Why did KL Rahul not find a buyer in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026 auction? Know the reason

Delhi: No franchise showed interest in buying Indian team’s star wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026 auction. Rahul was recently seen playing for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026, in which he gave an unmatched performance, on the basis of which he was successful in getting the vice-captaincy in the Indian Test team. He replaced Rishabh Pant.

Why was KL Rahul Maharaja Trophy not sold in the KSCA T20 2026 auction?

A major reason for right-handed experienced batsman KL Rahul not being sold in the auction of this league came to light. Actually, there was no certainty about whether Rahul would play in the tournament after being sold or not. For this reason he remained unsold in the auction. Rahul’s base price was only Rs 2 lakh, despite this he could not become a part of any team.

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These players will show their strength in Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2026 League

The upcoming season of Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 League will start from June 20, while the tournament will conclude with the final match to be played on July 12. Devdutt Padikkal, Mayank Agarwal, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Shreyas Gopal, Karun Nair and Manish Pandey are among the top Indian players from Karnataka who are seen making their mark in this league.

ODI series will be held between India and Afghanistan

Even if Rahul had found a buyer in the auction, he would definitely not have been able to play in the initial matches of this tournament due to being busy in the ODI series against Afghanistan.

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Actually, Rahul is the main wicketkeeper-batsman of the Indian team in the ODI format and the upcoming ODI series between India vs Afghanistan is to be played from June 13 to June 20. Rahul will also take part in this series. This is the reason why no franchise bet on Rahul.