Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders on his base price of Rs. 2 crore in the IPL 2021 auction. The spinner was unsold in the initial round of auction but was eventually bought on his base price by the Kolkata franchise.
Harbhajan was KKR's fifth buy in the IPL 2021 auction.
Harbhajan Singh was released by the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2021 IPL auction.
Kedar Jadhav, who was also released by the CSK in the auction, was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad: also at his base price of Rs 2 crore.
The Knight Riders have roped in Shakib Al Hasan and Ben Cutting among the overseas players. Apart from Harbhajan, Karun Nair, Sheldon Jackson and Vaibhav Arora were the Indian players bought by the franchise.
The Sunrisers, meanwhile, bought Afghanistan's Mujeeb Zadran and J Sucheetha along with Kedar Jadhav.
Earlier, South Africa's Chris Morris became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League, as he was bought for a whopping Rs. 16.25 crore by the Rajasthan Royals.
Among other key names, Glenn Maxwell was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, while Delhi Capitals roped in Steve Smith. Jhye Richardson fetched Rs 14.25 crore, joining Punjab Kings.
