It was a dire night for the Black Caps at the 2020 Indian Premier League auction, with all-rounder Jimmy Neesham the only Kiwi to secure a contract.
As a number of Kiwi players went under the hammer for the eight Indian Premier League franchises, all-rounder Neesham was the only current or former Black Cap to warrant a bid.
The Kiwi was sold for his base price of 50 lakh - around NZ $115,000 - to the Kings XI Punjab.
However, Neesham's international teammates Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Martin Guptill, Colin Munro and Adam Milne failed to attract any attention, all going unsold.
Elsewhere, Australian Patrick Cummins became the most expensive overseas player in the history of the tournament, selling for $NZ 3.3 million to the Kolkata Knight Riders, while Glenn Maxwell was sold to the Kings XI for just under $2.3 million.
Neesham will join international teammates Lockie Ferguson (Kolkata Knight Riders), Mitchell McClenaghan and Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians), Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Mitchell Santner (Chennai Super Kings) in the tournament.
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