Bengaluru, Feb 20: England all-rounder Ben Stokes emerged as the costliest cricketer buy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 Players Auction here today (February 20).
Updates from auction; List of players retained
25-year-old Stokes, who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm, triggered a bidding war in the 1st session of the auction. He was finally snapped up by Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) for a whopping Rs 14.5 crore. (Final squads after auction)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) too had joined in to bid for Stokes but Pune, who made late entry into the bidding, got the all-rounder. (Tournament schedule)
Stokes became the 2nd costliest player to be bought at auction. The highest was Rs 16 crore for Yuvraj Singh. However, Stokes is the most expensive buy from overseas category, setting a new record.
Here is the final list of players SOLD at today's auction
Rs 1 crore = US dollars 149,421 (Approximate, as on today)
Total - 66 (27 overseas)
1. Eoin Morgan (England) - Rs 2 crore ($298,842) - Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
2. Pawan Negi (India) - Rs 1 crore ($149,421) - Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
3. Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) - Rs 2 crore ($298,842) - Delhi Daredevils (DD)
4. Ben Stokes (England) - Rs 14.5 crore ($2,166,604) - Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS)
5. Corey Anderson (New Zealand) - Rs 1 crore ($149,421) - DD
6. Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) - Rs 30 lakh ($44,826) - Mumbai Indians (MI)
7. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) - Rs 5 crore ($747,105) - DD
8. Trent Boult (New Zealand) - Rs 5 crore ($747,105) - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
9. Tymal Mills (England) - Rs 12 crore ($1,793,052) - RCB
10. Pat Cummins (Australia) - Rs 4.5 crore ($672,394) - DD
11. Mitchell Johnson (Australia) - Rs 2 crore ($298,842) - MI
12. Ankeet Bawane (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - DD
13. Tanmay Agarwal (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - SRH
14. Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) - Rs 30 lakh ($44,826) - SRH
15. K Gowtham (India) - Rs 2 crore ($298,842) - MI
16. Rahul Tewatia (India) - Rs 25 lakh ($37,355) - KXIP
17. Aditya Tare (India) - Rs 25 lakh ($37,355) - DD
18. Eklavya Dwivedi (India) - Rs 75 lakh ($112,065) - SRH
19. Aniket Choudhary (India) - Rs 2 crore ($298,842) - RCB
20. Thangarasu Natarajan (India) - Rs 3 crore ($448,263) - KXIP
21. Nathu Singh (India) - Rs 50 lakh ($74,710) - Gujarat Lions (GL)
22. Basil Thampi (India) - Rs 85 lakh ($127,007) - GL
23. Murugan Ashwin (India) - Rs 1 crore ($149,421) - DD
24. Tejas Baroka (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - GL
25. Rashid Khan Arman (Afghanistan) - Rs 4 crore ($597,684) - SRH
26. Pravin Tambe (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - SRH
27. Chris Woakes (England) - Rs 4.2 crore ($627,568) - KKR
28. Karn Sharma (India) - Rs 3.2 crore ($478,147) - MI
29. Rishi Dhawan (India) - Rs 55 lakh ($82,181) - KKR
30. Matt Henry (New Zealand) - Rs 50 lakh ($74,710) - KXIP
31. Jaydev Unadkat (India) - Rs 30 lakh ($44,826) - RPS
32. Varun Aaron (India) - Rs 2.8 crore ($418,378) - KXIP
33. Manpreet Gony (India) - Rs 60 lakh ($89,652) - GL
34. Martin Guptill (New Zealand) - Rs 50 lakh ($74,710) - KXIP
35. Jason Roy (England) - Rs 1 crore ($149,421) - GL
36. Saurabh Tiwary (India) - Rs 30 lakh ($44,826) - MI
37. Chris Jordan (England) - Rs 50 lakh ($74,710) - SRH
38. Nathan Coulter-Nile (Australia) - Rs 3.5 crore ($522,973) - KKR
39. Praveen Dubey (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - RCB
40. Navdeep Saini (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - DD
41. Ben Laughlin (Australia) - Rs 30 lakh ($44,826) - SRH
42. Billy Stanlake (Australia) - Rs 30 lakh ($44,826) - RCB
43. Mohammed Siraj (India) - Rs 2.6 crore ($388,494) - SRH
44. Rahul Chahar (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - RPS
45. Saurabh Kumar (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - RPS
46. Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka) - Rs 30 lakh ($44,826) - MI
47. Daniel Christian (Australia) - Rs 1 crore ($149,421) - RPS
48. Rovman Powell (West Indies) - Rs 30 lakh ($44,826) - KKR
49. Darren Sammy (West Indies) - Rs 30 lakh ($44,826) - KXIP
50. Munaf Patel (India) - Rs 30 lakh ($44,826) - GL
51. Kulwant Khejroliya (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - MI
52. Rinku Singh (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - KXIP
53. Shashank Singh (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - DD
54. Milind Tandon (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - RPS
55. Chirag Suri (United Arab Emirates) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - GL
56. Shelley Shaurya (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - GL
57. Shubam Agarwal (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - GL
58. R Sanjay Yadav (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - KKR
59. Ishank Jaggi (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - KKR
60. Rahul Tripathi (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - RPS
61. Pratham Singh (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - GL
62. Aksh Deep Nath (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - GL
63. Darren Bravo (West Indies) - Rs 50 lakh ($74,710) - KKR
64. Manoj Tiwary (India) - Rs 50 lakh ($74,710) - RPS
65. Sayan Ghosh (India) - Rs 10 lakh ($14,942) - KKR
66. Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) - Rs 50 lakh ($74,710) - RPS
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