IPL Auction 2020: 8 Franchises Spend Rs 140 Crore on 62 Players
Latest updates from the players auction for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League.
- 338 players are going under the hammer in the 2020 IPL auction today
- Pat Cummins has emerged as the most expensive player so far, picked up by KKR for Rs 15.50 crore
- Piyush Chawla is the most expensive Indian in this auction after getting picked by CSK for Rs 6.75 crore.
IPL Auction 2020 Concludes in Kolkata
At the end of the 2020 Indian Premier League auction, eight franchises have spent a total of Rs 140 crore to fill 62 of the 73 slots available for the upcoming season. Of those who got themselves an IPL contract today, 29 were overseas players.
While KXIP completed their 25-man squad by winning the bids for 8 players, they go home with a total of Rs 16,50,00,000 – more than any other franchise.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, who had the most available slots at the start of the day, currently have a 21-man squad after buying eight players.
Pat Cummins (Rs 15.50 cr), Glenn Maxwell (Rs 10.75 cr), Chris Morris (Rs 10 cr), Sheldon Cottrell (Rs 8.5 cr) got the top bids while Piyush Chawla was the most expensive Indian player at this auction after getting bought by CSK for Rs 6.75 crore.
Among the uncapped players, 17-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal bagged the highest bid, getting picked by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 2.4 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Dale Steyn Sold to RCB!
He returns to the bidding table for a third time, and RCB finally bag South African pacer Dale Steyn for his base price of Rs 2 crore.
And that concludes the 2020 IPL auction.
IPL Auction Live: Marcus Stoinis Sold to DC
Unsold in the first round, Marcus Stoinis attracts bids from Delhi and RR after returning to the table. Starting from his base price of Rs 1 crore, the two franchises go back and forth before RR bow out and Delhi bag the Aussie middle-order batsman for Rs 4.80 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Prabhsimran Singh Sold to KXIP
Prabhsimran Singh returns to the bidding table, and is brought back by his previous franchise KXIP for Rs 55 lakh after a brief bidding war with RCB.
IPL Auction Live: No Takers for Dale Steyn, Again!
Mohit Sharma returns to the bidding table, and is bagged by Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 50 lakh. Dale Steyn however, isn’t second-time lucky, still no takers for South African pacer.
IPL Auction Live: Oshane Thomas Sold to RR
Rajasthan Royals bag West Indies’ Oshane Thomas for his base price of Rs 50 lakh without a fight.
IPL Auction Live: Kane Richardson Sold to RCB
RCB and RR fight for Kane Richardson. Starting at his base price of Rs 1.50 cr, the Australian fast bowler is sold to RCB for Rs 4 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Chris Jordan Sold to KXP
RCB and KXIP start the bid for Chris Jordan at 75 lakh. KXIP bag the Barbadian-born English cricketer for Rs 3 crore.
IPL Auction 2020: Fabian Allen Sold to SRH, Jason Holder Unsold
Sunrisers Hyderabad bag West Indies’ Fabian Allen for his base price of Rs 50 lakh while Jason Holder goes unsold.
IPL Auction 2020: Salary Cap Remaining & Slots Available
Chennai Super Kings – Funds Remaining: Rs 35 lakh. Slots Remaining: 2.
Delhi Capitals – Funds Remaining: Rs 14.70 crore. Slots Remaining: 7.
Kings XI Punjab – Funds Remaining: Rs 20.25 crore. Slots Remaining: 3.
KKR – Funds Remaining: Rs 10.10 crore. Slots Remaining: 6.
Mumbai Indians – Funds Remaining: Rs 2.55 crore. Slots Remaining: 4.
Rajasthan Royals – Funds Remaining: Rs 17.45 crore. Slots Remaining: 4.
RCB – Funds Remaining: Rs 13.50 crore. Slots Remaining: 10.
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Funds Remaining: Rs 11.20 crore. Slots Remaining: 4.
IPL Auction 2020 So Far
Thirty three of the 73 available slots have been filled so far in the 2020 Indian Premier League auction, and it’s the Australian cricketers who have bagged the biggest bids.
Rajasthan Royals have picked up seven players so far, the most by any franchise. While RCB, who had gone in with the most available slots (12), have only bought two cricketers – Chris Morris and Aaron Finch.
Pacer Pat Cummins became the most expensive foreign buy ever in the league by fetching a whopping Rs 15.50 crore bid from two-time champions KKR. Veteran Indian spinner Piyush Chawla is the most expensive Indian so far after getting picked by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 6.75 crore.
All-rounder Glenn Maxwell returned to Kings XI Punjab with a price tag of Rs 10.75 crore after an intense bidding war with Delhi Capitals. Maxwell's compatriot Nathan Coulter-Nile also enjoyed a million dollar payday at the auction as Mumbai Indians shelled out Rs 8 crore for the pacer.
IPL Auction Live: Josh Hazlewood Sold to CSK
CSK bag Josh Hazlewood at his base price of Rs 2 crore while Adam Milne goes unsold as the first session of the auction comes to an end.
Teams will now hand over a list of players they still want to bid on, and those names will be included in the acceleration auction list in the next session.
There will now be a one hour break.
IPL Auction Live: Jimmy Neesham Sold to KXIP
Sunrisers Hyderabad bag Mitchell Marsh for his base price of Rs 2 crore while KXIP buy Jimmy Neesham for Rs 50 lakh without a fight.
More Unsold Players
- Anrich Nortje
- Barinder Sran
- Mark Wood
- Alzarri Joseph
- Mustafizur Rahman
IPL Auction Live: Colin Ingram, Martin Guptill Unsold
Coming in at Rs 50 lakh, Colin Ingram finds no takers in this auction so far. Martin Guptill, Carlos Brathwaite and Marcus Stoinis follow suit as he goes unsold.
IPL Auction Live: David Miller Sold to RR
Rajasthan Royals are the only ones interested in David Miller. And they bag England cricketer for his base price of Rs 75 lakh.
IPL Auction Live: Shimron Hetmyer Sold to Delhi Capitals
Rajasthan Royals open the bid at Rs 50 lakh. KKR enter the fray as the two teams take the bid past the crore mark.
Delhi raise their paddle at Rs 1.70 crore as KKR bow out. Delhi and Rajasthan take the bid past Rs 5 crore. A few whispers in the RR camp but Delhi co-owner Parth Jindal bids on. Rs 7 crore. And Delhi Capitals bag the big-hitting Windies batsman for Rs 7.75 crore!
IPL Auction Live: Ravi Bishnoi Sold to KXIP
KXIP start the bidding for spinner Ravi Bishnoi. Mumbai Indians enter the mix. Akash Ambani and Anil Kumble are raising those paddles rather quickly as the bid crosses a crore.
And KXIP bag the 19-year-old for Rs 2 crore!
IPL Auction Live: Kartik Tyagi Sold to RR
Kings XI Punjab start the bid at his base price of Rs 20 lakh, and Rajasthan Royals take it forward. The bid crosses a crore for the 19-year-old fast bowler. And RR bag Karthik Tyagi for Rs 1.30 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Anuj Rawat Sold to RR
Anuj Rawat gets his maiden IPL bid. Rajasthan Royals bag him for Rs 80 lakh – four times his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
IPL Auction Live: Yashasvi Jaiswal Sold to RR
Another young star Yashasvi Jaiswal gets a starting bid of Rs 20 lakh from Mumbai Indians. KKR enter the mix as Mumbai Indians exit at Rs 75 lakh. KXIP rejoin the bidding at Rs 80 lakh. Rajasthan Royals enter at Rs 2 crore, and win the bid at Rs 2.40 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Varun Chakravarthy Sold to KKR
KKR open the bid for Varun Chakravarthy at Rs 30 lakh. KKR raise their paddle, and the bid has already crossed Rs 3 crore! KKR win the bid, bagging Varun for Rs 4 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Virat Singh, Priyam Garg Sold to SRH
Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the bid for Virat Singh. Virat is the first uncapped player whose bid has crosses a crore. And he goes to SRH for Rs 1.90 crore.
Next up is India’s captain for the U-19 captain Priyam Garg. Once again, it’s KXIP and SRH bidding for the youngster. And once again, it’s Sunrisers who come on top with a Rs 1.90-crore bid.
IPL Auction Live: Bid for Uncapped Players Starts
Bidding for the uncapped cricketers is now underway. After Manjot Kalra, Rohan Kadam and Harpreet Bhatia go unsold, Rahul Tripathi is the first one to get a bid. RCB and KKR enter the mix for the Indian batsman. Tripathi goes to KKR for Rs 60 lakh – four times his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
IPL Auction Live: Adam Zampa, Ish Sodhi Unsold
We have another string of unsold players before the second interval of this auction today. Ish Sodhi, Adam Zampa, Hayden Walsh and Zahir Khan find no takers.
A total of 15 players including 12 overseas players sold so far.
IPL Auction Live: Piyush Chawla Sold to CSK
Piyush Chawla comes in at a base price of Rs 1 crore. KXIP start the bid, and CSK enter the mix at Rs 1.50 crore.
Both teams want the veteran Indian bowler, and refuse to bow out.
And CSK win the bid at Rs 6.75 crore as Piyush Chawla becomes the most expensive Indian in this auction so far.
IPL Auction Live: Sheldon Cottrell Sold to KXIP
West Indies bowler Sheldon Cottrell has a lot of takers!
KXIP and RCB start the bid from his base price of Rs 50 lakh. Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals enter the mix as the bid rises to Rs 8 crore.
And Kings XI Punjab, who came into the auction with the biggest kitty, bag the pacer for Rs 8.50 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Nathan Coulter-Nile Sold to Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians and CSK in an intense bidding war for Aussie fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile. From his base price of Rs 1 crore, the bid crosses Rs 5 crore and then Rs 6 crore as neither team backs down.
And it’s the defending champions Mumbai Indians who win that battle, bagging pacer for Rs 8 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Jaydev Unadkat Sold to RR
Delhi Capitals open the bid for Jaydev Unadkat at his base price of Rs 1 crore. Rajasthan Royals, who had earlier released the pacer, enter the mix. The bid rises, and the Unadkat is back in pink with Rajasthan Royals for Rs 3 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Dale Steyn Unsold!
Veteran South African pacer Dale Steyn goes unsold! He came in at the highest base price of Rs 2 crore.
Heinrich Klaasen, Mushfiqur Rahim, Naman Ojha, Kusal Perera, Shai Hope and Mohit Sharma have no takers in this auction so far.
IPL Auction Live: Alex Carey Sold to Delhi Capitals
RCB and Rajasthan Royals take Alex Carey’s bid to Rs 1 crore from his base price of Rs 50 lakh. Delhi Capitals enter the mix at the last moment and bag the Aussie wicketkeeper for Rs 2.40 crore.
IPL Auction Live: 10 Players Sold So Far
It’s the end of the first part of the IPL Auction 2020, and a total of 10 players including 9 overseas players have been sold so far. Pat Cummins has become the most expensive overseas player in the history of the IPL, after getting a Rs 15.50 cr bid from KKR.
Players Sold So Far
Chennai Super Kings
Sam Curran Rs 5.50 cr
Delhi Capitals
Jason Roy Rs 1.50 cr
Chris Woakes Rs 1.50 cr
Kings XI Punjab
Glenn Maxwell Rs 10.75 cr
KKR
Pat Cummins Rs 15.50 cr
Eoin Morgan Rs 5.25 cr
Mumbai Indians
Chris Lynn Rs 2 cr
Rajasthan Royals
Robin Uthappa Rs 3 cr
RCB
Chris Morris Rs 10 cr
Aaron Finch Rs 4.40 cr
IPL Auction Live: Chris Morris Sold to RCB for Rs 10 Cr
We have our third Rs 10 crore-plus bid of the day!
RCB and KXIP enter mix for the Aussie all-rounder who comes in for a base price of Rs 2 crore. And KXIP bow out. RCB have made their second buy of the day. After bagging Aaron Finch earlier, the Virat Kohli-led franchise bag Morris for Rs 10 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Sam Curran Sold to CSK for Rs 5.5 Cr
CSK and Delhi Capitals enter the bid for England youngster Sam Curran. And last season’s finalists make their first buy of the day, bagging the all-rounder for Rs 5.50 crore from a base price of Rs 1 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Pat Cummins Sold to KKR
Starting at a base price of Rs 2 crore, there’s a ferocious bidding war between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals for Pat Cummins. But after Delhi bowed out at Rs 15 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders made a surprise move to enter the bid at the last moment and eventually bag the service of the Australian pacer for a whopping Rs 15.50 crore.
Pat Cummins becomes the most expensive overseas player in the history of the IPL!
IPL Auction Live: Yusuf Pathan Unsold
Indian batsman Yusuf Pathan finds no takers after coming in at a base price of Rs 1 crore. Next up is Colin de Grandhomme at a base price of Rs 75 lakh, and the Kiwi has no takers either.
IPL Auction Live: Chris Woakes Sold to Delhi Capitals
Chris Woakes goes to Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 1.5 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Glenn Maxwell Sold to KXIP
The bid for Glenn Maxwell gets off to a big start! Coming in at a base price of Rs 2 crore, Delhi Capitals, KXIP and RCB are involved in an intense bidding war for the Aussie batsman.
Maxwell is returning from a break due to mental-health reasons and although he does not have great numbers to show in the tournament – 1397 runs at 22.90 in 69 matches – his game changing ability is expected to pull franchises.
RCB are forced to drop out of the race due to lack of funds available. Now it’s between Maxwell’s former franchises DC and KXIP. The bid crosses Rs 10 crore!
And Maxwell is back with Kings XI Punjab for a whopping price of Rs 10.75 crore, the biggest bid of the auction so far.
IPL Auction Live: Aaron Finch Sold to RCB for Rs 4.40 Crore
An intense bidding war between KKR and RCB for Aaron Finch, and the Virat Kohli-led franchise bag the Aussie cricketer for Rs 4.40 crore, more than four times his base price of Rs 1 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Jason Roy Sold to Delhi Capitals
Jason Roy sold to Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 1.50 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Vihari, Pujara Unsold
Indian batsman Hanuma Vihari and Cheteshwar Pujara find no takers after coming onto the table at a base price of Rs 50 lakh.
IPL Auction Live: Robin Uthappa Sold to RR
Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals fight hard for Robin Uthappa, but KXIP pull out of the fight and the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman goes to RR for Rs 3 crore.
IPL Auction Live: Eoin Morgan Sold to KKR
Delhi Capitals and KKR are in an intense bidding war for Eoin Morgan who comes in at a base price of Rs 1.50 crore. And KKR take the England captain for Rs 5.25 crore.
Chris Lynn Sold to Mumbai Indians
The first big player to go under the hammer, Chris Lynn is bagged by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 2 crore.
IPL Auction 2020 Underway
IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel starts the proceedings for the 2020 Indian Premier League auction in Kolkata, and hands over the mic to auctioneer Hugh Edmeades.
IPL Auction Live: The Stage is Set
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly arrives at the ITC Royal Bengal in Kolkata, venue for the IPL 2020 auction today. The representatives of the eight franchises that will be participating in the bidding war, have also started taking their places.
The auction is set to begin in 30 minutes. Stay tuned for updates!
IPL Auction: Money Purse of Each Franchise
With a 127 players retained by the eight franchises from the previous season, a total of 73 empty slots remain for the IPL season starting in April of which 29 are for foreign players.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have 12 available slots to fill, more than any other franchise in this auction. With nine empty slots, Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) is coming into this auction with the biggest purse of Rs 42.70 crore.
Welcome to the live coverage of the Indian Premier League auction!
Eight franchises will bid for the 73 slots up for grabs in Kolkata today. And while the auction for the 13th edition of the league may not be a big one, it promises to be exciting nonetheless.
A total of 338 players including 190 Indians will be available to the franchises. Among the big international players going under the hammer are Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell and Robin Uthappa. However, it’s the young domestic and uncapped players that could walk away with the big deals.
The IPL auction begins Thursday afternoon at 3.30 pm. Catch all the updates here.
Meanwhile, take a look at some of our preview stories here.
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