IPL 2021 Auction Highlights: Fast bowlers and all-rounders strike big

South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris became the most expensive player bought for the Indian Premier League when Rajasthan Royals paid Rs 16.25 crore as part of a spending spree by the world’s richest Twenty20 tournament. Morris’ big pay day came after another all-rounder and perennial under-performer, Australian Glenn Maxwell, once again managed to attract a winning Rs 14.25 crore bid from Royal Challengers Bangalore. New Zealand all-rounder Kyle Jamieson went to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 14 crore, 14 times his base price at the auction. In January, all the eight franchises released a list of players that they have either retained or released. Following the release, each franchise had a specific amount of money left in their purse. While the pacers raked in the moolah, Chennai Super Kings were applauded by other teams in the room for buying India’s Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara for his base price of Rs 50 lakh, paving the way for his IPL return for the first time since 2014.