So, the IPL 2021 auction comes to an end. It was full of twists and turns, with many teams opting to spend big. There were quite a few surprises, and it remains to be seen whether the players can justify their price tags. For now, we will bid you goodnight!
Arjun Tendulkar goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh.
Pawan Negi sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 50 lakh.
Hanuma Vihari, with a base price of Rs 1 crore goes unsold once again.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman sold to SRH at Rs 1.50 crore.
Harbhajan Singh sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 2 crore.
Sam Billings sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore.
Kedar Jadhav sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2 crore.
Karun Nair sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 50 lakh.
Mumbai Indians buy Marco Jansen for Rs 20 lakh.
Yudhvir Charak sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh.
Sri Lanka's Isuru Udana with a base price of Rs 50 lakh is unsold.
New Zealand's James Neesham sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 50 lakh.
M Harisankar Reddy sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 20 lakh.
Suyash Prabhudessai and K S Bharat sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 20 lakh each.
Australia's Matthew Wade and Sean Abbott go unsold.
Daniel Christian sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 4.8 crore.
West Indies' Fabian Allen sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 75 lakh.
Vaibhav Arora sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 20 lakh.
All-rounder Utkarsh Singh with a base price of Rs 20 lakh goes to Punjab Kings.
Jalaj Saxena sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 30 lakh.
Is Cummins ready?
Moments when the spirit of the game comes to the fore.
Thumbs up from the Mumbai Indians captain.
Today's most expensive buys so far:
Chris Morris (Rajasthan Royals): Rs 16.25 crore
Kyle Jamieson (Royal Challengers Bangalore): 15 crore
Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore): Rs 14.25 crore
Jhye Richardson (Punjab Kings): Rs 14 crore
Krishnappa Gowtham (Chennai Super Kings): Rs 9.25 crore
New Zealand's Mitchell McClenaghan goes unsold.
Australia's Billy Stanlake goes unsold.
Mohit Sharma goes unsold.
Varun Aaron and Oshane Thomas go unsold.
Australia's Moises Henriques sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 4.20 crore.
Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne is unsold!
England's Tom Curran sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 5.25 crore.
New Zealand's Kyle Jamieson sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 15 crore
Cheteshwar Pujara sold to CSK for Rs 50 lakh amid a round of applause.
West Indies' Darren Bravo and South Africa's Rassie van der Dussen go unsold.
Australian batsman Shaun Marsh and New Zealand's Corey Anderson go unsold.
Seems like Mumbai Indians got their strategy right regarding NCN.
Someone is disappointed.
What are your thoughts?
Nepal's leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane goes unsold.
KC Cariappa sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 20 lakh.
Karnataka's Jagadeesha Suchith sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 30 lakh.
Former Delhi Capitals bowler Tushar Deshpande goes unsold in this auction.
Australian cricketer Riley Meredith sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 8 crore.
Saurashtra cricketer Chetan Sakariya sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.2 crore.
Indian pacer Ankit Rajpoot goes unsold.
Kerala's Mohammed Azharuddeen sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 48 lakh.
Sheldon Jackson sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 20 lakh.
Krishnappa Gowtham sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 9.25 crore! Some amount CSK have spent!
Indian batsman Shahrukh Khan sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 5.25 crore!
Ripal Patel sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 20 lakh.
Rajat Patidar sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 20 lakh.
Sachin Baby goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 20 lakh.
Leggie Piyush Chawla sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 2.4 crore.
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh goes unsold!
Afghanistan off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman goes unsold.
Indian spinner Rahul Sharma goes unsold.
England leg-spinner Adil Rashid goes unsold! That was a surprise!
Delhi Capitals buy Indian pacer Umesh Yadav for Rs 1 crore. A steal?
West Indies' Sheldon Cottrell goes unsold.
Nathan Coulter-Nile sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 5 crore.
Australian bowler Jhye Richardson sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 14 crore! That was some bidding!
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1 crore. Cheap buy?
New Zealand's Adam Milne sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.20 crore.
England's Sam Billings and Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera go unsold.
Australia's Alex Carey and New Zealand's Glenn Phillip go unsold.
Phew! A fast-paced auction so far! RCB raised hopes of a Steve Smith-Virat Kohli combination but DC finally bought him. RCB instead went big for Maxwell, and when everyone was thinking he would be the biggest buy, RR pulled off a Chris Morris heist!
England's Dawid Malan goes to Punjab Kings for Rs 1.5 crore.
Chris Morris sold to Rajasthan Royals for a record Rs 16.25 crore!
Shivam Dube sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 4.4 crore! He played for RCB last season.
Moeen Ali sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 7 crore!
Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 3.20 crore!
Kedar Jadhav with a base price of Rs 2 crore goes unsold in the first round!
Australia's Glenn Maxwell sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for a mammoth Rs 14.25 crore!
Hanuma Vihari goes unsold. Guess his Test exploits did have much impact on the franshises? Or difference in format led to this decision?
West Indies' Evin Lewis and Australia's Aaron Finch goes unsold!
Delhi Capitals buy Steve Smith for Rs 2.2 crore! First player to be sold today.
Jason Roy of England goes unsold in the opening round.
Alex Hales of England goes unsold in the opening round.
Karun Nair, the first player of the auction with a base price of Rs 50 lakh goes unsold.
Hugh Edmeades is the auctioneer this year.
Brijesh Patel, the Chairman of IPL Governing Council gives the opening speech. He confirms that Vivo will be official sponsor of this year's IPL.
According to ESPNCricinfo, Steven Smith is on the wishlist of CSK, DC, MI, PK and even RR. While Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians are likely to show interest in Shakib Al Hasan.
It is not the team managements, but the fans will also sit with pen and paper and debate over whom to take and how much to spend. This is known as IPL auction day fever!
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, both with Rs 10.75 crore each, will most likely use their funds sparingly.
The renamed Punjab Kings have the highest budget among all teams, with Rs 53.2 crore to spend. Rajasthan Royals, with Rs 37.85 crore; and Royal Challengers Bangalore, with Rs 35.4 crore will also spend big to bolster their squad.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore have the highest number of available slots with 11 while the Sunrisers Hyderabad have only three vacancies.
Senior spinner Harbhajan Singh and middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav, along with Australians Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell, have been bracketed in the Rs 2 crore highest base price category. A total of 164 Indian players, 125 overseas players and three from associate nations have been shortlisted for the auction.
Who do you think will be sold for the highest price? Which team will buy the most? Who will play the auction game smart? You will get all the answers by today evening.
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