India's Ishan Kishan fetches R30m million in IPL auction
India's rising star Ishan Kishan fetched a whopping $2 million (R30 million) in the auction for the Indian Premier League - the world's most valuable cricket tournament - on Saturday.
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India's rising star Ishan Kishan fetched a whopping $2 million (R30 million) in the auction for the Indian Premier League - the world's most valuable cricket tournament - on Saturday.
Australian Test captain Pat Cummins is heading back to the Kolkata Knight Riders after attracting $A1.34 million on the first day of the Indian Premier League auction, but former skipper Steve Smith was not as fortunate.
BANGALORE: India's rising star Ishan Kishan fetched a whopping US$2 million in the auction for the Indian Premier League - the world's most valuable cricket tournament - on Saturday.
NEW DELHI: The players' auction for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) was halted after auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed on stage during the bidding in Bengaluru on Saturday (Feb 12).
With Team India currently gearing up for the upcoming T20I series vs West Indies, white-ball captain Rohit Sharma took to social media to share a photo of his teammates following the IPL 2022 auction. In the photo which Rohit Sharma posted as his Instagram story, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav could be seen in a hotel room with their eyes glued to TV screen. Kishan and Iyer looked happy in the photo and have already been picked by Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). MI splashed INR 15.25 crore on the wicketkeeper-batter, which also made him the most expensive buy in the ongoing auction. He overtook Iyer, who was earlier picked for INR 12.25 crore by KKR.
NEW DELHI : The players' auction for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) was halted after auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed on stage during the bidding in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Shreyas Iyer was acquired by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 12.25 crore in the ongoing IPL 2022 mega auction on Saturday. The stylish batter was involved in a bidding war between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Capitals (DC), Lucknow Super Giants, KKR and Gujarat Titans. KKR eventually won the battle in what is also the most expensive buy in the ongoing IPL 2022 auction. Iyer made his IPL bow in 2015 during the player auction that year and was signed by Delhi Daredevils for INR 2.6 crore. He was also announced as franchise captain midway through the season.
Pat Cummins is heading back to the Kolkata Knight Riders after being sold early on the first day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.