BANGALORE : Charu Sharma took the podium as the auctioneer for the rest of the day after Auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed while the bidding process was underway for Hasaranga. No further bids were recorded after resuming the Auction at IST 3.45 pm today. Hasaranga was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for 10.75 crore which is a record fee for a Sri Lankan player (approx. LKR 288 million). Hasaranga played for RCB last season. The 24-year-old Hasaranga has been in his best form in recent years and is ranked No.1 in the ICC T20I bowling rankings.
In the wicket keeper/batsman category, Rayudu was picked up by CSK for INR 6.75 crores. Ishan Kishan was the most sought after with Mumbai Indians (MI) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) locking horns and escalating the bid at wind speed. MI sealed Ishan Kishan for 15.75 crores and he becomes the most expensive player of the IPL 2022 till now. England’s Bairstow, a stunning batsman and wicket keeper was sold to Punjab Kings for INR 6.75 crore. CSK and RCB went head on in bidding for Dinesh Karthik while RCB picked him up for INR 5.5 crore.
Nicholas Pooran was picked up by Sun Risers Hyderabad for INR 10.75 crore after fierce bidding war with CSK and KKR. Hasaranga and Pooran are the most expensive foreign players up to now in this IPL 2022 auction.
8 players remained unsold at the IPL auction – Sam Billings, Wriddhiman Saha,Matthew Wade, Mohammad Nabi , Shakib Al Hasan ,Steven Smith, Suresh Raina , David Miller
29 players were sold till now
1.Nicholas Pooran ( Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Sun risers Hyderabad for INR 10.75 crore
2. Dinesh Karthik (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 5.5 crore
3.Jonny Bairstow (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 6.75 crore
4.Ishan Kishan (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 15.25 crore
5.Ambati Rayudu (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 6.75 crore
6. Mitchell Marsh (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 6.5 crore
7.Krunal Pandya (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 8.25 crore
8.Washington Sundar (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 8.75 crore
9. Wanindu Hasaranga (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 10.75 crore
10.Deepak Hooda (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 5.75 crore
11.Harshal Patel (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 10.75 crore
12.Jason Holder (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 8.75 crore
13. Nitish Rana (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 8 crore
14.Dwayne Bravo (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 4.4 crore
15.Devdutt Padikkal (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 7.75 crore
16.Jason Roy (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 2 crore
17.Robin Uthappa (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 2 crore
18.Shimron Hetmyer (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 8.5 crore
19.Manish Pandey (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 4.6 crore
20.David Warner (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 6.25 crore
21.Quinton de Kock (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 6.75 crore
22.Faf du Plessis (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 7 crore
23.Mohammed Shami (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 6.25 crore
24.Shreyas Iyer (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 12.25 crore
25.Trent Boult (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 8 crore
26.Kagiso Rabada (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 9.25 crore
27.Pat Cummins (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 7.25 crore
28.R Ashwin (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 5 crore
29.Shikhar Dhawan (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 8.25 crore
The IPL auction is still underway in Bangalore. (RZ)
