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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Sushant Mishra turns 23 on Saturday, but his birthday present arrived last week. On December 19, when his name went up on the screen at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai during the IPL Auction, Mishra was seeing the proceedings with his friend at the terrace of his residence in Ranchi.

He didn’t see the action once Mumbai Indians raised the bid for him, but managed to catch the end, where Gujarat Titans staved off the challenge from the five-time championship winning team to pick Mishra for a life-changing INR 2.2 crore.

“Though it was cold at the terrace, we weren’t watching in the room as it was too claustrophobic for us. But when Mumbai Indians first raised the bid for me as soon as my name came in, seeing that made me feel happy that at least I will be picked.”