The Indian Premier League’s mini auction 2023 was held in Kochi on December 23. A total of 405 players, including domestic and international players, capped as well as uncapped, went under the hammer. Here are the key highlights.
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This brings an end to the mini-auction for the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League.
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Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan has been sold at the base price of Rs 1.5 crore to Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Rajasthan Royals buys England batter Joe Root at base price of Rs 1 crore.
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Rajasthan Royals buys Australian spinner Adam Zampa atbase price of Rs 1.5 crore.
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SRH takes West Indies spinner Akael Hosein at base price of Rs 1 crore.
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Afghan pacer Naveen ul Haq is sold to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 50 lakh.
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South African players Rassie van der Dussen and Wayne Parnell were unsold. Their bases prices were Rs 2 crore and Rs 75 lakh, respectively.
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Indian batter Mandeep Singh sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 70 lakh.
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Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, with a purse value of Rs6.75 crore and Rs 4.15 crore, respectively, have six slots each. Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore have exhausted all of their slots.
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Among the franchises, SRH has the maximum amount, Rs 7.75 crore, of purse value left, along with two slots. Luknow Super Giants, with Rs 4.25 crore, and Mumbai Indians with Rs 25 lakh also have two slots left.
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After a short break, the auctions will resume for the final accelerated bidding section.
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Indian pacer Varun Aaron, who has featured in previous editions of the IPL, went unsold. His base price was Rs 50 lakh.
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England's all-rounder Tom Curran goes unsold. His base price was Rs 75 lakh. Earlier in the day, his brother Sam Curran was sold for Rs 18.5 lakh to Punjab Kings.
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England's spinner Rehan Ahmed goes unsold. His base price was Rs 50 lakh.
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Domestic fast bowler Avinash Singh taken by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 60 lakh.
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Sunrisers buy wicket-keeper Nitesh Kumar Reddy for base price of Rs 20 lakh.
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Joshua Little first Ireland player to be selected in IPL, bought by Gujarat for Rs 4.4 crore.
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Fast bowler Rajan Kumar is soldto RCB for Rs 70 lakh.
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Uncapped Indian all-rounder Mayank Dagar sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 1.8 crore. He had a base price of Rs 20 lakh.
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Mumbai Indians have bought leg-spinner Piyush Chawla for Rs 50 lakh. The 33-year-old is one of the most seasoned players in the league, having played its inaugural edition in 2008.
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The auctions have resumed with the accelerated bidding round. Veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra bought by Lucknow Super Giants at base price of Rs 50 lakh.
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On buying Sam Curran for Rs 18.5 crore, the highest price-ever in IPL's history, Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia said, "We would have gone higher than our threshold. Sam was with us earlier. It was a mistake to let him go and we wanted him back. You have to get the right balance. Happy for him that he got the money. These interim auctions are catch-22 and fortunately we needed two players and now we are good."
Punjab Kings, notably,had a purse of Rs 32.2 crore for the auction.
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Here's how much purse and slots are left with the teams as they enter the accelerated auction.
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Here's how much purse and slots are left with the teams as they enter the accelerated auction.
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Harry Brooks(Rs 13.25 crore) and Ben Stokes (Rs 16.25 crore) are among the top players sold so far. Themost the expensive buy of the season is Sam Curran (Rs 18.5 crore). The English players bid payday comes in the aftermath of their recent World Cup triumph in the Down Under.
Australia's Cameron Green (Rs 17.5 crore) and West Indies' Nicholas Pooran (Rs 16 crore) also made it to the list of top five most expensive players in this auction.
The auction will resume for the remainder of the players in the pool after a short break.
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Chennai Super Kings has bought New Zealand pacer Kylie Jamieson for the base price of Rs 1 crore.
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Bangladesh's pacer Taskin Ahmed goes unsold in the auctions. He had a base price of Rs 50 lakh.
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Lucknow Super Giants has bought West Indies' all-rounder Romario Shepher for Rs 50 lakh, and Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams for Rs 75 lakh.
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Indian batter Manish Pandey, who has played for a number of IPL teams including RCB and SRH, has been bagged by DC for Rs 2.4 crore, which is more than double of his base price of Rs 1 crore.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore has bought English all-rounder Will Jacks for Rs 3.2 crore. The 24-year-old's auction saw competitive bidding over his base price of Rs 1.5 crore.
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Commenting on SRH's acquisition of J&K player Vivrant Sharma for Rs 2.6 crore, former Indian captain Anil Kumble said, ""Happy for Vivrant Sharma because of the Jammu & Kashmir connection. It was Parvez Rasool (the first cricketer to represent India from J&K) years ago who set the trend. And now they have another J&K player in the ranks."
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Here's the remaining purse and slots with each team
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Commenting on Harry Brook's acquisition for Rs 13.25 crore, SRH head coach Brian Lara said, "We were looking for someone who is a good batter coming in at 5 especially after the absence of Nicholas Pooran. It is his (Brook's) first IPL and he will take time to get into the groove but expectations are high. He has played in Asian condition, played test cricket in Pakistan, those experiences will serve him well in India. He is also coming from confident environment."
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The most expensive uncapped players bought so far in this auction
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Shivam Mavi and Mukesh Kumar made the big bucks amongst uncapped bowlers. Mavi was bought by defending champion Gujarat Titans for Rs. 6 crore while Kumar was snapped up by Delhi Capitals for Rs. 5.5 crore.
Amongst the uncapped wicketkeepers, Narayan Jagadeesan went for Rs90 Lakh to KKR.
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Delhi Capitals has bought uncapped Indian pacer Mukesh Kumar for Rs 5.5 crore. His base price was Rs 20 lakh.
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Uncapped Indian pacer Shivam Mavi, whose auctionstarted off with a base price of Rs 40 lakh, ended up being sold for a whopping Rs 6 crore to Gujarat Titans!
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Uncapped batter KS Bharat has been sold to Gujarat Titan for Rs 1.2 crore, which is six times his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
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Kolkata Knight Riders have bought uncapped players N Jagadeesan and and Vaibhav Arora, for Rs 90 lakh and Rs 60 lakh, respectively.
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SRH's buying spree continues, takes uncappedSanvir Singh and Samarth Vyas for Rs 20 lakh each.
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Uncapped player Vivrant Sharma, anall-rounder for the Jammu & Kashmir team in the domestic circuit, has been bagged for Rs 2.6 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The 23-year-old's auction began with a base price of Rs 20 lakh, but gathered momentum as KKR and SRH placed competitive bids to acquire him.
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Indian domestic cricketerShaikh Rasheed s the first uncapped player to be sold. He has been bagged by the CSK for Rs 20 lakh.
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Uncapped players set for auction next; here's the remaining purse value with the teams
IPL Mini Auction 2023 Live Updates: CSK now has 'wonderful' combination of Dhoni-Stokes: Kumble
On CSK buying Ben Stokes for Rs 16.25 crore, former Indian captain Anil Kumble said, "Ben Stokes will bring fresh boost of energy into the CSK camp with the way he goes for training. Wonderful combination of Dhoni and Stokes. They (CSK) have enough players to soak in the pressure --add Stokes to that and you have solid combination in the middle order. He can open for both bowling and batting."
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SRH continues aggressive buying spree, bags Indian leg-spinner Mayank Markande for Rs 50 lakh.
