Mon Nov 25 02:03:42 UTC 2024: ## IPL Auction Snub for Veteran Warner
**Jeddah, Saudi Arabia** – Australian cricket legend David Warner went unsold at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction on Sunday. Despite a base price of INR 2 crore (approximately USD 240,000), no franchise bid for the 38-year-old left-handed batter, making him the second player to go unsold after Devdutt Padikkal.
Warner, a highly decorated IPL player with a remarkable career spanning several seasons, has amassed 6565 runs in 184 matches, placing him fourth on the all-time IPL run-scorers list. He boasts an impressive average of 40.52 and a strike rate of 139.77, including four centuries and 62 half-centuries. He also holds the record for the first back-to-back T20 hundreds and won the coveted Orange Cap three times (2015, 2017, and 2019). His contributions to the Sunrisers Hyderabad, leading them to victory in 2016, cemented his status as an IPL icon.
Warner’s unsold status comes after his recent retirement from international cricket, concluding a stellar career for Australia. His absence from the next IPL season will be felt by many fans.
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