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IPL 2022 Auction: Liam Livingstone Picked By Punjab Kings For INR 11.50 Crore

Punjab Kings (PBKS) have purchased Liam Livingstone for Rs 11.50 crore at the ongoing IPL 2022 Auction on Sunday, in Bengaluru. The England all-rounder was the first player in Set 2 of the all-rounders and saw a bidding war between PBKS, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). Punjab eventually came out on top and roped in the cricketer to their squad. Also. Cheteshwar Pujara, Eoin Morgan and Aaron Finch have gone unsold in the first round of bidding.

IPL Auction 2022: Ajinkya Rahane sold at base price, Liam Livingstone bags Rs. 11.5 crore

Ajinkya Rahane was the first big name to be bagged on day two of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, which was resumed by back-up auctioneer and noted commentator Charu Sharma as the designated auctioneer Hugh Edmeades continues to recover from a bout of postural hypotension. But it was England's Liam Livingstone who triggered a bidding war and got big bucks in his bank account. AUCTION LIVE BLOG Rahane, who has been struggling with form for some time, came into the pool at a base price of Rs 1 crore and found the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as the only bidder for him. In stark conrast, Livingstone was fought for fiercely by the Punjab Kings and the Gujarat Titans. But Punjab seemed determined to have the Englishman in their camp and shelled out Rs. 11.5 crore to ensure that. But the day began with South African batsman Aiden Markram being bagged by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2.6 crore. Mandeep Singh went to Delhi Capitals for Rs. 1.10 crore.

IPL 2022 Auction Day 2: Full List Of Players Sold And Unsold In Indian Premier League Mega Auction

IPL 2022 auctionlive updates Day 2: Liam Livingstone proved to be the first big draw on day 2 as there was an intense bidding war for the England batter and he was eventually bought for Rs 11.5 crore by Punjab Kings. The action began on Day 2 of the mega auction and Aiden Markram became the first player who went under the hammer and he was bought for Rs 2.60 Crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Big international stars like Marnus Labuschagne, Aaron Finch and Eoin Morgan have gone unsold so far. Ajinkya Rahane was bought by KKR for his base price of Rs 1 crore. Proven IPL talents like Jayant Yadav and Vijay Shankar were bought for cheap by Gujarat Titans. On day 1, Avesh Khan became the most expensive uncapped player in the history of IPL auction as he was sold for Rs 10 crore to Lucknow Super Giants. Ishan Kishan remained the biggest buy of day 1 as Mumbai Indians paid a whopping Rs 15.25 crore to keep him. An intense bidding war was witnessed for Deepak Chahar, with 4 teams locked in a big fight. He was eventually kept at CSK for Rs 14 crore. The evening session saw IPL teams splurge astronomical amounts to get their hands on uncapped players. Shahrukh Khan was sold for Rs 9 crore to Punjab Kings from a base price of Rs 40 lakh. (FULL LIST OF PLAYERS SOLD ON DAY 1)