The IPL auction 2021 is being held in Chennai and all the teams are looking forward to making some additions to their squad. Punjab Kings entered the auctions with the biggest purse coming into the auctions. Even Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings were looking forward to creating a new core ahead of the much-awaited 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.
How’s that for numbers ??
Here are the ?5️⃣ buys in the @Vivo_India #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/SPagm8laZo
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 18, 2021
The auction started with Steve Smith being sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹2.2 crores. However, everyone was left stunned after Glenn Maxwell’s name was announced and all the franchises got indulged in an intense bidding war. He was eventually bought by RCB for a whopping ₹14.25 crore.
The fans got another shock after Chris Morris was bought by Rajasthan Royals for ₹16.25 crore, which is the highest amount paid ever for any player in an IPL auction. Jhye Richardson was picked up for a huge amount of ₹14 crores by Punjab Kings.
Here, in this article, we bring you a team-wise list of cricketers bought by all eight franchises. Have a look:
Punjab Kings:
Dawid Malan – ₹1.5 crore
Jhye Richardson – ₹14 crore
Shahrukh Khan – ₹5.25 crore
Riley Meredith – ₹8 crore
Moises Henriques – ₹4.2 crore
See you soon @DelhiCapitals ??
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) February 18, 2021
Delhi Capitals:
Steve Smith – ₹2.2 Crore
Umesh Yadav – ₹1 crore
Ripal Patel – ₹20 lakh
Vishnu Vinod – ₹20 lakh
M Siddharth – ₹20 lakh
Tom Curran – ₹5.25 crore
Lukman Meriwala – ₹20 lakh
Looking forward to joining @RCBTweets for this years @IPL
Can’t wait to put everything I have in to helping us lift the trophy!— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) February 18, 2021
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Glenn Maxwell – ₹14.25 crore
Sachin Baby – ₹20 lakh
Rajat Patidar – ₹20 lakh
Mohammed Azharuddeen – ₹20 lakh
Kyle Jamieson – ₹15 crore
Rajasthan Royals:
Shivam Dube – ₹4.4 crore
Chris Morris – ₹16.25 crore
Mustafizur Rahman – ₹1 crore
Chetan Sakariya -₹1.2 crore
KC Cariappa – ₹20 lakh
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Shakib Al Hasan – ₹3.2 Crore
Sheldon Jackson – ₹20 lakh
Phirse ??lne ko ready, Paltan? ?
Kiwi quick Adam Milne returns to Blue & Gold ?#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPLAuction @AdamMilne19 pic.twitter.com/NTH3DGksD9
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 18, 2021
Mumbai Indians:
Adam Milne – ₹3.2 crore
Nathan Coulter-Nile – ₹5 crore
Piyush Chawla – ₹2.4 crore
Chennai Super Kings:
Moeen Ali – ₹7 crore
K Gowtham – ₹9.25 crore
Cheteshwar Pujara – ₹50 lakh
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Jagadeesha Suchith – Sunrisers Hyderabad – ₹30 lakh
