Indian Premier League aka IPL is inarguably one of the most popular T20 tournament in the world. After all, it brings glamour and thrill together. Every team wants to grab the coveted trophy, for which they need to have a good side. In order to assemble a good and worthy team, each and every team went to IPL auction that took place in Jaipur yesterday. If reports have anything to go by, more than 350 players gave their name for IPL bidding, which includes some obvious and some unknown names.
As usual, this year’s IPL auction was also filled with surprises. There were some shocking snubs and some shocking price tag for some unknown players. For example, the uncapped Varun Chakravarthy was sold to Kings XI Punjab for a whopping Rs. 8.4 Crore.
Last year’s biggest surprise Indian pacer Jaydev Unadkhat once again got lots of money, as Rajasthan Royals bought him for Rs. 8.4 Crore once again. Yuvraj Singh failed to get any bidder in the first round of auction but got chosen by Mumbai Indians at the base price in the second round.
Every team seemed to have a specific strategy when it came to shelling out money. Every team looked to strengthen their team in the most appropriate way possible. Scroll down and check out the complete list.
Hanuma Vihari – Delhi Capitals – Rs 2 cr – Batsman
Shimron Hetmyer – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 4.2 cr – Batsman
Carlos Brathwaite- Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 5 cr – All-rounder
Gurkeerat Singh – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 50 lakhs – All-rounder
Moises Henriques – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 1 cr- All-rounder
Axar Patel – Delhi Capitals – Rs 5 cr – All-rounder
Jonny Bairstow – Sunrisers Hyderabad- Rs 2.2 cr – Wicket-keeper
Nicholas Pooran – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 4.2 cr – Wicket-keeper
Wriddhiman Saha – Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 1.2 cr – Wicket-keeper
Jaydev Unadkat – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 8.4 cr – Bowler
Ishant Sharma – Delhi Capitals – Rs 1.1 cr – Bowler
Lasith Malinga – Mumbai Indians – Rs 2 cr – Bowler
Mohammad Shami – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 4.8 cr – Bowler
Varun Aaron – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 2.4 cr – Bowler
Mohit Sharma – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 5 cr – Bowler
Devdutt Padikkal – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 20 lakh – Batsman
Anmolpreet Singh – Mumbai Indians – Rs 80 lakh – Batsman
Sarfaraz Khan – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 25 lakh – All-rounder
Shivam Dube – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 5 cr – All-rounder
Varun Chakaravarthy – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 8.4 cr – All-rounder
Ankush Bains – Delhi Capitals – Rs 20 lakh – Wicket-keeper
Nathu Singh – Delhi Capitals – Rs 20 lakh – Bowler
Colin Ingram – Delhi Capitals – Rs 6.4 cr – Batsman
Sam Curran – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 7.2 cr – Bowler
Heinrich Klaasen – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 50 lakh – Wicket-keeper
Barinder Sran – Mumbai Indians – Rs 3.4 cr – Bowler
Lockie Ferguson – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 1.6 cr – Bowler
Sherfane Rutherford – Delhi Capitals- Rs 2 cr – All-rounder
Anrich Nortje – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 20 lakh – Bowler
Hardus Viljoen – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 75 lakh – Bowler
Himmat Singh – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 65 lakh – Batsman
Arshdeep Singh – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 20 lakh – Bowler
Harry Gurney – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 75 lakh – Bowler
Pankaj Jaiswal – Mumbai Indians – Rs 20 lakh – Bowler
Milind Kumar – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 20 lakh – Bowler
Darshan Nalkande – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 30 lakh – Bowler
Shashank Singh – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 30 lakh – Bowler
Prabhsimran Singh – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 4.8 cr – Wicket-keeper
Rasikh Dar – Mumbai Indians – Rs 20 lakh – Bowler
Prithvi Raj Yarra – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 20 lakh – Bowler
Liam Livingstone – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 50 lakh – All-rounder
Keemo Paul – Delhi Capitals – Rs 50 lakh – All-rounder
Prayas Ray Barman – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 1.5 cr – All-rounder
Agnivesh Ayachi – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 20 lakh – All-rounder
Harpreet Brar – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 20 lakh – All-rounder
Akshdeep Nath – Royal Challengers Bangalore – 3.6 cr – All-rounder
Shubham Ranjane – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 20 lakh – All-rounder
Riyan Parag – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 20 lakh – All-rounder
Ashton Turner – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 50 lakh – All-rounder
Shrikant Mundhe – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 20 lakh – All-rounder
Oshane Thomas – Rajasthan Royals – 1.1 crore – Bowler
Nikhil Naik – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 20 lakh – Wicket-keeper
Joe Denly – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 1 crore – Batsman
Bandaru Ayyappa – Delhi Capitals – Rs 20 lakh – Bowler
Jalaj Saxena – Delhi Capitals – Rs 20 lakh – All-rounder
Ruturaj Gaikwad – Chennai Super Kings – Rs 20 lakh – Batsman
Martin Guptill – Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 1 crore – Batsman
Yuvraj Singh – Mumbai Indians – Rs 1 crore – All-rounder
M Ashwin – Kings XI Punjab – Rs 20 lakh – Bowler
Manan Vohra – Rajasthan Royals – Rs 20 lakh – Batsman
