
Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins may have been the biggest money winners - but it's a rather less celebrated, injured-riddled Aussie quick who has been left a bit dazed at finding himself at the centre of the unlikeliest rocket-to-riches fairytale at the IPL auction.
Spencer Johnson had been held back for years by injury setbacks but today finds himself contemplating a faintly unreal $1.78 million deal to spearhead the Gujarat Titans in next year's competition after he suddenly became the IPL's most wanted man late in Tuesday's bidding in Dubai.