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Sam Curran became the most expensive player in the IPL yet, with Punjab Kings acquiring the English bowling all-rounder for Rs 18.50 crore after a long-drawn bidding war with Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. This surpasses the record of Rs 16.25 crore Rajasthan Royals spent on Chris Morris in 2021.
The second name on the top buys list was of Cameron Green, who was picked by Mumbai Indians for Rs 17.50 crore. He was followed by Ben Stokes, who went to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 16.25 crore after an intense bidding round.
Lucknow Super Giants paid Rs 16 crore for wicket-keeper Nicholas Pooran, while batsman Harry Brook was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 13.25 crore.
The first Indian among the top 10 buys was Mayank Agarwal, who also went to the Hyderabad squad for Rs 8.25 crore. The list had two more Indians—Shivam Mavi going to Gujarat Titans for Rs 6 crore and Mukesh Kumar taken by Delhi Capitals for Rs 5.5 crore. Both Mavi and Kumar are uncapped bowlers, and only the former has prior IPL experience.
Rilee Rossouw (Rs 4.6 crore), Shakib Al Hassan (Rs 1.5 crore) and Joe Root (Rs 1 crore), who initially went unsold in the auction were bought by Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, respectively, in extended bidding.
Of the players that went on the block today, 71 were unsold. From the 405 players shortlisted for the auction, 254 were not put up for bidding.
A total of seven players went unsold in the highest reserve price category of Rs 2 crore, including Jimmy Neesham, Tom Banton, Travis Head, Chris Jordan and others.
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