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Kagiso Rabada has secured a move from the Delhi Capitals to the Punjab Kings for a whopping R18.25 million at the Indian Premier League auction on Saturday morning.
India batter Shreyas Iyer was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 12.25 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction on Saturday.
Shreyas Iyer has been bought for Rs 12.25 by Kolkata Knight Riders while Punjab Kings used their big purse to net Kagiso Rabada and Shikhar Dhawan after an intense bidding war with their previous employers Delhi Capitals. The IPL mega auction ahead of the 2022 season is being held in Bengaluru and a total of 600 players are in the auction pool. The highest base price is Rs 2 crore and there are some big Indian and overseas players who are part of the list. Several young Indian stars like Prasidh Krishna, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Chahar and Deepak Hooda are expected to go for big bucks. Established names like Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, David Warner, Steve Smith, Faf du Plessis and many more are also in the fray. The IPL Auction live updates are available on NDTV Cricket, while the live coverage is taking place on the Star Sports Network and Hotstar. Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will have a big job of recreating a core and it will be interesting to see if they splurge for their previous stars. Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans will be participating in an IPL auction for the first time and they will be looking to make a strong team. Punjab Kings have the biggest purse of Rs 72 crore for the auction and it will be interesting to see who all do they go for.
Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction in Bengaluru on Saturday, bought by Punjab Kings, who also bought South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada. AUCTION LIVE BLOGThe Punjab franchise shelled out Rs 8.25 crore for the left-handed batsman. Royal Challengers Bangalore showed interest in Dhawan initially, bidding alongside Delhi Capitals.
IPL 2022 mega auction, all the teams are looking to start afresh. And the stakes are a lot higher this time, with two more teams in the fray, which makes it 10 bidders in total.
IPL AUCTION 2022 LIVEWith so many established international and IPL cricketers up for sale, these cricketers may not match the dizzy numbers but they will be inviting strong bids. What goes in favour of these boys is the fact that most IPL franchises are going in with long-term plan to build their teams. “Youngsters will be in demand because this auction is all about a three-year plan. The idea is to create a core for the coming years,” is the common sentiment of the franchises.
Deepak Hooda, who made his India debut earlier this week in the ODI series against West Indies, has been upgraded to the capped category in the list of IPL mega auctions, scheduled to be held on Saturday and Sunday in Bengaluru. In the revised auction list, Hooda features in Set No 3 comprising allrounders. The 26-year old originally listed in Set No 8, has also upgraded his base price from Rs 40 lakh to 75 lakh.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be without the services of the now-retired South African star batter AB de Villiers for the first time in over a decade when the Indian Premier League 2022 (IPL 2022) season begins later this year. With the IPL 2022 mega auction being held in Bengaluru on Saturday and Sunday, RCB will be keen to land a big-hitter or two in the mould of De Villiers as they attempt to build a squad strong enough to challenge for a maiden IPL title.