Washington Sundar. (Source – BCCI/Twitter)
2022 champions Gujarat Titans secured the services of Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar for a meagre sum of INR 3.2 crore during the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, breaching the pre-auction expectations of a bidding war for the talented player.
The auction room fell into an awkward silence when Sundar’s name came up at a base price of INR 2 crore. Despite his recent impressive performance in India’s Test victory against Australia in Perth and the home series against New Zealand, only two franchises, GT and Lucknow Super Giants showed interest in acquiring the Tamil Nadu-born spin all-rounder. The bidding was brief, with LSG quickly dropping out of the contest, allowing GT to secure Sundar at a bargain price.
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In his previous stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad spanning three seasons, he managed just 10 wickets from 18 games and scored 161 runs in 14 innings. His overall IPL career numbers show 37 wickets from 60 games, with a batting average of 13.50 and a strike rate of 116.30.
However, in T20 internationals, Sundar has picked 47 wickets from 52 matches at an economy rate of 6.87. For Gujarat Titans, this acquisition is more than just a bargain buy. Sundar joins his Tamil Nadu teammates Sai Sudharsan and Shahrukh Khan at GT, potentially forming a strong combination.
Here’s how ‘X’ users reacted to Sundar’s buy:
Gujarat Titans are bloody good at playing the waiting game and swooping in with 1 second to go after citing an opportunity to acquire a player for a throwaway price.
They did that with Washington Sundar and now the same for Gerald Coetzee.
— Jeet Vachharajani (Men’s Cricket) (@Jeetv27) November 25, 2024
We got Washington Sundar…he is excellent lower order batsman and a spinner as well.
— Sneha Guha (@GuhaSneha88262) November 25, 2024
Washington Sundar for 3.20 Cr and Krunal Pandya for 5.75? I dont get this math by the franchises.#IPLAuctiononJioStar #ipl2025auction
— kuki tanwani (@kukitanwani2) November 25, 2024
GT stole today’s show
Washington sundar, cotzee— Hamad Chaudhry (@iaChaudhary05) November 25, 2024
Love the reunion vibe! Washington Sundar back in action.#AavaDe #TATAIPLAuction
— CrickGod ↯ (@cricketstalk) November 25, 2024
Washington Sundar ko kam paisa mila. He deserve more. #WashingtonSundar #ipl2025auction
— Deepak Mishra (@deepakm70) November 25, 2024
Yaar washington sundar 3.25 cr mai best choice tha
All rounder spinner in ekana would have been 🔥— 𝕮𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖟 (@CricketLVER43) November 25, 2024