BANGALORE :The chairman of the IPL governing council, Brijesh Patel declared open the auction with 600 cricketers on the list and 10 IPL teams including the two new franchises Lucknow supergiants and Gujarat Titans participating in the auction.
The title sponsor for IPL this year would be the Tata group. The first bid for the day was Shikar Dhawan who was picked up by Punjab kings for INR 8.25 crores. Shreyas Iyer as expected was the most sought out by the teams and was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for INR12.25 crores. South African pacer Kagiso Rabada was sold to Punjab Kings for INR 9.25 crores.
9 players were sold in the auction up to now. The base price for all below players was INR 2 crore. The below prices are in INR.
Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders): 12.25 crore
Kagiso Rabada (Punjab Kings): 9.25 crore
Shikhar Dhawan (Punjab Kings): 8.25 crore
Trent Boult (Rajasthan Royals): 8 crore
Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders): 7.25 crore
Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore): 7 crore
Quinton de Kock (Lucknow Supergiants): 6.75 crore
David Warner (Delhi Capitals): 6.25 crore
Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans): 6.25 crore
R Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals): 5 crore
The IPL auction is still ongoing and will be held today and tomorrow (Saturday, February 12 and Sunday , February 13). (RZ) image credit ESPN
