Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises broke the bank for all-rounders and fast bowlers at the player auction, held in Chennai on Thursday, with South Africa’s Chris Morris fetching a record sum of Rs 16.25 crore. A total of 57 players were sold for over Rs 145 crore as franchises looked to bolster their squads ahead of the 14th edition of the cricket extravaganza.
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The auction started off with Australian batting stalwart Steve Smith being sold to the Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.2 crore, a deal that could turn out to be one of the bargains of the year. The Royal Challengers Bangalore then broke the bank to sign Smith’s compatriot, batting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for Rs 14.25 crore.
However, bowling all-rounder Morris made history after his services were acquired by the Rajasthan Royals for a record sum of Rs 16.25 crore, edging the Rs 16 crore the erstwhile Delhi Daredevils paid for Yuvraj Singh in 2015.
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The auction ended with the Mumbai Indians securing the services of former Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun at his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
Here is the full of players sold at the auction:
Steve Smith – Delhi Capitals – Rs 2.2 crore
Glenn Maxwell – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 14.25 crore
Shakib Al Hasan – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 3.2 crore
Moeen Ali – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 7 crore
Shivam Dube – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 4.4 crore
Chris Morris – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 16.25 crore
Dawid Malan – Punjab Kings –Rs 1.5 crore
Mustafizur Rahman – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 1 crore
Adam Milne – Mumbai Indians – Rs 3.2 crore
Nathan Coulter-Nile – Mumbai Indians – Rs 5 crore
Jhye Richardson – Punjab Kings – Rs 14 crore
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Umesh Yadav – Delhi Capitals – Rs 1 crore
Piyush Chawla – Mumbai Indians – Rs 2.4 crore
Sachin Baby – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 20 lakh
Rajat Patidar – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 20 lakh
Ripal Patel – Delhi Capitals – Rs 20 lakh
Shahrukh Khan – Punjab Kings – Rs 5.25 crore
K Gowtham – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 9.25 crore
Vishnu Vinod – Delhi Capitals – Rs 20 lakh
Sheldon Jackson – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 20 lakh
Mohammed Azharuddeen – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 20 lakh
Lukman Meriwala – Delhi Capitals – Rs 20 lakh
Chetan Sakariya – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 1.2 crore
Riley Meredith – Punjab Kings – Rs 8 crore
M Siddharth – Delhi Capitals – Rs 20 lakh
Jagadeesha Suchith – Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 30 lakh
KC Cariappa – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 20 lakh
Cheteshwar Pujara – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 50 lakh
Kyle Jamieson – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 15 crore
Tom Curran – Delhi Capitals – Rs 5.25 crore
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Moises Henriques – Punjab Kings – Rs 4.2 crore
Utkarsh Singh – Punjab Kings – Rs 20 lakh
Jalaj Saxena – Punjab Kings – Rs 30 lakh
Vaibhav Arora – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 20 lakh
Fabian Allen – Punjab Kings – Rs 75 lakh
Daniel Christian – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 4.8 crore
Liam Livingstone – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 75 lakh
Suyash Prabhudessai – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 20 lakh
KS Bharat – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 20 lakh
M Harisankar Reddy – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 20 lakh
Kuldip Yadav – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 20 lakh
James Neesham – Mumbai Indians – Rs 50 lakh
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Yudhvir Charak – Mumbai Indians – Rs 20 lakh
K Bhagath Varma – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 20 lakh
Marco Jansen – Mumbai Indians – Rs 20 lakh
Saurabh Kumar – Punjab Kings – Rs 20 lakh
Karun Nair – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 50 lakh
Kedar Jadhav – Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 2 crore
Sam Billings – Delhi Capitals – Rs 2 crore
Mujeeb Ur Rahman – Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 1.5 crore
Harbhajan Singh – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 2 crore
C Hari Nishanth – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 20 lakh
Ben Cutting – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 75 lakh
Venkatesh Iyer – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 20 lakh
Pawan Negi – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 50 lakh
Akash Singh – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 20 lakh
Arjun Tendulkar – Mumbai Indians – Rs 20 lakh
