 side in the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup, before moving to the USA for higher education. Balancing a career in Computer Science, he continued playing cricket at an elite level.

Given his excellent performance in the T20 World Cup 2024, Saurabh Netravalkar entered the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction with a base price of INR 1.25 crores. However, he could not find any buyers in the two-day mega event. The left-arm pacer has recently shared his thoughts about missing out on a IPL contract.

Saurabh Netravalkar on being unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction

Speaking to The Times of India in an exclusive interview, Netravalkar expressed his gratitude on being shortlisted for the mega auction. He also acknowledged that he had hopes of being selected.

Saurabh said, “Firstly, grateful for getting shortlisted in the final auction list. Yes, the child in me had hopes for sure! But, it was a high-quality player pool with so many top players also failing to make the cut, so I completely understand,”

Reflecting on his impressive World Cup run, he added, “After a wicketless start against Canada, to come back and perform against Pakistan with the wickets of Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed, then successfully defending 18 runs in the Super Over, was a dream come true.“

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