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IPL PLAYER AUCTION 2018
  • Ben Stokes RR 12.5 Cr
  • Mitchell Starc KKR 9.4 Cr
  • Glenn Maxwell DD 9 Cr
  • R Ashwin KXIP 7.6 Cr
  • Dwayne Bravo CSK 6.4 Cr
  • Kieron Pollard MI 5.4 Cr
  • Shikhar Dhawan SRH 5.2 Cr
  • Ajinkya Rahane RR 4 Cr
  • Gautam Gambhir DD 2.8 Cr
  • Harbhajan Singh CSK 2 Cr
  • Yuvraj Singh KXIP 2 Cr

IPL Auction 2018 LIVE Updates: Gambhir and Maxwell Return to Delhi; Stokes Biggest Buy Yet as Root Goes Unsold

Cricketnext Staff | Updated: January 27, 2018, 11:19 AM IST

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11:26(IST) This is what Gambhir had to say after his blockbuster return to Delhi!
11:25(IST)

UNSOLD: This will definitely sting the England skipper Joe Root as there were no takers for one of the best batsmen in the world in this cash rich league. Root went unsold but the franchise will get a chance to bid for him again later in the auction. 

11:23(IST)

SOLD: After much deliberation, Kings XI Punjab bid for Yuvraj Singh and he is sold for his base price of Rs 2 Crore. SRH were given the chance to use the RTM card for him but they chose not to use it. Yuvraj heads back to KXIP, where it all started for him in IPL.

11:21(IST)

SOLD: Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson heads back to Sunrisers Hyderabad has there were no other takers for him. Williamson heads back to SRH for Rs 3 Crore. Good buy for the one time champions. 

11:18(IST)

SOLD: DJ Bravo will once again play for Chennai Super Kings after they used the Right to Match card for him. Kings XI Punjab had thought they had acquired te services of one of the best all-rounder in the game for 6.4 Cr, but CSK got him back.

11:14(IST)

SOLD: Another player heads back to Delhi and it is none other than Gautam Gambhir. After helping KKR win two titles, he was let go by the franchise (during IPL retention) and they even chose not use the right to match card for him. Delhi acquire the servives of Gambhir for Rs 2.8 crore.

11:11(IST)

SOLD: The prodigal son returns to Delhi as Glenn Maxwell has been bought by Delhi Daredevils for a whopping amount of Rs 9 Crores. Coach Ricky Ponting went all out for his compatriot and got his man for a big amount. KXIP chose not to use the Right to Match card. 

11:07(IST)

KXIP have now pulled out now for Maxwell as the price has gone up to Rs 7 Cr. So as it stands, Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad are going head to head for the Australian superstar Glenn Maxwell.

11:05(IST)

Intense bidding war going between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab for Glen Maxwell. Maxwell's teammates and the media gave him the nickname "The Big Show" due to his confidence and his tendency to play extravagant shots, especially a wide array and variations of sweep shots. He however prefers the nickname "Maxi".

11:03(IST)

SOLD: Star Bangladesh All-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan also could find only one taker and he will go to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2 Crore. Shakib last played for KKR in the IPL and will now don the jersey of one time champions SRH. 

11:01(IST)

SOLD: Chennai Super Kings win the signature of Harbhajan Singh for Rs 2 Crore. There were no other bidders therefore it was a very easy for CSK to win his signature. Bhajji will now play under Dhoni once again.

10:59(IST)

The second set of marquee players are all set to go under the hammer now. Brace yourselves folks as this also going to be a blockbuster ride. Let's see who all will be picked up now.

10:56(IST)

Ajinkya Rahane was one of the shining bright stars for Rajasthan Royal under the tutelage of Rahul Dravid. And once again, Rahane heads back to Rajasthan where it all began for the star Indian cricketer. 

10:53(IST)

What a buy this has been for Kolkata Knight Riders. Mitchell Starc has been one of the best pacers in the world for quite sometime now and it he manages to remain injury-free, he will definitely set the IPL alight. 

10:43(IST)

10:41(IST)

SOLD: Kolkata Knight Riders have entered the auction with a bang and they have won the signature of Mitchell Starc for 9.4 Cr. KXIP were also involved in bidding but KKR outlasted them and won the signature for the star Australian pacer, who last played for Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2017, Starc parted ways with Royal Challengers Bangalore in order to focus on International cricket.

10:39(IST)

10:38(IST)

SOLD: Kings XI Punjab thought they bought star Indian player Ajinkya Rahane after they won the bidding with Rajasthan Royals for Rs 4 Crore. However, Rajasthan then used the RTM card and Rahane will once again don the blue of Rajasthan for the eleventh edition of the league.

10:35(IST)

SOLD: Faf Du Plessis will once again don the yellow of Chennai Super Kings after they used the Right to Match card on him. KXIP bought him for Rs 1.6 Cr but CSK trumped them by using their RTM card and it is a bargain.

10:34(IST)

The most expensive purchase in IPL history, Stokes was bought by Pune for a staggering 14.5 crores last year. With an average of 31.60 with the bat and scalping 12 wickets, the Englishman was named the 2017 IPL Player of the tournament.

10:33(IST)

SOLD: As expected, an intense bidding war going on between Kolkata Night Riders, Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils for Ben Stokes. But as the price go up of 12 Cr, KXIP go out but Rajasthan Royals have joined in now. Against all the odds, RR have won the bidding for Stokes at Rs 12.5 Crore. 

10:30(IST)

10:27(IST)

UNSOLD: In the biggest surprise of the auction so far, Chris Gayle has gone unsold. YES! Chris Gayle has gone unsold. This has been the biggest surprise of the auction so far. However, the franchisees can still go for him later on in the auction. Gayle became the first ever player to hit 100 T20I sixes. He reached the 10,000 runs milestone in T20 cricket after scoring 77 runs off 38 balls in a IPL 2017 match against Gujarat Lions where Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 21 runs.

10:26(IST)

SOLD: Delhi Daredevils thought they have bought Kieron Pollard for a bargain amount of Rs. 5.40 Cr and coach Ricky Ponting was seemingly excited about the business. However, MI came in and used the RTM card for him and the Mumbai owners are very happy about their all-rounder coming back to them. Pollard is the first player to ever touch 400 appearances. He recently opted out of playing for West Indies in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe this year.

10:22(IST)

SOLD: After an intense bidding war between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, ace India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been bought by KXIP for a whopping Rs 7.6 Cr. Kings XI have been very vocal in the bidding so far. 

10:18(IST)

The second marquee player under the hammer is Ravichandran Ashwin. Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals are invloved in an intense bidding war for the star Indian spinner. Ashwin's base price was Rs 2 Cr but the price has now gone up over 7 Cr

10:13(IST)

SOLD: The first player in the auction is Shikhar Dhawan. Kings XI Punjab have started the bid for the southpaw. Rajathan Royals have entered the bidding war and it is getting intense. Mumbai Indians have now joined it and Dhawan's price has gone up to 5 Cr now. And after KXIP bought Dhawan for 5.2 Cr, Hyderabad used RTM card and bought him for the same value.

10:09(IST)

BCCI secretary Amitabh Chaudhary welcomes the two teams - Chennai Super Kings and Rajathan Royals. The two teams were suspended by the Lodha panel for two editions of the league and they were replaced by Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions. And now these two teams are back in the reckoning.

10:06(IST)

10:05(IST)

BCCI CEO Rahul Johri is now is giving the opening speech as we are almost ready for the blockbuster auction in Benglauru. IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla follows suit and he is now welcoming the team owners and telling everyone what the IPL is all about. We are almost ready to roll now folks to stay tuned.

10:02(IST)

As for defending champions Mumbai Indians, they retained three Indian players: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah – and because of this, their remaining purse is: 47 crore. Here are the scenarios for MI during the auction: Maximum players retainable via RTM - Two, Capped Indian players retainable via RTM - Zero, Uncapped Indian players retainable via RTM - Two, Overseas players retainable via RTM - Two

IPL Auction 2018 LIVE Updates: Gambhir and Maxwell Return to Delhi; Stokes Biggest Buy Yet as Root Goes Unsold

Gautam Gambhir. (PTI Photo)

PREVIEW: Hope and despair will walk hand in hand when some of the world cricket's biggest names go under the hammer during the two-day IPL players' auctions starting on Saturday with the likes of Ben Stokes and R Ashwin expected to be among the most sought after.
This year's auction will feature 578 players in all with 361 of them being Indians. There are 16 top players awarded marquee status and a base price of Rs 2 crore with notable among them being Stokes, Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Mitchell Starc, Chris Gayle, and Dwayne Bravo to name a few.
After his record breaking Rs 14.5 crore bid during the last edition, world's premier all-rounder Ben Stokes is once again likely to force the franchises into loosening their purse strings. There hasn't been an IPL auction of this magnitude since the inception year of 2008 where so many premier Indian stars were up for grabs.
Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane may have fallen out of favour in the national team as far as the shortest format is concerned but as current India players, the franchises are expected to show a lot of interest in them. Someone like Kedar Jadhav, who can bat, bowl off-spin and keep wickets, is likely to be retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Wrist spinners like Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will be high in demand. Ditto for players like KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, and Dinesh Karthik, who have had success in this format. Since quality wrist spinners are the need of the hour in T20, Afghan sensation Rashid Khan Arman is again likely to laugh his way to the bank.
While Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently said that Chennai Super Kings will bid for their local man but with no Right To Match (RTM) available for Ashwin, it will be interesting to note how far the two-time champions go for the burly offie. But a cursory glance at CSK's buying pattern will indicate that left-arm paceman Starc may be on their wishlist as Dhoni has always had a Doug Bollinger or Ashish Nehra in earlier years.
If RCB uses RTM for Starc then Jaydev Unadkat, after a great IPL last year, could be an option for the 'Canary Yellow' army. The CSK will go all out while using RTM for West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, easily one of Dhoni's trusted lieutenants during his best years.
However, perennial underachievers, Delhi Daredevils have no such compulsions as they may go the whole hog for Ashwin along with Gautam Gambhir, who looks a serious candidate to lead the capital franchise. DD have been known to make some outrageous decisions over the years which have completely backfired.
It won't be surprising that their desperation to get a leader and match-winner would prompt them to go the distance. For KKR, retaining Gambhir is an option but then they wouldn't have released him for the auction in the first place. The Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise is more likely to use its RTM for the prolific T20 dasher Chris Lynn, who has had some success with them.
Rajasthan Royals, who had only retained Steve Smith, have the highest purse left and may go the distance for someone like West Indian swashbuckler Evin Lewis, who has smashed two T20 international hundreds against India.
Similarly, Colin Munro will be in demand for his recent exploits in T20 cricket. Kieron Pollard, who recently played the 400th T20 match of his career, is expected to be back at the Mumbai Indians, who are all but certain to use their RTM.
Kings XI Punjab may get Harbhajan Singh in their ranks as he is still a force to reckon with in this format. He is an economical bowler and a handy lower-order batsman. More importantly, he is captaincy material having led Mumbai Indians to Champions League T20 triumph. With each team needing at least a minimum of 10 Indian players,the likes of Krunal Pandya, Basil Thampi, Avesh Khan, Deepak Hooda are expected to get good deals.
There is also a fair bit of excitement about some of the India U-19 players -- especially Kamlesh Nagarkoti, who has been regularly clocking mid 140 clicks during the ongoing colts World Cup. His pace bowling partner Shivam Mavi and the team's skipper Prithvi Shaw are expected to get deals.
The Punjab duo of Shubhman Gill and Abhishek Sharma are also on the radar of the franchises. Among the uncapped foreign players, West Indies born pacer Jofra Archer, who has been a find of this edition of Big Bash League (BBL).

IPL auction can be followed live on the Star Sports network and live streaming will be available on hotstar.com. For the

Player List
Rs 2 crore: R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, M Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Karn Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Robin Uthappa, Rashid Khan, Pat Cummins, James Faulkner, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Cameron White, Eoin Morgan, Liam Plunkett, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Corey Anderson, Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock, Colin Ingram, Angelo Mathews, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard.

Rs 1.5 crore: Aaron Finch, Amit Mishra, David Miller, Evin Lewis, Faf du Plessis, Harry Gurney, Hashim Amla, Jason Holder, Jason Roy, Jaydev Unadkat, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Kane Williamson, Kuldeep Yadav, Kyle Abbott, Lendl Simmons, Mark Wood, Michael Klinger, Moeen Ali, Mohit Sharma, Moises Henriques, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Nathan Lyon, Peter Handscomb, Ravi Bopara, Shaun Marsh, Steven Finn, Travis Head, Trent Boult, Washington Sundar.

Rs 1 crore: Adam Zampa, Alex Hales, Andrew Tye, Ben Cutting, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Jordan, Dale Steyn, Daniel Christian, Dwayne Smith, Jason Behrendorff, JP Duminy, Lasith Malinga, Manish Pandey, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Imran Tahir, Mustafizur Rahman, Parthiv Patel, Piyush Chawla, Sam Billings, Samuel Badree, Sanju Samson, Shakib Al Hasan, Shane Watson, Tim Southee, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha.

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