Bengaluru: India pacer Prasidh Krishna was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 10 crore in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction on Saturday.
New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson was acquired by Gujarat Titans for Rs 10 crore. On the other hand, Australia quick Josh Hazlewood was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 7.75 crore. England speedster Mark Wood was acquired by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 7.50 crore.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spent Rs 14 crore to acquire pacer Deepak Chahar. Umesh Yadav went unsold while T Natarajan was bought by SunRisers Hyderabad for Rs 4 crore.
India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 6.5 crore.
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav was picked up by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore. Punjab Kings acquired Rahul Chahar for Rs 5.25 crore. India spinner Amit Mishra went unsold in the auction.
England spinner Adil Rashid went unsold in the auction while Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Zadran had the same fate. Proteas veteran Imran Tahir and Australia's Adam Zampa also went unsold.
India all-rounder Shardul Thakur was acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs 10.75 crores.
For Shardul, a bidding war took place between DC and Punjab Kings (PBKS), where the all-rounder went to Delhi in the end. DC also bought Bangladesh Pacer Mustafizur Rahman for Rs 2 crores.
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar got sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 4.2 crores after a bidding war between SRH, Lucknow Super Giants, and Mumbai Indians.
Earlier, Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 10.75 crore while India all-rounder Washington Sundar was picked up by SunRisers Hyderabad for Rs 8.75 crore. Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh garnered interest from quite a few franchises and in the end, he was picked by Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.5 crore.
Earlier in the auction, India opening batter Shikhar Dhawan was acquired by Punjab Kings for Rs 8.25 crore. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5 crore. Australia Test captain Pat Cummins was taken by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 7.25 crore.
Proteas pacer Kagiso Rabada was acquired by Punjab Kings for Rs 9.25 crore. Kiwi pacer Trent Boult was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 8 crore. Shreyas Iyer was picked up by KKR for Rs 12.25 crore. India pacer Mohammed Shami was picked up by Gujarat Titans for Rs 6.25 crore.
South Africa batter Faf du Plessis was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 7 crore. Lucknow Super Giants picked up Quinton de Kock for Rs 6.75 crore. Australia opening batter David Warner was picked up by Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.25 crore.
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