IPL 2021: Aussies All-rounder & Bowlers get Max bid in the IPL 2021

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Maxwell and Richardson weren’t the top earners. South African allrounder Chris Morris set a new record to be sold to Rajasthan Royals for A$2.88 million.

Glenn Maxwell and Jhye Richardson have five million reasons to smile after the pair were sold for a combined A$5 million at the 2021 IPL auction.

Maxwell will be teaming up with superstars Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers this IPL season after he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a staggering A$2.52 million.

Jhye Richardson was then bought for a whopping A$2.48 million by Punjab Kings for what will be his first IPL season.

Caught in a tense bidding war between RCB and Chennai Super Kings that lasted 15 minutes, Maxwell was bought for INR14.25 crore.

Maxwell, a former IPL MVP, joins Kohli, de Villiers and Australian quartet Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Josh Philippe and Daniel Sams at Bangalore.

Richardson was also in demand, with RCB and Punjab going back and forth for 10 minutes until the right-armer went to the Kings for INR14 crore.

Joining Richardson at Punjab is Riley Meredith, the Hobart Hurricanes express paceman who was sold for A$1.42 million after a bidding war with Delhi, becoming the third Aussie millionaire of the night.

Maxwell, a former IPL MVP, joins Kohli, de Villiers and Australian quartet Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Josh Philippe and Daniel Sams at Bangalore.

Richardson was also in demand, with RCB and Punjab going back and forth for 10 minutes until the right-armer went to the Kings for INR14 crore.

It was past midnight when the auction wrapped up, with serial title-winner Dan Christian returning to the IPL for the first time since 2018 after RCB paid A$851,000 for him.