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IPL 2023 AUCTION

From India, England,

Zimbabwe to newcomers, money

rains for all-rounders

England all-rounder Sam Curran has been sold to Punjab Kings at a record Rs 18.50 crore for the upcoming Indian
Premier League (IPL) season. Chris Morris was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 16.25 crore in 2021

OUR BUREAU
Kochi (Kerala)
he Indian Premier League
Auction 2023 was not only a
Tjackpot for the likes of Sam
Curran, Cameron Green, Ben Stokes,
Harry Brook but it was also an auc-
tion that helped a few uncapped In-
dian players being picked by various
IPL franchises.
Pace bowler Kulwant Khejroliya
was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders
for INR 20 lakh. If he gets picked in
the playing XI of KKR, the pacer will
have an opportunity to play under
the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer and will
be sharing the dressing room with
players like Umesh Yadav, Shakib Al
Hasan. Chennai Super Kings bought
Ajay Mandal for INR 20 lakh. Man-
dal is a left-hand batter and bowler.
The southpaw will join the squad
which has some big names - Ravindra
Jadeja, Ben Stokes, Deepak Chahar
under the leadership of Mahendra
Singh Dhoni. Another uncapped
player bought by CSK was C Bhagat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan with Team owners, staff and other officials at the IPL 2023 Auction at Kochi on Friday (ANI)
Varma.
All-rounder Mohit Rathee was
bought by Punjab Kings for INR 20 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). PBKS raised the paddle as the India batter Mayank Agarwal was
lakh. The youngster will play along- Frenetic raising of paddles at both ta- bidding war continued. acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad for
side some big names like Sam Curran bles as the bid zooms up to Rs 6 crore. INR 8.25 crore in the ongoing Indi-
who was bought for a staggering INR The bid kept going back and ucknow Sup er Giants (LSG) an Premier League 2023 Auction on
18.50 crore, Kagiso Rabada, Arsh- forth between MI and Rajasthan jumped in at Rs 15.75 crore. Friday. India batter Mayank Agar-
deep Singh under the leadership of Royals (RR). RR was back in the LThey need to fill the Hold- wal asked for bids at 1 crore. In the
Shikhar Dhawan. lead at Rs 11.5 crore. MI tapped out. er-sized void. The bid touched Rs 16.5 auction Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
England all-rounder Sam Cur- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) crore. Sam Curran has fetched the entered the fray, with the bid at 3.4
ran has been sold to Punjab Kings then jumped in with Rs 11.75 crore highest-ever bid at an IPL auction. Crore. SRH the enter the bid with
at a record Rs 18.50 crore for the bid. Both MS Dhoni and Stephen Talking about Curran’s performance, 4 Crore. Hyderabad then improved
upcoming Indian Premier League Fleming back to Curran to perform he was the second-highest wicket-tak- their bid with 5.75 Crore. The bids
(IPL) season in 2023 on Friday. Chris any role at CSK. er in T20 World Cup this year with a crossed 7 Crore. SRH bid at 8.25
Morris was sold to Rajasthan Royals PBKS also bid for Sam Curran, total of 13 scalps, with best bowling Crore, which was also set as the selling
for Rs 16.25 crore in 2021. Punjab was Curran’s first franchise in figures of 5/10. price. Mayank Agarwal to SRH 8.25
Sam Curran entered at INR 2 the IPL. The 24-year-old is also a solid Crore.
crore. Mumbai Indians (MI) made The bid quickly zoomed past Rs batter, with 1,731 T20I runs in 109 in- Picked up by Punjab Kings in
the first move for Curran. And the 15 crore with CSK taking the lead at nings at an average of 20.85 and nine 2018, Mayank was a mainstay of its
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