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IPL Auction 2021 Highlights: Chris Morris gains most, Arjun Tendulkar joins Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh
Chris Morris became the most expensive player in the history of the lucrative T20 league after the South Africa all-rounder was bought by Rajasthan Royals for a whopping Rs 16.25 crore. Meanwhile, Arjun Tendulkar was picked for his base price by Mumbai Indians.
Highlights
- The eight franchises who took part in the auction are Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals.
- Out of the 291 players up for sale, 164 are Indian, 124 overseas and three players from Associate Nations.
- The highest base price of the players stood at Rs 2 crore, while the lowest base price was Rs 20 lakh.
Latest Updates
Arjun Tendulkar has been roped in by Mumbai Indians for his base price Rs 20 lakh. This will be Arjun's first appearance in the lucrative T20 league and it will be interesting to see if the 21-year-old gets a chance to make an appearance in the star-studded Mumbai unit.
Latest additions!
Mumbai Indians: Marco Jansen (20 lakhs)
Punjab Kings: Saurabh Kumar (20 lakhs)
Chennai Super Kings: K Bhagath Varma (20 lakhs), C Hari Nishanth (20 lakhs),
Delhi Capitals: Sam Billings (2 crores)
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mujeeb Ur Rahman (1.5 crores)
Kolkata Knight Riders: Karun Nair (50 lakhs), Ben Cutting (75 lakhs)
Kedar Jadhav joins SRH, KKR rope in Harbhajan Singh
After being released by Chennai Super Kings following a dismal outing in UAE last year, India batsman Kedar Jadhav will be seen in the Sunrisers camp for the upcoming season. The Indian cricketer who can also contribute with the ball was bought by SRH for Rs 2 crore.
Meanwhile, after being unsold in the first-round, Kolkata Knight Riders ropes in veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for his base price of Rs 2 crore.
Latest addition!
# Suyash Prabhudessai and K S Bharat sold to Bangalore for Rs 20 lakh each.
# M Harisankar Reddy sold to CSK for Rs 20 lakh
# Kuldip Yadav roped in by Rajasthan for Rs 20 lakh
# James Neesham and Yudhvir Charak join Mumbai for Rs 50 and 20 lakh each
Daniel Christain draws Rs 4.8 crores
The Kolkata Knight Riders have purchased West Indies seamer, Fabien Allen, for Rs 75 lakh to Punjab Kings. Meanwhile, Australia cricketer Daniel Christain was roped in for Rs 4.80 crores by Royal Challengers Bangalore after engaging in a bidding war against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Punjab Kings have roped in Jalaj Saxena for Rs 30 lakh. This is Punjab's sixth purchase in the mini-auction.
Preity Zinta's on the mini-auction
Rajasthan Royals are leaving no stones unturned in the Indian Premier League mini-auction on Thursday. The franchise have roped in Chris Morris, for a record Rs 16.25 crore, and Bangladesh speedster Mustafizur Rahman in the auction. Apart from these two notable additions, India all-rounder Shivam Dube, Chetan Sakariya, and K C Cariappa have also been purchased by the franchise so far in the auction. [Rajasthan Royals Full Squad]
The mini-auction on Thursday has been ruled by foreign cricketers as some of the unexpected names were seen pulling off a bidding war among the franchise. While South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris became the most-expensive cricketer in the history of the tournament, another all-rounder from New Zealand bagged a whopping Rs 15 crore.
In Pics | Players who bagged whopping amount in IPL 2021 auction
Sunrisers Hyderabad keep things light
Sunrisers Hyderabad have kept things quiet in the auction so far and have just roped bowling all-rounder Jagadeesha Suchith for Rs 30 lakh. [SRH full squad]
Moises Henriques heads to Punjab Kings
Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques was sold to Punjab Kings, up from his base price of Rs 1 crore
Marnus Labuschagne UNSOLD
Prolific Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne went unsold at his base price of Rs 1 crore
Tom Curran goes to Delhi Capitals
English paceman Tom Curran was sold to Delhi Capitals franchise for Rs 5.25 crore
Kyle Jamieson goes past Maxwell
New Zealand pace bowling all-rounder Kyle Jamieson becomes second most expensive buy with final bid going to RCB for Rs 15 crore
Cheteshwar Pujara sold to CSK
Test match specialist Cheteshwar Pujara was bought at his base price of Rs 50 lakh by MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings
Piyush Chawla is a World Cup-winner: MI
Zaheer Khan on Piyush Chawla: He’s a good cricketer, a World Cup winner who brings a lot of experience. Spinners have a lot of pressure in this format and he can bowl with the new ball.
Riley Meredith earns big bucks
Uncapped Australian paceman Riley Meredith broke the bank in IPL 2021 auctions
The Tasmanian paceman was bought for Rs 8 crore by Punjab Kings
Millionaire Glenn Maxwell joins Virat Kohli
Glenn Maxwell was bought for a whopping Rs 14.25 crore by RCB
Maxwell will join forces with Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers
Dawid Malan joins Punjab Kings
World No. 1 T20 batsman Dawid Malan will head to Punjab Kings
Malan was bought at his base price of Rs 1.5 crore by Preity Zinta co-owned franchise
Mystery spinner Cariappa to RR
Karnataka mystery spinner KC Cariappa was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 20 lakh, his base price
J Suchith to SRH for Rs 30 lakh
Karnataka tweaker J Suchith, who was formerly with Mumbai Indians, was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 30 lakh
M Siddharth to DC for Rs 20 lakh
Mannimaran Siddharth, the left-arm spinner from Tamil Nadu and man-of-the-match in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy final, was sold to Delhi Capitals at his base price of Rs 20 lakh
Riley Meredith bought for Rs 8 crore
Australian and Hobart Hurricanes speedster Riley Meredith went to Punjab Kings for a whopping Rs 8 crore after furious bidding with Delhi Capitals
Chetan Sakariya sold for Rs 1.2 crore
Saurashtra left-arm paceman Chetan Sakariya was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.2 crore, keeping RCB at bay
Lukman Meriwala bought for Rs 20 lakh
Baroda left-arm paceman Lukman Meriwala was snapped up by Delhi Capitals for Rs 20 lakh
Sheldon Jackson bought by KKR
Puducherry's Sheldon Jackson will rejoin his former team Kolkata Knight Riders after being bought by Rs 20 lakh
Mohammed Azharuddeen goes to RCB
Kerala's Mohammed Azharuddeen, who scored a century in this year's Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy, was bought by RCB for Rs 20 lakh
Vishnu Vinod heads to Delhi
Kerala's Vishnu Vinod was picked up by Delhi Capitals for Rs 20 lakh
K Gowtham goes for Rs 9.25 crore
Karnataka off-spinning all-rounder K Gowtham went to CSK for Rs 9.25 crore outbidding KKR and SRH
Shah Rukh Khan bought for Rs 5.25 crore
Big hitting Tamil Nadu batsman Shahrukh Khan broke the bank as he was picked up by Priety Zinta co-owned Punjab Kings for Rs 5.25 crore. Shahrukh was named after Bollywood star and KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan
Ripal Patel bought by DC
Gujarat cricketer Ripal Patel was bought by Delhi Capitals by Rs 20 lakh
Rajat Patidar to RCB
Madhya Pradesh's Rajat Patidar was sold to RCB for Rs 20 lakh
Sachin Baby back to RCB
Kerala's Sachin Baby returned to RCB, bought for his base price of Rs 20 lakh
Piyush Chawla sold to Mumbai Indians
Former India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 2.4 crore after bidding furiously with Delhi Capitals
Harbhajan goes UNSOLD
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh goes UNSOLD at base price of Rs 2 crore
Umesh Yadav returns to Delhi
Indian paceman Umesh Yadav was picked up at his base price of Rs 1 crore by Delhi Capital, completing his return back to Delhi
Another Australian millionaire
Jhye Richardson has become second Australian millionaire of IPL 2020 after Glenn Maxwell.
Coulter-Nile bought for Rs 5 crore
Australian pace bowling all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 5 crore, up from his base price of Rs 1.5 crore
Jhye Richardson goes for Rs 14 crore
Young Jhye Richardson was bought by newly rechristened Punjab Kings for Rs 14 crore, outbidding RCB
Jhye Richardson bid past Rs 13 crore
Australian paceman Jhye Richardson has kicked off the next bidding frenzy. The bid is already up to Rs 13 crore between Punjab Kings and RCB
Mustafizur goes to RR
Bangladesh left-arm paceman Mustrafizur Rahman was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1 crore
Adam Milne goes to MI
New Zealand paceman Adam Milne was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.2 crore, up from his base price of Rs 50 lakh
Sam Billings unsold
England batsman Sam Billings has gone unsold at his base price of Rs 2 crore
RR welcome back Chris Morris
Rajasthan Royals have welcomed back Chris Morris in style!
Apart from shelling out Rs 16.25 crore, making him the most EXPENSIVE overseas player in IPL history.
Malan goes to Punjab Kings
World No. 1 T20 batsman Dawid Malan goes to Punjab Kings at his base price of Rs 1.5 crore.
Morris goes to RR
Chris Morris becomes most expensive player in IPL history at Rs 16.25 crore to Rajasthan Royals.
Chris Morris is most expensive in IPL history
Bid for South African all-rounder Chris Morris has already crossed Rs 16.25 crore, the highest in IPL history ahead of Yuvraj Singh in Rs 16 crore by Delhi Daredevils
Shivam Dube sold to Rajasthan Royals
Mumbai all-rounder Shivam Dube goes to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 4.4 crore with DC backing out towards the end of the bid
Moeen Ali goes to CSK for Rs 7 crore
Moeen Ali is the first English player to draw interest as Punjab Kings and CSK increase the bid to Rs. 4.6 crore. Ali was finally picked by CSK for Rs 7 crore after being released by RCB this year.
Shakib al Hasan goes to KKR for Rs 3.2 crore
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan has drawn interest from both Punjab Kings and his former team KKR. He is finally sold to KKR for Rs 3.2 crore up from his opening bid of Rs 2 crore.
Maxwell become MILLIONAIRE again
Maxwell is already 4th most EXPENSIVE player in IPL history with bid of Rs 14.25 to RCB
Bid crosses Rs 10 crore for Maxwell
Dhoni's CSK and RCB raised the bid to Rs 11 crore for Glenn Maxwell, who was released by Punjab Kings this season. Maxwell just managed 108 runs in 13 games in IPL 2020!
CSK and RCB gun for Maxwell
Things have steamed up already with bid up to Rs 7 crore for Glenn Maxwell. It is between MS Dhoni's CSK and Virat Kohli's RCB now
Bidding WAR for Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell already up to Rs 4.4 crore between RCB and KKR. RCB have a big purse of Rs 35.4 crore
Not much demand in Set 1
Hanuma Vihari, Evin Lewis, Aaron Finch, Alex Hales and Karun Nair go unsold from Set 1
Steve Smith to DELHI CAPITALS
RCB makes opening bid for Steve Smith at Rs 2 crore, DC raise the bid to Rs 2.2 crore. Former Australian skipper Smith goes for a bargain price of Rs 2.2 crore to the IPL 2020 runners-up Delhi Capitals
Alex Hales going unsold
English opener Alex Hales comes up for Rs 1.5 crore but goes unsold at first offer
Karun Nair is first player introduced in auction
Karnataka and former Punjab Kings batsman Karun Nair comes up first but goes unsold!
Title sponsors are back
Vivo is back as title sponsors of IPL 2021 after skipping 2020, IPL Governing Council member Brijesh Patel announces in introductory address.
Set 1 to feature Steve Smith
We are just moments away from the auction and the Set 1 will feature the likes of Steve Smith, Aaron Finch, Evin Lewis, etc. Who will be the most expensive buy?
Who all will bid for former Australia and Rajasthan Royals for Steve Smith?
Will Royal Challengers Bangalore gun for Glenn Maxwell?
After deciding not to retain top players Moeen Ali and Umesh Yadav, the RCB team management including skipper Virat Kohli might be tempted to aggressively bid for Australian big-hitter like Glenn Maxwell. Former Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir also believes that Maxwell might be one of the players that RCB might target in the IPL mini-auction. “They (RCB) would need some quality players because they have let go of some quality players – Moeen Ali and Umesh Yadav for example. There are not many fast bowlers going around in the Indian circuit at the moment,” Gambhir said on Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’.
We are just minutes away from the mini-auction as the eight franchise aim to grab their best picks out of the 298 players. In the latest development, England's Mark Wood has taken his name from the auction list. Some of the big stars that were not retained by their respective franchises include Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, among others. What to expect in upcoming IPL 2021 auctions
Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore are ready
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are ready for IPL 2021 auction to get underway!
Who all will RCB target with a purse of Rs 35.4 crore at their disposal!
Punjab Kings Director of Operations Anil Kumble has set his plans for IPL 2021 auction.
Find out Jumbo's plans.
Auction list swells to 298
Brisbane Heat's Xavier Bartlett, Bangladesh wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim, Puducherry's D Rohit, Kerala's Maxwell KK Jiyas, Virender Sehwag's nephew Mayank Dagar, Ashok Menaria from Rajasthan and UP left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar have all been added to the auction shortlist. A total of 298 names are set to go under the hammer now with only 61 slots to be filled.
IPL 2021 auction rules
Player cap, purse limit, Right-to-Match card and other rules: All eight franchises have certain rules to follow while pursuing players and assembling a squad for the 14th edition of the league.
Punjab Kings out to shine with new name
The Punjab-based IPL franchise rechristened to Punjab Kings and the team management would hope for a change in fortune after the revamp. Along with the skipper KL Rahul and his opening Mayank Agarwal, Punjab Kings possess a lot of quality in their batting, but the bowling department will require fixing in the mini-auction on Thursday.
First time champions
The inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals are already dreaming about a repeat of their triumph in 2021.
Can you remember who was the captain when Rajasthan Royals won the crown back in 2008?
The IPL 2021 auction will get underway at 3pm onwards in Chennai. Read where you watch the auction Live.
Wood back out
England paceman Mark Wood is the only cricketer to pull out of the IPL 2021 auction so far. Wood, who arrived in India with Jonny Bairstow, will be part of the England squad for the third and fourth Test against India in Ahmedabad.
Hello and Welcome to IPL 2021 auction day! A total of 291 cricketers will be up for grabs for the 8 IPL franchises to fill 61 vacant slots for the 14th edition of the T20 league.
IPL Auction 2021 Highlights: Chris Morris on Thursday etched history as the South African all-rounder became the most-expensive cricketer in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 33-year-old's bid saw an enthralling bidding war among the franchises with Rajasthan Royals' Rs 16.25 crore emerging as the winner. Morris was followed by New Zealand's tall all-rounder Kyle Jamieson, who became the second most expensive buy on Thursday after he was roped in by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping amount of Rs 15 crore.
Meanwhile, Arjun Tendulkar was picked by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 20 lakh. All eyes were on the youngster after his recent exploits in Mumbai's 73rd Police Invitation Shield cricket tournament. Former India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla also managed to find a new franchise with Mumbai picking him up for Rs 2.4 crore.
Catch the highlights of IPL 2021 auction below: