- A mega auction was held in Jeddah, Dubai for IPL 2025. All the 10 IPL teams participated in it with great enthusiasm. Star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was bought by this team by placing a big bid….
Mitchell marsh: Cricket lovers were eagerly waiting to see the world’s biggest auction. This wait of the fans ended on Saturday. The auction of Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) was organized for the second time in Jeddah, Dubai. The fate of 577 players was decided in the day-one mega auction.
During this time, a tough competition was seen between all the 10 teams of IPL in the mega auction. Australia’s star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh also tried his luck in the mega auction. Bidding went on for a long time to buy him. But in the end, after a lot of hard work, this team won so many crores.
This team bought Mitchell Marsh in the mega auction
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
This is the 18th auction in the history of IPL. For which the mega auction took place in Jeddah, Dubai. In which BCCI secretary Jay Shah was also seen. After his permission, the mega auction started. In which all the 10 teams of IPL spent a lot of money on their favorite players. During this, as soon as the name of Australia’s star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh came up, many franchises chased him. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) included him in their team by paying Rs 3.40 crore. Now Marsh will be seen playing not in Delhi but in the new team Lucknow in the 18th season.
Delhi Capitals released him due to poor performance
Mitchell Marsh has his own reputation in international cricket. But, he has not proved to be that effective in IPL. He was a part of Delhi Capitals last year. During that time, Marsh played 4 matches and could score only 61 runs at a poor average of 15.25. Due to which the Delhi Capitals team had decided to release Mitchell Marsh before IPL 2025. Let us tell you that Marsh was bought by Delhi for Rs 6.50 crore for IPL 2024.
IPL career of Mitchell Marsh
Mitchell Marsh is known for showing his strong game in both batting and bowling. But, his statistics in IPL are quite disappointing. Marsh has played a total of 42 matches from the year 2010 to the year 2024. In which he has scored only 66 runs at a poor rate of 19.59 . During this, 3 centuries were also seen from his bat.
