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Updated 13-Feb-2022 • Published 12-Feb-2022
Live blog: The IPL 2022 auction
By Deivarayan Muthu and Saurabh Somani
Overview
- Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's live coverage of the IPL 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru.
- A total of 600 players (377 Indian and 223 overseas) will be up for grabs over two days. Find all the key info you'd need on the auction in our FAQs.
- Click here for the updated squads of the ten teams, and here for the full list of players sold and unsold.
That's that
It's the end of the mega auction. A marathon event, but a landmark one because it sets teams up for years together.
For the text round up of how Day 2 went, head here.
Day 1 can be found here.
And if you want to pore over the final squads of all ten teams, you can do that too.
Finally, a list of all the sold and unsold players.
There's going to be plenty more analysis, videos, news and reactions from the IPL mega auctions. Tune in for all of that. Meanwhile, from the live blog, this is Saurabh signing off on behalf of Deiva too.
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Potential team XIs and how each team did
Let's have a quick gander at possible team XIs, and what each team did well, and where the gaps are.
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Deepak Chahar, Bravo/Santner/Jordan, Adam Milne, Asif/Deshpande.
They've managed to keep a large part of their core together, and also given themselves options to bat deep with a lot of bowling options - courtesy all-round talent. As always, a team not to be taken lightly.
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Mandeep/Sarfaraz/Bharat, Rowman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya.
They've got superb firepower through their top order, right down to Rovman Powell at six. They can pick a bowling attack of five bowlers where three can bat. If Mitchell Marsh also bowls, it's almost a bonus. They look good.
Gujarat Titans: Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Jayant/Sai Kishore, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami.
They've got some gun players in the XI, but they'll probably need outstanding seasons from both Hardik and Rashid, who have to lead the way in this team.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.
The batting looks a bit thin at the top, as it did last year. Unless one of the uncapped buys KKR picked up towards the end of the auction pay off for them, they'll probably need their top order to show more urgency. The bowling could still win them games.
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, K Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan.
A potent first XI, and they still have back-ups in Dushmantha Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem and Evin Lewis. The batting has variety and depth, the bowling likewise. A superb performance in their first ever auction.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen/Daniel Sams, Sanjay Yadav, M Ashwin/Mayank Markande, Tymal Mills, Jasprit Bumrah.
Despite lacking Jofra Archer's services for 2022, Mumbai brought out the big hits at the end and have once again built a squad that can challenge for the title. It's not as awe-inspiring as the 2018-2021 version was, but that could change in IPL 2023, when Archer is back.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Prabhsimran/Bawa/Jitesh, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
They had the biggest purse coming in, and have they made it count. Punjab have a potential XI that's power-packed right through the order. In addition, their bowling has variety and depth. Not since 2014, have Punjab entered an IPL season with a squad so full of exciting possibilties.
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Neesham/Coulter-Nile, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Rajasthan had a superb Day 1 at the auction, which meant most of their pieces were in place. They can put out a good XI on the field, with the batting particularly looking good. The bowling has some outstanding names too, with the only possible grey area being the death bowling.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, Lomror/Sisodia, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Shahbaz Ahmed, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
The Royal Challengers will be happy with their squad. They can put out an XI that has plenty of quality bowling options, and have a batting line-up that runs deep-ish too. They also have the likes of Finn Allen and Sherfane Rutherford as back-ups, as well as David Willey.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Romario Shepherd/Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Kartik Tyagi/Umran Malik.
They overloaded on bowling options, staying true to type, but a middle order of Williamson, Markram and Pooran is pretty good, all things considered.
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Farewell, Suresh Raina
Meanwhile, let's not forget:
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The auction in a numbers snapshot
Our stats whiz Sampath gives us this snapshot:
204 players bought (out of a maximum possible 217 slots that were open)
107 capped, 97 uncapped
551.7 crores spent
137 Indians, 67 overseas
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How the squads stack up
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, N Jagadeesan, Hari Nishaanth, Subhranshu Senapati, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Bhagath Varma, Prashant Solanki, Chris Jordan, Dwaine Pretorius, Devon Conway, Adam Milne, Mitchell Santner.
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Ashwin Hebbar, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Praveen Dubey, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Tewatia, Dominic Drakes, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller, Matthew Wade, Gurkeerat Singh, B Sai Sudharshan.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Sam Billings, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Salam, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh, Aman Khan, Ramesh Kumar, Ashok Sharma, Tim Southee, Alex Hales, Mohammad Nabi, Umesh Yadav, B Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne.
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, K Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Dushmantha Chameera, Ankit Rajpoot, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Kyle Mayers, K Gowtham, Evin Lewis.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, M Ashwin, Basil Thampi, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Sanjay Yadav, Ramandeep Singh, Aryan Juyal, Arjun Tendulkar, Tilak Varma, Hrithik Shokeen, Rahul Buddhi, Arshad Khan, Tymal Mills, Jofra Archer, Fabian Allen, Daniel Sams, Anmolpreet Singh, Tim David, Riley Meredith.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Odean Smith, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Sandeep Sharma, Atharva Taide, Vaibhav Arora, Ansh Patel, Raj Angad Bawa, Benny Howell, Rishi Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Baltej Singh, Writtick Chatterjee, Nathan Ellis, Prerak Mankad.
Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Tejas Baroka, Anunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Karun Nair, Obed McCoy.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Suyash Prabhudesai, Luvnith Sisodia, Aneeshwar Gautam, Jason Behrendorff, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Siddarth Kaul, Chama Milind, Mahipal Lomror, Sherfane Rutherford, Finn Allen.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, J Suchith, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Saurabh Dubey, Shashank Singh, Sean Abbott, R Samarth, J Suchith, Romario Shepherd, Vishnu Vinod, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
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Squads and players sold
Here's how each team's final squad looks like.
Here's a list of all the sold and unsold players over these two days.
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It's been an action-packed two days
And each team will feel that they have done well in their own ways... However, there's going to be only one winner at the end of the day. And less than half the teams will have 'successful' seasons - if success is measured by making the play-offs.
We'll bring you all the snap analysis of each franchise in a moment.
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Akash Madhwal unsold
He's at a base price of 20 lakh. No bids, and that ends the IPL 2022 mega auction.
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Rahul Chandrol is unsold
Base price of 20 lakh
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Kulwant Khejroliya unsold
Unsold at his base price of 20 lakhs
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David Willey to RCB
They get him for base price of 2 crore.
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Aman Khan to KKR
They get him for base price of 20 lakh
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Shivank Vashisth goes unsold
Base price 20 lakh
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Luvnith Sisodia to RCB
At his base price of 20 lakh
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Fabian Allen
Mumbai get him for his base price of 75 lakh.
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Aryan Juyal to MI
They make the opening bid, which is also the closing bid.
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Sameer Rizvi unsold
He's come up again, but still no takers. Unsold
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B Sai Sudharsan to Titans
Base price of 20 lakhs
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Andrew Tye is unsold
1 crore base price, no takers.
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Rohan Kadam is unsold
Base price of 20 lakh. No takers.
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Daryl Mitchell to RR
Royals had a lot of overseas spots left and they're filling them up in a hurry. Base price buy at 75 lakh.
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Siddarth Kaul goes to RCB
At his base price of 75 lakh.
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Vicky Ostwal goes to Delhi
They buy the U-19 spinner for base price of 20 lakh.
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Rassie van der Dussen to RR
Another base price buy, at 1 crore.
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Nathan Coulter-Nile goes to the Royals
The Royals want to beef up all-round options and get NCN too, at base price of 2 crore
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Ishant Sharma is unsold
No takers for him yet again.
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Qais Ahmad is unsold
No takers at 50 lakh base price.
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James Neesham goes to Royals
Rajasthan Royals needed an allrounder, and Neesham is it. They get him at base price of 1.5 crore.
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Umesh Yadav goes to KKR
KKR get back Umesh Yadav too, at base price of 2 crore
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Mohammad Nabi to KKR
KKR open the bidding at 1 crore. No other bids, so they get him at base price.
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Players coming up
Nabi, Umesh, Neesham, Coulter-Nile, Ishant, Qais, Ostwal, van der Dussen, Mitchell, Kaul, Tye, Kadam, Rizvi, Sudharsan, Juyal, Sisodia, Allen, Willey, Aman Khan, Shivank Vashisth, Rahul Chandrol, Khejroliya, Madhwal
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Chennai Super Kings' auction explained
The Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan spoke about the defending champions' auction to host broadcaster Star Sports.
Retaining the core: At the end of yesterday, nine of ten were ex-CSK players. We had planned as always. Credit to the skipper and coach, who work on the balance of the team.
On missing out on Faf and Shardul: He has been the most consistent player for us over the years and has done well with the bat. Knowing about his performances and the kind of player he is, we thought we must go after him. Disappointed to miss out on Faf. Both of those were crucial players of our team and Faf was with us over a decade. But we were disappointed to not have enough money for them. We thought the best replacement for Faf can be Conway, as he is doing well in all formats. Fleming knows about his credentials. Milne was in the IPL earlier and we needed a quick bowler replacing Hazlewood.
On Shivam Dube: He is an Indian all-rounder who is available. As far as the XI goes, it is up to the captain and the coach and I have no say.
On the team combination: I will never say we are a champion side every year. We will set the process right. We have a balanced team, as far as we are consistent, the result will come.
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Andy Flower speaks
Andy Flower has been one of the smartest T20 coaches going around, finding success across leagues and franchises. With him at the helm, Lucknow Super Giants did pretty well for themselves. Speaking to host broadcaster Star Sports, Flower outlined his franchise's strategy:
On splitting roles with Gambhir during the auction: Gautam’s got a great cricket brain. I have enjoyed spending time with him. Looking forward to working closely with him. I respect his thinking about the game. He has a vast experience with IPL auction.
Multi-faceted players’ focus: There are a number of all-rounders. We have a potential of having K Gowtham at 8 or Holder at 7, which will stand us in good stead. Avesh Khan is a superb operator, looking forward to Mark Wood haring in. We have a lot of attacking options and that is the sort of cricket we want to play.
Getting Quinton de Kock at the price they did: We budgeted for a little more for Quinton, so we think we got a good deal. He keeps well, and a left-hander, which is a nice balance to have with KL Rahul.
On the pace attack: Mark Wood is one of the quicker bowlers in the world, seen recently in the Ashes where he clocked 150kmps. With him getting rest between IPL games, exciting to see him bowl. Having seen Avesh Khan over the last few years, looks very exciting. I think they should be a potent combination.
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Only six teams in the running
Both CSK and PK have exhausted their upper limit of players, and have 25 players each.
Lucknow Super Giants, on the other hand, have exhausted their budget, so they're out too. SRH have also practically exhausted their budget because they have only 10 lakh left, and the minimum base price is 20 lakh.
So it will be only Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bangalore.
Each team can submit only 2 names, so we're going to have a maximum of only 12 names coming under the hammer.
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Another accelerated auction round coming up
Each team can submit two player names now. This is likely to be the final round of this mega auction.
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Khizar Dafedar is unsold
No takers.
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Rohan Rana is unsold
Base price of 20 lakhs. No interest from the franchises.
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Shubham Garhwal goes to Royals
They get him at base price of 20 lakhs.
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Duan Jansen unsold
Marco's twin brother. As tall as him, left-arm pacer and hitter. But no bids.
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Arjun Tendulkar sold to MI again
And he gets an opening bid from Mumbai Indians. Gujarat Titans make another bid. The Mumbai table give wry smiles, they think Gujarat were just mucking around with them. They eventually get him for 30 lakhs.
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Standing ovation
as Hugh Edmeades makes his way back to the podium. Charu Sharma gracefully hands it back to Edmeades, who it appears is well enough to conduct the last bit of the auction.
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Bharat Sharma is unsold
Pondicherry allrounder at 20 lakh gets no bids.
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Chinntla Reddy: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Bharat Sharma: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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CSK keep Bhagath Varma
Starts at 20 lakh. CSK make the opening bid. They want him back and they get him back. CSK continue to do CSK things at the auction
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Pratyush Singh: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. No takers
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Shubham Sharma: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Gerald Coetzee: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. No takers
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Hrithik Shokeen joins MI
Starts at 20 lakh. MI make the opening bid and that's the closing bid
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Shivank Vashishth: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Ramesh Kumar joins KKR
Enters at 20 lakh. KKR make the opening bid and that's the closing bid
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Blessing Muzarabani: Unsold
Starts at 50 lakh. Unsold
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Colin Munro: Unsold
Starts at 1.5 crore. Unsold
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Varun Aaron joins GT
Starts at 50 lakh. Gujarat Titans make the opening bid. That's the closing bid
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Matheesha Pathirana: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Kuldip Yadav goes to RR
Enters at 20 lakh. Royals make the opening bid and that's the closing bid
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Atit Sheth: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Utkarsh Singh is unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Rahul Buddhi goes to MI
Starts at 20 lakh. MI bid for him. That's the closing bid
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Benny Howell goes to Punjab Kings
Starts at 40 lakh. Punjab Kings make the opening bid for the English allrounder who is currently at the BPL. That's the closing bid.
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Kane Richardson: Unsold
Starts at 1.5 crore. Has a collection of slower balls in his repertoire. Unsold
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Tim Southee goes to KKR
Starts at 1.5 crore. KKR want their man back. They lift the paddle for the NZ and ND seamer. Sold to KKR for 1.5 crore
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Gurkeerat Singh goes to Gujarat Titans
Starts at 50 lakh. Titans make the opening bid. That's the winning bid
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Scott Kuggeleijn: Unsold
The NZ quick enters at 75 lakh. RCB deliberate and shake their heads. Unsold
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Moises Henriques: Unsold
Starts at 1 crore. Unsold
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Akeal Hosein: Unsold
The WI and TKR allrounder enters at 50 lakh. KKR? Nope. Unsold
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Bhanuka Rajapaksa goes to Punjab Kings
Starts at 50 lakh. Punjab off the blocks quickly for the SL batter. That's the winning bid
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Tejas Baroka joins Royals
Former Gujarat Lions leggie. Starts at 20 lakh. RR make the first move. Sold for 20 lakh
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Dhruv Jurel goes to Royals
Starts at 20 lakh. Royals make the first bid for Jurel. No competition for them. Sold to RR for 20 lakh
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LSG pick up Mayank Yadav
Starts at 20 lakh. LSG make the opening bid. Sold for his base price of 20 lakh
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Atharva Taide goes to Punjab Kings
Starts at 20 lakh. Punjab Kings make the opening bid. That's the closing bid
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Ramandeep Singh joins MI
Starts at 20 lakh. MI make the opening bid and that's the winning bid
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B Sai Sudharsan: Unsold
One of the stars of TNPL 2021. Unsold
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AJ Tye: Unsold
Starts at 1 crore. Unsold
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Tanmay Agarwal is unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. No interest
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Sameer Rizvi is unsold again
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold again
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Reece Topley: Unsold again
Starts at 75 lakh. No takers
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Nathan Ellis goes to Punjab Kings
Starts at 75 lakh. Punjab Kings make the opening bid for Ellis. That's the winning bid
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Fazalhaq Farooqi joins SRH
The Afghanistan quick enters at 50 lakh. SRH lift their paddle. Sold for his base price
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Tim Seifert moves to Capitals
Another NZ keeper-batter enters at 50 lakh. DC make the opening bid and that will be the closing bid
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Ben McDermott: Unsold
The Hobart Hurricanes batter enters at 50 lakh. Unsold
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Glenn Phillips gets a gig with SRH
Starts at 1.5 crore. SRH make the opening bid for the NZ wicketkeeper/allrounder. Sold to SRH for 1.5 crore
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz finds no interest
The Afghanistan keeper-opener enters at 50 lakh. Intent machine in the powerplay. Unsold
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Charith Asalanka: Unsold again
Starts at 50 lakh. Superb player of spin. But he finds no takers here
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Karun Nair goes to Rajasthan Royals
Enters at 50 lakh. KKR make the opening bid. RCB too bid for Nair. Slow, steady lifting of paddles at both tables. KKR in the lead at 1 crore. RCB deliberate and come back at 1.1 crore. KKR tap out.
We have a new bidder: Royals. They take it up to 1.2 crore. RCB are still in the race, dragging the bid up to 1.3 crore. RR in the lead at 1.4 crore. That's the winning bid
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Evin Lewis goes to LSG
The WI opener enters again at 2 crore. After a long pause, Lucknow Super Giants make the opening bid and that's the winning bid
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Alex Hales gets a deal with KKR
Starts at 1.5 crore. KKR make the opening bid for Hales. Sold for 1.5 crore
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Royals recruit Kuldeep Sen
Starts at 20 lakh. Royals lift the paddle for Kuldeep. That's the winning bid
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Mujtaba Yousuf: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. The J&K player is unsold again
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Karn Sharma goes to RCB
The leggie invites bids from 50 lakh. RCB make the first move and that's the winning bid
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Harnoor Singh: Unsold
The India U-19 opener asks for bids from 20 lakh. Unsold
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Qais Ahmad: Unsold
Starts at 50 lakh. Unsold
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Lungi Ngidi moves to Delhi Capitals
Starts at 50 lakh. Capitals lift the paddle. Sold for his base price of 50 lakh
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Jimmy Neesham: Unsold
The NZ allrounder has set his base price at 1.5 crore. Unsold
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Sheldon Cottrell: Unsold
The WI left-arm seamers is back in at 75 lakh. Who wanted him here? Looks like they've changed their mind. Unsold
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Chris Jordan joins CSK
Starts at 2 crore. RCB make the opening bid for the England allrounder. CSK make a late appearance and raise the paddle for CJ. RCB raise the bid up to 3 crore. CSK are up to the challenge.
CSK in the lead at 3.6 crore. That's the winning bid
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Vishnu Vinod goes to SRH
Starts at 20 lakh. SRH make the opening bid. MI enter the fray and take it up to 35 lakh. SRH try to outbid MI. They eventually outbid MI to get their man for 50 lakh
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N Jagadeesan returns to CSK
Enters at 20 lakh. CSK make the opening bid and that's the winning bid. He will join his childhood friend and TN team-mate Hari Nishaanth at CSK once again
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C Hari Nishaanth returns to CSK
Starts at 20 lakh. CSK make the opening bid and that's the closing bid
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Anmolpreet Singh sold to MI for 20 lakh
Starts at 20 lakh. MI make the first move and that's the winning bid
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Umesh Yadav is unsold again
Starts at 2 crore. Unsold once again
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Matthew Wade gets a deal with Titans
The Aussie keeper enters again at 2 crore. Titans make the opening bid. They're looking out for keepers. Punjab Kings enter the bidding for Wade. Titans in the lead at 2.4 crore. That's the winning bid
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Wriddhiman Saha goes to Gujarat Titans
The India keeper-batter for bids from 1 crore. Unsold once again. CSK make the opening bid, Titans compete with CSK for Saha. CSK drop out. Sold to Titans for 1.9 crore
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KKR pick up Billings
The England keeper-batter has set his base price at 2 crore. He had gone unsold earlier. KKR make the opening bid. They need a solid keeper although they have options in Jackson and Indrajith. Sold to KKR for 2 crore
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Shakib enters again
Base price: 2 crore. Unsold
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Miller back in, finds interest this time
Base price: 1 crore. He went unsold on day one. Royals make the opening bid for the SA finisher. Titans compete with Royals for Miller after the break. Steady raising of paddles at both tables. Royals indicate that they need a moment to re-think their plans. Titans in the lead at 1.7 crore. Royals came back with 1.8 crore.
More steady rising of paddles as the bid touches 2 crore; it's with Royals. Titans drag the bid up to 3 crore. RR tap out. Sold to Titans for 3 crore
"Since start of IPL 2016, 55 batters have faced 500 balls. David Miller is in 54th position in terms of SR and 52nd in terms of average," our in-house expert Gaurav Sundararaman points out.
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No Suresh Raina (yet)
Star Sports confirms that Raina will not be part of the upcoming round too. Sam Billings, Shakib and Saha will all be part of the list. Gujarat Titans still need a keeper. KKR need a strong keeping option although they have already picked up Jackson and Indrajith.
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Kumble on Kings' hits and misses
"All those numbers we got at the mock auction, never translated in the real auction. Really happy with Livingstone, Bairstow, Rabada, Shikhar – to have the experience and play at the top of the innings and his demeanor will rub off on the younger players.
"Harshal Patel was one [of our targets]. Ishan Kishan the other… But once it went beyond our reach… The way the set allocation is and the randomness within that means that it is a lot challenging.
"He [Archer] was in our thoughts. But when we saw the purse remaining with MI we knew that we couldn’t get him, even without looking at our purse."
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'I’m up in York at the moment and got the stream up'
Tymal Mills is returning to the IPL after a four-season break after Mumbai Indians spent 1.5 crore on him. He was watching events unfold on his phone while stood outside a budget bakery chain on the high street.
"I’m up in York at the moment seeing some friends for a few days and we were in the town centre," he tells ESPNcricinfo. "We'd just had breakfast and got the stream up. I stopped outside a Greggs when I and watched it on my phone. A different setting to most people, for sure..."
Read the full interview, including his dream of bowling at the death alongside Jasprit Bumrah, on ESPNcricinfo tomorrow.
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Slots and spends left
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Rahane - a good foil for V Iyer?
Jhanvi Mehta, KKR: "That was an amazing buy for us. He has amazing leadership qualities and can play the anchor role without Shubman Gill. He will allow Venky Iyer to play his role. Rinku was part of KKR academy in 2018 and he's a homegrown boy for us and he's an amazing fielder. He is fun and a quintessential team-man in a way. That's [Captaincy is] something the management will decide and we have a lot of options."
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Gujarat and Rajasthan still need players
The Titans have 17 players, so need one more at the minimum. And that one has to be a keeper, you'd think. They still don't have one. Of course, they can buy more than one, but they need to prioritise a keeper.
The Royals have only 14, so need four more. They have a good squad, so need to make some intelligent back-ups.
The other franchises have got to the 18-player size, but that doesn't meant they won't be looking to pick up good players still.
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Anunay Singh to RR
Rajasthan make the opening bid of 20 lakh. That will be the only bid.
Rajasthan Royals buy Anunay Singh for 20 lakh.
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Last player for accelerated auction coming up
But this will not be the end of the auction. After this, each franchise can submit 5 to 7 names of players they would still like to bid for. This includes unsold players.
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Ashutosh Sharma is unsold
Base price of 20 lakh. But no takers.
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Ashok Sharma goes to KKR
Base price is 20 lakh, and Rajasthan make the bid. KKR also want him, so there's more than one paddle raised after a while.
Ashok Sharma sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for 55 lakh.
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Ansh Patel goes to Punjab
Base price 20 lakh. Punjab bid for him.
Punjab Kings get Ansh Patel for 20 lakh.
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Mohammad Arshad Khan goes to MI
Base price 20 lakh. No takers? There is one. Mumbai Indians.
Mohammad Arshad Khan to Mumbai for 20 lakhs.
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Saurabh Dubey to SRH
Base price 20 lakh. He gets a bid from SRH.
SRH buy Saurabh Dubey for 20 lakh.
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Lalit Yadav unsold
Base price 20 lakh. He's the other Lalit Yadav. There are two in the auction. First one found takers. Unfortuantely he doesn't.
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Baltej Dhanda to Punjab
Base price of 20 lakh. Late bid by Punjab.
Baltej Dhanda goes to Punjab for 20 lakh.
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Karan Sharma to LSG
Lucknow make the opening bid, which will be the only bid.
Karan Sharma sold to LSG for 20 lakh.
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Amit Ali unsold
No bids.
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Kyle Mayers goes to LSG
Lucknow make the opening bid at his base price of 50 lakh.
Kyle Mayers sold to Lucknow for 50 lakh.
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Shashank Singh to SRH
He was with Rajasthan earlier. SRH raise their paddle.
Shashank Singh goes to SRH for 20 lakh.
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Ninad Rathva unsold
Base price 20 lakh. No takers.
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Hrithik Shokeen unsold
Base price 20 lakh. No takers.
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Pratham Singh to KKR
KKR make the only bid.
Pratham Singh goes to KKR for 20 lakh.
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Writtick Chatterjee sold to Punjab
Punjab make the only bid.
Writtick Chatterjee goes to Punjab Kings for 20 lakh.
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Kaushal Tambe unsold
Base price 20 lakh. No bids.
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Mukesh Kumar Singh unsold
No takers.
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Pradeep Sangwan goes to Titans
He gets a bid from Gujarat Titans. They get him at base price.
Pradeep Sangwan goes to Titans for 20 lakh.
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Abhijeet Tomar sold to KKR
KKR make the opening bid. Rajasthan raise it to 25 lakh. Do KKR still want him? They do. And eventually get him for 40 lakh. Rajasthan batter.
Abhijeet Tomar goes to KKR for 40 lakh.
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R Samarth goes to SRH
Karnataka opener at 20 lakh. Silence at the tables. Unsold. Sunrisers make a late opening bid.
R Samarth sold to SRH for 20 lakh.
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David Willey unsold
Base price 2 crore. Should probably see some bids. Well what do I know, he doesn't. Unsold
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Blessing Muzarabani unsold
Good bowler, but no takers. 50 lakh base price
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Sushant Mishra unsold
Base price 20 lakh, but no takers.
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Chamika Karunaratne goes to KKR
Base price 50 lakh for the Sri Lanka allrounder. KKR raise their paddle. Back-up allrounder for Russell?
Karunaratne sold to KKR for 50 lakh.
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Kennar Lewis is unsold
He had success in the CPL. 40 lakh base price. No bids.
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BR Sharath
Karnataka keeper. Base price 20 lakh. No takers
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B Indrajith goes to KKR
KKR make the only bid and get him at base price.
B Indrajith goes to KKR for 20 lakh.. He could be KKR's back-up keeping option behind Jackson.
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Atit Sheth unsold
Done well in domestic cricket for Baroda. But no bids.
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David Wiese is unsold
50 lakh base price. Former South Africa and current Namibia allrounder. No takers.
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Saurabh Kumar is unsold
No bids for the UP bowler.
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Shams Mulani unsold
No bids for the Mumbai allrounder.
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Dhruv Patel unsold
No takers.
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Benny Howell is unsold
No takers. Base price was 40 lakh.
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Hayden Kerr is unsold
Been among the runs and wickets recently and has a base price of only 20 lakh. But no bids.
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Aneeshwar Gautam snapped up by RCB
Talented Karnataka batter. RCB make the opening bid for 20 lakh. They get him at base price.
Aneeshwar Gautam goes to RCB for 20 lakh.
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Ayush Badoni goes to LSG
Lucknow make the opening bid of 20 lakhs for the Delhi allrounder.
Ayush Badoni sold to Lucknow for 20 lakh.
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Rahul Buddhi unsold
Base price 20 lakh for the Hyderabad batter. No bids.
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Laurie Evans goes unsold
No bids at a base price of 40 lakh.
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Kane Richardson unsold
He's got clever variations and been part of the IPL before. Base price is 1.5 crore. No bids for him though.
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Riley Meredith
Base price is 1 crore. He's a very quick pacer, is Riley. Mumbai make the first bid. They get him at base price. Building a nice stable of quicks, are Mumbai.
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Dhawal Kulkarni goes unsold
Base price 75 lakh. The veteran Mumbai seamer goes unsold.
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Alzarri Joseph sold to Titans
Base price 75 lakh. He'll surely get bids. Mumbai and Delhi jump right into it. Remember, Alzarri took 6 for 12 - the best ever IPL figures, when playing for Mumbai a couple of seasons back.
In the India-West Indies ODI series just gone by, he also took the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in one over - twice.
Not surprising he's in demand, as Gujarat Titans jump into the fray. They're up against Punjab, with MI and CSK having bailed early.
Gujarat and Punjab have taken Alzarri into the 2 crore territory.
Gujarat are sitting pretty on an 11 crore plus purse, so they can get him if they really want to. And they do.
Alzarri Joseph sold to Gujarat Titans for 2.40 crore.
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Sean Abbott goes to SRH
His base price is 75 lakh. And Delhi make the bid. SRH are also interested. Delhi tap out early, and Punjab tag themselves in. Abbott going steadily, but going well, with bids being exchanged back and forth. Punjab and SRH the interested franchises.
Abbott has come on as a batter too, so offers all-round skills. He's past 2 crore now. Both franchises have budgets between 5.50 and 6 crore remaining. SRH have only 16 players while Punjab have the required minimum of 18.
SRH have bid 2.40 crore for him, and that's made Punjab pause for a bit.
Sean Abbott is sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 2.40 crore.
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Pawan Negi unsold
Another old IPL hand. Base price 50 lakh. But teams aren't going for him.
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Roston Chase unsold
Base price is 1 crore. He had an excellent CPL - player of the tournament. But went off the boil after that. Unsold.
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Ben Cutting unsold
Base price 75 lakh. He's been in the IPL earlier. But no bids now.
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Bhanuka Rajapaksa is unsold
Base price 50 lakh for the Sri Lanka batter. But no takers.
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Martin Guptill goes unsold
He's kept his base price 75 lakhs. But no bids.
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We're all set to continue with the accelerated auction
A lot of players still to come. Most franchises have not hit the 18-player minimum yet too.
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Akash Ambani on Mumbai's auction
The Mumbai Indians' owner explains his franchise picks.
"When we were sitting for our retention discussions, the third choice was so hard. Between Ishan, Hardik, Surya, we really had sleepless nights about which one to keep. We wanted at least one of them back. Of course Hardik is captaining Ahmedabad and we wish him all the best. Very happy to have got back Ishan.
"Jofra has been a player Mahela gave his first professional debut too. So happy to have got him. So happy to have Jof and Boom making a lethal bowling attack, although next year.
"We thought Tymal would go for a lot more. He’s an experienced death bowler. He’s one of the main picks we had this season so that we manage to stay competitive this season too. Mahela coaches him at the 100. He’s remained injury free too.
"Tim David is going to partner Pollard at 5 and 6. Fortunately he got a good spell at RCB last year, so he got the experience of IPL and knows what it is all about."
He also has a message for fans: "Yesterday might have been frustrating, but now you know who we were waiting for", and adds that if before the auction he had been told they would get both Ishan Kishan and Jofra Archer, he'd have thought he was dreaming.
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Catch your breath
It's been a comeback and a half from Mumbai Indians, in particular. They've splurged on Jofra Archer, even though he won't be available this year, most likely. But they also splurged on Tim David, and got Tymal Mills at a bargain rate of 1.5 crore. Imagine, if you will, facing a T20 attack that has Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer and Tymal Mills.
Lots of other franchises shaping up well too. But Gujarat Titans *still* need a wicketkeeper. Perhaps they'll get someone like Sam Billings when the unsold players come back?
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Midhun Sudhesan finds no takers
The Kerala leggie enters at 20 lakh. Unsold
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CSK bring in Prashant Solanki
The Mumbai leggie enters at 20 lakh. CSK make the opening bid. Royals enter the fray and tussle with CSK as the bid reaches 50 lakh. CSK in the lead at 60 lakh
Steady raising of the paddles at both tables. CSK take the bid up to 90 lakh and then 1 crore. CSK continue to bid aggressively for Solanki. CSK in the lead at 1.2 crore. That's the winning bid
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Mayank Yadav: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Tejas Baroka: Unsold
The former Gujarat Lions leggie enters at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Yuvraj Chudasama is unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Chama Milind goes to RCB
Starts at 20 lakh. SRH make the opening bid for the local seamer. RCB make a late entry and drag it up to 25 lakh. SRH already have a surfeit of seamers, but they still bid for Milind. Sold to RCB for 25 lakh
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Pankaj Jaiswal goes unsold
The former Mumbai Indian enters at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Mohsin Khan joins Lucknow
Starts at 20 lakh. Lucknow Super Giants make the opening bid and that's the closing bid
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Ben Dwarshuis: Unsold
Starts at 30 lakh. Unsold
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Rasikh Salam Dar joins KKR
He enters at 20 lakh. KKR make the opening bid and that's the closing bid
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Mukesh Choudhary joins CSK
Starts at 20 lakh. CSK make the opening and that's the closing bid
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Vaibhav Arora moves to Punjab Kings
The HP swing bowler enters at 20 lakh. Former Knight Rider. Kings make the opening bid, KKR jump in. Venky Mysore chats with Nayar and raises the bid up to 85 lakh. Kings push it up to 90 lakh. Punjab Kings drag the bid up to 1 crore.
KKR in the lead at 1.3 crore, but not for long, as Kings come back with a higher bid. Mysore chats with Nayar and raises the bid up to 1.7 crore. This bidding war is getting intense. Kings in with the bid of 2 crore. That's the winning bid
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Aryan Juyal: Unsold
Enters at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Prashant Chopra: Unsold
HP's Chopra enters at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Dhruv Jurel: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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B Sai Sudharsan: Unsold
TNPL 2021's breakout star enters at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Atharva Taide: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Ramandeep Singh: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Suyash Prabhudessai returns to RCB
Enters at 20 lakh. Former Royal Challenger. RCB make the opening bid - they want him back. They face competition from Delhi Capitals. Sold to RCB for 30 lakh
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Prerak Mankad joins Punjab Kings
The Saurashtra allrounder enters at 20 lakh. Punjab Kings make the opening bid and that's the closing bid
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Pravin Dubey returns to DC
The Karnataka leggie enters at 20 lakh. His former franchise DC bids for him. RCB jump in and bid for him. Sold to DC for 50 lakh
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Atharva Ankolekar: Unsold
Enters at 20 lakh. No takers
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Tim David goes to MI
The Singapore-born Australian batter enters at 40 lakh. Delhi open the bidding, KKR enter the fray. New bidder: Punjab Kings.
Delhi are out for now. KKR and Kings tussle for David who also been in fine form at the PSL. Lucknow Super Giants now enter the bidding.
It is worth noting that David also plays for Andy Flower's sides at the CPL and PSL - St Lucia and Multan Sultans. KKR in the lead at 2.6 crore.
Rajasthan Royals enter the bidding and shake things up further. KKR continue to bid aggressively for David. KKR send the bid soaring past 4 crore.
Royals deliberate and raise the bid further to 4.4 crore. KKR are persistent. Royals are out. However, MI are in to compete with KKR. The bid has quickly jumped past 6 crore. KKR in the lead at 7 crore.
The intense bidding continues in Bangalore. MI and KKR currently have a purse of 11.6 and 10.9 respectively.
MI shell out 8.25 crore for David. He is highest paid overseas player ever by MI
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Aproov Wankhade: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Sameer Rizvi: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Subhranshu Senapati goes to CSK
Starts at 20 lakh. CSK make the opening bid and that's the closing bid
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Tanmay Agarwal finds no takers
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Tom Kohler-Cadmore: Unsold
The English T20 globetrotter enters at 40 lakh. Unsold
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Sandeep Warrier: Unsold
The TN seamer enters at 50 lakh. Unsold
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Reece Topley: Unsold
The England left-arm seamer invites bids from 75 lakh. Unsold
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AJ Tye: Unsold
Starts at 1 crore. Unsold
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Adam Milne joins Conway, Santner, Fleming at CSK
The NZ fast man enters at 1.5 crore. CSK make the opening bid for Milne. Punjab Kings enter the fray and shake up CSK's plans. CSK bid again and raise it up to 1.7 crore. Kings are out. Sold to CSK for 1.9 crore.
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Tymal Mills goes to MI
The England left-arm seamer enters at 1 crore. SRH make the opening bid for Mills. MI enter the bidding and battle it out with SRH. New bidder: Punjab Kings. They drag the bid up to 1.4 crore. Sold to MI for 1.5 crore
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Royals recruit Obed McCoy
WI left-arm seamer enters at 75 lakh. He's currently working his way back from injury. Royals make the opening bid for McCoy. That's the closing bid
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Fazalhaq Farooqi: Unsold
The Afghanistan left-arm seamer enters at 50 lakh. Former CSK net bowler. Unsold
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Sid Kaul finds no interest
Starts at 75 lakh. Unsold
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Nathan Ellis: Unsold
Another Aussie quick. Base price: 75 lakh. Unsold
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Jason Behrendorff goes to RCB
The Aussie left-arm quick enters at 75 lakh. RCB make the opening bid and that's the winning bid
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Ben McDermott: Unsold
The Hobart Hurricanes batter enters at 50 lakh. He brings with him excellent BBL form. No love for him
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Glenn Phillips finds no takers
This New Zealander can bat, bowl, and also keep wicket. Any takers for GP? Unsold
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes unsold
The Afghanistan wicketkeeper-opener enters at 50 lakh. Intent machine in the powerplay. Any takers for Gurbaz? Unsold
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Romario Shepherd goes to SRH
The WI and Guyana Amazon Warriors allrounder enters at 75 lakh. Lucknow make the opening bid. MI raise their paddle as well.
Romario, like Odean, can hit heavy lengths with the ball and sixes with the bat. The bid has quickly jumped past 2 crore. MI in the lead at 2.4 crore.
CSK missed Rovman, they're going for Romario now, tussling with MI. As a result, the bid has shot past 3 crore. SRH make a belated entry, raising the bid up to 4 crore.
CSK continue to bid aggressively for the WI allrounder. Sundar Raman raises the paddle once again, taking it up to 5 crore.
Welcome to the bidding, Royals. They compete with SRH. Looks like CSK are out. RR in the lead at 6 crore.
The intense bidding way between SRH and Royals continues. Royals deliberate and send the bid soaring to 7.5 crore. Big money for Romario. SRH aren't backing out yet as the bid hits 7.75 crore. That's the winning bid
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Mitch Santner joins Conway at CSK
The NZ allrounder enters at 1 crore. CSK? Nope. Not yet. SRH make the opening bid. Right, CSK enter the bidding now and tussle with SRH.
CSK have the high bid of 1.9 crore. Santner returns to CSK. Sold for 1.9 crore
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Daniel Sams goes to MI
The Aussie allrounder has listed his base price at 1 crore. Lucknow Super Giants make the opening bid. MI enter the fray and there's a bit of competition between the two franchises. Sams was part of RCB in the past. MI in the lead at 2.6 crore and that's the winning bid.
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Sherfane Rutherford gets a gig with RCB
The WI big-hitting allrounder enters at 1 crore. RCB make the first move for Rutherford. That's the closing bid
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George Garton: Unsold
The English allrounder enters at 50 lakh. No bids. Complete silence
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Dwaine Pretorius joins CSK
The SA bowling allrounder asks for bids from 50 lakh. He has a good collection of slower balls. CSK open the bidding. That's the winning bid. Sold for 50 lakh
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Charith Asalanka: Unsold
The SL batter, the breakout star of the T20 WC last year, enters at 50 lakh. Unsold for now
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Rishi Dhawan moves to Punjab Kings
The India and HP allrounder asks for bids from 50 lakh. Sunrisers make the opening bid for him. Punjab Kings enter the fray and compete with SRH. Sold to Punjab Kings for 55 lakh
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MI snap up Jofra Archer
He has listed his base price at 2 crore. He will not play this season as he's injured. RR and MI start bidding furiously for Archer as the bid quickly reaches 5 crore. Royals sends it up to 5.25 crore.
Mumbai raise the paddle and send it up to 6 crore. Archer and Bumrah will be some combination. Sanga shakes his head at the RR table. They raise the paddle, though, as do Mumbai. Mumbai back in the lead at 6.5 crore.
New bidder: Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mumbai back in the lead at 7 crore.
Whopper. The bid jumps up to 8 crore; it's with MI. Sold to MI for 8 crore. Applause at the MI table
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Rassie van der Dussen: Unsold
The SA and Lions batter enters at 1 crore. Unsold
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Rovman Powell goes to Delhi
The WI and Jamaica Tallawahs allrounder enters at 75 lakh. Lucknow Super Giants make the opening bid. Capitals enter the bidding and tussle with Lucknow for Rovman Powell who recently clattered a T20I century for WI. CSK make it a three-way race. Rovman was also in top form in the T10 league and has improved his technique against spin. CSK in the lead at 1.5 crore. Capitals enter at 1.6 crore.
CSK and Capitals battle it out for Powell. Capitals in the lead at 2.4 crore and after a fairly long pause, CSK re-enter the bidding. Sold to Delhi for 2.8 crore
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Evin Lewis
The WI opener enters at 2 crore. Former Mumbai Indian. Former Rajasthan Royal. Unsold
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Karun Nair: Unsold
Base price: 50 lakh. Unsold
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Alex Hales: Unsold
Enters at 1.5 crore. Unsold
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Devon Conway is a Super King
Allen's opening partner at Wellington Firebirds enters at 1 crore. Dynamic NZ batter. Can bat in the top as well as in the middle. Can also keep wicket, if needed. CSK make the opening bid and that's the closing bid. Is he the new Mike Hussey for CSK? Sweet deal for CSK
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Finn Allen goes back to RCB
The NZ and Wellington Firebirds keeper-opener enters at 50 lakh. RCB want him back and make the opening bid. Hesson rates him highly. Royals compete with RCB. Allen is an intent machine in the powerplay. His recent form was also pretty good in the Super Smash although Wellington couldn't defend their title this season. RCB back in the lead at 80 lakh. Sold to RCB for 80 lakh
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Who is Yash Dayal, snapped by Gujarat Titans for 3.2 crore?
Vishal Dikshit has the lowdown: Yash Dayal is a 24-year-old left-arm quick from Uttar Pradesh. He had recently joined the India ODI squad bubble in Ahmedabad as a back-up before he was released to join the UP Ranji squad in Gurgaon. Dayal gave his first IPL trial three years ago with Mumbai Indians and then featured in a few more in subsequent years before finally getting a contract this IPL for INR 3.2 crore. He was also among the top five wicket-takers in the recent Vijaya Hazare Trophy, bagging 14 wickets in seven games with an economy rate of 3.77.
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Akash Singh is unsold
The Rajasthan left-arm seamer enters at 20 lakh. Do Royals want him back? Nope. Unsold
We will be back for the accelerated sets shortly.
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Kuldeep Sen: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Awkward silence across tables. Unsold
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Mujtaba Yousuf finds no takers
The J&K player enters at 20 lakh. No takers
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Simarjeet Singh joins CSK
The Delhi seamer enters at 20 lakh. Hold on, CSK enter late and bid for him. Sold for his base price of 20 lakh
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Arzan Nagwaswalla: Unsold
The Gujarat left-arm seamer asks for bids from 20 lakh. Unsold
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Yash Dayal goes to Gujarat Titans
The UP left-arm seamer enters at 20 lakh. KKR quickly make the opening bid. RCB join in and take the bid past 50 lakh. Gujarat Titans enter the bidding at 80 lakh. RCB continue to bid aggressively for Dayal.
Titans aren't letting up. The bid has zoomed past 2 crore. Titans in the lead at 2.4 crore. RCB come back with 2.6 crore. Titans eventually outbid RCB for Dayal. Sold for 3.2 crore
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Vasu Vats is unsold
He enters at 20 lakh. No takers for him
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Yash Thakur: Unsold
Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Rajvardhan Hangargekar is a Super King
The India U-19 allrounder enters at 30 lakh. MI open the bidding for him to try and fill the Hardik-sized void. Lucknow Super Giants join the bidding for Hangargekar.
CSK make a late appearance and tussle with MI. The bid has touched 1 crore. CSK haul it past 1 crore. This is getting interesting.
CSK already have Shivam Dube. How far will they go for Rajvardhan Hangargekar. They're in the lead with 1.5 crore. Sold to CSK for 1.5 crore. Good investment for the future?
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Punjab Kings recruit Raj Bawa
The India U-19 allrounder asks for bids for 20 lakh. SRH open the bidding. Punjab Kings back in the thick of things. They battle with SRH. New bidder: MI. SRH are still in the race as they take the bid up to 60 lakh.
The bid steadily jumps past 1 crore. The tussle is between MI and Punjab. Punjab in the lead at 1.8 crore. Mumbai come back at 1.9 crore. Sold to Punjab Kings for 2 crore. Applause at the Punjab table
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Sanjay Yadav joins M Ashwin at MI
The TN allrounder enters at 20 lakh. He had a good TNPL season for Nellai Royal Kings. He racked up the runs for Meghalaya before returning home to TN in the most recent domestic season. MI make the opening bid and after a long pause, then Punjab Kings enter the bidding. Sanjay can also bowl left-arm fingerspin. Sold to MI for 50 lakh. He will join M Ashwin there. Is he good enough to fill in for Krunal Pandya?
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Vicky Ostwal: Unsold
The India Under-19s player enters at 20 lakh. No interest
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Darshan Nalkande goes to Gujarat Titans
Plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket. He enters at 20 lakh. Gujarat Titans make the opening bid for Nalkande. Sold to Titans for 20 lakh
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Anukul Roy moves to KKR
The former Mumbai Indian, who often fields at hot spots, enters at 20 lakh. KKR make the opening bid for Anukul and that's the closing bid
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Mahipal Lomror finds a new team
The Rajasthan allrounder asks for bids from 40 lakh. Royals make the opening bid, RCB compete with them and drag it up to 55 lakh. Royals come back with 60 lakh. Lomror brings him the reputation being a big-hitter in domestic cricket.
RR ask for a moment. RCB in the lead at 95 lakh. That's the winning bid
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Tilak Varma gets a gig with MI
Base price: 20 lakh. Sunrisers Hyderabad make the opening bid for the local batter. Rajasthan Royals enter the action after lunch and bid for him. SRH drag the bid up to 50 lakh. Rajasthan are back in it; it's up to 55 lakh. SRH tap out. Hang on, new better: CSK. They take it up to 60 lakh. Royals and CSK battle it out for Tilak Verma
Another new entrant: MI. They push it past 1 crore. Varma is generating plenty of interest at the CSK, MI tables. Sold to MI for 1.7 crore
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Delhi boy Yash Dhull picked up by Delhi
India Under-19 World-Cup winning captain Yash Dhull enters at 20 lakh. Delhi make the opening bid for him after a long pause. Plenty of activity at the Delhi table post lunch. Punjab Kings arrive to compete with Delhi.
The bid has touched 50 lakh; it's with Delhi. Punjab Kings deliberate and pull out eventually. Sold to DC for 50 lakh
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Ripal Patel returns to Delhi Capitals
The Gujarat big-hitter asks for bids from 20 lakh. He was part of the Delhi franchise previously. And Delhi open the bidding for their old friend. Sold for 20 lakh
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Lalit Yadav goes back to Delhi Capitals
The Delhi finger-spin bowling allrounder asks for bids for 20 lakh. SRH get off the blocks quickly after lunch and make the opening bid. Delhi want him back, so they compete with SRH for the allrounder. Lalit can also hit sixes lower down the order.
Capitals in the lead at 65 lakh. That's the winning bid
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Set no: 17 comprises uncapped allrounders
Welcome back. Raj Bawa, Yash Dhull, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mahipal Lomror, Darshan Nalkande, Vicky Ostwal, Ripal Patel, Anukul Roy, Thilak Varma, Lalit Yadav and Sanjay Yadav are all up for grabs in the upcoming round
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Chahar on becoming the most expensive Indian bowler
"When I reached till 14 [crore], I was thinking I should not go for more than this," he tells Star Sports. "If CSK pulls out, then I will feel very sad. I wanted to play for CSK because I've not imagined myself playing in any other colour than yellow. At one time I was thinking it's too much. As a CSK player, I also want that we should build a good team, so after 13 [crore], I was actually thinking the bidding should stop and then CSK can buy some other players"
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How the teams stack up so far
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana [Players bought: 12. Budget remaining: 15.75 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Ashwin Hebbar [Players bought: 16. Budget remaining: 5.95 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Jason Roy, Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Tewatia, Dominic Drakes, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad [Players bought: 13. Budget remaining: 14.65 crore. Overseas players: 5]
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy [Players bought: 11. Budget remaining: 11.10 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, K Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Dushmantha Chameera, Ankit Rajpoot, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra [Players bought: 15. Budget remaining: 3.30 crore. Overseas players: 5]
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, M Ashwin, Basil Thampi, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande [Players bought: 10. Budget remaining: 25.90 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Odean Smith, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Sandeep Sharma [Players bought: 14. Budget remaining: 10.65 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini [Players bought: 12. Budget remaining: 9.55 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep [Players bought: 11. Budget remaining: 9.25 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, J Suchith, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Umran Malik [Players bought: 15. Budget remaining: 13.35 crore. Overseas players: 4]
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Gautam Gambhir sheds light on the Lucknow buys
The Lucknow Super Giants team mentor, to host broadcaster Star Sports:
"We are satisfied… we bought players with experience who can walk in (to the playing XI). Yes, you can invest in a younger player, but you want players who can straightaway come into the XI.
"See we wanted someone like a Quinton, because we wanted to free KL up from his keeping responsibilities. Sometimes being a keeper, captain and opening batsman can be strenuous. Then we wanted Stoinis a batting allrounder, and then we went for a bowling allrounder in Jason Holder to split between them. Then we took Manish Pandey. Deepak Hooda can chip in with a few overs. Gowtham clearly from a perspective that Hooda is a batting allrounder, Gowtham is a bowling allrounder. And we are using only 3-4 stadiums, so wickets may turn later in the season. Plus we always wanted pace. Imagine if you have Mark Wood and Avesh Khan bowling at 140-145, that will always be a luxury.
"We wanted one of the two - Prasidh Krishna or Avesh Khan. Lots of people may say that he has gone for higher than what he should've gone for (Avesh)… but he is 23-24. We went really hard for Prasidh, and when we didn't get him, we went for Avesh Khan. Exactly the same reason why Sunrisers went for (Umran) Malik - his pace."
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The analysis that led to the Liam Livingstone bid
He was always expected to fetch a good price, and here, Matt Roller tells us the ins and outs of the value Livingstone brings:
Liam Livingstone was a base-price pick-up at 75 lakh for Rajasthan Royals last year and had a quiet season for them, hitting 42 runs in five innings in the UAE. 12 months on, he sparked a five-way bidding war in 2022 and ended up selling for 11.5 crore, the fourth-highest fee for an Englishman at an IPL auction.
There are two main reasons for the explosion in Livingstone’s salary. Firstly, 2021 was a breakout year for him with the bat: he forced his way into England’s T20I team after a four-year absence and hit 103 off 43 against Pakistan in his third innings back, before becoming the Hundred’s MVP in its inaugural season. He hit 86 T20 sixes in 2021, second only to Glenn Phillips.
Secondly, teams have recognised that Livingstone’s versatility - a quality on which he prides himself - is a huge asset. He has recent experience everywhere from No. 1-7 and has developed his ability to finish an innings in particular, while his bowling - a mixture of offbreaks and legbreaks in the same over, depending on match-ups and dimensions - has come on significantly. “People call him a part-timer,” Eoin Morgan said at the World Cup. “He's not. He's an allrounder.”
A notable subplot in the Livingstone bidding war was the role of Dan Weston, one of Punjab’s analysts. Weston pushed hard for Birmingham Phoenix to pick Livingstone up in the first round of the Hundred draft back in 2019 - he was the only domestic player picked in the draft, despite his limited England experience at the time - and this buy has his fingerprints all over it.
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Lunch break
A lot of franchises have taken shapen now, and look more complete. We'll be bringing you how teams stand and their purses left shortly.
You can check out the squad pages for real-time updates, and our list of sold and unsold players too.
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Ricky Bhui is unsold
20 lakhs base price. No bids for him.
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Manan Vohra goes to LSG
Lucknow make the opening bid of 20 lakh. They get him for base price.
Lucknow get Manan Vohra for 20 lakh.
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Rinku Singh goes back to KKR
Base price 20 lakh. We have a bid. We have two in fact. One from Lucknow, based in Rinku's home state of Uttar Pradesh. The other from KKR, who are his old franchise.
KKR get back Rinku Singh for 55 lakhs.
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Himanshu Rana is unsold
Another talented batter in domestic cricket. But no takers even at 20 lakh base price.
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Sachin Baby is unsold
Base price 20 lakhs. No takers for the Kerala captain.
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Harnoor Singh is unsold
One of the India U19 players. No takers still.
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Virat Singh is unsold
Base price 20 lakhs. Talented batter from Jharkhand. No bids for him now though.
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Himmat Singh is unsold
Base price 20 lakh. No takers.
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Uncapped batters coming up
Sachin Baby, Ricky Bhui, Himanshu Rana, Harnoor Singh, Himmat Singh, Rinku Singh, Virat Singh, Manan Vohra
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Piyush Chawla remains unsold
Base price 1 crore. No takers.
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Ish Sodhi goes unsold
He's still an active player, even though Royals used him in an admin capacity last year. No bids for him at 50 lakhs though.
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Karn Sharma goes unsold
Serial IPL winner. But no opening bids for him at 50 lakh. Unsold
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Maheesh Theekshana sold to CSK
Sri Lanka's mystery spinner is at 50 lakh. CSK get the opening bid in. KKR make a late second bid. They like their mystery spinners, do the Knight Riders.
CSK not giving up quickly either, so the price rises steadily. But not too far. CSK get him.
Chennai Super Kings get Maheesh Theekshana for 70 lakhs.
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Shahbaz Nadeem goes to LSG
Base price of 50 lakhs. He's been a good bowler for franchises in the competition. Lucknow make the opening bid. That will also be the closing bid.
Lucknow Super Giants get Shahbaz Nadeem for 50 lakh.
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Qais Ahmad goes unsold
Base price 50 lakhs. No bids for the Afghanistan spinner.
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Tabraiz Shamsi unsold
Base price is 1 crore. Complete silence. No bids.
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Mayank Markande returns to MI
Base price 50 lakh. Lucknow make the opening bid, and Mumbai jump in to battle for their former leggie. Lucknow not interested beyond the opening bid, but Royals are. Two franchises Markande has been with, will one of them get him?
Mumbai Indians get him at 65 lakhs. They needed a leggie.
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Spinners up next
Qais Ahmad, Piyush Chawla, Mayank Markande, Shahbaz Nadeem, Tabraiz Shamsi, Karn Sharma, Ish Sodhi, Maheesh Theekshana coming up.
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Nathan Coulter-Nile unsold
A rather high base price of 2 crore. It's too high for an opening bid, at this stage of the auction at least. Unsold.
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Jaydev Unadkat goes to MI
Base price 75 lakhs. Another surprise. No bids for Unadkat. In fact, at the last moment, Mumbai make the opening bid. And immediately CSK jump in.
There's always a reluctance to make the first bid. But Unadkat's going along smoothly now in the bidding.
Mumbai Indians get Jaydev Unadkat for 1.30 crore.
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Sheldon Cottrell goes unsold
Base price 75 lakh. No bids for him.
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Navdeep Saini sold to RR
75 lakhs base price. Lucknow make the opening bid. Mumbai make the counter bid. Some confabulation at the tables, but franchises do want Navdeep. Royals jump in when Lucknow drop out.
Saini's bid is progressing towards 2 crore, between Royals and Mumbai. Royals seem keen on an India pacer. They lost out on Sakariya in the last bid. But Mumbai also see potential in Navdeep. They've just bid 2.40 crore for him, making Rajasthan confer before they raise.
His form may have tailed off a bit, but he has all the ingredients to be successful, with pace and zip.
Rajasthan Royals get Navdeep Saini for 2.60 crore.
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Sandeep Sharma goes to PK
Base price 50 lakhs. Can be a good swing bowler upfront. A late opening bid by Punjab Kings. They get him at base price.
Punjab Kings gets Sandeep Sharma for 50 lakhs.
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Chetan Sakariya goes to DC
RCB open the bidding at 50 lakh. Sakariya's previous franchise, Rajasthan Royals, also want him. The bidding escalates past 1 crore. RCB drop out, but Delhi jump in. Sakariya's bidding inches towards 2 crore.
Both Delhi and Rajasthan want Sakariya. His bid is touching has crossed 4 crore. Rajasthan aren't going to go beyond that though.
Delhi Capitals get Chetan Sakariya for 4.2 crore.
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Lungi Ngidi is unsold
A base price of only 50 lakh. That's the first shocker of the day. No bid for Ngidi. Goes unsold.
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Dushmantha Chameera goes to LSG
His base price is 50 lakhs. Slow going for an opening bid, but Lucknow enter the bidding. That's the cue for RCB to enter, for the bowler they had in the second half of IPL 2021.
Chameera's price rises past 1.50 crore. Slows up a bit after that, but he's hit the 2 crore mark too.
Chameera is sold to Lucknow Super Giants for 2 crore.
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Khaleel Ahmed goes to Delhi Capitals
Base price is 50 lakhs. Mumbai Indians make the opening bid. Capitals make the counter-bid.
Khaleel Ahmed's price flies towards 2 crore, after an initial wait for a first bid. And pretty soon, it's gone past 3 crore too. Mumbai and Delhi battling it out for the left-arm seamer.
He has had some patchy form at times, but the left-arm angle, pace and bounce he can generate can be valuable. The teams clearly think so, because his bid is past 5 crore now.
Khaleel Ahmed is sold to Delhi Capitals for 5.25 crore.
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Ishant Sharma is unsold
Base price 1.50 crore. Will he find a buyer? Not right now. Unsold.
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Decisions, decisions...
Mumbai Indians have nearly double the purse of the second highest - Chennai Super Kings. A lot of the gun players have already gone under the hammer, all to other franchises. Wonder who they're targetting. Could be Evin Lewis, Tim David, Adam Milne, or others their scouting networks have identified.
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Pace bowlers up next
A lot of familiar names in the next set: Khaleel Ahmed, Dushmantha Chameera, Sheldon Cottrell, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Lungi Ngidi, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya, Ishant Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Jayadev Unadkat
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Teams so far
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande [Players bought: 11. Budget remaining: 16.45 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashwin Hebbar [Players bought: 14. Budget remaining: 15.40 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Jason Roy, Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Tewatia, Dominic Drakes, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad [Players bought: 13. Budget remaining: 14.65 crore. Overseas players: 5]
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy [Players bought: 10. Budget remaining: 11.65 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, K Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Ankit Rajpoot [Players bought: 12. Budget remaining: 6.00 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, M Ashwin, Basil Thampi [Players bought: 8. Budget remaining: 27.85 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Odean Smith, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel [Players bought: 13. Budget remaining: 11.15 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, KC Cariappa [Players bought: 11. Budget remaining: 12.15 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep [Players bought: 11. Budget remaining: 9.25 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, J Suchith, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Umran Malik [Players bought: 15. Budget remaining: 13.15 crore. Overseas players: 4]
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K Gowtham joins Lucknow Super Giants
The Karnataka offspin-bowling allrounder enters at 50 lakh. Lucknow Super Giants make the opening bid for Gowtham. KKR compete with Lucknow.
Lucknow drag the bid up to 80 lakh. New bidders: Delhi Capitals. Lucknow continue bidding for Gowtham. Gowtham sold to Lucknow for 90 lakh. Big pay cut for Gowtham. CSK forked out 9.25 crore for him when he was up for grabs in the last auction
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Shivam Dube goes to CSK
The India and Mumbai allrounder enters at 50 lakh. He has played for RCB and RR in the past at the IPL. Lucknow Super Giants make the first move for Dube. Royals want their allrounder back as they compete with Lucknow. Punjab Kings make it a three-way tussle for Dube. The bid touches 1 crore; it's with Lucknow Super Giants. Lucknow back in the lead at 1.6 crore. Time for some deliberations at the Punjab table before they bid again.
Lucknow drag the bid up to 2 crore. Kings return with 2.2 crore. CSK make a late appearance with a bid of 2.4 crore. CSK didn't get Vijay Shankar, they are going for Dube. Punjab Kings back in it with 2.6 crore.
CSK back in the lead at 2.8 crore. Punjab Kings send the bid up to 3 crore now. Sundar Raman, Kasi deliberate and raise the CSK paddle once again.
CSK and Punjab Kings continue to battle it out for Dube as the bid touches 4 crore. The bid is with CSK. Dube sold to CSK for 4 crore
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Marco Jansen sold to SRH for 4.2 crore
The SA allrounder enters at 50 lakh. Mumbai make the opening bid, Royals compete with them. MI haven't dropped their paddle yet
And they drop it after the bid jumps past 1 crore. MI come back with a bid of 1.4 crore. Royals jump out of the race. Enter SRH. MI continue bidding for Jansen. It's between SRH and MI as the bid is now past 3 crore.
SRH are ready to spend 3.8 crore on Jansen. Can they fight off competition from Mumbai? Mumbai come back with 4 crore. SRH are still in it with a bid of 4.2 crore. That's the closing bid
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Odean Smith joins Punjab Kings
The WI and Guyana Amazon Warriors power-hitting allrounder enters at 1 crore. Was a net bowler at KKR last season. Punjab Kings make the opening bid followed by Lucknow Super Giants.
Odean can hit speeds north of 140kph too. He splintered Gayle's bat at CPL 2021. Kings and Super Giants tussle for these skills of Odean.
New bidder: Sunrisers Hyderabad. They raise the bid up to 1.8 crore. Some deliberations at the Lucknow Super Giants table. SRH in the lead at 2 crore. When will KKR enter this bidding for Odean?
Kings are back in the mix. SRH bid again and drag it up to 3.2 crore. Kings try to outbid SRH. Neither franchise is backing out yet. WI allrounders have always been in demand at the IPL and the trend continues.
Royals are the new bidders for Odean. Can they fight off SRH? SRH in the lead at 4 crore. Still in the lead at 4.4 crore.
Punjab Kings come back with 4.6 crore. SRH raise it up to 4.8 crore. Kings bid again; it's with him at 5 crore. Odean had originally set his base price at 2 crore and then cut it down to 1 crore. He was always going to attract attention.
The bid has touched 5.75 crore after SRH had raised their paddle. Kings aren't pulling out as they take it up to 6 crore. That's the winning bid. Sold to Punjab Kings for 6 crore
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Chris Jordan: Unsold
The England fast-bowling allrounder invites bids from 2 crore. Unsold
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Vijay Shankar sold to Titans for 1.4 crore
The India allrounder and TN captain enters at 50 lakh. Titans make the opening bid for Vijay. CSK bid for Vijay too. CSK was Vijay's first franchise in the IPL.
The bid reaches 1 crore as Titans compete with CSK for Vijay. CSK take it up to 1.1 crore and then 1.2 crore. Titans come back with 1.4 crore. That's the winning bid. Vijay will join his good friend Sai Kishore at Titans
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Jayant Yadav goes to Gujarat Titans
The India offspin-bowling allrounder enters at 1 crore. Lucknow Super Giants make the first move. Gujarat Titans enter the bidding as the new teams look to fight off each other for Jayant. Titans in the lead at 1.7 crore, that's the winning bid
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Jimmy Neesham: Unsold
The NZ allrounder enters at 1.5 crore. Unsold. He could come back later
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Dominic Drakes sold to Gujarat Titans for 1.1 crore
The WI left-arm seam-bowling allrounder enters at 75 lakh. CPL winner with St Kitts. Gujarat Titans make the opening bid, RCB come in at 80 lakh. Malolan has worked with Drakes at St Kitts in the CPL. He rates Drakes' all-round potential pretty highly. Titans and RCB fight it out for Drakes Jr. He also displayed strong form in the T10 league for Delhi Bulls.
Titans in the lead at 1.1 crore. That's the winning bid
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Kings fork out 11.5 crore for Liam Livingstone
The England power-hitter enters at 1 crore. He can bowl offbreaks as well as legbreaks. KKR make the opening bid. Some activity at the CSK table. KKR and CSK steadily raise their paddles as the bid touches 2 crore
The bid rapidly soars past 4 crore; it's with KKR. CSK deliberate and seems like they're out of the bidding. There's a new bidder: Punjab Kings as the bid jumps to 4.8 crore. KKR still in the lead.
Hang on, Ness Wadia raises the paddle and the bid to 5 crore. Venky Mysore isn't backing out yet. KKR back in the lead at 5.25 crore
This is getting giddy. KKR send the bid rocketing to 6.25 crore. Will Kings bid further for Livingstone? Yes, they do as the furious bidding war resumes between KKR and Kings.
KKR take a moment and pull out. Gujarat Titans make a late appearance and compete with Kings. Titans in the lead at 7 crore. Punjab Kings come back with 7.25 crore.
Whoa! The bid soars past 8 crore and then past 9 crore like how Livingstone cranks up the tempo in the slog overs. Kings in the lead at 10.25 crore. SRH make a late appearance with 10.75 crore. Kings look to outbid them. Kings back in the lead at 11.5 crore
Among English auction buys, Livingstone's fourth now: Stokes 14.5 to RPS, 2017 + Stokes 12.5 to RR, 2018 and Mills 12 to RCB, 2017. Livingstone sold to Kings for 11.5 crore. Whopper.
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Aaron Finch: Unsold
The Australia white-ball captain enters at 1.5 crore. Anyone? Unsold
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Cheteshwar Pujara: Unsold
The India batter enters at 50 lakh. CSK? Nope. Unsold. Time to move onto allrounders
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Saurabh Tiwary: Unsold
The IPL veteran invites bids from 50 lakh. No takers for Tiwary too
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Eoin Morgan: Unsold
The England white-ball captain invites bids from 1.5 crore. KKR? Awkward silence across all tables. Morgan is unsold as well
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Marnus Labuschagne: No interest
The Australia batter asks for bids from 1 crore. Any takers for him? Unsold
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Mandeep Singh gets a gig with DC
Starts at 50 lakh. Lucknow Super Giants make the first move. Capitals and Super Giants tussle for Mandeep as the bid reaches 1 crore. Delhi take it up to 1.1 crore, Lucknow are out. Sold to Delhi for 1.1 crore
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Dawid Malan: Unsold
The England batter enters at 1.5 crore. No love for Malan. Unsold for now
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Ajinkya Rahane sold to KKR for 1 crore
The India batter has set his base price at 1 crore. KKR make the opening bid for Rahane. That's the winning bid
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Aiden Markram moves to SRH
The SA batter has set his base price at 1 crore. He was part of Punjab Kings last season. Punjab Kings get off the blocks quickly and make the opening bid for their old friend. SRH challenge Punjab Kings. There comes the first tussle on day two. Markram's offspin can also be used as a match-up against left-handers.
Some deliberation at the SRH table and they raise the paddle once again, dragging the bid up to 1.7 crore. Time for discussions at the Kings table. They pause for a bit and then try to outbid SRH.
Moody chats with Kaviya Maran. Behind them, Rhodes, Kumble and Wadia discuss. Kings raise the bid for Markram up to 2 crore. SRH are fighting off Kings for Markram. Seems like Kings have tapped out.
Okay, MI make a late appearance as the bid reaches 2.4 crore. SRH take it up to 2.6 crore. MI tap out. Sold to SRH for 2.6 crore
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The first set on day two...
...comprises capped batters: Aaron Finch, Marnus Labuschagne, Dawid Malan, Aiden Markram, Eoin Morgan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Mandeep Singh and Saurabh Tiwary. Charu Sharma will continue to be the auctioneer today as well.
"I'm absolutely fine, but I just felt I wasn't capable to give 100%," says Hugh Edmeades in a video message. "Over to you Charu and good luck."
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Harshal Patel unplugged
“We’d rather you get 9 crore in the auction instead of 6 crore via retention” – RCB to Harshal Patel
Speaking to host broadcaster Star Sports, Harshal Patel was remarkably candid.
On his price tag
They basically told me if we retain you we have to pay to 6 crores and 9 crores will be deducted from our purse since you’ll be the fourth player. We don’t want to do that. We would rather that you earn that money in the auction, we’ll try to get you back. That was the only communication. Even before that. When they traded me from Delhi, they gave me a responsibility that I was not expecting myself to fulfill. They backed me, they’ve seen something in me. That means a lot. The price tag is absolutely huge but the amount of faith they’ve shown in me means a lot.
Who will captain RCB?
I haven’t had a chat with anybody but I think Faf is a great captain. He has led SA very well, he could be a potential candidate.
On bowling with Hazlewood
I really admire Josh because he is one of those bowlers who continuously bowls in that channel day in, day out. I have tried to do that in red ball cricket and have had success in the past couple of years. But he is somebody I really look up to. I have a great rapport with Siraj, we did well bowling in tandem last season.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad
They went big after players they really wanted, shelling out huge sums for Harshal and Hasaranga, and a substantial amount for du Plessis too. They need an Indian middle-order bat. Their overseas signings leave them with less wiggle room to target an overseas middle-order batter, particularly if they make du Plessis the captain. That means all four overseas spots will be fixed. So they need to go after the Indian talent. They might need an offspinner too.
They had a lot of budget, and went after more of the bowling options than batting ones. That's given them a reasonable bowling attack - though they still lack a game-breaking T20 bowler. The batting will need some attention though. Kane Williamson and Pooran together with talented youngsters is promising, but Williamson's elbow injuries have been nagging, and ideally, you would want more sturdiness in that batting line-up.
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How Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals shape up
They had a large budget and used it to pick up some good players. They still need some fast-bowling nous, ideally with the new ball because Rabada and Arshdeep can take care of the death overs between them. Some batting depth wouldn't be amiss either, with the batting a bit inexperienced after the top three.
For my money, possibly the franchise that had the best outing on Day 1. They've got a potent spin-bowling pair in Chahal and Ashwin. The new-ball bowling looks competent with Boult and Prasidh. What they need is someone who can take care of the death overs. If they can get someone who can do that and bat a bit, it'll balance their squad nicely. They might also want an Indian middle-order bat.
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Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians on Day 1
They've practically got a first XI, and a good one at that, already. Their issue is a purse of just 6.90 crore, and at least 7 players left to buy to hit the minimum squad size of 18. While they could pick up 4-5 of those at base prices, that still means they can't really go beyond roughly a 4 crore bid for any gun player they want to add.
Operation 'Get Ishan Kishan' was successful. It depleted Mumbai's purse, but their squad construction still leaves them a lot of flexibility. Their core of Rohit, Bumrah, Suryakumar and Kishan are all Indians, which means they can go for some of the explosive overseas options. A fast bowler to partner Bumrah, a middle-order hitter, perhaps even a spinner.
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How Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders look
There's a lot of gun players, but there's no wicketkeeper yet. Will they pick up a Sam Billings or Matthew Wade in the accelerated auction? Or go for an Indian name? Somewhat puzzlingly (to me), they didn't bid strongly for the likes of Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Anuj Rawat and co, who came late on Day 1. They also need some Indian middle order bats. Of their overseas picks - Rashid Khan, Jason Roy and Lockie Ferguson should be lock-ins for the first XI, so they have only one overseas spot left. That should go to a middle-order gun ideally, although if they get an Evin Lewis, they could make that work too.
They need an opener, or if they decide to have Nitish Rana open with Venkatesh Iyer, then middle order bats. Openers are a more common resource in T20 cricket though, and if Rana can be their No.4, they might find it easier to get an opener. Their only keeping option is Sheldon Jackson, so they might be shopping around for at least one more wicketkeeper too.
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Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals - so far
That's who CSK have after Day 1. The roles they'll be looking for: a gun overseas pace bowler or two. At least one of them handy with the bat. They'll certainly add some local Indian bowling talent. Robin Uthappa can open with Ruturaj Gaikwad, but last year, he was only their back-up. So an overseas opener could be on the radar.
They've got a lot of bases covered. They will want strike bowler to partner Anrich Nortje, and a right-arm spinner to complement Axar and Kuldeep.
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Day 2 is here
Day 2 is here. Franchises would have had time to sleep on their choices on the first day. Adjust their strategies based on which players are coming up. Look at the holes they need to fill up. And avoid the mistakes - if they felt they made any - on Day 1.
There was big money splurged on the first day, which has left budgets depleted. But that still doesn't rule out a couple of big-ticket buys on Day 2. There's plenty of T20 performers, talents and potential superstars slated to come today.
While a lot of stars are in the regular auction, the accelerated one will have a certain Jofra Archer. Who will he go to? Will there be a bidding war, despite his likely unavailability?
There's also the accelerated auction. Each team would have submitted a list of 20 players from beyond Set 18, and those players will form part of the accelerated auction. Several who went unsold yesterday will make a reappearance.
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Goodbye...for now
We'll be back in about 12 hours, so don't go too far. There's a whole lot of exciting players coming up for auction tomorrow too. Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mills, Odean Smith, Eoin Morgan, Marco Jansen, Romario Shepherd, Dominic Drakes, Lungi Ngidi among overseas stars just off the top of my head.
Among the Indians, there's the veteran pair of Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara. Will they find bids? There's also younger talent like Jayant Yadav, Chetan Sakariya. Veteran IPL hands like Saurabh Tiwary, Jaydev Unadkat.
And that's just scraping the surface. For now, this is Saurabh, signing off on behalf of Deiva too.
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What we can expect on Day 2
Chennai Super Kings: They splurged on getting Deepak Chahar back, perhaps rightfully so. They still need some solid bowling options, and there's plenty overseas to pick from. Expect them to target two overseas bowlers. If one of them can bat, all the better. The batting looks okay, with Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja.
Delhi Capitals: A top four that's mouth-watering. Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh and Rishabh Pant. There's good supporting talent in KS Bharat and Sarfaraz Khan. They have bowlers who can bat in Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur and even Kamlesh Nagarkoti. Their two spinners are Axar and Kuldeep Yadav, so a right-arm offspinner maybe needed. One more strike bowler to partner Anrich Nortje wouldn't be amiss either.
Gujarat Titans: They've picked up only 10 players. But most of those are first XI candidates. They do need to shore up the batting though. Only Jason Roy and Shubman Gill are the established batters, with Abhinav Manohar exciting but untested. Hardik Pandya can wield a mean willow of course. But they'll probably need some batting cover. The bowling looks solid with Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Sai Kishore and Noor Ahmad. Tewatia could be the balancing factor. Most crucially, they don't yet have a wicketkeeper in the squad.
Kolkata Knight Riders: They've bought only 9 players, and while their bowling is solid, they need some more batting options. Among established batters, they have only the Iyers - Venkatesh and Shreyas, and Nitish Rana. Their only keeping option is Sheldon Jackson, so they might want some more of that.
Lucknow Super Giants: A potential top seven of Rahul, QdK, Pandey, Hooda, Stoinis, Krunal and Holder looks really solid. They went hard for Mark Wood, but given his injury history, will want some cover. The problem is, they have only 6.90 crore left, and only 11 players picked. They need 7 more - the minimum squad size is 18 - and because of their budget, need to pick a lot of them at base price. Or all of them.
Mumbai Indians: It was almost as if Mumbai came on Day 1 with just one agenda: Get back Ishan Kishan. They did that. But they have only 8 players, so 10 more to pick. They do have a healthy budget though, because they didn't really buy much other than Kishan. Because of the already strong core, they still look in good shape. They need bowling back up for Bumrah though. The overseas picks could provide that.
Punjab Kings: They've got a solid top three in Dhawan, Agarwal and Bairstow. The middle order has some promising, but still raw candidates. The bowling looks in fairly decent shape with Rabada complemented by Arshdeep, Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar, as well as Ishan Porel.
Rajasthan Royals: They came in wanting to get a full bowling attack, and acquired Chahal, Ashwin, Boult and Prasidh Krishna. They also got Shimron Hetmyer, so all in all, will be feeling pleased with how the day went.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: They went big on two of their old players, Hasaranga and Harshal, and got them both. Dinesh Karthik at the price he came was a bit of a bargain. Perhaps the one thing they might want is explosive power with the bat up top, although an Anuj Rawat could grow into that role.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: They got back a lot of their young stars in Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg and Natarajan. They also got back Bhuvneshwar. The batting might still be brittle, depending on the condition of Kane Williamson's elbow.
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How teams stand at the end of Day 1
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande [Players bought: 10. Budget remaining: 20.45 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashwin Hebbar [Players bought: 13. Budget remaining: 16.50 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Jason Roy, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad [Players bought: 10. Budget remaining: 18.85 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy [Players bought: 9. Budget remaining: 12.65 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Ankit Rajpoot [Players bought: 11. Budget remaining: 6.90 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, M Ashwin, Basil Thampi [Players bought: 8. Budget remaining: 27.85 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel [Players bought: 11. Budget remaining: 28.65 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, KC Cariappa [Players bought: 11. Budget remaining: 12.15 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep [Players bought: 11. Budget remaining: 9.25 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooran, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, J Suchith, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Umran Malik [Players bought: 13. Budget remaining: 20.15 crore. Overseas players: 2]
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12 noon tomorrow
That's when the auction will resume. All ten franchises have been asked to submit a list of 20 players each for the accelerated auction that will take place after set 18, and the first 161 players. Those names have be submitted by 9am tomorrow.
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Sandeep Lamichhane goes unsold
The Nepal leggie has listed his base price at 40 lakh. No takers for him. That's that. He was the last player for today.
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R Sai Kishore joins Gujarat Titans
TN left-arm fingerspinner enters at 20 lakh. Royals and DC bid for him. CSK join the bidding for Sai. He has been in top form for TN in white-ball cricket. Sundar Raman keeps raising the paddle for CSK. Delhi and CSK locked in a little bidding war for Sai
Punjab Kings in at 1.6 crore. Looks like CSK are out. Delhi and Punjab in the race for Sai Kishore. Titans make a late entry as the bid steadily rises to 2 crore, Punjab raise the paddle.
Titans raise the paddle and get it up to 2.2 crore. Punjab's Ness Wadia asks for a moment and they deliberate whether they can bid again for Sai. Well, well Sunrisers come in? Yes, indeed How about Natarajan, Washy and Sai at Sunrisers?
Titans and SRH battle it out for Sai. He's been working on a swinging arm ball too. SRH are out. Titans snap up Sai Kishore for 3 crore
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J Suchith returns to SRH
Another Karnataka spinner. He asks for bids from 20 lakh. Decent spinner, decent batter, gun fielder. SRH make the opening bid. That's the closing bid
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Shreyas Gopal goes to SRH
The Karnataka leggie enters at 20 lakh. Royals want him back. They make the opening bid. SRH, too, bid for him. The bid slowly crosses 40 lakh. Royals come back at 70 lakh, Sunrisers drag it up to 75 lakh. That's the closing bid
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KC Cariappa goes to Royals
The Karnataka mystery spinner asks for bids for 20 lakh. He was bowling side-arm darts in the SMA. Cariappa, anyone? MI make the opening bid after having picked up M Ashwin earlier in the set. KKR too bid for Cariappa - he has been part of their franchise in the past. Oh KKR and their love for mystery spin!
Rajasthan Royals enter the bidding and push it up to 30 lakh. Sold for 30 lakh
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Manimaran Siddharth: Unsold
The TN left-arm fingerspinner enters at 20 lakh. Unsold
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M Ashwin sold to MI for 1.6 crore
The TN leggie enters at 20 lakh. MI make the opening bid for M Ash. KKR and MI tussle for him. KKR raise the bid up to 75 lakh. Will Ashwin reunite with his good friend Varun CV at KKR? Mumbai bid again. Okay, Sunrisers make a belated entry and shake things up.
MI take the bid up to 1 crore. SRH and MI locked in a bidding tussle for M Ashwin. He was in good form in the SMA. MI in the lead at 1.6 crore. That's the winning bid
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Noor Ahmad breaks into the IPL
Afghanistan left-arm wristspinner, the youngest player in the auction, enters at 30 lakh. Gujarat Titans make the opening bid for Noor. He's already played the BBL, PSL and LPL. Noor sold to Gujarat Titans for 30 lakh
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Lucknow pick up Rajpoot
He has listed his base price at 20 lakh. Lucknow make the opening bid, Rajasthan Royals join the bidding. Lucknow and Royals try to outbid each other. Lucknow in the lead at 50 lakh. Rajasthan Royals tap out. Rajpoot goes to Lucknow Super Giants for 50 lakh
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Tushar Deshpande gets a gig with CSK
The Mumbai seamer enters at 20 lakh. CSK make the opening bid. Another Mumbai seamer to try and fill the Thakur-sized void? Sold to CSK for his base price of 20 lakh
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Ishan Porel goes to Punjab Kings
The Bengal quick enters at 20 lakh. Delhi Capitals make the opening bid. Punjab enter the fray and take it up to 25 lakh. Sold to Punjab Kings for 25 lakh
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Avesh Khan hits paydirt
This could be fun. Avesh has set his base price at 20 lakh. CSK make the opening bid. Lucknow Super Giants enter the fray and compete with CSK. The bid steadily rises towards 1 crore. It passes 1 crore as CSK bid for him once again.
Both CSK and Lucknow keep raising the paddle. Wonder when MI would enter to make this a three-way bidding war. Lucknow in the lead at 3.4 crore.
Oh hello! Mumbai come in as the bid jumps past 4 crore. Lucknow take it up to 5 crore. Wow, it passes 6 crore before I could type out the next update.
Mumbai and Lucknow locked in a bidding war for Avesh. Lucknow in the lead at 8 crore. Mumbai are bidding aggressively for Avesh, looking to pair him up with Bumrah.
Lucknow escalate the bid up to 9 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the bidding as the bid reaches 9.75 crore. Lucknow hold the bid now at 10 crore. Will SRH snatch Avesh away from Lucknow? Sold to Lucknow at 10 crore. Avesh is now the most expensive uncapped buy at an IPL auction. CSK had forked out 9.25 crore for K Gowtham previously.
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KM Asif returns to CSK
The former Super King enters at 20 lakh. CSK raise the paddle. They want him back. Sold for his base price
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Akash Deep back at RCB
He enters at 20 lakh. Former Royal Challenger. Any love for Akash Deep? Yes, RCB make the opening bid. Sold to RCB for his base price
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Kartik Tyagi sold to SRH
The Indian fast bowler enters at 20 lakh. Delhi Capitals make the opening bid for Tyagi. CSK compete with them. CSK's Sundar Raman takes it past 40 lakh. Steady paddle raising at the Delhi table too as Tyagi sparks interest. CSK's turn to push the bid beyond 1 crore. CSK in the lead at 1.1 crore.
Okay, SRH make a belated entry and tussle with CSK. CSK come back at 1.8 crore. Sunrisers and CSK take it past 2 crore. CSK in the lead at 3 crore.
More intense bidding for Tyagi. CSK ask for a moment and deliberate. SRH have the bid for Tyagi at 3.6 crore. MI are targeting quicks, so they look to take Tyagi too.
The bid touches 4 crore. CSK are perhaps out of the race. MI are out too. SRH in the lead at 4 crore and that's the winning bid
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Basil Thampi picked up by MI
The Kerala quick enters at 30 lakh. MI enter the bidding. Sold for his base price of 30 lakh to MI
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Vidarbha's Jitesh Sharma snapped up by Punjab
He enters at 20 lakh. Punjab Kings make the opening bid and that's the winning bid
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Sheldon Jackson returns to KKR
Saurashtra's Sheldon Jackson asks for bids from 30 lakh. His old franchise KKR makes the opening bid. Lucknow Super Giants enter the fray and raise the bids.
KKR have the bid for Jackson at 60 lakh. That's the winning bid. Sold to KKR for 60 lakh
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N Jagadeesan: Unsold
The TN keeper-opener enters at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Prabhsimran Singh back at Punjab Kings
The Punjab keeper enters at 20 lakh. Kings make the opening bid. He has played for the franchise in the past. Lucknow Super Giants enter the fray and look to push Kings for Prabhsimran. Kings bid again, as do Lucknow Super Giants. Prabhsimran has also potential to hit big sixes although he hasn't quite delivered at the IPL yet. Lucknow Super Giants in the lead at 45 lakh.
Ness Wadia raises the paddle once again. More activity at the Lucknow table as the bid reaches 55 lakh. Sold to Punjab Kings for 60 lakh
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Anuj Rawat goes to RCB
The Delhi keeper-batter asks for bids from 20 lakh. SRH make the first move for Rawat. RCB join the bidding and compete with RCB. He's a big-hitting in the Indian domestic cricket circles. Perhaps, that's why RCB and SRH continue to battle is out to snap him up.
RCB raise the bid up to 75 lakh. The bid steadily crosses 1 crore. RCB still in the race with RCB as the bid touches 1.8 crore, it's with SRH. Still with SRH at 2 crore.
Titans make a late entry and push the bid past 3 crore. RCB and Titans try to outbid each other. There's a bit of a pause and then RCB come back in at 3.4 crore.
Are Titans ready to splurge 3.6 crore on Anuj Rawat? Sold to RCB for 3.4 crore
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Baroda's Vishnu Solanki: Unsold
enters at 20 lakh. No takers for him
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Mohammed Azharuddeen: Unsold
The Kerala keeper enters at 20 lakh. Unsold
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Vishnu Vinod: Unsold
Another wicketkeeper from Kerala. Another wicketkeeper who has played for RCB in the past. Starts at 20 lakh. Unsold
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KS Bharat returns to Delhi
The former RCB keeper has set his base price at 20 lakh. Delhi Capitals make the opening bid - Bharat has also been part of the Delhi set-up in the past. Okay, CSK enter the bidding and compete with Delhi. The bid reaches 1 crore; it's with the Capitals.
CSK and Capitals continue to battle it out for Bharat. Kasi chats to Sundar Raman at the CSK table. Some deliberations going on there. Kasi gesticulates that CSK are out. Delhi Capitals snap up Bharat for 2 crore
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Avesh+Bumrah at MI?
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Anyone looking for uncapped keeper-batters?
Next set comprises uncapped keeper-batters: Mohammed Azharudeen, KS Bharat, Sheldon Jackson, Anu Rawat, N Jagadeesan, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Solanki and Vishnu Vinod
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Shahbaz Ahmed goes back to RCB
RCB open the bidding for their multi-skilled player. KKR also want him. Another home state vs old IPL franchise tussle. Shahbaz plays for Bengal in domestic cricket. KKR can't go beyond 1 crore, but SRH can, and they enter.
An under-rated cricketer, is Shahbaz. Has done well in all the limited opportunities he's got. SRH and RCB tussling for him takes him to 2 crore.
Shahbaz Ahmed goes to RCB for 2.4 crore. He'll stay with his old franchise.
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Harpreet Brar goes to Punjab Kings
Should be some demand for him. 20 lakhs base price. RCB open the bidding. Punjab Kings want their left-arm spinning allrounder back too. Harpreet's price rises quickly. Punjab drop out before 1 crore, but KKR want Harpreet too, so it's them vs RCB now.
Oh like Arnold, Punjab Kings are back. They bid 1.30 crore. RCB still in the bidding. Harpreet's price goes past 2 crore. He is a crafty left-arm spinner and can bat a bit too. Gujarat Titans, with their fashionably late entry at 2.40 crore. They have taken Harpreet past 3 crore.
Punjab thought they had him. But Gujarat make a last minute bid at 3.60 crore. Punjab make it 3.80 crore. And they get Harpreet for that price.
Hapreet Brar goes back to Punjab Kings for 3.80 crore.
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Kamlesh Nagarkoti goes to DC
Massively talented. 40 lakhs. But injury prone too. KKR make the opening bid for their bowler. Delhi get into it. They take the bidding beyond 1 crore. And that's where it stays.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti sold to Delhi Capitals for 1.1 crore.
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Rahul Tewatia sold to Gujarat Titans
RCB and CSK open the bidding and it's flying past. Rahul Tewatia gave the IPL possibly the best ever match it had seen.
He's up beyond 1 crore now. The bidding slows as it goes towards 2 crore. And Gujarat Titans make their trademark entrance late, once it's past 2 crore. The bidding quickens again and Tewatia is past 3 crore. CSK still bidding. Tewatia up to 4 crore, and moving to 5 crore. One crore for each of those sixes in an over against Sheldon Cottrell? Yes! He's crossed 5 crore.
He's not stopping at 5 crore. Rather, the franchises aren't. Powering past 6 crore. Then 7 crore. Rahul Tewatia is an IPL millionaire. He did give us a one in a million match. Gujarat have just upped the bid to 8 crore. Whew. I may have whew-ed too early. Because the Tewatia bidding is still on. He could touch 9 crore. He *does* touch 9 crore. And that's where the ride ends.
Rahul Tewatia sold to Gujarat Titans for 9 crore.
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Shivam Mavi goes back to KKR
Base price of 40 lakh. KKR make the opening bid for the pacer they've had the last three years. But RCB are going to battle them for him.
RCB exit, Punjab Kings enter. Mavi is above 1 crore. The bidding is still steady, but it's slower. Not too slow though, as Mavi enters the 2 crore territory.
Gujarat Titans make a late entry again. Mavi past 3 crore. It's Knight Riders vs Titans. But the Titans are dropping out. The Capitals are interested too now. KKR holding on. Here come Lucknow Super Giants. Every new entrant and Mavi moves into the next crore territory.
Mavi is eyeing a million dollars. Lucknow have bid 7 crore for him.
Shivam Mavi is sold to KKR for 7.25 crore. So they managed to ward off the competition and get him back.
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Shahrukh Khan back with Punjab Kings
Strap in. The money that’s saved up will be spent here. CSK get off the blocks first at a 40 lakhs base price. A long pause. Strange long pause. KKR then jump in. Now the bids are moving quickly.
In less time than it took to go from the first bid to second almost, Shahrukh’s price has gone above 2 crore.
CSK and Punjab in a slugfest. The price goes past 7 crore and Shahrukh is going to be a millionaire too.
He's at 8.50 crore now. Can he threaten K Gowtham's price of 9.25 crore, the highest for an uncapped player? Not quite. CSK don't have the budget. He's still the second highest uncapped player though.
Shahrukh Khan is sold to Punjab Kings for 9 crore.
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Abhishek Sharma goes to SRH
Punjab make the opening bid of 20 lakhs. SRH, his old franchise, are not going to let him go so easily. He’s one of the hidden gems of this auction. His home state franchise, against his old franchise.
The bids go past 1 crore, steadily rising. Still steady, and he crosses 3 crore. Neither Punjab nor Sunrisers want to let Abhishek go easily. They’ve taken him past 4 crore too. They’re still not letting up. Obviously, the franchise scouts have also seen the value in Abhishek Sharma. He’s touched 5 crore now.
A new entrant at 5.75 crore in Gujarat Titans.
Abhishek Sharma is sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 6.50 crore.
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Sarfaraz Khan goes to Capitals
A highly talented Mumbai batter. The Mumbai Ranji team, not Mumbai Indians. Delhi Capitals open the bidding at 20 lakh. And they get him for base price. Bit of a steal if you ask me.
Sarfaraz Khan sold to Delhi Capitals for 20 lakhs.
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Riyan Parag goes to Rajasthan Royals
A lot of demand for the allrounder. His old franchise Rajasthan Royals up against Gujarat Titans. Bids flying thick and fast. Past 1 crore, then past 2 crore and into the 3 crores territory.
Riyan Parag is sold to Rajasthan Royals for 3.80 crore.
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Next set coming up
A lot of demand here. This is the set: Shahbaz Ahmed, Harpreet Brar, Sarfaraz Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Riyan Parag, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tewatia
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C Hari Nishaanth is unsold
20 lakhs base price. No bids.
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Rahul Tripathi goes to SRH
Expect lots of demand for Rahul Tripathi. Starting at 40 lakhs. CSK open the bidding. KKR go up against them.
Bids are flying thick and fast. Tripathi is above 3 crore in a jiffy.
And very soon it's gone up to 6 crore too. KKR and CSK slugging it out. And SRH enter at 6.50 crore. CSK still going strong.
SRH have caused CSK to pause with a bid of 8 crore right now. CSK go to 8.25 crore. SRH are debating. They need India batters, so they up it again. Other franchises know they need them. So SRH naturally will confer at the table and make as if 8.50 is their upper limit. Could really be too.
SRH buy Rahul Tripathi for 8.50 crore.
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Anmolpreet Singh is unsold
Base price 20 lakhs. He's been with MI in the past. No bids today.
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Ashwin Hebbar goes to DC
Base price 20 lakhs. He's a talented Andhra batter. Gets a bid from Delhi Capitals. That's the closing bid too.
Delhi Capitals get Ashwin Hebbar for 20 lakhs.
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Dewald Brevis goes to MI
Who will bid for him? Starts at 20 lakhs. CSK open the bidding. Punjab Kings enter the fray. It's gone beyond 1 crore now.
It's rare for an overseas Under-19 player to be picked up by IPL franchises. Shows how much of an impression Brevis made.
Mumbai have entered the bidding and the price is flying past 2 crore. And 3 crore by the time I typed that.
Mumbai Indians buy Dewald Brevis for 3 crore. An AB at Mumbai Indians, how delicious is that?
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Abhinav Manohar goes to Gujarat Titans
Base price 20 lakhs. Karnataka batter. Aggressive one. Expect bids for him.
KKR and DC start the bidding. The bids are flying quickly, and it's up to 1 crore now. Gujarat Titans enter at that point. Against KKR. Both teams going strong. It's now 2 crore.
162 runs in four innings at an average of 54 and strike rate of 150 for Abhinav in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Abhinav Manohar goes to Gujarat Titans for 2.60 crore.
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Priyam Garg goes to SRH
The SRH youngster from last year. 20 lakhs base price. SRH make the opening bid. That will be the closing bid too.
Priyam Garg sold to Sunrisers for 20 lakhs.
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Team standings at a glance
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Rajat Patidar is unsold
He was with RCB last year. Base price is 20 lakhs. Unsold for now.
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Uncapped batters up next
This has the potential future stars. It'll be interesting to see how much Dewald Brevis, who reminds everyone a lot of AB de Villiers, goes for. He set the scene on fire in the recently concluded Under-19 World Cup.
Next set: Dewald Brevis, Priyam Garg, Ashwin Hebbar, C Hari Nishanth, Rajat Patidar, Abhinav Manohar, Anmolpreet Singh, Rahul Tripathi
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Explaining the Mark Wood bid
Matt Roller has a detailed analysis of why Mark Wood fetched a price:
Mark Wood has played a single game in the IPL, conceding 49 runs from four overs for CSK back in 2018, and pulled out of last year’s auction at the last minute in order to spend time with his family. He is one of very few multi-format England players in this auction but is expected to be available for the vast majority of the season.
He was expensive in last year’s T20 World Cup but impressed in the T20Is against India this time last year. Wood said earlier this year that he was looking to put himself in “pressure situations” to help fulfil a “burning desire” to win more trophies for England, after seeing other fast bowlers - he cited Anrich Nortje as an example - improve quickly thanks to the IPL. With 7.5 crore (£730,000 GBP approx.) heading his way, the money won’t hurt either.
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How about that Set 5?
Was quite something, eh? And Umesh could still get sold in the accelerated auction tomorrow, to make it a complete set.
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Teams and budgets so far
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa [Players bought: 8. Budget remaining: 20.85 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman [Players bought: 9. Budget remaining: 20.00 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Jason Roy, Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson [Players bought: 6. Budget remaining: 33.75 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy [Players bought: 7. Budget remaining: 20.5 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Ravi Bishnoi, Mark Wood [Players bought: 9. Budget remaining: 17.40 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah [Players bought: 5. Budget remaining: 32.75 crore. Overseas players: 1]
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh [Players bought: 6. Budget remaining: 42.50 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna [Players bought: 9. Budget remaining: 16.25 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj [Players bought: 8. Budget remaining: 15.25 crore. Overseas players: 4]
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik [Players bought: 7. Budget remaining: 40.30 crore. Overseas players: 2]
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Amit Mishra: Unsold
The India leggie asks for bids from INR 1.5 crore. Awkward silence across various tables. Do Delhi Capitals want him back? Unsold
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Yuzvendra Chahal goes to Rajasthan Royals
The India legspinner asks for bids from 2 crore. MI make the opening bid. They didn't get Chahar, so they're going for Chahal. Delhi Capitals enter the bidding and tussle with Mumbai. The bid quickly soars to 4 crore, it's with Mumbai.
Delhi come back at 4.20 crore. The bidding war continues for Chahal. Mumbai escalate it to 5.25 crore. No activity at the RCB table. Sunrisers make a late entry to bid for Chahal. Mumbai in the lead at 5.75 crore. Sunrisers tap out. Any other teams interested in Chahal? Yes, Royals are in at 6 crore. How about Ashwin and Chahal at Royals?
Mumbai bid again and compete with Royals for Chahal. Royals outbid Mumbai to pick up Chahal for 6.5 crore. That's a steal as far as I'm concerned. Chahal will combine with R Ashwin there
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Rahul Chahar joins Punjab Kings
The India leggie has set his base price at 75 lakh. SRH make the opening bid for him, followed by the Delhi Capitals. Delhi take it up to 1 crore. Sunrisers are equally interested in snapping up Rahul Chahar.
Capitals take the bid up to 2 crore. SRH raise the paddle once again to challenge Capitals. Delhi in the lead at 2 crore.
Punjab Kings enter the bidding. Capitals keep bidding for Chahar. A bit of deliberation at the Punjab Kings table. Hello, Royals. Delhi aren't going to back out yet. The bid shoots up to 2.8 crore, it's with Delhi Capitals
Royals now bid for Chahar. How about R Ashwin and R Chahar there? Delhi, however, escalate the bid to 3.2 crore. Punjab Kings come back in at 3.4 crore.
Mumbai Indians make a belated entry and take the bid up to 3.6 crore. Punjab Kings back in at 3.8 crore.
Mumbai and Kings battle it out for Rahul Chahar. The bid hits 4.8 crore, Punjab have it. Mumbai and Royals tap out. Oh hang on, Royals deliberate and raise it up to 5 crore. Ness Wadia at the Kings table isn't pleased. Royals back in the lead at 5 crore. Punjab Kings come back at 5.25 crore. That's the closing bid. Sold for 5.25 crore. Kings didn't get Kuldeep, but they got Chahar instead
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Adam Zampa: Unsold
The Australia leggie asks for bids from 2 crore. Too steep a base price for an overseas spinner? Unsold for now
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Kuldeep Yadav goes to Delhi Capitals
The left-arm wristspinner enters at 1 crore. He recently made a comeback to India's white-ball squad. Punjab Kings make the opening bid, Delhi Capitals join the bidding for Kuldeep.
Capitals take the bid up to 1.8 crore. 1.9 crore now, with Punjab Kings. Capitals raise it up to 2 crore. Kuldeep sold to Capitals for 2 crore
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Imran Tahir: Unsold
The oldest player at the auction invites bids from 2 crore. CSK? No interest at their table. No interest at all for Tahir
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Mujeeb Ur Rahman: Unsold
The Afghanistan mystery spinner asks for bids from 2 crore. Mujeeb is unsold too
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Capped spinners up for bidding
Next set: Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, Amit Mishra, Adil Rashid, Imran Tahir, Kuldeep Yadav, Mujeeb Zadran, Adam Zampa
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No takers for Adil Rashid
Base price: 2 crore. No takers for the England leggie
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Mustafizur Rahman goes to Delhi Capitals
The Bangladesh left-arm seamers asks for bids from 2 crore. Delhi Capitals make the opening bid for the Fizz. Sold to Capitals for his base price of 2 crore
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Shardul Thakur goes to Delhi Capitals
He enters at 2 crore. Punjab Kings make the opening bid. Gujarat Titans join in. Titans in the lead at 3 crore. Delhi Capitals too bid for Thakur, they raise it to 4 crore.
Kings back in at 4.6 crore. Delhi and Kings slug it out for Thakur as the bid shoots up to 5 crore. Punjab Kings come back at 6 crore.
CSK enter the bidding to shake it up further. Capitals in the lead at 7.25 crore, Kings back in at 7.5 crore. Just like that, the bid for Thakur rockets to 8 crore; Punjab Kings in the lead.
Thakur's bid rapidly zooms to 9 crore. Punjab Kings are back into the lead. Delhi Capitals aren't letting up either.
Kings raise the paddle again, Capitals challenge them again. The bid hits 10 crore, it is with Punjab. Delhi now in the lead at 10.25 crore. Seems like Punjab Kings are out of it. Nope, they're back in at, forcing Delhi to come back at 10.75 crore. Sold to Delhi Capitals for 10.75 crore
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar back at SRH
The India seamer enters at 2 crore. Awkward silence across various tables. Okay, Royals make the opening bid for Bhuvneshwar. Sunrisers ask Charu Sharma to hang on for a moment. SRH got back Natarajan. Do they want back Bhuvneshwar too? Meanwhile, Mumbai enter the fray and tussle with Royals.
MI raise the bid up to 3 crore. Anyone wants to challenge Mumbai? Royals now ask Charu to wait for a moment. Sunrisers in at 3.4 crore. Lucknow Super Giants also bid for Bhuvneshwar.
Lucknow push the bid up to 4 crore. SRH bid again for Bhuvneshwar. Sold to SRH for 4.2 crore. He will reunite with Natarajan at SRH
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Lucknow snap up Mark Wood
The England quick has set his base price at 2 crore. Delhi Capitals open the bidding for Wood. Lucknow Super Giants join the bidding moments later.
Delhi in the lead at 4 crore. Shock bowlers like Ferguson, Wood are always in demand. The tussle continues between Delhi and Lucknow. Lucknow raise the bid up to 6.5 crore. Some deliberation at the MI table. Lucknow still in the lead at 7 crore. Mumbai come back with 7.25 crore. Lucknow make sure the bid reaches 7.5 crore. Wood sold to Lucknow for 7.5 crore
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Josh Hazlewood joins RCB
The Aussie seamer has listed his base price at 2 crore. CSK make the opening bid. Lucknow Super Giants join the bidding. CSK's Sundar Raman takes it past 3 crore. Capitals and Super Giants now tussle for Hazlewood. Seems like CSK are out.
Lucknow Super Giants in the lead at 5.5 crore. Capitals raise the paddle once again, as do Lucknow Super Giants. MI make a belated entry to bid for Hazlewood.
Delhi ask for a moment to deliberate. MI in the lead at 7 crore. Hang on, RCB now enter the fray and push the bid up to 7.25 crore. Mumbai back into the battle for Hazlewood; the bid is at 7.5 crore. RCB come back with a bid of 7.75 crore. That's the closing bid. Sold to RCB for 7.75 crore
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Lockie Ferguson sold to Gujarat Titans
The NZ tearaway has set his base price at 2 crore. DC make the first move, followed by Gujarat Titans. Lockie is fit again and was in top form at the Super Smash. The bid is steadily rising. Capitals in the lead at 4 crore.
Delhi and Titans locked in a bidding tussle for Ferguson. Titans deliberate and raise the paddle once again, pushing the bid up to 6 crore.
RCB are a late entrant now as the bid jumps to 7 crore. RCB and Titans now slug it out for Ferguson. Titans in the lead at 8.5 crore.
RCB don't back out. Ferguson ticks a lot of boxes: speed, X-factor, accuracy.
Lucknow Super giants make a belated entry and bid for Ferguson. The quick was part of Pune Super Giants previously. LSG are out. Ferguson sold to Titans for 10 crore
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Prasidh Krishna goes to Rajasthan Royals
The Karnataka and India hit-the-deck quick has set his base price at 1 crore. Lucknow Super Giants make the first move, Royals enter the fray. Steady raising of the paddle at both tables as the bid passes 2 crore. Lucknow raise it past 3 crore by the time I type this out.
Lucknow and Royals locked in a bidding war for Krishna. Royals in the lead at 5 crore. Lucknow deliberate, Royals still in the lead at 5.5 crore. Titans enter the fray and compete with Royals.
Royals are not ready to let go of Krishna. Lucknow Super Giants continue to challenge them.
The bid hits prices north of 6 crore. Royals in the lead at 6.5 crore. The bid hits 8 crore; it's with Royals once again.
Royals bid again, it's now 9 crore. Lucknow Super Giants look to outbid them. A bit of deliberation at the Royals table. They're back in the lead at 9.5 crore.
Lucknow re-enter the bidding, as do Royals. A shake of the head at the Lucknow table. Sold to Royals for 10 crore
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No takers for Umesh Yadav
Starts at 2 crore. No takers for Umesh
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Deepak Chahar back at CSK
The India seamer has listed his base price at 2 crore. He is a handy batter lower down the order too. Delhi and SRH compete for Chahar. No activity at the CSK table yet. Sunrisers escalate it to 4.8 crore. Delhi are not ready to tap out yet.
The bid quickly soars past 5 crore. SRH and Delhi Capitals continue to slug it out for Chahar. Sunrisers in the lead at 8 crore. SRH are ready to shell out 9 crore. Delhi aren't letting them get away with Chahar easily.
SRH send the bid rocketing to 10 crore. Delhi bid again, challenging Sunrisers. Kavya is up for the challenge and the bid escalates to 11 crore. Chennai enter the fray as Sundar Raman raises the paddle. Sundar Raman takes it up to 12 crore.
Intense bidding war, this time between CSK and Capitals. CSK in the lead at 12.5 crore, Delhi bid again. Massive payday for Chahar.
CSK back in the lead at 13 crore. Oh hello, Royals make a late entry and push the bid up to 13.25 crore. CSK raise it further to 13.50 crore. Will that be the closing bid? Nope, Royals bid again. Will CSK snatch it away from them?
Deepak Chahar returns to CSK. Sold for 14 crore Whopper.
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T Natarajan back at SRH
The India and TN left-arm seamer enters at 1 crore. SRH make the opening bid for their former yorker specialist. Gujarat Titans enter the fray and tussle with Sunriers. The bid zips past 2 crore. Natarajan is fit again and was part of the TN side that won the domestic T20 title recently. Titans raise the bid to 3 crore.
Kavya Maran raises the paddle once again and competes with Titans. Sunrisers in the lead at 4 crore for Natarajan. Nattu returns to SRH. Sold for 4 crore
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Purse available in crore
CSK – 34.85 (7)
DC – 34.75 (6)
GT – 43.75 (5)
KKR - 20.5 (7)
LSG – 24.9 (8)
MI – 32.75 (5)
PK – 47.75 (5)
RR 32.75 (7)
RCB – 23 (7)
SRH – 48.5 (5)
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All hail Wanindu
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Next Set coming up
That's ended the wicketkeepers set.
Don't go anywhere because the next set is going to see a lot of fierce bidding too. It has: Deepak Chahar, Lockie Ferguson, Josh Hazlewood, Prasidh Krishna, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mustafizur Rahman, Shardul Thakur, Mark Wood, Umesh Yadav.
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Nicholas Pooran goes to SRH
Base price 1.50 crore. An incredible T20 talent, but one who has blown extremes of hot and cold in the IPL.
SRH open the bidding, CSK up against them. Both of them take it past 4 crore pretty quickly. Eases past 5 crore too. It's a typical Pooran innings, there's a big flourish at the start. And the question is - will he sustain it?
KKR enter the bidding at 5.50 crore. SRH hold firm. It's past 7 crore - if KKR buy him, they'll have to buy only base price picks after this maybe. They've just bid 8 crore for Pooran. Another dollar millionaire in this mega auction.
KKR have just bid 9.50 crore for Pooran. SRH not letting up. Pooran will earn double digit crore figures. Past 10 crore. Do KKR know how much purse they have left? They do, which is why the bid is with SRH at 10.25 crore with Sunrisers right now. KKR confer. And they raise the bid! But Hyderabad's deep pockets win out.
Sunrisers Hyderabad get Nicholas Pooran for 10.75 crore.
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Sam Billings goes unsold
Base price 2 crore. Could be a bit steep for franchises. It is steep. But less than that won't make sense for Billings, and other English players, who have to forfeit county fees to play in the IPL. Unsold.
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Wriddhiman Saha goes unsold
Starts at 1 crore. He's a terrific keeper of course, but he's been a great powerplay hitter too. However, no bids for Saha today.
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Dinesh Karthik goes to RCB
Starting price 2 crore. Ending price? I'd say can touch double digits. RCB make the opening bid. He could be a captaincy candidate too. CSK now come in.
Steadily rising bids, although RCB seem to be having a bit of discussions around raising the price. They currently have it at 3.60 crore.
DK is one of the rare players who can fit easily into a late middle-order role. T20 has a surfeit of top-order batters - it's the easiest position to bat in. DK does a difficult job and though he's ageing now, he's done it superbly.
The bidding slows up a bit in the 4 crore bracket. Lots of deliberations at both CSK and RCB tables, but DK has touched 5 crore.
Dinesh Karthik goes to RCB for 5.5 crore. Great buy.
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Jonny Bairstow goes to Punjab Kings
At 1.50 crore. He should also go for plenty. Delhi Capitals make the first bid. Strange reticence even after the first bid, but then Punjab get in and the pace picks up.
Bairstow now past 3 crore, with Punjab v Delhi still on. Delhi pull out when it goes beyond 4 crore. Here comes SRH, Bairstow's old franchise. The bids roll on. SRH almost nonchalantly raising the paddle. They've got the bid at 5.5 crore. Punjab don't want to top that. No wait, they do. Bairstow motors on past 6 crore.
He's terrific value, is Bairstow. Can open, can bat in the middle order, can keep wickets. Has upped his game against spin too. And can give the ball a mighty biff.
Punjab Kings get Jonny Bairstow for 6.75 crore. Great price for him I think.
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Ishan Kishan goes back to MI
This should be fun. Well not so much fun if you're typing it out... Ishan is above 5 crore in less time than it took me to type this out. Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians.
Ishan Kishan is a millionaire. Of course he is. He could be a double millionaire too. For now he's crossed the 7.5 crore mark. Mumbai going strong. Punjab drawing on their vast purse. But they pull out before 8 crore. That means Gujarat jump in. On the bidding goes. Past 9 crore. Past 10 crore with the speed with which Ishan goes from 20 to 50.
Mumbai make a show of conferring when it's still 10.75 crore, and of course they raise the paddle. I'll be shocked if they stop anywhere below 12 crore for Ishan. And now Ishan has crossed into the 12 crore territory. Ishan Kishan is the most expensive player in the IPL 2022 auction. Past Shreyas Iyer's 12.25 and almost into the 13s. So here come SRH with their mega purse. Onwards and upwards goes Ishan's price. Touching Yuvraj Singh 2014 at 14 crore.
He's still going on. Yuvraj's 16 crore mark and Chris Morris's 16.25 in sight. For now, he's crossed Ben Stokes' 14.50 price. SRH now having a think if they want to bid 15.50 crore. Looks like they don't want to. But if this auction is anything to go by, they might still get back in.
Mumbai Indians are pumped. They've got Ishan Kishan for 15.25 crore.
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Ambati Rayudu returns to CSK
His base price is 2 crore. Chennai and Delhi start the bidding. The bids move quickly this time and it's touching 4 crore. SRH move in to take Delhi's spot in the bidding. CSK going strong for their player. They've bid 5 crore for him. SRH of course are Rayudu's 'home' state franchise. But he's been at 'home' in CSK too.
CSK think they'll pull out of the bidding, but yet again, a team says no then says yes. And now Rayudu's bid is at 6 crore, with SRH. But CSK aren't letting their boy go. They come back with 6.25 crore. The bids keep coming and Chennai get him back.
Ambati Raydu sold for 6.75 crore to CSK
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Matthew Wade goes unsold
I was hoping Kishan would be the first name, gives the other keepers better chance of getting picked up.
Wade is at 2 crore base price. Unsold.
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Hold your horses
...because it's the Ishan Kishan category next.
Wicketkeepers: Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Dinesh Karthik, Ishan Kishan, Nicholas Pooran, Ambati Rayudu, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade
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Mohammad Nabi goes unsold
Starts at 1 crore. No bids. He'll be unsold.
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Mitchell Marsh goes to Delhi Capitals
Starts at 2 crore. SRH, his old team, start the bidding. They're battling Gujarat Titans. The price has gone beyond 4 crore. Gujarat drop out, Delhi enter. Now into the 5 crore territory. Marsh was one of the stars of Australia's T20 World Cup win of course. He's seemed to find himself as a T20 player. Not surprising that there's good demand for him.
Delhi have the bid at 6 crore, at which point Sunrisers think they don't want to go beyond. Oh wait, they do. They're back in the thick of the bids. Oh to be a fly on the table of one of the teams to know why they say they're out, but then jump back in with a bid. Change of mind? Strategy to bleed money from other franchises? We don't know, but Marsh goes to Delhi.
Mitchell Marsh sold to Delhi Capitals for 6.50 crore.
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Krunal Pandya to Lucknow Super Giants
Will Gujarat and Mumbai slug it out for him? It's Chennai and Punjab to start things off first. Krunal's price has darted upwards of 4 crore in the blink of an eye. CSK tap out when it goes beyond 5 crore. That's when Punjab enter the fray. Punjab also drop out, but Lucknow pick up the baton. Krunal's beyond 6 crore now.
Lucknow still battling with Sunrisers with Krunal above 7 crore. Sunrisers drop out with the bid at 7.25 crore.
And here come Gujarat Titans into the fray. If it's between the two new teams, Krunal will either link up with brother Hardik, or have to be team-mates with Deepak Hooda. Either way, he'll be a millionaire. Because the bids have crossed 8 crore.
Krunal Pandya is sold to Lucknow Super Giants for 8.25 crore. So he'll be team-mates with Hooda again, after the fracas they had at Baroda.
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Washington Sundar becomes SRH's first buy
Expect another fierce bidding battle for Washington. He kept his base price only 1.5 crore. The franchises continue to show reticence in making the first bid. Gujarat Titans do the honours. Now Punjab enter the fray, and the bids steadily rise.
Gujarat and Punjab slugging it out at a non-frenetic pace. Washington goes past 3 crore with a bid from Delhi now. Delhi staying true to the pace of an opening combo of Prithvi Shaw and David Warner, have taken it quickly to 5 crore.
It's still going back and forth between Gujarat - who have been in it from the start - and Delhi. The bid's with Delhi at 7 crore. And now SRH enter at 7.75 and the bids keep going up. Washy's also a millionaire.
Just when SRH think they have him, Lucknow get in and Washy goes beyond 8 crore. Still rising. He's like one of those blue-chip stocks. The start might have been slower, but you *know* he's going to rise to heights.
Sunrisers Hyderabad buy Washington Sundar for 8.75 crore.. Their first purchase of this auction.
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Hasaranga goes to RCB
Wanindu Hasaranga sold to RCB for 10.75 crore. No further bids from when the auction had paused.
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The auction resumes
Charu Sharma at the podium. He thanks Edmeades, and there's warm applause around the room for the recovering auctioneer. Sharma reiterates that Edmeades is stable and is being looked after by the medical team they have there.
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Why Hasaranga has fetched such a high bid (and is not done yet)
We'll be resuming the auction with the Wanindu Hasaranga bid. To refresh, he was at a whopping 10.75 crore bid with RCB, the franchise he played for in the second half of IPL 2021.
Why so high? Matt Roller, who tracks T20 better than franchise scouts, has an answer:
"The depth of India’s spin-bowling talent means that it is rare for an overseas spinner to spark a bidding war at the IPL auction but Wanindu Hasaranga has proved an exception. The 10.75 crore bid is already a record fee for a Sri Lankan player.
Hasaranga, the legspinning allrounder, made his international debut as a teenager back in 2017 but has taken his game to another level in the last 18 months. His MVP-winning performances took Jaffna to the title in the inaugural LPL and he starred in T20Is: nobody took more wickets in 2021 and he was the leading wicket-taker at the World Cup in the UAE.
Hasaranga’s biggest strength is his googly, which is particularly hard to pick due to his loose grip: 15 out of his 16 World Cup wickets were from googlies. His collapsed front leg also gives him an unusually low release point and he has excelled bowling in all three phases of a game.
He played two games for RCB as a replacement for Adam Zampa in the UAE leg of IPL 2021, going wicketless and conceding 60 runs in six overs, but they are willing to pay over the odds to get him back. He is a livewire fielder and a handy batter - Sri Lanka used him as a floater in the World Cup - so helps balance the side.
Notably, both RCB and Punjab Kings - then Kings XI Punjab - were involved in a bidding war for Rashid Khan, another sought-after overseas spinner, in the 2018 auction before Sunrisers Hyderabad used their right-to-match card."
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Auction to resume at 3.45pm
The original re-start time was 3.30pm, but we have a 15-minute extension.
My colleague Vishal says - tongue firmly in cheek - it's probably because Charu Sharma is stuck in Bangalore traffic. (Don't laugh y'all, you haven't known what it is until you've seen the seasons change while stuck at Silk Board signal).
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Remember this? They're going to be team-mates now
R Ashwin going to Rajasthan Royals means both he and Jos Buttler will be on the same side. And they should get along fine, says CEO Jake Lush McCrum. "We spoke to Jos prior to the auction and talked through all our prioritisation on players. Honestly he didn’t even think about it. I had to bring it up and he said he’s absolutely fine. Maybe he has to practice in the nets with him but otherwise on the field, they are looking forward to playing together."
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Charu Sharma: new IPL auctioneer
The IPL has appointed broadcaster Charu Sharma as the new auctioneer for the rest of the auction on day one. ICYMI: the auction will resume at 3.30pm local time
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How the teams stand right now
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo [Players bought: 6. Budget remaining: 41.6 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje [Players bought: 5. Budget remaining: 41.25 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Jason Roy, Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami [Players bought: 5. Budget remaining: 43.75 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy [Players bought: 7. Budget remaining: 20.5 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Ravi Bishnoi [Players bought: 7. Budget remaining: 33.15 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah [Players bought: 4. Budget remaining: 48 crore. Overseas players: 1]
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh [Players bought: 4. Budget remaining: 54.5 crore. Overseas players: 1]
Rajasthan Royals: Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Trent Boult [Players bought: 7. Budget remaining: 32.75 crore. Overseas players: 3]
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj [Players bought: 5. Budget remaining: 39.25 crore. Overseas players: 2]
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik [Players bought: 3. Budget remaining: 68 crore. Overseas players: 1]
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Auctioneer being attended to by medical staff
Lunch has been taken in Bengaluru after Hugh Edmeades, the auctioneer, collapsed while the Hasaranga bid was on. We're still waiting for an official update on him. He is is being attended to by the medical team. Okay we have an update: The Auction will resume at 3.30pm:. And some good news too. A BCCI spokesperson says: "Our auctioneer is stable. The medical guys are attending to him. He should be back for the next set."
Edmeades, who has been performing the role since the 2018 auction, is understood to have suffered low blood pressure, and was quickly attended to by the medical team at the hotel where the auction is on.
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Next up for bidding: Wanindu Hasaranga
The SL allrounder has listed his base price at 1 crore. He has impressed for SL and various T20 leagues around the world. SRH make the first move for Hasaranga. Sunrisers' Hemang Badani has worked with him at Jaffna in the LPL. Punjab Kings enter the bidding and tussle with Sunrisers.
Sunrisers take the bid up to 1.8 crore. Kings raise the paddle, as do Sunrisers. Moody chats with Kavya Maaran and they raise it up to 3.2 crore.
The bid quickly reaches 4 crore now. It's been a while since a Sri Lankan has attracted this much interest at an auction. However, Hasaranga is such an attractive T20 package and has a ripping googly in his repertoire.
Punjab Kings in the lead at 4.2 crore. RCB jump in - there's a new bidder for Hasaranga. He was part of their side last season. Kings and RCB tussle for Hasaranga.
Hesson, Malolan and co. chat at the RCB table and bid again; it's 5.75 crore now. Rhodes asks for a moment after which Kings raise the paddle once again, pushing the bid up to 6 crore.
Kings in the lead at 7 crore. RCB aren't backing out. RCB escalate the bid up to 7.75 crore. Kings take a moment and return to bid for Hasaranga.
Kings and RCB are locked in a bidding war for the legspin-bowling allrounder. Kings are ready to shell out 9 crore for him. However, RCB desperately want him back. This is getting interesting. RCB back in the lead at 10.25 crore. Big payday for Hasaranga as the bid rockets towards 11 crore.
Oh, Hugh Edmeades, the auctioneer, has collapsed while the bidding was on for Hasaranga. The auction has been paused. RCB in the lead at 10.75 crore
Matt Roller weighs in on the frenetic bidding for Hasaranga: "The depth of India’s spin-bowling talent means that it is rare for an overseas spinner to spark a bidding war at the IPL auction but Wanindu Hasaranga has proved an exception. The bidding had reached Rs. 10.75 crore when the auction was paused, which would be a record fee for a Sri Lankan player.
Hasaranga, the legspinning allrounder, made his international debut as a teenager back in 2017 but has taken his game to another level in the last 18 months. His MVP-winning performances took Jaffna to the title in the inaugural LPL and he starred in T20Is: nobody took more wickets in 2021 and he was the leading wicket-taker at the World Cup in the UAE.
Hasaranga’s biggest strength is his googly, which is particularly hard to pick due to his loose grip: 15 out of his 16 World Cup wickets were from googlies. His collapsed front leg also gives him an unusually low release point and he has excelled bowling in all three phases of a game.
He played two games for RCB as a replacement for Adam Zampa in the UAE leg of IPL 2021, going wicketless and conceding 60 runs in six overs, but they are willing to pay over the odds to get him back. He is a livewire fielder and a handy batter - Sri Lanka used him as a floater in the World Cup - so helps balance the side.
Notably, both RCB and Punjab Kings - then Kings XI Punjab - were involved in a bidding war for Rashid Khan, another sought-after overseas spinner, in the 2018 auction before Sunrisers Hyderabad used their right-to-match card."
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Deepak Hooda to Lucknow Super Giants
Rajasthan Royals make the first bid for Hooda. Will he play for his home franchise this season? Hold on, RCB raise the paddle and make life difficult for Royals. Royals in the lead at 1.5 crore.
RCB, though, bid fairly aggressively for Hooda. He could shore up their middle order and bowl a bit of offspin too. RCB are out. Mumbai swoop in to bid for Hooda; it's at 1.8 crore. More competition: CSK enter the bidding for Hooda. Sundar Raman keeps the paddle up. MI and CSK are battling it out for Hooda now at the auction.
Oh well, Lucknow enter and shake it up further. The bid reaches 4 crore. CSK tap out. Lucknow in the lead at 4.8 crore.
CSK back in, escalating the bid further. Sunrisers jump in just when Lucknow were close to snapping him up. Hooda is eventually sold to Lucknow Super Giants for 5.75 crore
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Harshal Patel goes back to RCB
...has listed his base price at 2 crore. RCB make the first bid. CSK are bidding for them as well. Sundar Raman keeps raising the paddle. The bid has touched 4 crore, RCB in the lead. RCB still in the lead at 4.4 crore, CSK gesticulate that they're out of it.
Sunrisers jump in and tussle with RCB. Kavya Maaran raises the paddle and takes the bid up to 6 crore. How much will Harshal end up earning? The bid has soared to 7 crore, it's with Sunrisers
RCB jump back in and bid for Harshal. Okay, Kavya chats with Moody and escalates the bid up to 8 crore. Harshal is a millionaire and looks good for more.
RCB are pretty firm. They want their designated death bowler back. They need to outbid SRH. SRH escalate it further to 10 crore. Big payday for Harshal as the bidding war continues between RCB and SRH.
RCB outbid SRH to snap up Harshal for 10.75 crore.
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Shakib Al Hasan unsold
The Bangladesh allrounder will invite bids from INR 2 crore. No interest (yet) for Shakib. No bidding for Shakib. Unsold for now
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Jason Holder goes to Lucknow Super Giants
The WI allrounder has listed his base price at 1.5 crore. Mumbai make the first bid, they're not dropping their paddle. Looks like CSK want back Holder. He was part of their squad back in the day. CSK raise the bid up to 5.25 crore. Finally, Mumbai drop their paddle. Royals take over at 5.5 crore. Lucknow Super Giants bid for Holder too. This is interesting. Royals and Super giants battle it out for Big Jase.
Lucknow Super Giants are ready to shell out 6.75 crore for Holder. Royals aren't tapping out yet. Super Giants raise the bid up to 7.75 crore. Royals hold on for a few moments before bidding again. As expected, Holder has activated a bidding war.
Wry smiles at the Rajasthan table. They gesticulate they are out. Jason Holder sold to Lucknow Super Giants for 8.75 crore
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Nitish Rana goes back to KKR
KKR and MI tussle for the batter. He has played for both franchises in the past. MI keep raising the paddle as the bid rapidly rockets past 4 crore. Venky Mysore chats with AR Srikanth. Okay, hello CSK! KKR raise the bid up to 5 crore.
Lucknow Titans jump in to bid for Rana. So, the battle is between KKR and Lucknow. Rana is a millionaire as well. KKR back in the lead at 8 crore. Rana sold to KKR for 8 crore
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DJ Bravo bought back by CSK
The West Indies allrounder enters at 2 crore. CSK's Sundar Raman raises the paddle. Is DJ heading back to CSK? After a bit of a pause, Sunrisers jump in. Finally, some activity at their table. CSK take the bid up to 3.2 crore. Delhi now enter at 3.4 crore. Sundar Raman and Kasi in a pensive mood and they bid for DJ again. CSK back in the lead at 4 crore. Delhi aren't letting CSK get away with DJ. Delhi tap out. DJ Bravo returns to CSK. Sold for 4.4 crore
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Over to set no. 3
This set: Shakib Al Hasan, Dwayne Bravo, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jason Holder, Mitchell Marsh, Mohammad Nabi, Krunal Pandya, Harshal Patel, Nitish Rana, Washington Sundar.
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Steven Smith goes unsold
The Australia batter invites bids from 2 crore. No love for Smith. Like Raina, Smith is unsold for now
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Suresh Raina goes unsold
Do CSK want their Chinna Thala back? Silence at their table and other tables too. IPL stalwart Suresh Raina is unsold in the second round
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Devdutt Padikkal goes to Rajasthan Royals
RCB raise the paddle first followed by CSK. The bid quickly reaches 4 crore. How about a combination of Gaikwad and Paddikal? RCB back in the lead; the bid touches 4 crore. RCB face new competition from Royals for the India and Karnataka opener. Okay, hello Mumbai Indians! Mumbai take it up to 4.6 crore. Royls return at 4.8 crore. Mumbai push for Padikkal as the bid soars past 5 crore.
Mumbai hold the bid for Padikkal at 6 crore. Will Padikkal become a millionaire? Mumbai lead at 7 crore. Yes, Padikkal is a millionaire Mumbai tap out. Padikkal sold to Royals for 7.75 crore.
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David Miller goes unsold
He has set his base price at 1 crore. Any interest for the SA finisher? Nope. Sorry, David. He could come back later
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Jason Roy to Gujarat Titans
Awkward silence across the tables in Bengaluru. After a long pause, Gujarat Titans raise the paddle for Roy. Roy sold to Titans for 2 crore
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Robin Uthappa goes back to CSK
CSK make the opening bid for the man who helped them win the title last season. And that will be the closing bid. Uthappa is back at CSK. Sold for his base price of 2 crore
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Shimron Hetmyer to Rajasthan Royals
Do Delhi Capitals want their finisher back? Royals make the first move for the WI power-hitter. Delhi Capitals join the bidding as the bid reaches 2 crore. Royals and Delhi tussle for Hetmyer. Delhi back in the lead; the bid is at 2.4 crore and it quickly jumps to 3 crore, with Royals leading. Quick, decisive raising of the paddle at both tables. Royals are ready to shell out 6 crore for Hetmyer. Delhi say 'leave my man alone'.
Hetmyer has had some fitness issues in the recent past, but there's plenty of interest for him at the IPL auction tables. Royals raise the bid to 7 crore. Delhi back in; the bid is at 7.25 crore.
The bid for Hetmyer has touched 8 crore; Royals back in the lead. Delhi take the bid up to 8.25 crore. Royals are refusing to tap out. It is Delhi who tap out ultimately. Hetmyer sold to Royals for 8.5 crore
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Manish Pandey to Lucknow Super Giants
Awkward silence across all tables. No love for Pandey yet. SRH make the first move after a long pause. Delhi jump in to compete with SRH. SRH aren't backing out and this could activate a bidding war. The bid reaches 2 crore. Kavya Maaran keeps raising the paddle as the bid crosses 3 crore. Delhi Capitals back in the lead at 3 crore. They face new competition from Lucknow Super Giants. The bid now quickly surges towards 5 crore. Lucknow lead at 4.6 crore. Pandey sold to Lucknow for 4.6 crore
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Set no: 2
Some smart bidding at the first round. SRH are yet to plunge into the action. Set no: 2 comprises capped batters. Hetmyer, Miller, Padikkal, Pandey, Raina, Roy, Steven Smith and Robin Uthappa will be up for bidding in the next round.
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Mike Hesson on snapping up Faf du Plessis
"We're very happy, pretty much bang on budget. He's a proven IPL performer. Faf has done most of the work at the top of the order, we might not change that. Still plenty of work to do. We have a number of young players on our radar. I'm not going to give you too much. We have a few targets."
Faf is a potential captaincy candidate for RCB. He did a good job for the St Lucia franchise in the CPL. Darren Sammy rates his captaincy pretty highly
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Big payday for Shreyas Iyer
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Purse remaining for each franchise
RCB: INR 50 crore
KKR: 28.50 crore
Punjab Kings: 54.50 crore
CSK: 48 crore
DC: 41.25 crore
Royals: 49 crore
Mumbai: 48 crore
SRH: 68 crore
Lucknow Super Giants: 52.25 crore
Gujarat Titans: 45.75 crore
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Marquee set done
So that was a fairly hectic marquee set. Lots of bids - I think de Kock and Warner were got at bargain prices.
So here's the franchises who were in action:
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (8.25 crore), Kagiso Rabada (9.25 crore). So they've got an opening partner for Mayank Agarwal and a new-ball attack leader.
Rajasthan Royals: R Ashwin (5 crore), Trent Boult (8 crore). They needed bowlers, having retained only batters, and they've got two experienced ones.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Pat Cummins (7.25 crore), Shreyas Iyer (12.25 crore). They've spent a big part of the purse. Got a captain in Iyer - or even Cummins possibly.
Gujarat Titans: Mohammed Shami (6.25 crore). Solid experience to add to the core they have.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (7 crore). Solid performer, but I'm wondering about him and Kohli opening together, they're both similar sorts.
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock (6.75 crore). Great buy, and perfect complement to KL Rahul as opener.
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (6.25 crore). What an opening combo he'll make with Prithvi Shaw.
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David Warner to Delhi Capitals
Will SRH make a bid? The opening bid is by Delhi. CSK make the second bid rather late, after which the bids flow like boundaries. CSK want to take some time to think, and Mumbai jump in. Warner past 6 crore soon.
Delhi Capitals get David Warner for 6.25 crore.. That's a bigger steal than Quinton? Or same level. That's all our pre-IPL auction predictions out the door too. We thought Warner and QdK would be dollar millionaires for sure, and possibly get double digit crore figures too.
Delhi was the franchise that Warner made his IPL debut for. Homecoming of sorts for him, and under Ricky Ponting too.
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Quinton de Kock to Lucknow
Opening bid at 2 crore by Lucknow after a looooong pause. But once the opening bid is made by Lucknow, CSK jump in quickly. QdK now rising steadily and going past 4 crore.
Mumbai enter when he's past 4 crore. And then Lucknow Super Giants slug it out with Mumbai, as QdK goes past 5 crore too. MI take a pause but decide they can't risk saving their budget for Ishan Kishan I think, and continue bidding. QdK up to touching 7 crore. But not quite.
Quinton de Kock sold to Lucknow for 6.75 crore. That's a bit of a steal of a price. Opening batter, left-hander, wicketkeeper, proven performer. And a perfect complement to KL Rahul to open.
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Faf du Plessis to RCB
Chennai Super Kings make the opening bid for their opening batter. RCB also enter the fray. Faf goes past 3 crore. CSK drop out, Delhi tag in. Faf is moving through the gears as if it's one of his IPL innings, and he is past 5 crore now.
Delhi are out for now, and RCB holding the bid. Will CSK jump back in the fray? They can't because Delhi change their minds and get back in the bidding. Just for one bid though. Maybe they just wanted to eat into RCB's budget.
Faf du Plessis goes to RCB for 7 crore. So the tradition of an Affies boy at RCB continues. No AB de Villiers, but his schoolmate will be there.
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Shreyas Iyer to KKR
Shreyas Iyer. How far will he go? RCB make the first bid. Before I finished typing that sentence, they've already taken it past 4.2 crore - bidding between RCB and Delhi, Shreyas' old franchise.
This is not a tag-team match, it's a Royal Rumble. Seamless paddle raising when one team goes out. Between Delhi and Lucknow now and past 6 crore. And here come KKR, and another round of furious bidding means Iyer is past 9 crore too. But Delhi are not giving up that easily.
Will we have the first double digit crore figure of the day? We will, because Gujarat enter at 10 crore. Onwards we go. Everytime a new franchise enters the bidding, the price rises quicker than any silky smooth drives from Iyer's bat. He's at 12 crore now. Frankly, it would have been a shocker if he had gone below 12.
Shreyas Iyer sold to KKR for 12.25 crore. They've probably sealed their captain too with that bid. Bit of a headache for scorers when Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer are batting together though.
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Mohammed Shami to Gujarat Titans
First bid by RCB. Gujarat Titans and RCB slugging it out for Shami. Lucknow tag in after Gujarat, and Shami is past 4 crore now. Then KKR get in once RCB drop out and Shami is past 5 crore.
No team is out of the bidding till it's done though. RCB back in it. Gujarat back too, as Shami touches 6 crore.
Gujarat Titans bag Shami for 6.25 crore.
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Trent Boult to Rajasthan Royals
RCB make their first bid. Royals in contention with them. RCB are phlegmatically raising the paddle. I'm wondering when Mumbai Indians will enter. Boult is past 4 crore now.
Still between RCB and Royals, but Boult is past 5 crore now. RCB exit after that, which is the cue for Mumbai to jump in. Boult quickly goes past the 7 crore mark. Mumbai like their past players, but not beyond a certain budget point. They tap out at 8 crore, which is the Royals bid.
Trent Boult sold to Rajasthan Royals for 8 crore.
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Kagiso Rabada to Punjab Kings
Franchises are not very keen to make opening bids. Perhaps they think it will tip their hand? Anyway, Delhi make the opening bid for their bowler. Titans then jump in immediately. Rabada goes from 2 crore to 4 crore in a jiffy.
Then goes from 4 crore to 6 crore pretty smoothly too. Still Gujarat and Delhi knocking it back and forth between each other. And past 7.5 crore, so another dollar millionaire.
Delhi slide out at 8 crore, but Punjab take up the baton. Punjab make their second big splash.
Kagiso Rabada sold to Punjab Kings for 9.25 crore.
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Pat Cummins to KKR
Opening bid by his old franchise KKR. And the new franchises enter. Gujarat Titans enter the fray. Cummins price rises steeply and quickly. He's crossed 4 crore in the blink of an eye. I think he deserves that much just for how he handled the whole Justin Langer situation. Now we can start bidding on his (considerable) cricketing skills too.
KKR take the bid to 5.75 crore, at which point, Gujarat tap out. They're tag-teaming with the other newbies though. Lucknow enter quickly and Cummins has gone beyond 7 crore.
Pat Cummins is sold to KKR for 7.25 crore. Stays with his old franchise at half the price. Still considerable. Just short of a dollar millionaire.
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R Ashwin to Rajasthan Royals
R Ashwin is the second player under the hammer. First bid by Delhi. Rajasthan Royals jump in with the next bid. Ashwin going back and forth between Delhi and Royals. They've taken him beyond 3 crore for now. I've got a feeling, SRH might also jump in for an Ashwin bid at some point. Still between Royals and Capitals for now, and Ashwin is inching towards 5 crore.
Will Delhi get their spinner back? Or will the teams with deeper pockets go for him? And Ashwin has a new franchise. Sold to Rajasthan Royals for 5 crore.
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Shikhar Dhawan to Punjab Kings
Hugh Edmeades takes the stage now, the auctioneer. Brijesh Patel draws the first number, and it's Shikhar Dhawan.
A late first bid from Royals at 2 crore, and then Capitals jump in. Bids going back and forth between the two - both have a lot of top-order options already. Dhawan's crossed 3 crore now, rising steadily.
Both RR and DC still in it as Dhawan's bid crosses 5 crore. And that's when Punjab Kings enter the bidding. They've got the biggest purse. Dhawan's gone past 6 crore now. Discussions at the Delhi table, and they're out.
Okay they're not quite out, they come back into the bidding and raise Dhawan's price above 7 crore. Between Punjab and Delhi, as Dhawan goes past 8 crore. First bid of the day is already an IPL dollar millionaire.
Shikhar Dhawan is sold to Punjab Kings for 8.25 crore.
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Brijesh Patel declares the IPL 2022 auctions open
The chairman of the IPL Governing Council says "the excitement is palpable". 600 crickters in the list today. 10 have been added to the original 590, remember. And ten teams too. There's warm applause to greet the two new franchises, Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. There's a new title sponsor too, the Tata group. So this is the Tata IPL.
Let the bidding begin. (or let it begin once the welcome speeches are done).
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Going one, going two...
...and we're almost set for the auction to start. That tingling feeling you're getting is the excitement that a mega auction brings. This is how bids will progress:
Bidding increments
- bids up to Rs. 100 lakh – increments of Rs. 5 lakh
- bids from Rs. 100 lakh up to Rs. 200 lakh – increments of Rs. 10 lakh
- bids from Rs. 200 lakh up to Rs. 300 lakh – increments of Rs. 20 lakh
- bids from Rs. 300 lakh – increments at the auctioneer’s discretion, but not less than Rs. 20 lakh
The 2022 IPL auction is live on ESPN+ in the USA. You can follow in live in English and in Hindi.
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Hear from the Insiders - with Dan Vettori and Wasim Jaffer
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Who is sitting at each table?
You won't find this elsewhere folks. So every franchise fan, read on to know who is making the decisions for the players your team is going to buy:
Lucknow Supergiants: Sanjiv Goenka (Owner), Shashwat Goenka, Andy Flower (Head Coach), Gautam Gambhir (Mentor), Raghuram Iyer (CEO), Analyst
Rajasthan Royals: Panish Shetty (Analyst), Zubin Bharucha (Strategy & Performance Director), Jake Lush McCrum (CEO), Kumar Sangakkara (Director of Cricket), Giles Lindsay (Head of Analytics and Technology), Ranjit Barthakur (Chairperson), Romi Bhinder (Team Manager)
Gujarat Titans: Vikram Solanki (Team Director), Ashish Nehra (Head Coach), Gary Kirsten (Assistant Coach), Aashish Kapoor (Assistant Coach), Sandeep Raju (Analyst), Amit Soni (CVC), Mohit Goyal (Chief Financial Officer), Arvinder Singh (Chief Operating Officer)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Prathmesh Mishra (Chairman), Rajesh Menon (Head & VP), Mike Hesson (Director of Cricket Operations), Sanjay Bangar (Head Coach), Malolan Rangarajan (Head Scout), Freddie Wilde (Analyst)
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venky Mysore (CEO), Bharat Arun (Assistant Coach), AR Srikanth (Head of Talent Scouting and Player Acquisitions), Abhishek Nayar (Assistant Coach), Aryan and Suhana Khan and Jhanvi Mehta
Chennai Super Kings: Kasi Vishwanathan (CEO), L Balaji (Bowling Coach), Sundar Raman (Chief Operating Officer), Lakshmi Narayan (Analyst), Arvind Sivadas (Analyst)
Delhi Capitals: Kiran Kumar Grandhi (Chairman & Co-owner), Parth Jindal (Co-owner), Vinod Bisht (Interim CEO), Mustafa Ghouse (Director), Pravin Amre (Assistant Coach), Saba Karim (Head of Talent Search)
Mumbai Indians: Nita Ambani (Owner), Akash Ambani (owner), Zaheer Khan (Director of cricket operations), Mahela Jayawardene (Head Coach), Rahul Sanghvi (Team Manager), Devang Bhimjyani (MI management), CKM Dhananjai (Team Analyst)
Punjab Kings: Ness Wadia (Owner), Mohit Burman (Owner), Anil Kumble (Director of cricket operations), Satish Menon (Chief executive officer), Sankar Rajgopal (analyst), Ashish Tuli (analyst), Dan Weston (analyst), LC Gupta (CFO)
Sunrisers Hyderabad: K Shanmugham (CEO), Tom Moody (Head coach), Srinath Bashyam (GM), Brian Lara, Muttiah Muralidaran, Kavya Maran (Owner), Simon Katich
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Expert Speak
So we have the man I like to call our stats genius here, Gaurav Sundararaman. He's rather more well-known for having his finger on the pulse of IPL auctions like few others. Not surprising, given he's been in team backrooms, helping them hone strategies. He also wrote this #mustread piece on the building blocks of a good auction strategy. If any franchises haven't read it yet, you still have time. Welcome G-Stats.
Gaurav Sundararaman: (G-Stats) Hi Saurabh... exciting day ahead. Lots of cricketers are going to make a lot of money. One of the most challenging auctions in my view thanks to no RTM (right to match cards)
Saurabh: That's true. Strategically, this has to be the most challenging one - no RTM and 10 teams. Let's get the obvious questions out of the way first: who will perform best in the auction and why will it be CSK?
G-Stats: I think we have reached a stage that CSK don’t rely on auctions to win the league. Like their CEO Mr Kasi said, “Thaliavan Irrukan”, which translates to the leader is there. Why worry?
Saurabh: Haha, absolutely. So for the less serious stuff - give us your picks (and reasons) for the most expensive bid, the most expensive overseas player and the most expensive uncapped player. And which franchise you think will get them.
G-Stats: Ishan Kishan and Quinton De Kock/David Warner. Tough to go past these names. Purely from a skill set and role fitment point of view, this seems practical but hey - when have auctions gone based on logic…
Saurabh: I like those picks. Coincidentally all left-hand batters who are best suited to the top of the order. Okay, give me a wishlist for each franchise. Just one player that they'll be more keen to get, more than any other?
G-Stats: CSK - Deepak Chahar; RCB- Prasidh Krishna; KKR - Rahul Tripathi; LSG- Kagiso Rabada; GT - Ishan Kishan; MI - Ishan Kishan; DC - Shikhar Dhawan; SRH-Quinton De Kock; RR- Jofra Archer; PBKS – Warner
Saurabh: I'm curious about the Jofra Archer pick for RR. A fit Jofra might have challenged your picks for top buy... but this year too?
G-Stats: He can be retained… If you can get him then it is good for continuity.
Saurabh: That brings me to the next question about Jofra Archer. Why - if you're Jofra Archer - do you put yourself in this auction, knowing that you can fetch triple or more if you come in the next auction?
G-Stats: This is a million dollar question. May be some team wants him back or even Royals for that matter may want him back and since they have backed him all these days he is repaying his faith for them. Tough question to answer. I am just speculating
Saurabh: Right. Moving to the next bit - tell me your hidden gems in this auction. The guys who are under the radar, but who can potentially fetch huge value for franchises. What I like to call the Dre Russ picks - since he was picked by KKR for just 60 lakhs. One of mine that I know you also think will be a good one, is Abhishek Sharma. Who are the others?
G-Stats: Some of the bargain buys I recommend: Abhishek Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Prashant Solanki, Alex Hales, Devon Conway, Reece Topley, Jayden Seales
I gotta run for the live show!! have a great one SS!
Saurabh: Thanks G-Stats, this was fun!
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Most expensive player?
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ESPNcricinfo cheat codes for the event
FAQs: All you need to know about the auction, by Vishal Dikshit
Five strategies that could make or break the auction, by messrs Nagraj Gollapudi and Gaurav Sundararaman
Secret bid: How could Jofra Archer be bought at this auction
Krunal Pandya interview, by Nagraj: 'Numbers don't always justify what you have done. What matters is that you're there for the team'
M Shahrukh Khan interview: 'Even if I only play five balls, there's a process to it'
T Natarajan interview: 'I want to come back as the Natarajan of old'
Harshal Patel interview, by Shashank Kishore: 'I learnt how to express myself in games without worrying about whether I'm going to play the next match'
News: Kane Williamson hopeful of recovery from elbow injury before IPL 2022
Quiz: Who was the first player ever to be auctioned in the IPL?
News: Warner, Rabada, Cummins among prominent players likely to miss first chunk of IPL 2022
Laurie Evans interview, by Matt Roller: 'I'm really content with where I'm at'
Analysis: The building blocks of a good IPL auction strategy, by Gaurav
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Auction preview with Vettori, Chopra
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New additions
On the eve of the auction, Rajasthan batting allrounder Deepak Hooda, who recently made his international debut for India, has been upgraded into the capped category. Ten other uncapped players have also been added to the list, including Australian ambidextrous fingerspinner Nivethan Radhakrishnan.
Believe it or not, Nivethan can bowl seam as well, having done it in league cricket in Chennai. The 19-year old has been a squad member in the Tamil Nadu Premier League and has also been a reserve bowler at Delhi Capitals under Ricky Ponting's watch. Nivethan has a rookie contract with Tasmania as well. Nivethan continues to create opportunities with both hands
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Say hello to the marquee players
Will Faf du Plessis return to CSK? Will Delhi Capitals retain their core by getting back Shikhar Dhawan or R Ashwin? Or is R Ashwin heading back home to CSK? Mind you there's no Right-to-Match card at this auction. Who will turn out to be millionaires from this set?
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IPL 2022 auction: day one
Are you ready? The IPL mega auction is back after four years and the addition of two news teams will alter the dynamics. The availability of overseas players or the lack thereof will shake things up even further. Is the auction more intriguing than the competition itself? I'll let you be the judge.
But, hey, there's some perverse joy in knowing what others are earning, right? We're still about two hours away from the auction, which will kick off with the marquee set at noon. However, we have a smorgasbord of reading - and video - material to keep you occupied and get you up to speed. Welcome to ESPNcricinfo's blow-by-blow account of the IPL 2022 auction. I'm Deivarayan Muthu and I'll be joined by Saurabh Somani to bring you all the updates.
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