Mumbai, Dec 21 (Agencies): The IPL 2020 auctions on Thursday saw a number of unknown Indian talents going under the hammer and many of them were picked by the eight franchises for the next season. 21-year-old Digvijay Deshmukh who was a child actor and he played the role of Ali in the critically acclaimed 2013 Hindi movie Kai Po Che featuring Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh, Rajkumar Rao, Manav Kaul, and others is now picked by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 Lacs base price.

Allrounder Deshmukh, has played one First Class match and 7 T20 matches for Maharashtra, was picked by Mumbai Indians for the base price of Rs 20 lakh.The youngster is a right-hand batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who has cored 104 runs and taken 15 wickets till now.

Born in Beed district of Maharashtra, Deshmukh made his debut for his state last season and he took 6 wickets for 61 runs against Jammu and Kashmir in his very first encounter. In the film, he played the role of a young cricketer who aspired to play for India and this move to IPL has taken him a bit closer to realising the dream in real life.