IPL 2025: Why No Franchise Bought Jamie Smith In Mega Auction?



Jamie Smith [Source: @Surreycricfan/x.com]Jamie Smith [Source: @Surreycricfan/x.com]

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England are currently facing India in the second T20I of the five-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The visitors have been put under a lot of pressure after India won the toss and invited them to bat first.

The English team lost five wickets quickly and struggled to get to a respectable total. A lot depended on young Jamie Smith to get them to a fighting score. The young batter, who had already played Test cricket looked good in the middle and he found his way in the middle. However, his innings did not leave the impact that was expected. Smith was dismissed by Abhishek Sharma after he had scored 22 runs from 12 deliveries at a strike rate of 183.33.

After his impressive cameo, many might ask, why no IPL franchise bought him during the IPL 2025 mega auction. Let us try and find an answer to this question.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Primary List Of Players

The players around the world had registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction in the base price ranges that were determined by BCCI. This primary list of players contained 1574 names. The teams were asked to give names of players, that they were interested in buying and based on that a final list of players was prepared, who went under the hammer during the two day mega event.

Jamie Smith Did Not Register For The Auction

Jamie Smith did not register for the IPL 2025 mega auction, and his name was not there even on the primary list of the 1574 players. So, the real reason behind no IPL franchise having Jamie Smith in their squad is the fact that he did not make himself available in the market.