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91.15 cr splurged to buy 66 players: IPL auction
England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the most expensive overseas purchase -- bought by Rising Pune Supergiants for a whopping Rs 14.50 crore even as some unheralded Indian domestic players trumped seasoned names to land lucrative deals at the Indian Premier League (IPL) players\' auction, here on Monday.
Bangalore: England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the most expensive overseas purchase -- bought by Rising Pune Supergiants for a whopping Rs 14.50 crore even as some unheralded Indian domestic players trumped seasoned names to land lucrative deals at the Indian Premier League (IPL) players' auction, here on Monday.
The second biggest buy at the auction was also an England player, left-arm fast bowler Tymal Mills, who was snapped up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a mind-boggling Rs 12 crore.
Eight franchises collectively spent Rs 91.15 crore to buy 66 players from a pool of 351 that went under the hammer. The focus was clearly on Indian players with as many as 39 of them bagging contracts while 27 overseas players came into the franchises' roster.
Also making a splash were young Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan Arman, who stunned one and all by getting a Rs four crore bid from Sunrisers Hyderabad, and spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammed Nabi, also going to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The duo will be the first set of Afghan players to take part in the lucrative league.The uncapped Indian players had a field day too with little-known Tamil Nadu left-arm seamer T Natarajan going for
Rs 3 crore to Kings XI Punjab, a 30-fold hike over his base price of Rs 10 lakh.
For senior Test players like Cheteshwar Pujara and Ishant Sharma, it turned out to be an embarrassment as both went unsold at their base prices of Rs 50 lakh and Rs 2 crore respectively, while former fast bowler Irfan Pathan also went unsold at his Rs 50 lakh base price.
Among notable international players, New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson and Sri Lankan Test captain Angelo Mathews were picked up by Delhi Daredevils at their base price of Rs 1 crore and Rs 2 crore, respectively.
Daredevils also bought South African paceman Kagiso Rabada for Rs 5 crore after staving some intense bidding from other franchises.
New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult was picked by KKR for a huge Rs 5 crore.Among the prominent international players, who failed to find takers, was South African spinner Imran Tahir, currently ranked No.1 in One-Day and T20 Internationals Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj got a deal of Rs 2.6 crore from Sunrisers Hyderabad.
