The IPL 2021 auction is seeing eight franchises aggressively bidding for nearly 300 players will be conducted in Chennai. Some interesting bidding wars is being seen for players that have a higher base price. Spinner Harbhajan Singh with base price goes unsold.
South African all-rounder Chris Morris on Thursday became the most expensive player at an IPL auction after he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 16.25 crore.Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction.This time also Glenn Maxwell sold in a huge price, The Australian all-rounder was bought by RCB for Rs 14.25 crore. Earlier, Steve Smith sold to Delhi Capitals for 2.2 crores. Aaron Finch price Rs 1 crore, goes unsold. Hanuma Vihari also goes unsold.
There are 292 players up for auction. England pacer Mark Wood withdrew from the auction at the end moment.According to the official statement by the IPL, 1114 players had registered with them for the 2021 auction. However, the final list sees just 292 cricketers. The highest reserve price in this auction has been fixed at Rs 2 crore.
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