India, Dec. 17 -- There is not enough logic to why multiple franchises didn't go nuts over David Miller at the IPL mini auction in Abhu Dhabi on Tuesday. Or Quinton de Kock. Or Ben Duckett for that matter, having played a crucial part in revolutionising England's high-risk, high reward batting approach in Tests. Sri Lankan allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga could fall in the same bracket as well, as does the lesser known Allen Finn, a sensational hitter of the cricket ball. Each of them going for their base price was a curveball to all the theories that had priced them much higher than what they had signed up for.

Smarter was how some franchises chose to wait for the round of accelerated bidding to shop for players they were sure would have go...