Shahbaz was sold to RCB at his base price of Rs 20 lakh in the IPL auction as he is only the second player from Bengal, after pacer Ishan Porel, to feature in the 2020's edition
Tiwary made an unbeaten 303 for Bengal against Hyderabad but, at 34, and given the Indian team's settled look, even this may not be enough for a national comeback.
With the likes of Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith and all-rounder Ben Stokes already on their side, the franchise made some low-profile buys in IPL 2020 auctions
With Hardik Pandya in the squad as batting all-rounder, MI were locked in an intense battle with CSK for Australian bowling all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile, and they finally bagged him for Rs 8 crore
KKR spent more than a third of their available purse for IPL 2020 auction on Australian pacer Pat Cummins alone, buying him for Rs 15.5 crore
With the likes of David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Kane Williamson at the top of the batting order and a sharp bowling attach, SRH had only a few spot to fill at IPL 2020 auction
In 2019, the 25-year-old Kuldeep's India appearances were few and far apart and his stint with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League was also lacklustre.
Interestingly, rumours were also doing the rounds that if not a co-owner, Gambhir might also be roped in as mentor since that position has been left vacant after former mentor Sourav Ganguly
With Dhoni unavailable after the ICC World Cup, Pant had a good opportunity to prove his mettle, but he squandered too many good starts as a batsman, and did little to stand out as a wicketkeeper
Glenn Maxwell was the costliest buy for KXIP, at Rs 10.75 crore, in IPL 2020 auction, while the second-costliest purchase for them this year was Sheldon Cottrell
In the IPL 2020 auction, CSK's most expensive buy was leg-spinner Piyush Chawla for Rs 6.75 crore, the biggest price offered to an Indian cricketer this season
Cummins, bagged by KKR for Rs 15.5 cr, was the most expensive purchase in this year's auction (also the second-costliest in IPL history). Maxwell went to KXIP for Rs 10.75 cr. Find all details here
The Australians were the most sought after by the franchises, with three of the five most expensive coming from Down Under in the IPL 2020 auction
IPL 2020 auction: Morris was released by Delhi Capitals ahead of the auction this year due to his low-key performances in 2019
Even as many big names of the game queue up to be picked up in the IPL 2020 auction, Business Standard lists the cricketers who drew the biggest pay cheque in IPL 2019
IPL 2020 auction: Unadkat was the most expensive Indian player in the last two auctions and it is because of his left-arm pace and knowledge of Indian conditions that franchises favour him.
IPL 2020 auction: Kings XI Punjab might be the first ones lining up for the England World Cup winning captain as they need a captain who can fill the shoes of R Ashwin
Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, have the deepest available purse of Rs 35.65 crore, which they will use to bid aggressively during the IPL 2020 auction
Among the 12 released players are Evin Lewis, Jason Behrendoff and Alzarri Joseph, who had made some match-winning contributions to the side last season
Hope, a chip of the old bloc, carried his bat through with a century in the first game but one number nugget that could interest the uninitiated is the runs he scored in ODIs this year.