The orange army also bought Mayank Agarwal, who opened for the Punjab Kings in the previous season for Rs 8.25 crore.
TheĀ mini-auction for the upcoming edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) is underway in Kochi.
After an intense bidding war between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad for English batsman ultimately, SRH bought him for a whopping Rs 13.25 crore.
The orange army also bought Mayank Agarwal, who opened for the Punjab Kings in the previous season for Rs 8.25 crore.
Dashing Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson has been sold to 2022 championsĀ Gujarat Titans for 2 crores. Veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane was picked by Chennai Super Kings For his base price of Rs 50 lakh.
Joe Root and Rillee Rossouw went sold. This year’s auction will see 405 players going under the hammer. However, there are only 87 slots available to the teams, with a total purse of INR 183.15 crores.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has gone unsold at his base price of 1.5cr.
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