18:25
That concludes the action on Day 1 of the IPL Auctions on Saturday.A total of 78 players were sold on the opening day, including 29 overseas players as the franchises spent a total of Rs. 3,21, 10, 00,000.Ben Stokes was the costliest purchase of the day with a massive bid of Rs. 12.5 crore from...
18:15
Delhi fast bowler Navdeep Saini with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh gets off to a cracking start as his price races to the Rs. 1 crore mark in no time.It is Delhi and Punjab yet again, who are engaged in a tough fight. Just when it looked that Delhi was going to get the pacer, RCB enter the fray to...
18:01
Vidarbha's pace sensation Rajneesh Gurbani with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh goes UNSOLDPacer Aniket Choudhary with a base price of Rs. 30 lakh is sold at the same price to RCB.Khaleel Ahmed, with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh, gets strong bids from Punjab and Delhi as the price crosses the Rs. 1...
17:53
Fast bowler T Natarajan is sold for his base price of Rs. 40 lakh to Sunrisers Hyderabad.Pacer Basil Thampi with a base price of Rs. 30 lakh is sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 95 lakh.
17:48
We will have the set of uncapped fast bowlers. Kulwant Khejroliya with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh gets the opening bid from Mumbai Indians before RCB join in the party.Sunrisers jump in the fray with a 55 lakh bid but he is eventually sold for Rs. 85 lakh to RCB.Punjab pacer Siddharth Kaul is up...
17:39
Wicketkeeper Nikhil Naik with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh goes UNSOLDAustralian Ben McDermott with a base price of Rs. 30 also goes UNSOLDMumbai Ranji captain Aditya Tare up for grabs next with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh but he also goes UNSOLDVishnu Vinod with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh goes...
17:34
The next set is of the uncapped wicketkeepers as Jitesh Sharma with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh goes UNSOLDThe young keeper Ishan Kishan with a base price of Rs. 40 lakh gets the opening bid from CSK.He has already shown his prowess in the IPL last year and no surprise that his price crosses the...
17:27
Uncapped all-rounder Jofra Archer from the West Indies starts with a base price of Rs. 40 lakh.Delhi and CSK in a bidding war as the price soon touches the Rs. 1 crore mark.Archer has made headlines with his impressive performances in the IPL and no wonder his price goes past the 4 crore...
17:20
Australian all-rounder D'Arcy Short starts with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh.Delhi and Rajasthan in a heated battle as the price crosses the Rs. 2 crore mark.The bidding war continues before Short is sold to Rajasthan for Rs. 4 crore.
17:14
Delhi left-hander Nitish Rana up for grabs next with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh.KKR and Rajasthan start off the bidding frenzy before Mumbai jump into the picture as his price goes up 10 times to touch the Rs. 2 crore mark.Rana gets a cool Rs. 3.4 crore deal as he signs up for KKR.
17:09
It is common knowledge that Krunal Pandya is set to be retained by Mumbai Indians and no wonder that RCB and Rajasthan Royals keep bidding aggressively just to increase his price.He starts with a base price of Rs. 40 lakh and in no time his prices crosses Rs. 5 crore.RCB take the bid as high as...
17:04
Tamil Nadu all-rounder Vijay Shankar up for sale next with a base price of Rs. 40 lakh.RCB and Delhi in an intense bidding war as they raise the price to Rs. 3 lakh in no time.But it is Delhi, who end up buying Shankar for Rs. 3.2 crore.Pacer Harshal Patel is bought by Delhi Daredevils for his...
16:56
The evening session of the IPL Auction gets underway and we start off with the set of uncapped all-rounders.Rahul Tewatia is the first name out for sale with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh as Kings XI Punjab make the opening bid followed by Delhi Daredevils.He is getting strong bids as the price...
16:23
Punjab's Manan Vohra starts with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh with both RCB and Delhi going strong to secure the youngster.He evokes strong interest before he is sold for Rs. 1.1 crore to RCB. Kings XI Punjab have the Right to Match option but they are not using it.Mumbai batsman Siddhesh Lad with...
16:15
Among the uncapped batsmen, up for sale is Ishank Jaggi, with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh as KKR manage to buy him for his base price.Ricky Bhui also goes for his base price of Rs. 20 lakh to KKR.Mayank Agarwal, who starts with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh, is sold for Rs. 1 crore to Kings XI...
16:03
India's Under-19 star Shubman Gill starts with an opening bid of Rs. 20 lakh.Punjab start off aggressively as usual before Rajasthan jump into the fray followed by KKR.The young Punjab batsman is braced for a hefty payday as the price touches Rs. 1 crore mark.KKR buy Shubman for Rs. 1.8 crore
15:59
Next up is the list of uncapped batsmen and the first name out is Surya Kumar Yadav with a base price of Rs. 30 lakh.Delhi and KKR with quick opening bids to take the price past the Rs. 1 crore mark.The price keeps rising as Mumbai finally buy Surya for a cool Rs. 3.2 crore.
15:52
India's chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore gets strong opening bids from Mumbai and Punjab.This is another round of naughty bidding where the other teams know KKR will definitely use the RTM to retain Kuldeep and are just bidding wildly to raise his price.Kuldeep's...
15:45
India's leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal with a base price of Rs. 2 crore. Punjab open the bidding before Rajasthan jump into the picture taking the price past the 4 crore mark.Delhi make a late entry as his price touches Rs. 5.2 crore and Mumbai Indians come in with Rs. 5.4 crore.Delhi make the...
15:40
Former India spinner Amit Mishra starts with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore but he goes UNSOLD.Royal Challengers Bangalore are desperate for a wrist spinner after missing out on Rashid Khan but they face strong competition from Delhi.And it is Delhi, who snap up Mishra, for Rs. 4 crore
15:36
Afghanistan's spin sensation Rashid Khan with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.He gets the opening bid from Kings XI Punjab before Rajasthan Royals come into the picture as they double the price to Rs. 4 crore.Delhi Daredevils come into the fray with a 4.6 crore as Rajasthan pull out but Punjab keep...
15:25
Former India leg-spinner Karn Sharma with a base price of Rs. 2 crore gets the opening bid from Mumbai.Rajasthan jump into the fray before they pull out after a couple of bids.Chennai Super Kings jump into the race as they make a fresh bid of Rs. 2.6 crore and they continue to spar with...
15:22
Next up the spinners list and the first name out is leg-spinner Piyush Chawla with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.Rajasthan and Chennai take the price beyond the Rs. 2 crore mark and soon Mumbai enter the fray to take it past Rs. 3 crore.There is a huge demand for Chawla, who hasn't played...
15:10
Former Mumbai Indians fast bowler Lasith Malinga with a base price of Rs. 1 crore goes UNSOLD.He along with Ishant Sharma, Mitchell Johnson and Josh Hazlewood didn't find any takers.Pat Cummins got the highest in the list of fast bowlers with Rs. 5.4 crore as he was sold to Mumbai Indians, while...
15:04
South Africa's pace sensation Kagiso Rabada with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore comes up next.He triggers an instant bidding frenzy as Chennai and Rajasthan Royal bid aggressively before the former bags the pacer.Chennai snap up the pacer for Rs. 4.2 crore before Delhi again use the RTM to retain...
15:00
India's premier fast bowler Mohammed Shami with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.RCB and Sunrisers start off the bidding before Delhi join in to take the price further.Sunrisers make the winning bid of Rs. 3 crore before Delhi use the RTM option to retain Shami.
14:56
India pacer Ishant Sharma with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh goes UNSOLDVeteran New Zealand pacer Tim Southee with a base price of Rs. 1 crore goes UNSOLD
14:54
India fast bowler Umesh Yadav is next up for sale with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.Kings XI Punjab and Delhi start off the bidding before Rajasthan take it past the three crore mark.Delhi not giving up as they take the bid to Rs. 4 crore, before RCB come in with a Rs. 4.2 crore bid.And Delhi back...
14:48
Another Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins is up for grabs with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.And Chennai Super Kings start the bidding before Mumbai join in.Cummins seems to be in great demand as the price soon crosses Rs. 5 crore.Chennai pull out as Mumbai bag Cummins for Rs. 5.4 crore as Delhi...
14:46
Coming up next is the set of fast bowlers and the first name drawn is Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians make opening bids for the player as they continue to take the price past the Rs. 2 crore mark.It is Mumbai, who...
14:40
His England team mate Jos Buttler with a starting price of Rs. 1.5 crore is up next. Mumbai start with the opening bid and get strong competition from Rajasthan Royals as the bid crosses the Rs. 3 crore mark.Rajasthan not willing to give up as they buy Buttler for Rs. 4.4 crore as Mumbai do not...
14:34
Ambati Rayudu, who has entered himself in the wicketkeeper-batsman category, gets strong bids from Mumbai and Delhi.Chennai enter in at the depth with a bid of Rs. 1.3 crore before Rajasthan come in with a Rs. 1.6 crore.Soon, the bid touches the Rs. 2 crore mark before Chennai snap up Rayudu for...
14:29
Kerala's wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson gets the opening bid of Rs. 1 crore from his previous franchise Rajasthan Royals.Mumbai Indians, who missed out on Uthappa, are keen to sign a wicketkeeper as they counter bids from Rajasthan to take the bid past the Rs. 3 crore mark.No holding back by...
14:23
Wicketkeeper-batsman Robin Uthappa with a base price of Rs. 2 crore gets good opening bids from Mumbai and Rajasthan.Uthappa, knowing for his attacking batting, generating lot of interest as the price soon crosses the 4 crore mark.The bids keep coming and the price goes past the 6 crore mark with...
14:18
India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik gets the opening bid of Rs. 2 crore from Chennai Super Kings.KKR jump into the fray as the price soon zooms to double the price to Rs. 4 crore courtesy of a fresh bid by Mumbai Indians.A windfall for Karthik as Mumbai take the bid to as high as Rs. 6 crore but...
14:10
India's Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha is up for grabs next with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.Sunrisers and KKR engage in a bidding war, taking Saha's price three times up to Rs. 3 crore.Enter Mumbai Indians with a late bid pushing his price up further, touching the 5 crore mark.And it is...
14:05
South Africa's wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock with a base price of Rs. 2 crore is up for grabs next.RCB open the bidding before Mumbai Indians jump into the fray.But it is RCB, who manage to bag the left-hander for Rs. 2.8 crore. And Delhi decide not to use the RTM as de Kock goes to...
14:03
The action resumes after the lunch break in the IPL Auction.Wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel is the first player up for grabs with a base price of Rs. 1 crore goes UNSOLD
13:08
And that concludes the morning session on Day 1 of the IPL Players' Auction.Ben Stokes commanded the highest price of the IPL Auction so far with a massive bid of Rs. 12 crore, bought by Rajasthan Royals, who are back in the IPL after serving a two-year suspension.Karnataka's young batting duo of...
13:00
England all-rounder Moeen Ali with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore gets the opening bid from RCB.Chennai Super Kings also interested as they join the bidding but it is RCB, who manage to hold and buy Moeen for Rs. 1.7 crore
12:58
Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis starts with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Rajasthan Royals start the bidding before RCB come into the picture as the price goes past the Rs. 3 crore mark.And in no time the amount has doubled to Rs. 6 crore by Rajasthan.But it is RCB, who buy the Australian for...
12:54
Former India all-rounder Stuart Binny is up for grabs next with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh.Rajasthan Royals manage to bag their former player at his base price with no other bids coming.
12:52
New Zealand's hard-hitting batsman Colin Munro up for sale next with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh.Mumbai make the opening bid before Delhi Daredevils also make a bid and the price doubles up to Rs. 1 crore.Rajasthan enter the fray at Rs. 1.2 crore but Delhi not giving up.It is is Delhi, who...
12:49
Former KKR all-rounder Yusuf Pathan comes up next with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh.Sunrisers Hyderabad make the opening bid before Delhi Daredevils jump into the fray followed by Kings XI Punjab.But it is Sunrisers, who manage to buy Yusuf Pathan for Rs. 1.9 crore as KKR decide not use the RTM...
12:46
Australian all-rounder James Faulkner is the next name out of the bag with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.But there is no bid and he goes UNSOLD
12:45
Next up is New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh.RCB manage to snap up the Kiwi player for his base price before Sunrisers jump with a Rs. 80 lakh bid.But it is RCB, who eventually buy de Grandhomme for Rs. 2.2 crore
12:42
India all-rounder Kedar Jadhav is up for grabs next with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Chennai Super Kings are the only team to make a bid before Rajasthan Royals also jump in, triggering a few bids to take the price to Rs. 5 crore.Rajasthan back out before Sunrisers jump into the race and take the...
12:38
Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson with a base price of Rs. 1 crore, get the opening bid from Chennai Super Kings.Watson is sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs. 4 crore and RCB are happy not to use the RTM option.
12:32
Young West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite with a base price of Rs. 1 crore is up for sale next.Sunrisers Hyderabad make the opening bid and Kings XI Punjab follow suit.Sunrisers buy the player for Rs. 2 crore before Delhi decide not to exercise the RTM option.
12:29
The all-rounders list is coming up next and the first name is out is Chris Woakes of England.The English pacer starts with a base price of Rs. 2 crore as CSK make the opening bid before RCB come into the picture.The two franchises battle hard as the price goes past the Rs. 4 crore mark.But teams...
12:20
So it is the Karnataka batting group of Manish Pandey, KL Rahul and Karun Nair, who have a ball at the IPL Auctions.Pandey went to Sunrisers for a huge Rs. 11 crore, while KL Rahul was bought by Kings XI Punjab for the same amount, who also purchased Karun Nair for Rs. 5.6 crore and Aaron Finch...
12:15
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill starts with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh but he finds no takes and goes UNSOLD
12:14
India's young limited overs batsman Manish Pandey up for sale next at a base price of Rs. 1 crore.Punjab and CSK trigger a bidding war and within seconds the price goes as high as Rs. 4.6 crore before Mumbai Indians jump into the price taking the price past the Rs. 5 crore mark.RCB make a late...
12:06
South Africa's run machine Hashim Amla up for sale next with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore.And surprisingly Amla goes UNSOLD
12:05
Australia's hard-hitting batsman Chris Lynn comes up next with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Mumbai Indians make the opening bid followed by Rajasthan Royals as the price doubles up and goes past the Rs. 4 crore mark.Delhi Daredevils and KKR join the bidding war as the price touches the Rs. 7 crore...
11:57
Dashing England opener Jason Roy is the next player up for sale with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore.Delhi Daredevils bag the player for his reserve price of Rs. 1.5 crore
11:56
Former New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum up next with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.RCB make the opening bid before Rajasthan Royals join in to take the price past the Rs. 3 crore mark.Delhi Daredevils also come into the fray as the price keeps going up.It is RCB, who eventually snap up McCullum...
11:52
Australia opening batsman Aaron Finch with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore is up for sale next.He gets strong opening bids from Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals before Delhi Daredevils jump with a Rs. 2.8 crore bid.Punjab have been very aggressive right from the start and this time they are...
11:46
South Africa's hard-hitting batsman David Miller up next for grabs with an opening price of Rs. 1.5 crore.Mumbai Indians make a late entry before Delhi Daredevils jump into the fray. Sunrisers Hyderabad also join the bidding with a 2.4 crore bid.Mumbai Indians buy David Miller for Rs. 3 crore...
11:42
Another opening batsman coming up in Murali Vijay with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.But he goes UNSOLD
11:41
The next batsman coming up for sale is KL Rahul with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Rajasthan Royals make the opening bid before Mumbai Indians also jump into the fray.The two franchises going all out as the price touches the Rs. 5 crore mark within minutes.Sunrisers come into the picture with a Rs....
11:36
The next set for sale it the set of capped batsmen and the first name out is Karun Nair, who starts with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh.Kings XI Punjab start the bidding before Rajasthan Royals come into the picture.The bidding war turns intense as the price soon goes up six times the base price to...
11:21
Former India batsman Yuvraj Singh comes up for sale next with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Kings XI Punjab manage to bag the player at his base price.
11:19
England captain Joe Root comes up for sale next with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore.But there are no takers for the English batsman as he goes UNSOLD
11:18
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is up next with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore.His former franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad make the opening bid but no one else is interested before RCB come into the picture a bit later.Williamson attracting some interest but Sunrisers stay ahead as they buy the...
11:16
Next up is the Champion player Dwayne Bravo with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Punjab continue their smashing start with the opening bad before Mumbai Indians up the bid as the price goes past the Rs. 5 crore mark.Punjab finally bag Bravo for Rs. 6.4 crore but CSK steal the show as they use the RTM...
11:12
The next player up for sale is Gautam Gambhir, who captained KKR to two IPL titles.He starts with a base price of Rs. 2 crore and immediately attracts the opening bid from Rajasthan Royals followed by another bid from Delhi Daredevils before Kings XI Punjab come into the picture.Gambhir is sold...
11:10
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is the next player coming up for sale with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Sunrisers Hyderabad make the opening bid before Rajasthan come into the fray to double the price to Rs. 4 crore.Sunrisers not willing to back down as they up the price to Rs. 6...
11:02
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan up for sale next with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals engaged in a bidding war as the price doubles to Rs. 2 crore as the former bag him for that price.
11:01
The second set of Marquee Players will be up for sale next.The first player up for sale is former India spinner Harbhajan Singh with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.CSK make the opening bid at Rs. 2 crore but there are no other bids for the off-spinner.Mumbai Indians are happy to let the player go,...
10:43
That concludes the first set of the Marquee players.Ben Stokes got the highest price at Rs. 12.5 crore, bought by Rajasthan Royals, while KKR paid a hefty Rs. 9.4 crore to get the services of Mitchell Starc.Ravichandran Ashwin was sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 7.6 crore, while Shikhar Dhawan...
10:40
Australia left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc up next with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Kings XI Punjab again making the opening bid before KKR come into the fray.The two franchises battle hard to take the price past the Rs. 6 crore mark in no time.The bids are flying as quick as Starc's bouncers...
10:36
India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Kings XI Punjab make the opening bid before Mumbai Indians jump into the fray, triggering a few quick bids and taking the price past the Rs. 4 crore mark.Punjab buy the player at Rs. 4 crore before Rajasthan use the RTM to...
10:34
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore is up for sale next.Chennai Super Kings make the opening bid before Kings XI Punjab continue their strong start with another bid for the South African.Punjab have the highest bid at Rs. 1.6 crore before CSK use the RTM to...
10:32
Troubled England all-rounder Ben Stokes is up for sale next at the base price of Rs. 2 crore.He was sold for a record Rs. 14.5 crore last year to Rising Pune Supergiants.Chennai Super Kings make the opening bid and not surprising Kings XI Punjab are in the thick of action yet again, doubling his...
10:25
Universe Boss Chris Gayle, the legend of T20 cricket is up for sale next with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Surprisingly, there are no takers for the West Indian opener.
10:24
Former Mumbai Indians players Kieron Pollard of the West Indies is the third player up for grabs with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Kings XI Punjab continue their blazing start as they make the opening bid before Mumbai Indians join the action.Preity Zinta not willing to back down again as Pollard...
10:20
The second player up for sale is off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Not surprising that Chennai Super Kings are the first team to make an instant bid before Kings XI Punjab jump into the fray.Punjab not willing to back down as the bid crosses Rs. 5 crore before CSK...
10:18
The first player up for grabs at the IPL Auction is Shikhar Dhawan with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.Kings XI Punjab make the opening bid before Rajasthan Royals come into the picture but his previous franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad are not interested so far.In no time, his price doubles to Rs. 4...
10:11
IPL chairman welcomes the two franchises -- Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals -- back into the IPL fold after a two-year suspension.
10:11
Welcome to the coverage of the players' auction for the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League, to be held in Bengaluru, on Saturday.Troubled England all-rounder Ben Stokes and India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin are among the 16 marquee players for the IPL auction.Australian speedster...
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