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KL Rahul: Indian star wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul, who performed brilliantly in IPL 2026, remained unsold in the auction of Karnataka’s T20 league Maharaja T20 Trophy. While performing brilliantly for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026, he scored 593 runs in 14 matches. Despite this, he did not find any buyer in the auction of the upcoming tournament.

Why did KL Rahul remain unsold?

Actually, Karnataka’s prestigious T20 league Maharaja T20 Trophy is starting from June 20. The players auction for this tournament was held on June 5. In which Indian wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul remained unsold. According to reports, the reason for Rahul remaining unsold is his availability. Being a regular member of Team India, his international schedule is quite busy.

These days Rahul is busy playing Test against Afghanistan. After this, he will play an ODI series against Afghanistan with the Indian team, and an ODI series against England is also scheduled on 14th July. In such a situation, there was suspense over his playing in the Maharaja Trophy and for this reason no bid was placed on him in the auction.

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