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Bangalore, India - While India's Shreyas Iyer fetched the top price in the first round of the Indian Premier League auction, the bank account of South African stars Kagiso Rabada and Faf du Plessis will also get a big boost.
IPL mega auction live updates: Left-handed batter Nitish Rana was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 8 crore in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction on Saturday. For Rana, a bidding war happened between KKR, Lucknow Super Giants, and Mumbai Indians. India batter Manish Pandey was picked by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 4.6 crore. Windies left-handed batter Shimron Hetmyer was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 8.5 crore. India batter Robin Uthappa was acquired by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Rs 2 crore.
Shreyas Iyer predictably became the highest paid player among the marquee set with Kolkata Knight Riders clinching him for a whopping Rs 12.25 crore after an intense bidding war at the Indian Premier League auction here on Saturday. India seamer Harshal Patel, who was IPL's top wicket-taker last year, enjoyed a fantastic auction as Royal Challengers Bangalore retained him for Rs 10.75 crore. Some of the veteran India players like Shikhar Dhawan, bought for Rs 8.25 crore by Punjab Kings, and Mohammed Shami, gone for Rs 6.25 crore to new entrants Gujarat Titans, also enjoyed a good pay day.
Hugh Edmeades is stable after collapsing on the stage mid-event on Saturday. IPL 2022 AUCTION LIVEEarlier, In an unfortunate incident, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed on stage and the proceedings came to a halt for a while. The auctioneer collapsed when the bidding for Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga was going on.
Yorkshire can resume hosting international cricket matches after the club’s suspension was lifted on Friday in recognition of its “good progress” on addressing the problems of racism and bullying.
West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder on Saturday was picked up by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for Rs 8.75 crore in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2022 Mega Auction here in Bengaluru. Lucknow Super Giants also picked Quinton de Kock and Manish Pandey for Rs 6.75 cr and Rs 4.60 cr respectively. Earlier in the day, Ravichandran Ashwin was acquired by Rajasthan Royals as the auction began in the afternoon.
Here are the latest rugby headlines on Saturday, February 12.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Saturday acquired the services of West Indies batter Shmron Hetmyer and young India batter Devdutt Padikkal on Day 1 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 auction in Bengaluru. Hetmyer was bought for Rs 8.5 crore while Padikkal was roped in for Rs 7.75 crore at the IPL auction. Ahead of the auction, Hetmyer was released by the Delhi Capitals (DC) while Padikkal was let go by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Earlier in the day, the 2008 champions had also bought Ravichandran Ashwin for Rs 5 crore.