Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bagged South African wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock for Rs 6.75 crore, after a bidding war with Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
IPL Auction 2022: Quinton de Kock goes to Lucknow Super Giants after being sold for Rs 6.75 crores.
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Quinton de Kock was part of the first lot of players to go under the hammer in the 2022 IPL auction after the BCCI slotted 10 players in the 'marquee' list. The South African cricketer though was the only wicket-keeper among the 10 players and was always expected to fetch a very high sum in the auction.
de Kock started his IPL journey in 2013 when he was bought by the Hyderabad franchise for his base price of $20,000, and has since played 77 matches so far in his IPL career. After Hyderabad, the 29-year-old also played for the Delhi and Bangalore franchises before being traded to Mumbai Indians in 2019 where he became an integral part of the squad. He was their highest-scorer in their title-winning campaign in 2019.
However, with Mumbai electing to retain Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard and Jasprit Bumrah, Quinton went back into the auction pool where he had set his base price at Rs 2 crore.
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