Here is the complete list of sold and unsold players from the first day of Indian Premier League auction at the Ritz-Carlton in Bengaluru.
Krunal going to Mumbai Indians was expected but not the astronomical figure he went for, surpassing Pawan Negi who was bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 8.5 crore in the 2016 auction.
Archer was one of the most sought after besides Pandya as the all-rounder has been highly impressive in England's county cricket.
First choice Test wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha is on his way to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 5 crore where as Kolkata Knight Riders bagged Dinesh Karthik for 7.40 crore, and retained Robin Uthappa for 6.40 crore.
Some of the proven T20 specialists like Sanju Samson also earned big bucks as Rajasthan Royals bought him back for Rs 8 crore while Robin Uthappa's pyrotechnics earned him a callback from KKR at Rs 6.4 crore.
Indian players dominated the bidding wars as KL Rahul and Manish Pandey laughed their way to the bank with multi-million dollar deals but England all-rounder Ben Stokes once again emerged the costliest buy in the IPL auctions on Saturday.
The spinner had a base price of 2 crore but no one expected that the bidding war would rise, only for the Hyderabad franchise to use the Right to Match card in the end to bag him for 9 crore.
BCCI has been paying 10 percent of an overseas player's annual fee to his home board from the beginning of the IPL.
In the recently happened Player Retention event in Mumbai, Sunrisers held on to the specialists as they retained explosive Australian opener David Warner and Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the 2018 edition of the tournament.
Had been given them more methods for retention, CSK would have retained the entire squad for the fresh season, without a second thought.
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