KOLKATA: 62 players, 29 overseas and 33 Indians were sold as the eight Indian Premier League franchises splurged their way into fierce bids at the 2020 VIVO IPL player auction in Kolkata.
Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins set the cash registers ringing as he became the most expensive overseas signing in the history of the tournament after Kolkata Knight Riders acquired him for a whopping Rs 155 million.
His Australian teammate, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, too earned big with the final bid being locked at Rs 107.5 million. The “Big Show” made his way to Kings XI Punjab.
The West Indian duo of Sheldon Cottrell and Shimron Hetmyer went for Rs 85 million and Rs 77.5 million to KXIP and Delhi Capitals respectively, while Piyush Chawla, Sam Curran and Josh Hazlewood headed to Chennai Super Kings.
Two international captains – Aaron Finch and Eoin Morgan – also garnered huge interest as Royal Challengers Bangalore and KKR snapped them up to bolster their squads.
The latest talk of the town, Yashasvi Jaiswal, the young batting sensation from Mumbai, went to Rajasthan Royals. Some of the other upcoming uncapped stars too found takers on a day that also witnessed a 48-year-old leggie, Pravin Tambe being bought by KKR.
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