Who did Sunil Gavaskar get angry at before IPL 2026 auction? Indian veteran gave a big statement

IPL 2026 Auction: BCCI will organize the mini auction of IPL 2026 on 16 December in Abu Dhabi. Several hundred players have registered their names for this mini auction. However, some foreign players have made themselves available for a very short period of time and have put their names in the auction. Due to which Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar is not happy at all. Now he has publicly scolded such foreign players.

Why did Sunil Gavaskar get angry?

There is very little time left for the mini auction of IPL 2026. In such a situation, BCCI is busy in its preparations. Talking about which, in his column for Mid-Day, Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar wrote, ‘If a player does not respect IPL and does not want to play the entire season, then his name should not even appear in the auction. Duty to the country is a different thing, but if marriage or holiday is more important then brother, stay at home. This is the biggest T-20 league in the world, those who take it lightly should not get a place. Let us tell you that Australian player Josh English has kept himself at the base price of Rs 2 crores. He will be available in this tournament for only 4 matches. Due to which Gavaskar is not happy.

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Gavaskar is not happy even with young Indian players

Veteran Sunil Gavaskar has also given advice to uncapped Indian players. Young players disappear after playing IPL. Giving advice to such players, Gavaskar said in his article, ‘In Ranji Trophy, a player sweats in an empty stadium for the whole season, yet gets a salary in lakhs. Whereas in IPL, an uncapped boy becomes a millionaire in 16 days and mostly remains sitting on the bench. After two seasons no one even asks.

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