Jeddah (Saudi Arabia): The first marquee set of the IPL mega auction saw franchises splashing money to acquire the services of six players which included three Indians and three overseas players.
Punjab Kings was the active franchise in the auction as they acquired the services of a couple of players in the form of Arshdeep Singh (₹18 Crore) and Shreyas Iyer (₹26.75 Crores). Gujarat Titans (GT) strengthened their pace bowling unit by roping in South African pacer Kagiso Rabada (₹10.75 Crores). Also, they added a wicketkeeper-batter to the team in the form of Jos Buttler by paying ₹15.75 Crore for him. Mitchell Starc was bought by Delhi Capitals (DC) for ₹11.75 Crores.
🚨 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 🚨
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𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣 🥁 🥁
𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁 to 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 for a gigantic 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟮𝟳 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 🔝⚡️ #TATAIPLAuction | #TATAIPL | @RishabhPant17 | @LucknowIPL |… pic.twitter.com/IE8DabNn4V
Pant became the most expensive player in the history of IPL as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) splurged a jaw-dropping Rs 27 crore in the tournament's mega auction here on Sunday. Pant joined LSG after his former franchise, Delhi Capitals, chose not to use the Right to Match (RTM) card to reacquire him.
𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 🔓
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 24, 2024
Say hello 👋 to the 𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 in the history of #TATAIPL 🔝
Punjab Kings have Shreyas Iyer on board for a handsome 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟮𝟲.𝟳𝟱 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲#TATAIPLAuction | @ShreyasIyer15 | @PunjabKingsIPL pic.twitter.com/z0A1M9MD1Z
The amount LSG spent for Pant ensured Shreyas Iyer's record of being the tournament's costliest player lasted barely a few minutes after Punjab Kings (PBKS) broke the bank to buy the India batter for Rs 26.75 crore.
Mitchell Starc has a new #IPL home 👏👏
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 24, 2024
He joins #DC for INR 11.75 Crore 👌👌#TATAIPLAuction | #TATAIPL | @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/D24JGSkYuK
Moments before Pant emerged as the most expensive player, Iyer surpassed the record held by Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 24.75 crore in the last auction. Starc got a much lower price this time and was sold to Delhi Capitals (DC) for Rs 11.75 crore, while England's Jos Buttler went to Gujarat Titans (GT) for Rs 15.75 crore.
𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 #GT! ⚡️⚡️
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 24, 2024
Kagiso Rabada goes the #GT way ✈️
SOLD for INR 10.75 Crore 👍 👍#TATAIPLAuction | #TATAIPL | @KagisoRabada25 | @gujarat_titans pic.twitter.com/GqcLeXbSAl
Among others, left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh's consistency earned him a massive bid of Rs 18 crore, also from Punjab Kings via the RTM card, while South African speedster Kagiso Rabada was bought for Rs 10.75 crore by Gujarat Titans.
Bidding war, 𝙒𝙊𝙉 ✅ ✅#GT bring Jos Buttler on the board for 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟭𝟱.𝟳𝟱 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲 🙌 🙌#TATAIPLAuction | #TATAIPL | @josbuttler | @gujarat_titans pic.twitter.com/K7eB8uhqDU
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 24, 2024
Kagiso Rabada was the next pacer to go under the hammer and he was bought by Gujarat Titans for a value of ₹10.75 Crores as they beat RCB in the bidding war.
England batter Jos Buttler went to Gujarat Titans for ₹15.75 Crore. Mumbai Indians, KKR, DC and RCB fought a battle for Mitchell Starc with the Delhi-based franchise acquiring his services at a value of ₹11.75 Crores.
