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.

However, many of the big players, namely T20 international captains Eoin Morgan of England and Australia's Aaron Finch, joined the list of unsold players. Marnus Labuschagne, Saurabh Tiwary, Cheteshwar Pujara and Chris Jordan also went unsold. They, however, can be brought back into the bidding pool at the end of the auction.

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India pacer Avesh Khan was sold for Rs 10 crore to Lucknow Super Giants as he became the most expensive uncapped player in the history of the tournament in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Utility Indian players Jayant Yadav and Vijay Shankar were both sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs 1.70 crore and Rs 1.40 crore respectively.