New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who has been heavily linked with different overseas franchise leagues following his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL), was a notable absentee in the player auction list of SA20 2026.

Recently, Ashwin spilled the beans on his plans, saying that he could play two to three leagues in a year and is available to take up a coaching role for a franchise as well.

There were speculations that Ashwin could enter the SA20 2026 auction, considering players retired from Indian cricket being eligible to participate in the overseas league. However, to everyone's surprise, the 38-year-old's name was nowhere to be found on the SA20 player auction list.

Intially, there wer...