IPL Auction: 15.25 cr! Big bucks for Ishan, no takers for Raina

Mohammed Rumman Khan | NT

Bengaluru: Franchises showed prudence in overall spending but didn’t hesitate to loosen the purse strings for proven performers, especially Indians. In terms of US dollars, there were 20 million-plus buys, the biggest by far at any IPL auction with most of the beneficiaries being Indian T20 specialists.

It was a satisfying ‘Pay Day’ for all current India internationals with Shreyas Iyer getting a staggering Rs 12.25 crore deal from Kolkata Knight Riders and the multi-skilled Shardul Thakur making Delhi Capitals break the bank with a Rs 10.75 crore.

Shahrukh Khan, another formidable domestic T20 finisher but one with a base price of a mere Rs 20 lakh, was taken for a ‘mic-drop’ deal of Rs 9 crore by Punjab Kings.

Rajasthan’s former one-season wonder Rahul Tewatia was lapped up by Gujarat Titans for a mind-boggling Rs 9 crore.

Among other seniors Mohammed Shami was taken by Gujarat Titans for Rs 6.25 crore. His new ball partner Bhuvneshwar Kumar got Rs 4.6 crore from Sunrisers.

KKR retained eight out of their top first 11 players from last season but are still looking short in the fast bowling department.

Faf will be named RCB’s new captain: Chopra

Du Plessis was bought by RCB for Rs 7 crore in the IPL 2022 mega auction. Ex-India player Aakash Chopra opined that South Africa batter Faf Du Plessis will be named the new captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Avesh becomes most expen- sive uncapped player in IPL history

Pacer Avesh Khan has become the most expensive uncapped player in IPL history after being bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 10 crore. The previous most expensive uncapped player in IPL was Krishnappa Gowtham, who was bought by CSK for Rs 9.25 crore in IPL 2021 auction.

Namma Padikkal joins RR for Rs 7.75 cr

Devdutt Padikkal was picked up by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 mega auction for ?7.75 crore. Padikkal, who won the emerging player of the year award in IPL 2020, began his IPL career with the Royal Challengers Bangalore, playing for the franchise for two seasons.

FROM FOES TO TEAMMATES

All-rounder Deepak Hooda was left “demoralised, depressed and under pressure” after a well documented spat with his Baroda state team captain, Krunal Pandya. England’s swashbuckling batter Jos Buttler and India’s premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had not seen eye to eye for a long time owing to a controversial run-out episode during the 2019 edition of the lucrative league. Ashwin will be joining Buttler in Rajasthan Royals, who spent Rs 5 crore to get the services of the seasoned off-spinner. Hooda will go to Lucknow Super Giants for 5.75 crore, while Krunal was bought for Rs 8.25 crore for the same team.

Top 10 buys of IPL 2022 auction

IshanKishan - MI - 15.25 Cr
Deepak Chahar - CSK - 14 Cr
ShreyasIyer - KKR - Rs 12.25 Cr
Wanindu Hasaranga - RCB - 10.75 Cr
Harshal Patel - RCB - Rs 10.75 Cr
Nicholas Pooran - SRH - 10.75 Cr
Shardul Thakur - DC - 10.75 Cr
Lockie Ferguson - GT - 10 Cr
Prasidh Krishna - RR - 10 Cr
Avesh Khan - LSG - 10 Cr

TOP BUYS FOR NAMMA BOYS

Prasidh Krishna - RR - 10 Cr
Devdutt Padikkal - RR - 7.75 Cr
Manish Pandey - LSG - 4.6 Cr
Abhinav Manohar - GT - 2.6 Cr
Shreyas Gopal – SRH –  Rs 75 Lakh
KC Cariappa - RR - 30 Lakhs
Jagadeesha Suchith – SRH – Rs 20 Lakh

Teams:

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Harshal Patel – Rs 10.75 Crore
Wanindu Hasaranga – Rs 10.75 Crore
Josh Hazlewood – Rs 7.75 Crore
Faf du Plessis – Rs 7 Crore
Dinesh Karthik – Rs 5.50 Crore
Anuj Rawat – Rs 3.4 Crore
Shahbaz Ahamad – Rs 2.4 Crore
Akash Deep – Rs 20 Lakh

Lucknow Super Giants

Avesh Khan – Rs 10 Crore
Jason Holder – Rs 8.75 Crore
Krunal Pandya – Rs 8.25 Crore
Mark Wood – Rs 7.50 Crore
Quinton de Kock – Rs 6.75 Crore
Deepak Hooda – Rs 5.75 Crore
Manish Pandey – Rs 4.60 Crore
Ankit Rajpoot – Rs 50 Lakh

Gujarat Titans

Lockie Ferguson – Rs 10 Crore
Rahul Tewatia – Rs 9 Crore
Mohammed Shami – Rs. 6.25 Crore
R Sai Kishore – Rs 3 Crore
Abhinav Sadarangani – Rs 2.60 Crore
Jason Roy – Rs 2 Crore
Noor Ahmad – Rs 30 Lakh

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