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Jos Buttler has welcomed Ravichandran Ashwin into the Rajasthan Royals squad for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 edition. IPL 2022 AUCTION LIVEAshwin was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5 crore on Day 1 of the mega auction on Saturday.
IPL franchises at an auction are about choices which can at times be shocking, tactics which can defy logic and heavy splurge which either pays or prove to be a dead investment. The 10 franchises spent Rs. 388.10 crore on 74 players on day 1 of the two-day IPL mega auction here on Saturday. The script of the top picks went mostly on expected lines with Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, the cynosure among Indian players, ensuring a bidding war. Kishan was Mumbai Indian's first buy of the day and also the franchise’s most expensive in the tournament history. Kishan went for a jaw-dropping Rs 15.25 crore, making him the second most expensive Indian player at an auction after Yuvraj Singh (16 crore).
IPL 2022 mega auction live updates: The second day of the IPL 2022 mega auction will begin at noon in Bengaluru on Sunday. As many as 97 players went under the hammer on the first day of the IPL auction on Saturday. Ishan Kishan (Rs 15.25 crore) and Deepak Chahar (Rs 14 crore) were the biggest buys of the day after being picked up my Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, respectively.
A number of next-generation stars of Indian cricket and the No 1-ranked T20 bowler in the world were among the top winners on the biggest pay day in cricket - the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction - on Saturday.
Veteran cricketer Faf du Plessis was acquired for Rs 7 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2022 auction on Saturday. The South African batter was involved in a bidding war between RCB, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC). A player with a lot of experience, Du Plessis can become a pivotal figure for the franchise in the upcoming season and has been backed by RCB's Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson. Speaking to the outfit's social media handle, Hesson said, "We see him as a highly experienced player at the top of the order. It allows us to look at how we balance our side."
Josh Hazlewood was the big Australian winner on the first day of the Indian Premier League auction as he landed a $A1.44m deal to join Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore.
India's rising star Ishan Kishan fetched a whopping $2 million (R30 million) in the auction for the Indian Premier League - the world's most valuable cricket tournament - on Saturday.
Avesh Khan was picked up by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 10 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction on Saturday. Avesh had his base price as Rs 20 lakh, and in the end, he was sold at Rs 10 crore to Lucknow and as a result, he has become the most expensive uncapped player in the history of the tournament. India pacer Basil Thampi was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh. On the other hand, Kartik Tyagi was acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 4 crore.