There was a lot of demand for uncapped players in the IPL 2026 auction. Chennai Super Kings caught everyone’s attention by bidding Rs 14.2 crore for India’s rising stars Karthik Sharma and Prashant Veer. Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad surprised everyone by bidding Rs 3 crore on an Australian uncapped player. After all, what did SRH see in Edwards that the team bought him for 6 times more than the base price.

25-year-old Jack Edwards is an Australian all-rounder who can bowl powerful medium pace as well as bat. The base price of Edwards in the auction was Rs 50 lakh and Chennai Super Kings were the first to show interest in him. Gujarat Titans also bid up to Rs 1.50 crore on Edwards, but Chennai continued to bid for him. Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad jumped into this race, ahead of which CSK pulled out after a bid of Rs 2.80 crore. Finally SRH included Edwards in their team for Rs 3 crore.

What is the specialty of Jack Edwards?

The bidding on Jack Edwards went up to Rs 3 crore, there are many aspects to this. This Australian player is not only a strong batting and bowling player but is also an excellent fielder. SRH can also invest their money in him for several seasons, because Edwards can also prove to be a future captain. Edwards has captained the Australian team in the Under-19 World Cup, showing so much maturity at such a young age proves him to be a very special player.

Jack Edwards has so far taken 34 wickets in 64 matches in his T20 career and has also scored 761 runs in batting. He is coming off a strong performance in Australia’s domestic Sheffield Shield Trophy red-ball tournament. In the first match of the current season of BBL, he scored unbeaten 46 runs in 21 balls for Sydney Sixers, while he also took one wicket in bowling.

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