The 10 South African cricketers sold in IPL auction - and their price tags
Ten South African cricketers were sold during the past weekend's Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
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SA’s best rake in the big bucks for IPL but must perform for the Proteas
Cape Town - Proteas Test captain Dean Elgar is a throwback to when cricketers were still cricketers.
IPL Auction 2022: Delhi Capitals move to utility resources
The bowling attack which wore an ominous look with Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, R Ashwin, Axar Patel and Avesh Khan has been disturbed. Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav and Lungi Ngidi will assume lead roles with their variations to complement Nortje and Axar. IPL AUCTION: AS IT HAPPENEDDavid Warner and Mitchell Marsh, the player of the T20 World Cup and player of the T20 World Cup final, are expected to make up for the lack of firepower due to the loss of Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer and Marcus Stoinis. But the real challenge will be to stabilize the middle-order which will help leverage their skipper Rishabh Pant to play the high-impact role. This is where the likes of KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh and Sarfaraz Khan are expected to play their roles. "One must remember Bharat played at No. 3 for RCB last year and did a very good job. He is expected to play a similar role here if needed. He is not seen just as a backup wicketkeeper to Pant," Saba Karim, DC's head of talent search, told TOI moments after the auction on Sunday evening.
Punjab Kings 2022 Players List: Check team updates and full team squad in mega auction
Punjab Kings bought the highest numbers of players at the 2022 Indian Premier League mega auctions, a total of 23 players, after retaining just two players in Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh. Their biggest buy of the auction was English allrounder Liam Livingstone, for whom they spent Rs 11.5 crore on Day 2.
Rising Proteas star Marco Jansen snapped up for R8.4 million in IPL deal
South Africa's happy hour at the Indian Premier League auction in Bangalore continued unabated on Sunday as Marco Jansen and Aiden Markram were picked up by the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
IPL auction 2022: 'Look forward to share dressing room with you', says Jos Buttler after Rajasthan Royals pick R Ashwin
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.
Preity Zinta Lauds Mumbai Indians' Responsible Act During IPL Auction
Bollywood star and Punjab Kings (PBKS) co-owner Preity Zinta took to Twitter to praise the Mumbai Indians (MI) contingent on the first day of the Indian Premier League 2022 (IPL 2022) mega auction in Bengaluru on Saturday. Taking to social media platform Twitter, Zinta praised the MI management present at the auction for following COVID-19 protocols. The Bollywood also expressed admiration for MI owner Nita Ambani. "Good to see Mumbai Indians are Covid compliant at the IPL auction table," Zinta wrote in a tweet on Saturday. "Must confess Nita Ambani has pretty eyes," she added.
IPL news: Jos Buttler had to be reminded of Mankad incident
Rajasthan Royals officials were forced to remind Jos Buttler of his ‘Mankad’ run out at the hands of Ravichandran Ashwin ahead of the auction.