IPL Auction 2021, IPL 2021 Auction Full Players List: The IPL 2021 auction in Chennai saw some interesting bidding wars for players with a high base price. Despite a very subdued record in recent times, many teams with higher purses bid flamboyantly.
In terms of numbers, the IPL 2021 auction had some interesting facets. There were 292 players up for auction. According to the official statement by the IPL, 1114 players had registered with them for the 2021 auction. However, the final list saw just 292 cricketers.
The highest reserve price in this auction was fixed at Rs 2 crore. Only two Indians – Kedar Jadhav and Harbhajan Singh – were in that elite club at a base price of Rs 2 crore. Others in the list of expensive players were Liam Plunkett, Shakib Al Hasan, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell.
If we break down the composition of the players in terms of nationality, there were 125 foreign and 164 Indian cricketers up for grabs.
Some of the big ticket buys were:
* Arjun Tendulkar bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakhs.
* Krishnappa Gowtham bought for Rs 9.25 crore by Chennai Super Kings.
* New Zealand pacer Adam Milne bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.20 crore.
* England pacer Tom Curran fetches winning bid of Rs 5.25 crore from Delhi Capitals.
* Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 14.25 crore.
* New Zealand medium pacer Kyle Jamieson goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 15 crore.
* Indian Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara bought by Chennai Super Kings for his base price of Rs 50 lakh.
* South African all-rounder Chris Morris became the most expensive buy in IPL auction history as Rajasthan Royals bid Rs 16.25 crore for him.
* Uncapped Tamil Nadu all-rounder Shahrukh Khan bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 5.25 crore.
* Uncapped Australian pacer Riley Meredith bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 8 crore.
* Indian pacer Umesh Yadav bought by Delhi Capitals at base price of Rs 1 crore.
* England all-rounder Moeen Ali bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 7 crore.
* Australian pacer Jhye Richardson bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 14 crore.
* All-rounder Shivam Dube bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 4.40 crore.
* Harbhajan Singh bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 2 crore.
* Kedar Jadhav bought by SunRisers Hyderabad for Rs 2 crore.
The iconic Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar’s nascent cricketing career got a major fillip on Thursday when he was picked by Mumbai Indians at the IPL players’ auction, the last name to go under the hammer in Chennai. The franchise for which his father didn’t just play but also took up mentorship of youngsters, bought Arjun for Rs 20 lakh, which was his base price. | READ MORE
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Mujeeb Ur Rahman bagged by SunRisers Hyderabad for Rs 1.50 Crore.
Akash Singh sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 20 lakh.
Arjun Tendulkar joins Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) for Rs 20 lakh.
Pawan Negi sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 50 lakh.
Venkatesh Iyer joins Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 20 lakh.
No takers for Hanuma Vihari.
Karun Nair joins Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 50 lakh.
Ben Cutting moves to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 75 Lakh.
Sam Billings joins Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 Crore.
Harbhajan Singh bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 2 Crore
Kedar Jadhav joins SunRisers Hyderabad for Rs 2 Crore.
K Bhagath Varma joins MS Dhoni-led franchise Chennai Super Kings for Rs 20 lakh
Mumbai Indians pick Marco Jansen and Yudhvir Charak for Rs 20 lakh each.
No takers for George Linde, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Chris Green and Isuru Udana.
Kiwi all-rounder and major Twitter celeb James Neesham joins Mumbai Indians for Rs 50 lakh
M Harisankar Reddy sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 20 lakh
Kuldip Yadav (not ‘Kuldeep’ the Chinaman) joins Rajasthan Royals for Rs 20 lakh
Josh Inglis, Scott Kuggeleijn and Simarjeet Singh go Unsold.
RoyaL Challengers pick Suyash Prabhudessai and K S Bharat for Rs 20 lakh each.
Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade, Sean Abbott, Siddhesh Lad, Prerak Mankad go Unsold.
Rajasthan Royals pocket Liam Livingstone for Rs 75 lakh.
Bidding for big-hitting Aussie all-rounder Daniel Christian begins at base price of Rs 75 lakh. RCB get the opening bid in and get into a bidding war with KKR. Royal Challengers eventually buy Daniel Christian for Rs 4.8 crore.
Fabian Allen bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 75 lakh.
Vaibhav Arora picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 20 lakh.
No bidders for Karan Sharma, KL Shrijith and Ben Dwarshuis.
Jalaj Saxena is the first player to go under the hammer after the break and he is sold to Punjab Kings for 30 lakh.
After the fierce bidding and buzz, we say RCB buying flamboyant Aussie for massive Rs 14.25 crore! Maxwell took to Twitter and all RCB fans are dreaming of the finale victory already!
That depends entirely on the teams. If all goes well and there is no long-drawn bidding, we may see the auction winding up by 8:30 – 9 pm today. So, we are delaying our dinner, what about you!
Rovman Powell remains unsold; Shaun Marsh is unsold; Corey Anderson unsold; Devon Conway is unsold; Rassie van der Dussen remains unsold; Martin Guptill is unsold; Pawan Negi is unsold; Ben Cutting unsold – he has a base price of Rs 75 lakhs; Tom Curran sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 5.25 crore; Marnus Labuschagne remains unsold- he has a base price of Rs 1.5 crore; Moises Henriques sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 4.2 crore; Mohit Sharma remains unsold; Billy Stanlake is unsold; Mitchell McClenghan is unsold; Naveen ul Haq is unsold; Jason Behrendorff remains unsold
After the hectic bidding, the IPL auction has gone for 45-minute recess! So, have your chai and check out all the action that has happened so far.