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Indian cricket crew batter Shreyas Iyer grew to become the most costly participant within the historical past of the Indian Premier League (IPL) public sale historical past. Shreyas, who was the Kolkata Knight Riders captain in IPL 2024, was purchased for a mammoth sum of Rs 26.75 crore by Punjab Kings. Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals have been locked in an enormous bidding warfare for the star batter however it was Punjab who lastly emerged victorious. Beforehand, the most important public sale purchase was Australia quick bowler Mitchell Starc who joined KKR for Rs 24.75 Crore.
Punjab Kings have purchased India pacer Arshdeep Singh for Rs 18 crore after utilizing their Proper to Match (RTM) card within the IPL 2024 Public sale right here on the Abadi Al Johar Area in Jeddah on Sunday.
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Arshdeep, with a base value of Rs 2 crore, was the primary choose of the public sale within the first set of marquee gamers. Chennai Tremendous Kings have been the primary to boost their paddle adopted by Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad received the ultimate bid for Arshdeep at Rs 15.75 crore earlier than Punjab used their RTM card for his or her participant. SRH raised the worth to Rs 18 cr which Punjab agreed to spare to amass the companies of the pacer.
The 2-day bidding motion started after the opening speech from the IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal.
Punjab Kings have the best purse of Rs 110.5 crore for the two-day gala occasion after retaining simply two gamers – Shashank Singh, and Prabhsimran Singh – earlier than the public sale.
Kagiso Rabada was the subsequent participant on the listing and was bagged by Gujarat Titans for Rs 10.75 crore. GT headed to the public sale with a handbag of Rs 69 crore after retaining Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan.
(With IANS inputs)
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