XtraTime Web Desk: As expected, it has been an sensationally eventful day at the IPL 2019 Auction, which as usual, saw a lot of drama, bidding wars and a total spending of a staggering ₹1,06,80,00,000. There were 40 Indian and 20 overseas players for whom the eight participating teams broke their banks.
The IPL 2019 player auction took place in Jaipur, several uncapped players earned big as the franchises splashed big amount from their respective purse. Big names like Brendon McCullum, Dale Steyn found no buyers. Whereas, young talent like Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, and Sam Curran turned heads as they attracted heavy bids. Uncapped Indian Varun Chakaravarthy, Shivam Dube and teen sensation Paryas Barman surprised everyone as they fetched huge amount in the ongoing auction.
Teams battled it out for some of the top names, it will interesting to see which investment gives the best return on investment. Some of these players will be pivotal in leading their teams to glory in the quest of the coveted IPL trophy at the 12th edition of the tournament which is set to commence in March 2019.
Here’s the full list:
UNSOLD PLAYERS: Cheteshwar Pujara, Manoj Tiwary, Brendon McCullum, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Naman Ojha, Adam Zampa, Fawad Ahmed, Ankit Bawane, Ishan Porel, Rajneesh Gurbani, Tushar Deshpande, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Sai Kishore, K C Cariappa, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Yuvraj Chudasama, Jagadeesha Suchith, Usman Khawaja, Reeza, Reeza Hendricks, Hazratullah Zazai, Shaun Marsh, Saurabh Tiwary, Hashim Amla, Angelo Mathews, Rishi Dhawan, Corey Anderson, Parvez Rassol, Jason Holder, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Mushfiqur Rahim, Kusal Perera, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Pravin Dubey, Shubham Ranjane, Satyajeet Bachhav, Rilee Rossouw, Himansu Rana, Sandeep Warrior, Fabian Allen, Sikandar Raza, Sairaj Patil, Swapnil Singh, Lalit Yadav, Laurie Evans, Jamie Overton, Manoj Tiwary, Chris Jordan
SOLD PLAYERS:
Hanuma Vihari for Rs 2 crore to Delhi
Shimron Hetmyer for Rs 4.2 Cr to RCB.
Carlos Brathwaite for Rs 5 Cr to KKR.
Gurkeerat Singh for Rs 50 L to RCB.
Akshar Patel for Rs 5 Cr to Delhi
Nicholas Pooran for Rs 4.8 Cr to KXIP
Jonny Bairstow for Rs 2.20 Cr to SRH
Nicholas Pooran for Rs 4.20 Cr to KXIP
Wriddhiman Saha for Rs 1.20 Cr to SRH
Jaydev Unadkat for Rs 8.4 Cr to RR
Mohammed Shami for Rs 1.8 Cr to KXIP
Varun Aaron for Rs 2.4 Cr to RR
Mohit Sharma for Rs 5 Cr to CSK
Devdutt Padikkal for Rs 20 L to RCB
Anmolpreet Singh for Rs 80 L to MI
Sarfaraz Khan for Rs 25 L to KXIP
Shivam Dube for Rs 5 Cr to RCB
Varun Chakaravarthy for Rs 8.4 Cr to KXIP
Ankush Bains for Rs 20 L to Delhi
Nathu Singh for Rs 20 L to Delhi
Colin Ingram for Rs 6.4 Cr to Delhi
Sam Curran for Rs 7.2 Cr to KXIP
Heinrich Klaasen for Rs 50 L to RCB
Barinder Sran for Rs 3.4 Cr to MI
Lockie Ferguson for RS 1.6 Cr to KKR
Sherfane Rutherford for Rs 2 Cr to Delhi
Anrich Nortje for Rs 20 L to KKR
Oshane Thomas For Rs 1.1 Cr to RR
Hardus Viljoen for 75 L to KXIP
Himmat Singh for Rs 65 L to RCB
Nikhil Naik for Rs 20 L to KKR
Arshdeep Singh for Rs 20 L to KXIP
Harry Gurney for Rs 75 L to KXIP
Pankaj Jaswal for Rs 20 L to MI
Milind Kumar for 20 L to RCB
Darshan Nalakande for 30 L to KXIP
Shashank Singh for Rs 30 L to RR
Prabhsimran Singh for Rs 4.8 Cr to KXIP
Rashik Dar for Rs 20 L to MI
Prithvi Raj Yarra for Rs 20 L to KKR
Liam Livingstone for Rs 50 L to RR
Keemo Paul for Rs 50 L to Delhi
Prayas Ray Barman for Rs 1.5 Cr to RCB
Agnivesh Ayachi for Rs 20 L to KXIP
Harpreet Brar for Rs 20 L to KXIP
Martin Guptill for Rs 1 Cr to SRH
Yuvraj Singh for Rs 1 Cr to MI
Ashdeep Nath for Rs 3.6 Cr to RCB
Jalaj Saxena for Rs 20 L to Delhi
Murugan Ashwin for 20 L to KXIP
Ruturaj Gaikwad for Rs 20 L to CSK
Shubham Rajane for Rs 20 L to RR
Jaoe Denly for Rs 1 Cr to KKR
Bandaru Ayyapa for Rs 20 L to Delhi
Shrikant Mudhi for Rs 20 L to KKR
Manan Vohra for Rs 20 L to RR
Ashton Turner for Rs 50 L to RR
Riyan Parag for Rs 20 L to RR
Full Updated Squads:
Chennai Super Kings Full Squad: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, Faf du Plessis, M Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Billings, Mitchell Santner, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, N Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi . Bought: Mohit Sharma (Rs 5 crore), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 20 lakh).
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jason Behrendorff, Quinton de Kock, Lasith Malinga (Rs 2 crore), Anmolpreet Singh (Rs 80 lakh), Barinder Sran (Rs 3.40 crore), Pankaj Jaiswal (Rs Rs 20 lakh), Rasikh Salam (Rs 20 lakh)Yuvraj Singh (1 crore).
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti ; Bought: Carlos Brathwaite (Rs 5 crore), Lockie Ferguson (Rs 1.60 crore), Anrich Nortje (Rs 20 lakh), Nikhil Naik (Rs 20 lakh), Harry Gurney (Rs 75 lakh), Yarra Prithviraj (Rs 20 lakh), Joe Denly (Rs 1 crore), Shrikant Mundhe (Rs 20 lakh).
Delhi Capitals: Retained: Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Manjot Kalra, Colin Munro, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Shikhar Dhawan from Sunrisers Hyderabad for Abhishek Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem ; Bought: Hanuma Vihari (Rs 2 crore), Axar Patel (Rs 5 crore), Ishant Sharma (Rs 1.10 crore), Ankush Bains (Rs 20 lakh), Nathu Singh (Rs 20 lakh), Colin Ingram (Rs 6.40 crore), Sherfane Rutherford (Rs 2 crore), Keemo Paul (Rs 50 lakh), Jalaj Saxena (Rs 20 lakh), Bandaru Ayyappa (Rs 20 lakh).
Sun Risers Hyderabad: Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, T Natarajan, Ricky Bhui, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Khaleel Ahmed, Yusuf Pathan, Billy Stanlake, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan; Bought: Jonny Bairstow (Rs 2.20 cr), Wriddhiman Saha (Rs 1.2 cr), Martin Guptill (Rs 1 cr).
Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Gopal, Aryaman Birla, S. Midhun, Prashant Chopra, Stuart Binny, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mahipal Lomror; Bought: Jaydev Unadkat (Rs 8.4 cr), Varun Aaron (Rs 2.4 cr), Oshane Thomas (Rs 1.1 cr), Shashank Singh (Rs 30 lakh), Liam Livinstone (Rs 50 lakh), Shubham Rajane (Rs 20 lakh), Manan Vohra (Rs 20 lakh), Ashton Turner (Rs 50 lakh), Riyan Parag (Rs 20 lakh).
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller and Ravichandran Ashwin; Bought: Moises Henriques (Rs 1 cr), Nicholas Pooran (Rs 4.2 cr), Varun Chakaravarthy (Rs 8.4 cr), Sam Curran (Rs 7.2 cr), Mohammad Shami (Rs 4.2 cr), Sarfaraz Khan (Rs 25 lakh), Hardus Viljoen (Rs 75 lakh), Arshdeep Singh (Rs 20 lakh), Darshan Nalkande (Rs 30 lakh), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4.8 cr), Agnivesh Ayachi (Rs 20 lakh), Harpreet Brar (Rs 20 lakh), Murugan Ashwin (Rs 20 lakh).
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme, Bought: Shimron Hetmyer (4.2 cr), Devdutt Padikkal (20 lakh), Shivam Dube (5 cr), Heinrich Klassen (50 lakh), Gurkeerat Singh (50 lakh), Himmat Singh (Rs 65 lakh), Prayas Ray Barman (Rs 1.5 cr), Mandeep Singh.