At the SA20 auction, the World Cup-winning captain received no bids, and these six players were devastated.

SA20 Auction: Many big names remained unsold in the SA20 2025-26 auction. This includes the name of Temba Bavuma, who won the ICC title for South Africa after 27 years. Apart from this, former England fast bowler James Anderson also remained unsold.

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Captain Temba Bavuma, who led South Africa to the ICC title after 27 years, remained unsold in the SA20 2025-26 auction. Bavuma, who won the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 ​​title, was not bought by any team, even though he has been performing brilliantly for some time. South Africa's Test and ODI captain Bavuma was able to play only one match last season as well. He has played only 5 matches in this league so far, in which he has scored only 85 runs at an average of 17.00.

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Former England fast bowler James Anderson also remained unsold in the SA20 2025-26 auction. No team showed interest in buying him. The 43-year-old player, who has taken the most wickets as a fast bowler in Test cricket, was also not bought by any team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Anderson's form is not very good at the moment. Playing for Manchester Originals in The Hundred 2025, Anderson was able to take only 2 wickets in 3 matches.

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England's veteran all-rounder Moeen Ali has also not been interested in buying by any team in the SA20 auction. Moeen Ali, who will play for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025, has not been in form for some time. Perhaps that is why he remained unsold in this league. Moeen Ali is currently playing in CPL 2025.

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Former England opener Jason Roy also remained unsold in the SA20 auction. No team bought Jason Roy, who played for Southern Brave in The Hundred 2025. He could not perform well in The Hundred 2025. He scored only 198 runs in 8 matches at an average of 28.28. This included a fifty.

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Afghanistan's veteran wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz has also not been bought by any team. Gurbaz is not in form at the moment. He has been able to score only 132 runs in the last 10 T20I matches. Apart from this, while playing for KKR in IPL 2025, he was able to score only 74 runs in 5 matches. The last season of SA 20 was nothing special for him and while playing for Pretoria Capitals, he was able to score only 151 runs in 7 matches at an average of 25.16. This included a fifty.

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Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has also not got a place in SA20. He also remained unsold. Rahman, who will play for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025, had expressed his desire to play in this league for the first time, but no team showed interest in him. Rahman plays in all three formats for Bangladesh.