South Africa's speed merchant Anrich Nortje was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders at his base price of Rs 20 lakh in the IPL 2019 player auction.
Chennai Super Kings took to their official Twitter handle to share a fan who has a car licence plate dedicated to the CSK skipper.
Former India teammates, Rohit and Yuvi are set to join forces in Mumbai for the IPL 2019.
Yuvraj, who last played for India in June 2017, is now looking forward to playing for MI in a 'familiar environment'.
The 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction witnessed a new list of millionaires with Varun Chakaravarthy and Jaydev Unadkat topping the charts among the Indian players with a hefty purse of Rs 8.4 crore each.
The BCCI is awaiting the schedule of the 2019 general elections which could clash with the T20 league.
The intense bidding for the two youngsters showed that the teams were willing to loosen purse strings for talent and not just the names.
Yuvraj initially went unsold in the auction and it was only after he re-entered the players' pool, Mumbai Indians bought him.
The right arm quick, who made his List A debut in Vijay Hazare trophy this year, had attended Mumbai Indians trials in October.
In the first segment of the auction West Indies players proved to be the next million-dollar babies in the cash-rich league. While Jaydev Unadkat got the highest bid among domestic players alongside uncapped Varun Chakravarthy.
The 16-year-old leg-spinner, who was Bengal's top wicket-taker in his debut season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy never thought he would be picked at such a price.
The IPL franchises have their players and the work begins straightaway. Here are the full list of squads for the 2019 IPL.
The IPL franchises have their players and the work begins straight away. Here are the full list of squads for the 2019 IPL.
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami attracted an intense bidding war between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab.
KXIP, who had the maximum money going into the auction, also spent big on England all-rounder Sam Curran, buying him for Rs 7.2 crore, the most for an overseas player on Tuesday.
After record-breaking bids for Varun Chakravarthy and Shivam Dube, the franchises were not stopping for anyone as one of the biggest surprises was the final price of Prayas Ray Barman.
No wonder that the 25-year-old southpaw was on Tuesday grabbed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping Rs 5 crore.
Yuvraj had a mixed day at the IPL 2019 auction as he first went unsold and was later on bought by Mumbai Indians at his base price of INR 1 Crore.
The 27-year-old from Chennai was an unknown quantity till he turned heads with his performances in the Tamil Nadu Premier League and the Vijay Hazare Trophy earlier this year.
The 37-year-old cricketer will be brought back in the auction pool later in the evening.
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