Preview: Coming in to the IPL 2018 Auction, the 8 teams were asked to submit their player retention lists by 5th January, 2018. This was then expected to be the biggest auction ever as teams would only be allowed to retain a maximum of 5 players (using a combination of retention and RTM cards at the auction). Big players at the auction included the likes of Ben Stokes, Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Gautam Gambhir, Glenn Maxwell and quite a few others. Let’s see where they go, and for how much.
For me, I will be most excited to watch where the leg-spinner Rashid Khan goes. He was sold to SRH last year, for a price of INR 4+ crore but I’m expecting a much higher bid for the 19-year old this time around. Could he possibly touch the 10 crore mark? Stay tuned to find out. We at Read Scoops are covering the entire IPL 2018 Auction, with LIVE updates of which player went to which team.
- Chennai Super Kings: Rs 47,00,00,000
- Delhi Daredevils: Rs 47,00,00,000
- Kings XI Punjab: Rs 67,50,00,000
- Kolkata Knight Riders: Rs 59,00,00,000
- Mumbai Indians: Rs 47,00,00,000
- Rajasthan Royals: Rs 67,50,00,000
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rs 49,00,00,000
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rs 59,00,00,000
First set of marquee players (Base price – Rs. 2 crore):
- Shikhar Dhawan – Rs. 5.2 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad (RTM)
- Ravichandran Ashwin – Rs. 7.6 crore – Kings XI Punjab
- Kieron Pollard – Rs. 5.4 crore – Mumbai Indians (RTM)
- Chris Gayle – UNSOLD!
- Ben Stokes – Rs. 12.5 crore – Rajasthan Royals
- Faf du Plessis – Rs. 1.6 crore – Chennai Super Kings (RTM)
- Ajinkya Rahane – Rs. 4 crore – Rajasthan Royals (RTM)
- Mitchell Starc – Rs. 9.4 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
Next set of marquee players (Base price – Rs. 2 crore):
- Harbhajan Singh – Rs. 2 crore – Chennai Super Kings
- Shakib al Hasan – Rs. 2 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Glenn Maxwell – Rs. 9 crore – Delhi Daredevils
- Gautam Gambhir – Rs. 2.8 crore – Delhi Daredevils
- Dwayne Bravo – Rs. 6.4 crore – Chennai Super Kings (RTM)
- Kane Williamson – Rs. 3 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Joe Root – UNSOLD!
- Yuvraj Singh – Rs. 2 crore – Kings XI Punjab
- Karun Nair – Rs. 5.6 crore – Kings XI Punjab
- KL Rahul – Rs. 11 crore – Kings XI Punjab
- David Miller – Rs. 3 crore – Kings XI Punjab (RTM)
- Murali Vijay – UNSOLD!
- Aaron Finch – Rs. 6.2 crore – Kings XI Punjab
- Brendon McCullum – Rs. 3.2 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Jason Roy – Rs. 1.5 crore – Delhi Daredevils
- Chris Lynn – Rs. 9.6 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
- Hashim Amla – UNSOLD!
- Manish Pandey – Rs. 11 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Martin Guptill – UNSOLD!
#NZ batsman Brendon McCullum bought @ 3.60 Cr by @RCBTweets !#IPLAuction #IPLAuction2018 #IPL #IPL2018Auction #IPLAuctionlive pic.twitter.com/ZcC3mOKBtn
— Read Scoops (@ReadScoops) January 27, 2018
All-rounders set (varying base prices):
- Chris Woakes – Rs. 7.4 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Carlos Brathwaite – Rs. 2 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Shane Watson – Rs. 4 crore – Chennai Super Kings
- Kedar Jadhav – Rs. 7.8 crore – Chennai Super Kings
- Colin de Grandhomme – Rs. 2.2 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- James Faulkner – UNSOLD!
- Yusuf Pathan – Rs. 1.9 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Colin Munro – Rs. 1.9 crore – Delhi Daredevils
- Stuart Binny – Rs. 50 lakh – Rajasthan Royals
- Marcus Stoinis – Rs. 6.2 crore – Kings XI Punjab (RTM)
- Moeen Ali – Rs. 1.7 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
And that's LUNCH – Day 1 of VIVO #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/XS0Temb4yq
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
That concludes the morning session of Day 1 of the IPL 2018 Auction. It was some intense bidding in that session and you can expect the same to continue when they return after the lunch break. The biggest surprise was Gayle going unsold. Even though his form has dropped, not many would’ve expected him to go unsold. Keep watching this space for continued LIVE updates of the IPL 11 auction.
Afternoon session!
Set 5. Wicket-keepers:
- Parthiv Patel – UNSOLD!
- Quinton de Kock – Rs. 2.8 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Wriddhiman Saha – Rs. 5 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Jonny Bairstow – UNSOLD!
- Dinesh Karthik – Rs. 7.4 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
- Naman Ojha – UNSOLD!
- Robin Uthappa – Rs. 6.4 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders (RTM)
- Sanju Samson – Rs. 8 crore – Rajasthan Royals
- Ambati Rayudu – Rs. 2.2 – Chennai Super Kings
- Sam Billings – UNSOLD!
- Jos Buttler – Rs. 4.4 crore – Rajasthan Royals
Team #KKR all smiles @VIVO #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/UeAtEkFDz7
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
First fast/pace bowlers set of the day:
- Mustafizur Rahman – Rs. 2.2 crore – Mumbai Indians
- Mitchell Johnson – UNSOLD!
- Josh Hazlewood – UNSOLD!
- Pat Cummins – Rs. 5.4 crore – Mumbai Indians
- Umesh Yadav – Rs. 4.2 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Tim Southee – UNSOLD!
- Ishant Sharma – UNSOLD!
- Mohammed Shami – Rs. 3 crore – Delhi Daredevils (RTM)
- Mitchell McClenaghan – UNSOLD!
- Kagiso Rabada – Rs. 4.2 crore – Delhi Daredevils (RTM)
- Lasith Malinga – UNSOLD!
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That concludes the first pace bowlers set. Cummins, Rabada and Umesh would’ve been the talking points and they walked away with top contracts. Ishant, very much like last year, fails to get a contract, even though he had a much lower base price of Rs. 75 lakhs this year. Malinga’s decline over the last few years made the chances of him being unsold very high. No surprises in this set. Waiting for when Rashid Khan goes under the hammer!
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— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) January 27, 2018
The leg-spinners will now be auctioned:
- Piyush Chawla – Rs. 4.2 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders (RTM)
- Imran Tahir – Rs. 1 crore – Chennai Super Kings
- Ish Sodhi – UNSOLD!
- Karn Sharma – Rs. 5 crore – Chennai Super Kings
- Rashid Khan – Rs. 9 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad (RTM)
- Amit Mishra – Rs. 4 crore – Delhi Daredevils
- Samuel Badree – UNSOLD!
- Yuzvendra Chahal – Rs. 6 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore (RTM)
- Adam Zampa – UNSOLD!
- Kuldeep Yadav – Rs. 5.8 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders (RTM)
Got a bid for Rashid Khan? @SunRisers will match it! Rashid Khan remains with the Hyderabad outfit. VIVO #IPLauction. pic.twitter.com/vqxv97bRFy
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) January 27, 2018
Uncapped batsmen list:
- Suryakumar Yadav – Rs. 3.2 crore – Mumbai Indians
- Shubman Gill – Rs. 1.8 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
- Ishank Jaggi – Rs 20 lakh – Kolkata Knight Riders
- Ricky Bhui – Rs. 20 lakh – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Mayank Agarwal – Rs. 1 crore – Kings XI Punjab
- Himanshu Rana – UNSOLD!
- Rahul Tripathi – Rs. 3.4 crore – Rajasthan Royals (from base price of 20 lakh)
- Manan Vohra – Rs. 1.1 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Siddhesh Lad – UNSOLD!
- Prithvi Shaw – Rs. 1.2 crore – Delhi Daredevils
The set all boiled down to the bidding process of Indian U19 captain Prithvi Shaw, who went unsold at the IPL Auction last year but has been making headlines since then. At the ongoing U19 World Cup, he has two fifties and has led his team to the semi final, where they will soon take on Pakistan. He was sold for an impressive amount, but we can expect much more from this talented batsman in the coming years at the Indian Premier League.
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Final session of Day 1 of the IPL 2018 auction and we will begin with the set of uncapped all-rounders:
- Rahul Tewatia – Rs. 3 crore – Delhi Daredevils
- Deepak Hooda – Rs. 3.6 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad (RTM)
- Vijay Shankar – Rs. 3.2 crore – Delhi Daredevils
- Harshal Patel – Rs. 20 lakh – Delhi Daredevils
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti – Rs.3.2 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
- Krunal Pandya – Rs. 8.8 crore – Mumbai Indians (RTM)
- Nitish Rana – Rs. 3.4 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders
- D’Arcy Short – Rs. 4 crore – Rajasthan Royals
- Shivam Dube – UNSOLD!
- Jofra Archer – Rs. 7.2 crore – Rajasthan Royals (from base price of Rs. 40 lakh)
Also, it was good to see Jofra Archer picking up a handsome deal of 7.2 crore, even though he hasn’t made his IPL debut as yet. Will he perform, or will he be last year’s Tymal Mills, picking up a massive contract but failing to prove worthy.
Krunal Pandya (8.8 crores to MI) is now the highest paid uncapped player in the history of IPL..#IPLAuction #IPL2018Auction #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/kldduiDW5z
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) January 27, 2018
Set of uncapped wicket-keepers:
- Jitesh Sharma – UNSOLD!
- Ishan Kishan – Rs. 6.2 crore – Mumbai Indians
- Nikhil Naik – UNSOLD!
- Ben McDermott – UNSOLD!
- Aditya Tare – UNSOLD!
- Ankush Bains – UNSOLD!
- Vishnu Vinod – UNSOLD!
- Sheldon Jackson – UNSOLD!
- Prashant Chopra – UNSOLD!
A very ‘UNSOLD’ kind of set, this one!
Uncapped fast bowlers set:
- Kulwant Khejroliya – Rs. 85 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Siddarth Kaul – Rs. 3.8 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- T. Natarajan – Rs. 40 lakh – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Basil Thampi – Rs. 95 lakh – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Rajneesh Gurbani – UNSOLD!
- Aniket Choudhary – Rs. 35 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Syed Khaleel Ahmed – Rs. 3 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Navdeep Saini – Rs. 3 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Avesh Khan – Rs. 70 lakh – Delhi Daredevils
- Ankit Rajpoot – Rs. 3 crore – Kings XI Punjab
#IPLAuction:
– @mipaltan buy Ishan Kishan for Rs 6.2 crore#IPLAuction2018 #IPL #IPLBumperSaleLIVE UPDATES: https://t.co/lJHBjDCQ6c pic.twitter.com/nQF0Dcjuvy
— News18 (@CNNnews18) January 27, 2018
Day 2 of the IPL 2018 Auction was equally eventful and stressful for team owners. The highlight of the second Day was Jaydev Unadkat bagging a massive contract of Rs.11.5 crore after picking up 24 wickets in last year’s Indian Premier League. He was purchased by Rajasthan Royals.
For the Universe Boss, however, it wasn’t so smooth sailing, as he was UNSOLD thrice in the auction, until Kings XI Punjab snapped him up for Rs.2 crore (base price) minutes before the auction ended. For all similar sports content, you can check out our Sports Scoops section!