Today was the much awaited auction for the Indian Premier League 2018. All the heads of the eight teams gathered together for a bidding war. The auction will be held in two phases, the second phase will be conducted tomorrow.
The full list of all the players up for auction today:
Karun Nair bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 5.6 crores.
K. L. Rahul was also bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 11 crores.
Murali Vijay was unsold and will be back in auction ring tomorrow.
David Miller was retained by Kings XI Punjab via Right to Match at Rs. 3 crores.
Aaron Finch was sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs. 6.2 crores.
Marquee Players set 2:
Harbhajan Singh was sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs. 2 crores.
Shakib Al Hasan was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 2 crores.
Glenn Maxwell was sold at Rs. 9 crores to Delhi Daredevils.
Gautam Gambhir was sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 2.8 crores
Dwayne Bravo was retained at Rs. 6.4 crores via RTM
Kane Williamson was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 3 crores
Joe Root was not sold and will return tomorrow
Yuvraj Singh was sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 2 crores
Marquee Players Set 1:
Shikhar Dhawan was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 5.2 crores via RTM
Ravichandran Ashwin was sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 7.6 crores
Kieron Pollard was retained by Mumbai Indians at Rs. 5.4 crores via RTM
Chris Gayle was not sold and will return to the bidding war tomorrow.
Ben Stokes was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 12.50 crores
Faf du Plessis was sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs. 1.6 crores
Ajinkya Rahane was retained by Rajasthan Royals at Rs. 4 crores via RTM
Mitchell Starc sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 9.4 crores
