The recently-held Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Auction in Bangalore has given a few veterans of Indian cricket a reality check. One of them was the 33-year-old Mohammad Kaif, who did not attract any bid from the eight IPL teams. This has forced him to assess his future. Going unsold in the auction, came as a big blow to Kaif.


Mohammad Kaif fields during a practice session ahead of the BCCI Corporate Trophy at the BKC ground on Saturday. Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi 

"It certainly was a big blow. I had a decent season with Uttar Pradesh. I am as fit as any other Indian youngster. So, it will be tough to get over (the IPL snub), but life has to move on," Kaif said on the sidelines of Air India's practice session ahead of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Corporate Trophy at the Bandra Kurla Complex ground on Saturday.