IPL Auction: Afghanistan players create history Posted: Feb 20, 2017 • 01:21 PM by Prince Mukherjee

Feb. 20 ( ): History was made in Indian Premier League when defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad bought Afghanistan Spinner Rashid Khan and all-rounder Mohammed Nabi in Bengaluru on Monday. This is for the first time that Afghanistan cricketers will feature in an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise. Australian seamer Mitchell Starc opts out of IPL 2017

While Rashid was bought for a whopping Rs 4 crore, Nabi went for Rs 30 lakh. Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai till latest news remain unsold.

Having made his ODI debut in 2009, Nabi has so far played 72 one-day internationals and 52 T20Is. In T20 Internationals, the off-spinner has so far fetched 56 wickets. He also ranks fourth in the ICC's all-rounders list for T20 Internationals.

On the other hand, 18 year old leg-spinner Rashid Khan has played 21 T20 Internationals already and has snared 31 wickets.

Saurabh Sharma