<div class="img-caption-wrap img-caption-wrap-left "> <img src="https://st3.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/cricket/3f4b0a53c2d824371c5a01160daed8cf.jpeg" title="IPL auction 2012: Ireland's World Cup hero Kevin O'Brien goes unsold " alt="IPL auction 2012: Ireland's World Cup hero Kevin O'Brien goes unsold " /><p class="imgcaption"> Kevin O'Brien had a base price of USD 50,000 for the IPL 5 auction Getty Images</p> </div><p> </p><p></p><table id="Update" class="row1" style="border: 1px solid #d4d4d4; width: 100%;" border="0"><p></p><tbody id="slideshowtbody"><p></p><tr><p></p><td>Description</td><p></p></tr><p></p></tbody><p></p></table><p></p><p><strong>By CricketCountry Staff </strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>Bengaluru: Feb 4, 2012</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Ireland cricketer Kevin O Brien, who was said to be as a potential star attraction in the Indian Premier League auction for the fifth edition, went unsold despite starting on a low base price.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>With a base price of USD 50,000, it was expected that he would be a tempting target in an auction where the likes of New Zealand's Brendon McCullum and England's Graeme Swann had reserves of USD 400,000.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>It was at the same venue last year where O'Brien scored the fastest World Cup century of all time during Ireland's sensational win over England.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>O'Brien got to three figures in just 50 balls and finished with 113, including six sixes and 13 fours, in a magnificent display of clean hitting as Ireland won by three wickets with seven balls to spare.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>"The IPL is a great tournament. For six weeks, you get to play with and against the best players in the world. As an Irishman, coming from a country with a small pool of players, that's very special," added O'Brien, whose wicketkeeper brother Niall is also involved in the auction," O'Brien had expressed. <br /> <br /></p>
