The athletic all-rounder strongly said that he does not want to be recognised as a part-time batsman and revealed that MS Dhoni has assured him of more batting chances in the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Australian cricketer, who previously turned out for Rajasthan Royals between 2008 and 2015 and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the last two seasons, said it will be a little strange initially as CSK was one of Rajasthan's big rivals.
Considering the hardships he has faced, the IPL contract with Kings XI Punjab is a life-changing moment for the big- hitting Dar, who finally foresees better times for him and his large family living in a nondescript village in Bandipora district.
Mills reflected that players act as mere commodities for IPL franchises as the formers' destiny is in the hands of the latter.
The Trinidad cricketer was retained by CSK after the franchise exercised the Right to Match card at Rs 6.40 crore at the player auction held in Bengaluru recently.
KKR, co-owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, grabbed the 20-year old at a price of Rs 80 Lakh after a brief bidding war with Mumbai Indians at IPL 2018 Players Auction held on January 27 and 28 in Bengaluru.
Dua also admitted that the newly-appointed chief coach Ricky Ponting and Gambhir are on "same page" with regards to team building as the Daredevils gear up to win their maiden title in the upcoming edition.
This time, many Twitter users sided with Rishi Kapoor on his opinion about IPL 2018 Auction.
With auction of the uncapped players looking a tad stretched and uni-dimensional, the IPL Governing Council is thinking about reducing the length of the auction.
Here is the complete list of sold and unsold players from the second day of Indian Premier League player auction on Sunday.
The Durban-born pacer has been bought for 50 lakhs by two-time champions Chennai Super Kings on the day 2 of IPL Player Auction at Ritz-Carlon hotel in Bengaluru on Sunday.
The youngster, who was picked up by RPS last year as a replacement for his illustrious state-mate Ravichandran Ashwin, impressed in IPL-10 and has since graduated to the national team in the ODI and T20 format.
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