Former cricket captain Mark Taylor has nominated what he believes to be the Indian Premier League’s “best buy over the 10 years”.

The IPL auction produced eye-watering bids like Glenn Maxwell’s “extraordinary” $2.52 million and Jhye Richardson $2.48 million.

However, Mark told James Bracey, it was Steve Smith’s drop from $2.5 million to $389,000 that was truly shocking.

“I can’t believe that, I really can’t.”

Factoring in health concerns and quarantining, Smith may not find it worthwhile to take up the offer Mark said.

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