IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: There were questions of whether the ₹20 crore mark could be breached today and Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc both dashed past that. Australian captain Cummins, who has had a golden year, capped it off by fetching a price of ₹20.50 crore, with Sunrisers Hyderabad breaking the bank for the fast bowler. His record, however, stood only for a few minutes as teammate and fellow Australian pace stalwart Mitchell Starc got snapped up for a stnning ₹24.75 crore by KKR for what will be his first season in the IPL in eight years.
There was also an intense bidding war for Daryl Mitchell, who was eventually bought by CSK for ₹14 crore. Harshal Patel was acquired by PBKS for ₹11.75 crore. Alzarri Joseph was bought by RCB for ₹11.50 crore. Cummins and Starc’s teammate and Australia’s World Cup final hero Travis Head was also snapped up by SRH for ₹6.80 crore.
Today’s event in Dubai may not be a grand spectacle of the two-day behemoth that the IPL mega auction is but it is nothing less. The star-studded list featuring Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Rachin Ravindra and more promises to deliver a charismatic 8-plus hours of entertainment. And hello, hello! Returning Rishabh Pant will be on that Delhi Capitals table using all his tactics and strategy to get some of the best guys on offer.
Now on to some trivia. The 10 franchises have a whopping purse of ₹262.95 crore to spend from, out of which, Gujarat Titans have the most capacity – a hefty sum of ₹38.15 crore, followed by the second-biggest purse of ₹34 crore for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings are the other two franchises with a bag of over ₹30 crore to splurge. Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings have plenty of money too with ₹28.95 crore, ₹23.25 crore and ₹29.1 crore respectively to fine tune their squad of players. Mumbai Indians ( ₹17.75 crore), Lucknow Super Giants ( ₹13.15 crore), and Rajasthan Royals ( ₹14.5 crore) have the smallest war chests compared to their competitors.
A total of 77 slots are available for the franchises to fill, out of 213 Indians and 116 foreigners. The format is simple. Players are categorized into different sets on the basis of their skills and will be up for grabs as and when their names are withdrawn from the bag. Mallika Sagar, who recently conducted the WPL auction will take over from Hugh Edmeades to become the first female auctioneer in the 16-year-long history of the IPL. As for the price brackets – there are quite a few. The highest price category is ₹2 crore, for which 23 players have registered for, Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel and Umesh Yadav included. Then there is the ₹1 crore bracket, ₹75 lakh bracket, ₹50 lakh, ₹20 lakh and so on.
While the presence of some players has risen the stocks for the IPL 2024 auction, there are some notable absentees too, the most prolific being the England duo of Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, along with Shakib Al Hasan and Joe Root. Nonetheless, the magnitude of this gala event is such that none of it can take any sheen away from what lies in store. The auction is just the kind of precursor fans needed as the 2024 edition of the IPL promises to be bigger. In a development that has already caused a huge stir, Hardik Pandya will captain Mumbai Indians for the first time in an IPL season which also happens to be MS Dhoni’s swansong. The return of two young India captains to the fore in Shreyas Iyer and Pant, and the homecoming of Gautam Gambhir to KKR as their mentor has already made heads turn, and we haven’t even entered the new year yet. Although an official date hasn’t been announced yet, the IPL 2024 is believed to kick off from March 22.
So hey! sit back, relax and get set for a bumpy-yet-enthralling ride. Which player will break the bank? Will Sam Curran’s record buy of ₹18.5 crore by PBKS last year be broken? If yes, who will it be? All these questions will be answered over the next 12 hours.
Below are a few key pointers regarding IPL Auction 2024:
– Mitchell Starc shattered the record for most expensive player in IPL history, being acquired by KKR for ₹24.75 crore
– Pat Cummins became the first player to be sold at more than ₹20 crore, having been acquired by SRH for ₹20.50 crore but his record stood only for a few minutes
– There was also an intense bidding war for Daryl Mitchell, who was eventually bought by CSK for ₹14 crore
– Harshal Patel was acquired by PBKS for ₹11.75 crore
– Alzarri Joseph was bought by RCB for ₹11.50 crore
– Rovman Powell was the first player to be sold, having been bought by RR for ₹7.40 crore
– Travis Head was bought by SRH for ₹6.80 crore
– SRH also acquired Harry Brook for ₹4 crore
– Rachin Ravindra was bought by CSK for ₹1.80 crore
– The 10 franchises have an overall purse of ₹262.95 crore to spend, out of which Gujarat Titans have the highest capacity at ₹38.15 crore.
– Mallika Sagar is the auctioneer.
– A total of 77 slots are to be filled.
– Players have been divided in a total of 19 sets.
Follow all the updates here:
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 04:10 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: And time for another break
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 04:01 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: A string of unsold players now
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Spinners Tabraiz Shamsi, Ish Sodhi, Adil Rashid, Akeal Hosseuin, Waqar Salamkheil and Mujeeb ur Rahman all go unsold. That brings us to the end of this set.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:57 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Madushanka sold to MI
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Fair bit of interest for the Sri Lankan pacer who had impressed during the World Cup. MI fight it out with LSG and he goes for ₹4.60 crore to the five-time champions, having come in with a base price of ₹50 lakh.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:53 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Unadkat bought by SRH for ₹1.60 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The pacer came with a base price of ₹50 lakh and SRH fended off DC to acquire him.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:49 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: And Hazlewood goes unsold!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Well they may form one of the greatest pace trios of all time in Test cricket for Australia but they don’t all meet the same fate here in this auction room. Josh Hazlewood with a base price of ₹2 crore goes unsold after his teammates Starc and Cummins rake in the moolah.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:47 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: STARC SOLD TO KKR FOR RS 24.75 CRORE!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Mini-auction? What mini-auction. The Australian fast bowlers have shattered the record for most expensive player twice today.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:45 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Getting close to the ₹25 crore mark now
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Lengthy, lengthy discussions now between each paddle lift. It is stays for a while with GT at ₹24.50 crore, the KKR table has a long discussion before lifting the paddle.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:41 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: STARC BREAKS CUMMINS’S RECORD!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: It goes higher and higher. The bank is being shattered here by KKR and GT. It is currently at ₹22.25 crore with KKR.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:39 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: ₹20 crore mark breached for Starc!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Well it looks like Starc is going to break the record set by his captain straightaway. The bid stays with GT for a while at ₹20.25 crore.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:38 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The war for Starc continues
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: MI and DC pull out when the bid crosses ₹9.60 crore after which it becomes a battle between GT and KKR. It is with KKR for now at ₹18.75 crore.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:31 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Mitchell Starc is in
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Shivam Mavi sold to LSG for ₹6.40 crore and after him comes arguably the man who has been touted as the showstopper of this auction. A little cheer goes up in the room in fact when Mallika Sagar announces Starc’s name. DC make the opening bid of ₹2 crore and MI straightaway lift the paddle. The back and forth is between them for now and the price has crossed ₹6 crore.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:27 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Umesh Yadav to GT for ₹5.80 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: A brief exchange between SRH and GT for Umesh, whose base price was ₹2 crore.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:25 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Alzarri Joseph sold to RCB for ₹11.50 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: RCB came in, stuck on and snapped him up for ₹11.50 crore.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:21 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: And now the battle is on for Alzarri Joseph
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Well that was quite a roller coaster. CSK started the bidding and it was between them and DC. LSG then battled it out with DC and the latter eventually pulled out at ₹6.60 crore. RCB have come in since then.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:15 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Mendis and Ferguson unsold
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Kusal Mendis, who led Sri Lanka in the 2023 World Cup, came in at a base price of 50 lakh and he went unsold. New Zealand tearaway Lockie Ferguson, a regular in the IPL, came in at a base price of ₹2 crore and he goes unsold.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:12 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Bharat goes to KKR, Inglis unsold
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: A bit of a surprise there considering the display that Inglis put up in the recent five-match series in India. His base price was ₹2 crore and he is unsold. KS Bharat, the wicketkeeper who played five Tests for India as a wicketkeeper, went to KKR or his base price of ₹50 lakh
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:11 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Salt unsold, DC acquire Stubbs
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Salt came in with a base price of ₹1.50 crore and no franchises lifted their paddles for him. Then Tristan Stubbs was bought at his base price of ₹50 lakh by the Delhi Capitals.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:54 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: What the purses look like after that
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: There have been some significant dents made in the purses of some franchises, as expected, after that bit of carnage in the 2nd set.
RCB – ₹23.25 crore
KKR – ₹32.70 crore
Punjab Kings – ₹13.15 crore
CSK – ₹11.60 crore
Delhi Capitals – ₹24.95 crore
Rajasthan Royals – ₹7.10 crore
Mumbai Indians – ₹12.75 crore
SRH – ₹5.20 crore
Lucknow Super Giants – ₹13.15 crore
Gujarat Titans – ₹37.65 crore
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:45 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The 2nd set ends
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Phew! That second set was expected to be a blockbuster one but ₹20.50 crore being spent over here was probably not something many saw coming. What a year Pat Cummins has had. His bowling standards have only gone up, if that was ever possible, and as captain, he has led Australia to the WTC and World Cup titles and retained the Ashes in England. Now, this. A deserving candidate for the tag of most expensive IPL player of all time if there ever was one.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:44 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Woakes goes to PBKS for ₹4 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Woakes had a base price of ₹2 crore and KKR started the bidding. PBKS fought it out for him and in the end, took the England all-rounder for ₹4.20 crore.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:42 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Daryl Mitchell goes to CSK for ₹14 crore!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: And the yellows have it! Some long drawn discussions on both tables as the war went on and in the end, it stops with CSK raising the paddle for ₹14 crore. Mitchell had gone unsold last year, remember.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:40 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Mitchell has shot off!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: It was PBKS vs DC for the Kiwi all-rounder, DC pulled out after the bid reached ₹11.75 crore but CSK then entered the fray.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:26 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Harshal Patel goes to PBKS for ₹11.75 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: LSG entered the fray late to push the price up to ₹11 crore. The war ended with PBKS getting Harshal for ₹11.75 crore. He is the second highest bid of the day thus far. Up next is New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:23 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Battle on now for Harshal Patel
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The fast bowler had a base price of ₹2 crore and Gujarat Titans started the bidding. PBKS came in and the war has been between the two franchises. The bid has now breached ₹10 crore, currently at ₹10.75 crore with PBKS.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:19 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Gerald Coetzee bought by MI for ₹5 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The South African tearaway is Mumbai Indians’ first acquisition of the day. His base price was ₹2 crore and there was a little tussle with CSK and LSG.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:15 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: CUMMINS BOUGHT BY SRH FOR RS 20.50 CRORE
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Well most had put Mitchell Starc as the one for whom teams might bid more than ₹20 crore. Instead it is his Australia captain has gone for that. Pat Cummins is the most expensive player in IPL history and is the first to break the ₹20 crore barrier.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:12 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: CUMMINS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYER IN IPL HISTORY!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The previous record was for Sam Curran who was bought by Punjab Kings for ₹18.50 crore last year. Pat Cummins is right now with SRH at a price of… wait for it… ₹20 crore!
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:10 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The bid for Cummins reaches ₹11 crore!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: SRH breach the ₹11 crore mark for Cummins but RCB are not backing down. The bid blasts past the ₹12 crore mark in no time.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:09 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Cummins the most expensive buy now
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Cummins has crossed Powell’s mark of ₹7.40 crore. It is no between RCB and SRH with CSK having pulled out. Of course the Australia captain had to make a big splash.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:07 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: RCB vs CSK now for Cummins
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: MI seem to have pulled out after CSK bid ₹4.80 crore but RCB come in at that point. The bid has now reached ₹6.20 crore and it is with RCB at the moment.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:05 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: MI vs CSK for Pat Cummins
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Australia’s stalwart captain, one of the greatest fast bowlers of his generation, with a base price of ₹2 crore. CSK start the bid and MI come in.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:04 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Azmatullah Omarzai goes to GT
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Gujarat Titans get the Afghanistan all-rounder at his base price of ₹50 lakh. He was absolutely extraordinary in the 2023 World Cup, remember.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 02:03 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Thakur goes back to CSK
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: A little tug of war between CSK and SRH and it ends in the favour of the former. The all-rounder returns to Chennai.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:59 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Rachin Ravindra to don the yellow of CSK!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: CSK have acquired the New Zealand starlet for ₹1.80 crore. PBKS had enough and pulled out. Ravindra will be donning the yellow and playing under MS Dhoni next season. Now the former CSK star Shardul Thakur is up next, base price of ₹2 crore, and Chennai throw their hat in the ring for him straightaway.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:57 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Now PBKS vs CSK for Ravindra
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The bid has now reached ₹1.80 crore and it is with CSK at the moment. PBKS entered the fray when CSK had Ravindra at ₹1 crore.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:55 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: CSK vs DC so far for Ravindra
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: CSK open the bidding for Ravindra. It looked like no other team would go for him but DC make almost a last-minute entry and now, the bidding war is on.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:54 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Hasaranga sold to SRH for ₹1.50 crore!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Well, well, well. That is a bargain if there ever was any. Hasaranga has been sold to SRH for his base price! Up next is the young New Zealand World Cup superstar Rachin Ravindra, base price of ₹50 lakh.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:52 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: 2nd set begins
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Wanindu Hasaranga is the first name to come up, base price of ₹1.50 crore. Takes a while for any team to raise their paddle and it is SRH who start it.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:49 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Now for Set 2
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: This is going to be an exciting one, some really big names in it. Gerald Coetzee, Pat Cummins, Wanindu Hasaranga, Daryl Mitchell, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harshal Patel, Shardul Thakur, Rachin Ravindra and Chris Woakes make up the 2nd set.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:49 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Muralitharan on Brook acquisition
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: This is what Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lanka spin legend and SRH bowling coach had to say about the franchise acquiring Harry Brook for ₹4 crore. “Very happy. We need a left-handed opener who can bowl spin. We didn’t think we would get him for this price, we thought it would go higher. We knew CSK will stop somewhere since they already have Devon Conway.”
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:45 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The unsold players from Set 1
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: These names will be brought back later on of course so here are the names and the base price.
Rilee Rossouw (South Africa) – ₹2 crore
Karun Nair (India) – ₹50 lakh
Steve Smith (Australia) – ₹2 crore
Manish Pandey (India) – ₹50 lakh
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:39 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Set 1 comes to an end
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Manish Pandey was the last player in that set with a base price of ₹50 lakh and he goes unsold as well. So it was Rovman Powell, Harry Brook and Travis Head who were sold.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:36 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Travis Head goes to SRH for ₹6.80 crore
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: And the war ends in favour of SRH. Head doesn’t go past Rovman Powell’s price after all. Karun Nair is up next with a base price of ₹50 lakh and he goes unsold. Then comes Steve Smith with a base price of ₹2 crore and he too goes unsold.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:30 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: SRH vs CSK for Head
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Well it took a while for the bidding to begin and it did look for a stunning second that Head might go unsold. SRH then raised their paddle and CSK then responded. The bid has now reached ₹4.60 crore.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:28 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: DC acquire Brook for ₹4 crore!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The back and forth between the two sides ends with DC buying Brook for ₹4 crore. And now comes one of the headliners – Travis Head.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:24 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: No buyers for Rossouw, war on for Brook
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Silence around the room for the South Africa and there seemed to be more silence for Brook as well. Both players with a base price of ₹2 crore. Then DC start bidding, RR join the war and a bit of back and forth between the two on now for the young England star.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:21 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Rovman Powell joins RR for Rs. 7.40 crore!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: His base price was ₹1 crore and he will be donning the pink of RR. Applause around the room after the first succesfull bid of the day. Rilee Rossouw up next, base price ₹2 crore.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:19 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: A bidding war on for Powell
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: The bid has now crossed ₹6.5 crore and the main players currently are KKR and RR. No activity at the DC table, they had released Powell remember.
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:15 PM
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Here we go then!
IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: Ok then, Mallika Sagar has taken the Gavel and we are a go in the 2024 IPL Auction. We start off with West Indies’ Rovman Powell.
