IPL 2018: How Did The Teams Fare at The Auction?

Rajasthan Royals (RR):

• Making a comeback after 2 years.
• The team spent heavily on international superstars and barring a few names, spent lightly on Indian players.
• Ben Stokes is the highest paid player in the auction for the second consecutive time.
• Jayadev Unadkat’s price raised many eyebrows but he had a good IPL 2017 season and bowled brilliantly against Sri Lanka in the limited overs series.
• Inclusion of Jofra Archer — A great asset with the ball and on the field as well.
• This might be the last chance for Stuart Binny in the IPL. He is already not being considered for the National side.
• Exciting to watch Sanju Samson play under Steven Smith’s captaincy.

Retained Players: Steven Smith.

Players bought at the Auction: Ben Stokes (INR 12.50 Crore), Jaydev Unadkat (INR 11.50 Crores), Sanju Samson (INR 8.00 Crores), Jofra Archer (INR 7.20 Crore), Krishnappa Gowtham (INR 6.20 Crore), Jos Buttler (INR 4.40 Crore), Ajinkya Rahane (INR 4.00 Crore), Darcy Short (INR 4.00 Crore), Rahul Tripathi (INR 3.40 Crore), Dhawal Kulkarni (INR 75 Lakhs), Zahir Khan Pakteen (INR 60 Lakhs), Ben Laughlin (INR 50 Lakhs), Stuart Binny (INR 50 Lakhs), Dushmantha Chameera (INR 50 Lakhs), Anureet Singh (INR 30 Lakhs), Aryaman Vikram Birla (INR 30 Lakhs), Midhun S (INR 20 Lakhs), Shreyas Gopal (INR 20 Lakhs), Prashant Chopra (INR 20 Lakhs), Jatin Saxena (INR 20 Lakhs), Ankit Sharma (INR 20 Lahs), Mahipal Lomror (INR 20 Lakhs)