IPL Auction 2022: Raj Bawa, who played in India’s Under-19 World Cup. Has been bought by Punjab Kings for 2 crores. The match was between Punjab and Mumbai. Eventually Punjab won. Yash Dhool, the captain of India’s Under-19 World Cup winning team, was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 50 lakh.
England batsman Liam Livingstone was picked up by Punjab Kings for Rs 11.50 million on the second day of the Indian Premier League auction on Sunday. While the franchise also shelled out Rs 6 crore for West Indies pacer Odeon Smith. The franchise also made good bids for India’s second-rate left-armers Khaleel Ahmed and Chetan Sakaria.
Khaleel sold for Rs 5 crore 25 lakh while Sakariya was sold for Rs 4 crore 20 lakh. His ability to hit all-rounder Shivam Dubey among other Indian players gave him the ability to hit sixes while Chennai Super Kings. Bought another out-of-side all-rounder Vijay Shankar by Gujarat Titans for Rs 1.40 crore.
Super Kings bought Sri Lanka spinner Mahesh Thikana for Rs 70 lakh. The spinner impressed during India’s tour of Sri Lanka in July last year. Cheteshwar Pujara did not find any buyer in the auction. While Ajinkya Rahane was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of Rs 1 crore.
Eager to join the team
However, the highlight of the first season was Livinstone, who received a contract worth over $1 million. Five teams were bidding for him at a time. Livingstone played for Rajasthan Royals last season and did not perform as expected on slow pitches. Although the players’ positions in the franchise were vacant (minimum 18 players). There was an eagerness to add them to the team.
Sunrisers Hyderabad made a bid of Rs 42 crore 20 lakh for South African fast bowler Marco Jensen. Who troubled the Indian batsmen during the recent Test series. For him there was a bidding battle between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab. At the beginning of the day, both these teams had Rs 20 and 28 crores respectively. Impressed with his pace and control in the recently concluded ODI series against India. Odeon Smith showed a lot of interest during the auction. He also has the ability to play long shots.
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Smith broke Chris Gayle’s bat at his own pace during the Caribbean Premier League. And left no stone unturned to include him in the team as the Punjab team had enough money. At the beginning of the day, Mumbai had more than Rs 27 crore left while they had to buy at least 10 players. However, the franchise did not show much interest towards the players during the first season. The team bid for Navdeep Saini, but despite this. Rajasthan Royals bought this fast bowler for Rs 2 crore 40 lakh.
