MUMBAI: The VIVO IPL 2021 Player Auction concluded in Chennai with 57 players filling up the 61 available slots.
All-rounders were in demand. Chris Morris was sold to Rajasthan Royals for a whopping sum of Rs 162.5 million and became the most expensive player in IPL auction history.
Kyle Jamieson & Glenn Maxwell were both sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore whereas K Gowtham & Moeen Ali were sold to Chennai Super Kings. Young hard-hitting batsman, Shahrukh Khan was sold to Punjab Kings while English all-rounder Tom Curran was bought by Delhi Capitals. They all featured in the Top 10 Buys at the auction.
With 22 overseas players bought at the auction, the 14th season will see representations from eight different nations in addition to the Indian players.
Top Buys
Rajasthan Royals Christopher Morris All-Rounder Rs 162,500,000
Royal Challengers Bangalore Kyle Jamieson All-Rounder Rs 150,000,000
Royal Challengers Bangalore Glenn Maxwell All-Rounder Rs 142,500,000
Punjab Kings Jhye Richardson Bowler Rs 140,000,000
Chennai Super Kings Krishnappa Gowtham All-Rounder Rs 92,500,000
Punjab Kings Riley Meredith Bowler Rs 80,000,000
Chennai Super Kings Moeen Ali All-Rounder Rs 70,000,000
Punjab Kings Shahrukh Khan All-Rounder Rs 52,500,000
Players sold 57
Overseas Players 22
Total spent Rs 1.453 billion (Rs 145.3 crore)
