IPL Auction 2024: Punjab Kings buy wrong player for Rs 20 lakh. Check what happened next

Punjab Kings made a huge blunder at the action-packed IPL auction of 2024 in Dubai by purchasing the 'wrong player'.

The team was bidding for Shashank Singh, an uncapped player. By the time they realised their mistake, the bid had already been completed. Thus, auctioneer Mallika Sagar denied the reversal.

The team brought the player at a base price of Rs 20 lakhs after the team seemingly mixed up the name of the player during the 2024 IPL auction on Tuesday in Dubai.


It is reported that the team wanted to buy 19-year-old player with the same name but ended up with the wrong one.

How the events unfolded?
During the accelerated round, auctioneer Mallika Sagar announced and called out the name of 32-year-old Shashank, who represents Chhattisgarh in domestic cricket.

Co-owner of the Punjab-based franchise, Preity Zinta, raised the paddle after a brief discussion with the rest of her team members when Shashank's name was up for grabs. Just like how the other players were sold, she brought down her hammer to seal Shashank's sale to the Punjab Kings.

After the sale, Ness Wadia and Zinta realised the blunder and voiced the problem when the auctioneer moved to the next set of players, with Tanay Thyagrajan, being the first name up.

"Oh! You don't want the player?" asked Mallika. "We are talking about Shashank Singh. But the hammer has come down. Player No. 236 and 237 both went to you, I think"

Wadia and Zinta were eager to re-enter him into the auction, yet auction regulations prevent such action once the hammer confirms a purchase, solidifying the transaction.

(with agency inputs)