New Delhi: After going unsold in the first round, Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh was on Thursday bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in th 14th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Harbhajan was bought for his base price of Rs 2 crore in the second round.
KKR also bought Karun Nair and Ben Cutting for Rs 50 Lakhs and 75 Lakhs respectively. Sunrisers Hyderabad bought India batsman Kedar Jhadav, Mujeeb Ur Rahman while Australian all-rounder Daniel Christian was sold to RCB for 4.8 crores.
Mumbai Indians bought James Neesham for Rs 50 Lakh while Sam Billings was sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore. Chris Green and Isuru Udana remained unsold.
Earlier in the day, Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was bought by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for 50 Lakhs while Tom Curran was sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 5.25 crore.
All-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham was also bought by CSK for Rs 9.5 crore making him the most expensive uncapped Indian player at IPL auction.
Australian all-rounder Riley Meredith was picked up by Punjab Kings for Rs 8 crore. Gowtham and Meredith have not played for their countries, but that didn’t stop IPL franchises from bidding big on them.
Star wicket-keeper batsman Mohammed Azharuddeen was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 20 lakh. Chetan Sakariya was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.2 crore. He had his base price as Rs 20 lakh.
Indian pacer Umesh Yadav was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 1 crore and Sheldon Cottrell, Alex Carey, Sam Billings, and Kusal Perera all went unsold.
Earlier, Glenn Maxwell (Rs 14.25 crore), Chris Morris (Rs 16.25 crore), and Jhye Richardson (Rs 14 crore) were the biggest buys in the ongoing auction.
