Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur Earn Big But Ishan Kishan Remains Most Expensive Buy

All-rounders Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur, fast bowlers Lockie Ferguson and Praisdh Krishna got big bucks but.

Ishan Kishan continued to remain the most expensive buy so far after Mumbai Indians picked him up for Rs 15.25 crore. Chahar went for Rs 14 crore to CSK while Ferguson and Krishna were picked up for Rs 10 crore each by Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals respectively.

Sunrisers Hyderabad sprang a surprise by roping in Nicholas Pooran for a whopping 10.75 crore. Krunal Pandya and Mitchell Marsh were the other big picks after the IPL 2022 auction resumed on Day 1. The event was halted as auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed during mid-way. Charu Sharma is now conducting the event.

Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga was roped in by RCB for 10.75 crore. Earlier, Harshal Patel was bought for the same amount by Royal Challengers Bangalore after Rajasthan Royals started the second round with a bang by picking up Shimron Hetmyer and Devdutt Padikkal.

Shreyas Iyer was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs 12.25 crore after Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada went to Punjab Kings for Rs 8.25 core and 9.25 crore respectively.

Other big names like David Warner, Mohammed Shami were picked up by Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans respectively while Faf du Plessis was bought for Rs 7 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB).