Ben Stokes was roped in by the Rising Pune Supergiants for a whopping ₹ 14.5 crores. Tymal Mills grabbed a mega deal from the Royal Challengers Bangalore of ₹ 12 crore.
IPL 2017 auction kick-started on a high note on Monday in Bengaluru as the franchises splurged their money on the star players that they want in their respective sides for the upcoming edition of the T20 extravaganza.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the most expensive foreign player in the history of the IPL. He was roped in by the Rising Pune Supergiants for a whopping ₹ 14.5 crores. England seamer Tymal Mills too was not too far behind his Three Lions teammate. Mills grabbed a mega deal from the Royal Challengers Bangalore of ₹ 12 crore.
Kolkata Knight Riders also broke their banks for English all-rounder Chris Woakes and New Zealand seamer Trent Boult. The other franchises also did a fair amount of purchases. The second session of the IPL 2017 auction is already on its way.
Until then take a look at the players who were sold in the first session of the IPL 2017 auction:
Eoin Morgan (Base price INR 2 crores) - Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 2 crores
Pawan Negi (Base price INR 30 lakhs) - Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 1 crore
Angelo Mathews (Base price INR 2 crores) - Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 2 crores
Ben Stokes (Base price INR 2 crores) - Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 14.5 crores
Corey Anderson (Base price INR 1 crore) - Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 1 crore
Nicholas Pooran (Base price INR 30 lakhs) - Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakhs
Kagiso Rabada (Base price INR 1 crore) - Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 5 crores
Trent Boult (Base price INR 1.5 crores) - Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 5 crores
Tymal Mills (Base price INR 50 lakhs) - Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 12 crores
Pat Cummins (Base price INR 2 crores) - Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 4.5 crores
Mitchell Johnson (Base price INR 2 crores) - Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 2 crores
Ankit Bawne (Base price INR 10 lakhs) - Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 10 lakhs
Tanmay Agarwal (Base price INR 10 lakhs) - Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 10 lakhs
Mohammad Nabi (Base price INR 30 lakhs) - Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 30 lakhs
K Gowtham (Base price INR 10 lakhs) - Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 2 crores
Rahul Tewatia (Base price INR 10 lakhs) - Sold to Kings XI Punjab for 25 lakhs
Aditya Tare (Base price INR 20 lakhs) - Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 25 lakhs
Eklavya Dwivedi (Base price INR 30 lakhs) - Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 75 lakhs
Aniket Choudhary (Base price INR 10 lakhs) - Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 2 crores
T Natarajan (Base price INR 10 lakhs) - Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 3 crores
Nathu Singh (Base price INR 30 lakhs) - Sold to Gujarat Lions for 50 lakhs
Basil Thampi (Base price INR 10 lakhs) - Sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 85 lakhs
M Ashwin (Base price INR 10 lakhs) - Sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 1 crore
Tejas Baroka (Base price INR 10 lakhs) - Sold to Gujarat Lions for 10 lakhs
Rashid Khan (Base price INR 50 lakhs) - Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 4 crores
Pravin Tambe (Base price INR 10 lakhs) - Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 10 lakhs
Chris Woakes (Base price INR 2 crores) - Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 4.2 crores
Karn Sharma (Base price INR 30 lakhs) - Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 3.2 crores
Rishi Dhawan (Base price INR 30 lakhs) - Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 55 lakhs
Matt Henry (Base price INR 50 lakhs) - Sold to Kings XI Punjab for 50 lakhs
Jaydev Unadkat (Base price INR 30 lakhs) - Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 30 lakhs
Varun Aaron (Base price INR 30 lakhs) - Sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 2.8 crores
Manpreet Gony (Base price INR 30 lakhs) - Sold to Gujarat Lions for 60 lakhs
