IPL franchises snapped up Rutherford, Shepherd, and Powell
West Indies teammates Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, and Rovman Powell were all selected by franchises on the second day of the 2025 IPL Mega Auction in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, other West Indians, such as Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Akeal Hosein, Shai Hope, Kyle Mayers, and Roston Chase, all went unsold.
The 26-year-old Rutherford secured the biggest payday of US$317,000 after being picked up by the Gujarat Titans.
Rutherford entered the auction with a base price of US$182,000 and was involved in an intense bidding war between the Mumbai Indians and the Titans.
The Mumbai Indians started the bidding at US$243,000 before the Titans countered with a bid of US$268,000. Mumbai responded with a bid of US$292,000 before the Titans returned with their winning bid.
Rutherford made 10 appearances in the IPL, seven for the Delhi Capitals in 2019 and three for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2022, scoring 106 runs in nine innings at an average of 15.14.
He was also a part of the Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Romaro Shepherd, on the other hand, was selected by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for US$182,000, while Rovman Powell, the West Indies T20I captain, went to the Kolkata Knight Riders for the same price.
The Lucknow Super Giants matched the Mumbai Indians bid of US$91,000 for pacer Shamar Joseph.
