Nahid Rana goes unsold at SA20 2027 auction [Source: AFP]Bangladesh fast bowler Nahid Rana went unsold at the SA20 2027 auction held in Johannesburg earlier this week. The speedster had applied himself for the bidding event as one of the many Bangladesh cricketers seaking an SA20 contract.Notably, players from Zimbabwe and the USA managed to fetch staggering deals at the auction, while Nahid was snubbed despite his prolific run with the ball in the past few months for the Bangladesh cricket team.Lone Bangladesh player, Nahid Rana, fails to attract bid at SA20 2027 auctionNahid Rana was among the many Bangladeshi cricketers who had registered their names for the SA20 2027 auction in October. However, the overall auction pool of 789 players was later reduced to 156 players for the day of the bidding event. With Nahid being the only Bangladeshi player who made it to the final 156, he failed to attract a bid from all franchises on the big day. He had set a base price of 1.5 million South African Rand for himself. ALSO READBangladesh Players Including Nahid Rana Looking To Leave BCB Central Contracts- ReportNotably, the 24-year-old also recently had to turn down an offer from the Big Bash League (BBL) after he failed to receive an NOC from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).Nahid Rana’s exclusion at the SA20 2027 auction came as a surprise for many Bangladesh fans, considering the tearaway paceman had demonstrated exceptional form with the ball in the past few months. The speedster recently decimated Zimbabwe in an away white-ball tour, and also crushed Australia in Mirpur with a match-winning ODI spell for Bangladesh.Moreover, Zimbabwe player Blessing Muzarabani and USA cricketer Andries Gous managed to get picked by the Joburg Super Kings franchise on Wednesday, October 7.Will Bangladesh have representation in SA20 2027?Fortunately for Bangladesh cricket fans, the country will still have representation in SA20 2027. Before the auction, defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape franchise inked a deal with Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain.Rishad, a veteran of 121 T20 matches including 64 internationals for Bangladesh, will be making his SA20 debut next January in South Africa. However, the spin-bowling all-rounder has already appeared in fellow global prominent T20 leagues like the PSL, BBL and BPL. ALSO READWho is Jason Rowles? SA20 Auction 2027 Costliest Buy
