IPL 2020 auction News
Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins scripted history when he became the most expensive overseas player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after being signed by Kolkata Night Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs 15.5 crore at the 2020 IPL Player Auction in Kolkata on Thursday.
The franchise bought a total of six new player for the 2020 edition of the IPL and spent 11.1 crore for the same.
The 13th edition of the IPL will take place from March 23 to May 12.
The Kane Williamson-led side spent a total of Rs 6.9 crore at this year's auction.
The franchise bought eight new players at the 2020 IPL Auction and spent Rs 18.85 crore in total.
Indian batsman Pavan Deshpande and all-rounder Shahbaz Ahamad have been signed by RCB for Rs 20 lakh each.
Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins became the most expensive overseas player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) when he was purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at this year's IPL Player Auction in Kolkata on Thursday.
The 2020 IPL is slated to take place from March 23 to May 12.
The 2020 IPL is slated to take place from March 23 to May 12.
As the Indian Premier League auction came to a close, a total of 62 players were bought by eight teams combined. In the auction, Australia`s pacer Pat Cummins became the most expensive foreign player as he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for INR 15.5 crore while Piyush Chawla was the most expensive Indian player as he was purchased by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for INR 6.75 crore.
KL Rahul will captain Kings XI Punjab in the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League, the franchise`s Director of Cricket Operations Anil Kumble confirmed in a press conference post the auction that was held on Thursday.
West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer on Thursday was bought for a whopping Rs 7.75 crore by the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction after going into it with a base price of just Rs 50 lakh. Shortly after the successful bid, DC tweeted a video of Hetmyer dancing at the news.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming on Thursday said they rate seasoned leggie Piyush Chawla very highly, adding England all-rounder Sam Curran has a great attitude after they roped in the pair at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction here.
Chawla was not retained by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) despite him bowling more overs than chinaman India bowler Kuldeep Yadav.
Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy once again underlined his stock in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was bagged by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 4 crore during the 13th auction here on Thursday.
Dinesh Karthik will remain the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) despite the franchise going for England`s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan in the 13th Indian Premier League (IPL)auction here on Thursday.
Australia pacer Pat Cummins on Thursday became the most expensive foreign player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history.
Chawla was the most expensive Indian buy at the 2020 Player Auction. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings for whopping Rs 6.75 crore.
The highest reserve price for the Players Auction is Rs 2 crore and only seven players are included in this list.
When the eight teams sit down for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction here on Thursday, they will have all those qualities in mind including the ability to take wickets when they look to bag the best on offer.
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