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NEW DELHI : Punjab Kings bought England all-rounder Liam Livingstone for $1.53 million but Australia's World-Cup winning skipper Aaron Finch went unsold in the players auction for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday.
Punjab Kings for Rs 2 crore on Day 2 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction on Sunday. IPL 2022 AUCTION LIVEAll-rounder Rajvardhan Hangargekar was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 1.5 crore while Under 19 skipper Yash Dhull was sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 50 lakh.
Lancashire were relegated under Liam Livingstone's captaincy back in 2018, the Englishman's cricket career threatened to wander into oblivion. Things were going exactly the opposite way a sports-person would want -- a broken thumb and a virtually barren run of 10 matches in the Championship. But an IPL contract worth as much as Rs 11.50 crore that the 28-year-old kittied on Sunday made him the most expensive overseas player of the 2022 auction. At the end of a forgettable 2018, Livingstone relinquished the Lancashire captaincy despite capping the season with a blistering hundred in the T20 Blast on the Finals Day.
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan reckons that Liam Livingstone is a perfect buy for the Punjab Kings and the English player will hold the franchise in good stead. Livingstone was picked by Punjab Kings for Rs 11.5 crore on Day 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction on Sunday. "I think he deserves it. A lot of people might not agree with that, but I predicted that nearly two months ago because of the kind of skill set he has got. He's a batter, he's got fast hands, amazing wrists, and at one point of time, I think a couple of seasons back - he was the No. 2 six-hitter in the world, especially when it comes to T20 cricket," said Pathan on Star Sports' show 'Cricket Live -- IPL Auction Special.
Liam Livingstone fetched a staggering 11.50 crore deal from Punjab Kings, who also roped in West Indies fast bowler Odean Smith for Rs 6 crore on the second day of the IPL auctions here Sunday. IPL 2022 AUCTION LIVEAmong Indians, all-rounder Shivam Dube fetched Rs 4 crore from Chennai Super Kings for his six-hitting abilities while Gujarat Titans bagged another out of favour multi-skilled playr Vijay Shankar for Rs 1.4 crore.
Liam Livingstone was sold to Punjab Kings for £1.25million on the second day of the 2022 Indian Premier League auction.
Odean Smith was picked up by Punjab Kings for Rs 6 crore on Day 2 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction on Sunday. IPL 2022 AUCTION LIVEProteas pacer Marco Jansen was acquired by SunRisers Hyderabad for Rs 4.2 crore. India all-rounder Shivam Dube was picked up by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 4 crore. India off-spinner K Gowtham was picked up by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 90 lakh.
The second day of the IPL 2022 auction is underway in Bengaluru on Sunday and all the IPL teams are busy completing their squads. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have a lot of work to do on the second day as they had a rather quiet outing on day 1 of the auction, although the two teams did break the bank to get Ishan Kishan and Deepak Chahar back into the fold, respectively. New boys Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans are looking to add to the big names they bought on day 1. Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad are making some big moves, thanks to their large purse and Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have made some interesting buys too.