The auction for the Indian Premier League 2018 has begun and
some of the top stars have already found homes for themselves in the biggest
domestic T20 competition in the world. The biggest shock, however, was Chris
Gayle being overlooked as none of the teams made a bid for the Calypso King.
Here is the list of players that were auctioned:
Shikhar Dhawan to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 5.2 crore rupees
(RTM used to oust Kings XI Piunjab)
Ravi Ashwin to Kings XI Punjab for 7.7 crore rupees
Kieron Pollard to Mumbai Indians for 5.4 crore rupees (RTM
used to oust Delhi Daredevils)
Chris Gayle UNSOLD
Ben Stokes to Rajasthan Royals for 12.5 crore rupees
Faf du Plessis to Chennai Super Kings for 1.6 crore rupees
(RTM used to oust Kings XI Punjab)
Ajinkya Rahane to Rajasthan Royals to 4 crore rupees (RTM
used to Kings XI Punjab)
Mitchell Starc to Kolkata Knight Riders for 9.4 crore rupees
(RTM used to out Kings XI Punjab)
Harbhajjan Singh to Chennai Super Kings for 2 crore rupees
Shakib Al Hasan to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 2 crore rupees
Glenn Maxwell to Delhi Daredevils for 9 crore rupees
Dwayne Bravo to Chennai Super Kings 6.4 crore rupees (RTM
used to Kings XI Punjab)
Gautam Gambhir to Delhi Daredevils 2.8 crore rupees
Kane Williamson to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 3 crore rupees
Joe Root UNSOLD
Yuvraj Singh to Kings XI Punjab for 2 crore rupees
Karun Nair to Kings XI Punjab for 5.6 crore rupees
Lokesh Rahul to Kings XI Punjab for 11 crore rupees
Murali Vijay UNSOLD
David Miller to Kings XI Punjab for 3 crore rupees
Aaron Finch to Kings XI Punjab for 6.2 crore rupees (RTM
used)
Brendon McCullum to Royal Challengers Bangalore 3.6 crore
rupees
Jason Roy to Delhi Daredevils for 1.8 crore rupees
Chris Lynn to Kolkata Knight Riders for 9.6 crore rupees
Hashim Amla UNSOLD
Manish Pandey to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 11 crore rupees
Martin Guptill UNSOLD
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