IPL 2021 Auction | Tempo driver's son Chetan Sakariya earns big, mourns death of younger brother
Cricket | February 19, 2021 20:53 ISTThe first thing Sakariya did on Thursday was call his family immediately after being picked.
The first thing Sakariya did on Thursday was call his family immediately after being picked.
Young Saurashtra left-arm paceman Chetan Sakariya was sold for INR 1.2 crore in the IPL 2021 Auction on Thursday. Rajasthan Royals outbid everyone to get hold of Sakariya. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy this year, he had taken 12 wickets.
Mumbai Indians got seven players for only INR 11.7 crore at the auction on Thursday.
His full name is M Shahrukh Khan and he loved his cricket and movies too from a very young age.
Also showing interest in him were Delhi Capitals and the Punjab Kings in the auction on Thursday.
In the previous season, it was Maxwell and Cummins; and this year, all eyes will likely be on Morris to justify his bewildering price tag.
The 33-year-old South African became the most expensive buy in IPL history when he was picked by RR following an intense bidding war at the auction on Thursday.
Arjun, the last player to be bought at the event, was snapped up by the Mumbai outfit at his base price of INR 20 lakh.
With the IPL returning to India once again after a hiatus in the UAE, it seems franchises were looking to reinforce their fast bowling options.
the Tamil Nadu batsman who struck jackpot with Rs.5.25 crore bid from Punjab Kings at Thursday’s IPL auction.
Uncapped Karnataka all-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham is still trying to get a grip on his emotions after fetching a mind-boggling Rs 9.25 crore deal with Chennai Super Kings.
291 players went under the hammer and 57 slots were filled with Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore shelling out the most.
The 40-year-old World Cup winner was picked up in the second bidding at his base price of Rs. 2 crores by two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders.
A fantastic T20 player and an asset for any team with his all-round abilities, Morris became the highest-paid cricketer in IPL history.
Each team has a salary cap of Rs 85 crore but for the mini-auction, they had limited purse to buy players for 61 slots.
Ahead of the fourteenth IPL season, SRH had retained most of their players including skipper David Warner, Kane Williamson and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
The cricketer is known for his big-hitting and performed well for Tamil Nadu in the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy that they won, though he got only a few opportunities to bat.
Hasan, who was part of the KKR squad in both their title-winning run, was roped in for INR 3.20 crore while they also managed to get a back-up wicketkeeping option in Sheldon Jackson
Mumbai Indians spent INR 11.70 crore roping in seven players including Nathan Coulter-Nile and Arjun Tendulkar
Delhi Capitals bought 8 players in the IPL 2021 Auction, spending the most on England all-rounder Tom Curran (Rs 5.25 crore).
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