IPL 2018 Auction Live: Chris Gayle, Hashim Amla, Martin Guptill remain unsold
As many as 578 Indian and foreign cricket stars will go under the hammer in a two-day player auction for the 11th season of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL).
The auction will be held from April 7 to May 27 in Bengaluru.
This is probably the biggest IPL auction ever. with new broadcast deal with Star and the value of the ground sponsors like Vivo, every team is already looking at a financial bonanza.
From an original pool of 1122, there will be 578 cricketers up for auction; of these, 360 are Indian and the rest oversea.
Highlights from the 2018 IPL Auction:
Sunrisers Hyderabad sign Shikhar Dhawan for Rs 5.2 cr, using their Right-to-Match option.
Kings XI Punjab sign Ravichandran Ashwin for Rs 7.6 cr.
Mumbai Indians sign Kieron Pollard for Rs 5.4 cr, using their Right-to-match option.
Chris Gayle remains unsold.
James Faulkner remains unsold VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
Colin de Grandhomme is sold to @RCBTweets for INR 220 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
.@JadhavKedar is sold to @ChennaiIPL for INR 780 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
Shane Watson is sold to @ChennaiIPL for INR 400 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
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.@TridentSportsX is sold to @SunRisers to INR 200 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
.@chriswoakes is sold to @RCBTweets for INR 740 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – Purse remaining pic.twitter.com/yagzZ4CfUT
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That concludes set No. 3. Up next is set No. 4 comprising all-rounders VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
Hashim Amla remains unsold VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
.@lynny50 is sold to @KKRiders for INR 960 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
Martin Guptill remains unsold VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – @lionsdenkxip gets #TeamIndia legend @YUVSTRONG12 for INR 2 Cr #KXIP pic.twitter.com/xWA2SG7ypv
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.@AaronFinch5 is sold to @lionsdenkxip for INR 620 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
.@lionsdenkxip use RTM to retain @DavidMillerSA12 for INR 300 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
.@Bazmccullum is sold to @RCBTweets for INR 360 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – @SunRisers get @BLACKCAPS skipper Kane Williamson for INR 3 Cr #SRH pic.twitter.com/z0WClkSQNG
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – @lionsdenkxip gets #TeamIndia legend @YUVSTRONG12 for INR 2 Cr #KXIP pic.twitter.com/xWA2SG7ypv
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – @ChennaiIPL uses RTM to retain @DJBravo47 for INR 6.4 Cr #CSK pic.twitter.com/0hsNKL2tNo
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – @DelhiDaredevils get two-time #IPL winner @GautamGambhir for INR 2.8 Cr #CSK GG 2.8 Cr #DD pic.twitter.com/7FsDxzra4A
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – @DelhiDaredevils get @Gmaxi_32 for INR 9 Cr #DD pic.twitter.com/au4sVZ9sGX
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – @SunRisers gets @BCBtigers‘ @Sah75official for INR 2 Cr #SRH pic.twitter.com/cbsoWq4kJT
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – @ChennaiIPL gets #TeamIndia legend @harbhajan_singh for INR 2 Cr #CSK pic.twitter.com/QHNj6vzGGS
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
.@harbhajan_singh is sold to @ChennaiIPL for INR 200 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
Chris Gayle remains unsold VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction: @KKRiders gets @mstarc56 for INR 9.40 Cr #KKR pic.twitter.com/eyDNpou8Xe
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction: @rajasthanroyals gets @benstokes38 for INR 12.50 Cr #RR pic.twitter.com/xVvgJLJ15V
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction: @rajasthanroyals gets @benstokes38 for INR 12.50 Cr #RR pic.twitter.com/xVvgJLJ15V
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction: @mipaltan uses RTM to retain @KieronPollard55 for INR 5.40 Cr #MI pic.twitter.com/EC4MRGe13B
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – @lionsdenkxip gets #TeamIndia‘s @ashwinravi99 for INR 7.60 Cr #KXIP pic.twitter.com/S6fCjc1DoR
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
VIVO #IPLAuction – @SunRisers use RTM to get back #TeamIndia opener @SDhawan25 for INR 5.20 Cr #SRH pic.twitter.com/vhpHzAP5Hp
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The Big Ben @ VIVO #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/bDWtcQq0XO
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
All set! VIVO #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/BLk8kA1TBb
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
On the basis of a table draw this is how the 8 teams are seated at the VIVO #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/UDiG0oS6tS
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 26, 2018
.@mstarc56 is sold to @KKRiders for INR 940 lacs VIVO #IPLAuction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) January 27, 2018
Story first published: 27th January 2018
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