The much-awaited auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) is back to enchant cricket fans while around 351 cricketers are set to go under the hammer.
So far no player from India is in the highest base price bracket of Rs 2 crore. The IPL auction is being held in Jaipur instead of Bangalore and so is the auctioneer, Hugh Edmeades, who has replaced Richard Madley after 11 seasons.
The top 10 players in the bracket of Rs 2 crore include - Lasith Malinga, Brendon McCullum, Eoin Morgan, Chris Woakes, Shaun Marsh, Sam Curran, Corey Anderson, Colin Ingram, Angelo Mathews and D'Arcy Short.
Jaydev Unadkat, Indian all-rounder who was booked for Rs 11.5 crore by the Rajasthan Royals, will also come in the same bracket. 70 players can be purchased at the auction having 20 slots for the foreign players. Yuvraj Singh, who last played for the country in June 2017, has put himself in the base price bracket of Rs 1 crore next to other capped Indians like Mohammed Shami, Wriddhiman Saha and Axar Patel.
IPL Auction 2019 latest update
Players SOLD
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Indian wicket keeper Wriddhiman Saha is sold for Rs 1.2 crore to the SunRisers Hyderabad.
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Ishant Sharma is sold for Rs 1.1 crore to the Delhi Capitals.
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Unadkat is bought for Rs 8.4 crore by the Rajasthan Royals
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West Indies wicket keeper Nicholas Pooran has been sold for Rs 4.2 crore to the Kings XI Punjab.
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Axar Patel is sold for Rs 5 crore to the Delhi Capitals.
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Jonny Bairstow has been purchased by SunRisers Hyderabad for Rs 2.2 crore.
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Carlos Braithwaite is sold for Rs 5 crore to the Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Hetmyer is sold to RCB for Rs 4.2 crore.
Player UNSOLD
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Naman Ojha is still unsold with a base price of Rs 75 lakh.
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Yuvraj Singh enters in the auction with a base price of Rs 1 crore.
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Chris Jordan remains unsold with a base price of Rs 1 crore.
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Nicholas Pooran, with a base price of Rs 75 lakh, has convinced the franchises to take his price past Rs 3 crore.
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Chris Woakes also remains unsold.
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New Zealander Martin Guptill remains unsold at a base price of Rs 1 crore.
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Brendon McCullum remains unsold at a base price of Rs 2 crore.
Delhi Daredevils, who recently renamed themselves to Delhi Capitals, has planned to 10 players, including 3 foreign cricketers, with Rs 25.5 crore in their wallet.
