Eight franchises buy 62 players at IPL 2020 Player Auction

62 players, 29 overseas and 33 Indians were sold as the eight Indian Premier League franchises splurged their way into fierce bids at the 2020 IPL Player Auction in Kolkata.

Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins set the cash registers ringing as he became the most expensive overseas signing in the history of the tournament after Kolkata Knight Riders acquired him for a whopping Rs.15.50 crores.

His Australian teammate, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell too earned big with the final bid being locked at Rs. 10.75 crores. The Big show made his way to Kings XI Punjab.

What is an IPL Auction without the exciting Caribbean flavour? The West Indian duo of Sheldon Cottrell and Shimron Hetmyer went for Rs. 8.50 crores and Rs. 7.75 crores to KXIP and Delhi Capitals respectively.

Two international captains – Aaron Finch and Eoin Morgan – also garnered huge interest as Royal Challengers Bangalore and KKR snapped them up to bolster their squads.

The young batting sensation from Mumbai, Yashasvi Jaiswal went to Rajasthan Royals for a whopping Rs. 2.4 crores while the experienced leggie, Pravin Tambe was bought by KKR.

VIVO IPL Player Auction 2019: Teams loosen purse strings for uncapped Indians

A capped fast bowler and an uncapped mystery bowler emerged as the joint highest grossers in the VIVO IPL 2019 Player Auction that concluded in Jaipur.

With only 70 spots up for grabs, the one-day event witnessed 60 players being bought including 20 overseas. The eight franchises spent INR 1,06,80,00,000.

Bought for a whopping 11.5 crore last season, Jaydev Unadkat again hit the high notes, pocketing a cool 8.5 crore. Little known Varun Chakaravarthy, who can bowl a number of variations, made heads turn as he also amassed INR 8.5 crore.

English all-rounder Sam Curran generated a lot of interest and was picked by Kings XI Punjab, who also bought Chakaravarthy. Touted as the next Hardik Pandya, all-rounder Shivam Dube triggered a bidding war before emerging as RCB’s costliest buy at INR 5 crore.

Eight franchises buy 169 players at VIVO IPL 2018 Player Auction

The two-day mega VIVO IPL 2018 Player Auction concluded in Bengaluru with 169 players filling up the 182 available slots. Right from its inception, the league has been a destination where talent meets opportunity and it was once again evident as out of 113 Indian cricketers that were bought, 71 are uncapped, and will get a chance to unleash their potential in the upcoming edition. Last season, Afghanistan players made their debut and this time, the VIVO IPL has a new addition with Sandeep Lamichhane becoming the first cricketer from Nepal to join the world’s best T20 league. With 56 overseas players, the 11th season will see representations from nine different nations. The India U19 cricketers that won the ICC World Cup in New Zealand 2018 were hot picks as franchises invested in the youth. Fast bowlers Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi were lapped up by KKR and both received bids in excess of INR 3 crore.

VIVO IPL 2017: IPL 10 Auction

The VIVO Indian Premier League Player Auction 2017 concluded in Bengaluru on February 20, Monday with as many as 66 being bought by eight teams including 27 overseas players. On a day that witnessed intense bidding, a total of INR 91.15 Crore was spent. History was created as for the first time ever, players from Afghanistan were listed for the auctions. Rashid Khan, 18, fetched a whopping INR 4 crore as the teams pitched in hard for the Afghan leg-spinner with Sunrisers Hyderabad being the eventual winners. Expectedly, English all-rounder Ben Stokes generated tremendous interest and excitement with most teams willing to empty their purse. In the end, Rising Pune Supergiant bought Stokes for a massive INR 14,50,00,000. Stokes became the most expensive overseas player ever to feature in the IPL. Indian left-arm medium fast, T Natarajan was bought for 30 times his base price, attracting an INR 3 crore. The lone UAE cricketer, Chirag Suri was bought by the Gujarat Lions.