England players were in huge demand in the 2017 IPL auction which took place in Bangalore today. Rising Pune Supergaints bought England all rounder Ben Stokes for whopping 14.5 crores -most expensive overseas player in the IPL history so far and they made Steve Smith captain. That means Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be playing only as a player this season. Stokes, who has been in terrific form in recent times seems to be the best choice among the foreign players who were taken by different franchises. He is also the second highest paid player among the currently active IPL players – behind Bangalore Royal Challengers and Indian captain Virat Kohli (15 crore).
Another English fast bowler Tymal Mills was the second most expensive as he was bought 12 crore (USD 1.8 million approx) by Royal Challengers Bangalore, who missed the title by a whisker last year, losing to Sun Risers Hyderabad in a thrilling grand finale.
Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy and Chris Jordan also got good prices. Morgan, who played for Sunrisers was bought for Rs 2 crore (USD 300,000 approx) by Kings XI Punjab, while the batsman Jason Roy was taken by Gujrat Lions for 1 crore. Sun Risers preferred Chris Jordan for INR 50 lakhs.
Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi, 18-year-old leggie Rashid Khan and UAE batsman Chirag Suri were also in the list, becoming the first Associate players after Netherlands’ Ryan ten Doeschate to get an IPL bid. Sun Risers bought both the Afghanistan players – Rashid for 4 crore and Nabi for 30 lakh
Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews was bought by Delhi Daredavils for 2 crore Indian rupees and
New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson for INR 1 crore . They also took South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada for 5 crore (USD 750,000 approx) and Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins for INR 4.5 crore.
Unfortunately there were no bids for Indian senior players – Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Pragyan Ojha, Cheteshwar Pujara, Parvez Rasool and RP Singh. But several uncapped players were picked in the auction, which may have surprised some cricket lovers.
Mohammad Siraj, who had good Ranji season was bought by Sunrisers for INR 2.6 crore. Left-arm seamer Aniket Choudhary went for 2 crore. K Gowtham was taken by Mumbai for 2 crore.
Pawan Negi, who was bought for INR 8.5 crore last year and then released by Delhi, was bought by RCB for 1 crore.
Sold players so far:
Eoin Morgan (Base price INR 2 crore) – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 2 crore
Pawan Negi (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 1 crore
Angelo Mathews (Base price INR 2 crore) – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 2 crore
Ben Stokes (Base price INR 2 crore) – Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 14.5 crore
Corey Anderson (Base price INR 1 crore) – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 1 crore
Nicholas Pooran (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakh
Kagiso Rabada (Base price INR 1 crore) – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 5 crore
Trent Boult (Base price INR 1.5 crore) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 5 crore
Tymal Mills (Base price INR 50 lakhs) – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 12 crore
Pat Cummins (Base price INR 2 crore) – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 4.5 crore
Mitchell Johnson (Base price INR 2 crore) – Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 2 crore
Ankit Bawne (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 10 lakh
Tanmay Agarwal (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 10 lakh
Mohammad Nabi (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 30 lakh
K Gowtham (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 2 crore
Rahul Tewatia (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 25 lakh
Aditya Tare (Base price INR 20 lakh) – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 25 lakh
Eklavya Dwivedi (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 75 lakh
Aniket Choudhary (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 2 crore
T Natarajan (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 3 crore
Nathu Singh (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 50 lakh
Basil Thampi (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 85 lakh
M Ashwin (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 1 crore
Tejas Baroka (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 10 lakh
Rashid Khan (Base price INR 50 lakh) – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 4 crore
Pravin Tambe (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 10 lakh
Chris Woakes (Base price INR 2 crore) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 4.2 crore
Karn Sharma (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 3.2 crore
Rishi Dhawan (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 55 lakh
Matt Henry (Base price INR 50 lakh) – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 50 lakh
Jaydev Unadkat (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 30 lakh
Varun Aaron (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 2.8 crore
Manpreet Gony (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 60 lakh
Martin Guptill (Base price INR 50 lakh) – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 50 lakh (second round)
Jason Roy (Base price INR 1 crore) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 1 crore (second round)
Saurabh Tiwary (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakh (second round)
Chris Jordan (Base price INR 50 lakh) – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 50 lakh (second round)
Nathan Coulter-Nile (Base price INR 100 lakh) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 3.5 crore (second round)
Praveen Dubey (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 10 lakh (second round)
Navdeep Saini (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 10 lakh (second round)
Ben Laughlin (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 30 lakh (second round)
Billy Stanlake (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 30 lakh (second round)
Mohammed Siraj (Base price INR 20 lakh) – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 2.6 crore
Rahul Chahar (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 10 lakh
Saurabh Kumar (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 10 lakh
Asela Gunaratne (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakh
Daniel Christian (Base price INR 1 crore) – Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 1 crore
Rovman Powell (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 30 lakhs
Darren Sammy (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 30 lakh
Munaf Patel (Base price INR 30 lakh) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 30 lakh
Rinku Singh (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 10 lakh
Shashank Singh (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 10 lakh
Milind Tandon (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 10 lakh
Kulwant Khejroliya (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 10 lakh
Chirag Suri (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 10 lakh
R Sanjay Yadav (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 10 lakh
Shelley Shaurya (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 10 lakh
Shubham Agarwal (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 10 lakh
Ishank Jaggi (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 10 lakh
Rahul Tripathi (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 10 lakh
Pratham Singh (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 10 lakh
Akshdeep Nath (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 10 lakh (third round)
Lockie Ferguson (Base price INR 50 lakh) – Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 50 lakh (third round)
Manoj Tiwary (Base price INR 50 lakh) – Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 50 lakh (third round)
Darren Bravo (Base price INR 50 lakh) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 50 lakh (third round)
Sayan Ghosh (Base price INR 10 lakh) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 10 lakh (third round)
By Sudheer Mahavadi – DD Commentator
