IPL Auction 2023 Highlights: That's it for the day, auction comes to close

Rehan Ahmed, who grabbed headlines last week as he debuted as England's youngest debutant remains unsold in the IPL auction

Tejas Baroka, Paul van Meekeren, Jamie Overton, Yuvraj Chudasma and Akash Singh are all unsold

In the final round of the IPL auctions, Indian uncapped players have remained unsold. The likes of Baba Indrajith and Jagadeesha Suchith have remained unsold in the auctions so far

Considered as one of the most prolific T20I batter, English stalwart Dawid Malan goes unsold in the IPL auction. For sometime now, Malan has failed to find his form and this certainly might have caught few eyeballs from various franchises

Manish pandey finds yet another franchise, new season, another new franchise, this has been Manish Pandey's story. Delhi Capitals pick him for INR 2.4 Crore.

Rajvardhan, Shaik Rasheed & Nishant Sindhu, a total of three U-19 players in 2022 will be playing for Chennai Super Kings. 

Sam Curran created history in the ongoing Indian Premier League mini auctions which is underway in Kochi. He surpassed the likes of Chris Morris to become the most expensive player in IPL history. Here is how Ness Wadia reacted to this historic buy:

Mukesh Kumar whose base price was of INR 20 lakhs has been picked up by Delhi Capitals. It is certainly a life changing moment for him as he is sold to Delhi for INR 5.50 crore

Shivam Mavi is headed to Gujarat Titans now. There was a fierce bidding war between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders and Shivam Mavi's services are now reserved by Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat titans

KS Bharat goes to Gujarat Titans for a price of 1.20 cr. This will be Bharat's third franchise. 

Kolkata bags N. Jagadeesan for 90 lakhs, and I reckon they have got a really good deal with this one. The man is in tremendous form and can add a lot of value to their line-up.

Sunrisers Hyderabad as a franchise has definitely some liking for Jammu & Kashmir players, they have now picked up uncapped all-rounder Vivrant Sharma for INR 2.6 crores. He will now join the likes of Umran in the SRH camp

The only franchise that has remained quite this far are the Kolkata Knight Riders. They are certainly looking for some domestic players and it will be interesting to look at their picks when the time comes.

Indian right-arm pacer Ishant Sharma has been out of action for sometime now and he is certainly not in the mix for the Indian cricket team. Ishant has been picked up by his former franchise Delhi Capitals for INR 50 lakh.

Jaydev Unadkat who made his Test cricket comeback after 12 years is headed towards a new franchise. The left-arm seamer who was an ensemble part of Mumbai Indians in the 15th edition will play for Lucknow Super Giants. He has been picked up at a base price of INR 50 lakh.

Adding to the pace battery of Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah, Mumbai Indians have picked up Aussie quick Jhye Richardson. They have reserved his services for the upcoming season. The Mumbai franchise have picked him up for INR 1.5 crore.

Adil Rashid has been picked up on base price, INR 2 crore. He will join Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rashid after his performance in the T20 World Cup was expected to go for more, but Sunrisers Hyderabad will believe that they got Rashid pretty cheap over here

Aussie leggie Adam Zampa and Proteas spinner Tabraiz Shamsi will remain unsold. All the franchises have pretty solid spin bowling attack and hence, they remain unsold as of now.

West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran goes to Lucknow Super Giants for a whopping INR 16 crore. They have a Quinton de Kock at their disposal, but now they have Pooran too who can be a potent middle-order batsman too

Liton Das is unsold as of now in the auction

Ben Stokes, the English Test skipper has been picked up by Chennai Super Kings. He had been a part of Rajasthan Royals previously, but he will now join MS Dhoni and his troops

Aussie batter Cameron Green goes to Mumbai Indians for INR 17.25 crore. he threatened Sam Curran's amount for a bit, but he fell short

The English all-rounder has shattered all the previous records now. He has been picked up by Punjab Kings for a historic amount of INR 18.50 crore

Shakib Al Hasan remains UNSOLD

Mayank Agarwal is picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whopping INR 8.25 crore

Ajinkya Rahane has been picked by Chennai Super Kings for INR 50 lakh

English batter Joe Root & Proteas batter Rilee Rossouw have remained unsold

Sunrisers Hyderabad have picked Harry Brook up for INR 13.25 crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals lock horns for Brook

Kane Williamson to Gujarat Titans for INR 2 Crore

We are starting with it. The hunt to be the champions of the 16th edition begins today. Franchises have braced themselves for the auction that is underway

The auction is all about to start. Here is a list of all year wise Purple Cap holders

With most of the spots up for grabs, there might be a huge possibility for a tie-breaker. Here is a small insight about what it is

• Mumbai Indians – Rs 20.05 crore (12 slots)
• Chennai Super Kings – Rs 20.45 crore (9 slots)
• Delhi Capitals – Rs 19.45 crore (7 slots)
• Gujarat Titans – Rs 19.25 crore (10 slots)
• Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 7.05 crore (14 slots)
• Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 23.35 crore (14 slots)
• Punjab Kings – Rs 32.2 crore (12 slots)
• Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 8.75 crore (9 slots)
• Rajasthan Royals – Rs 13.2 crore (13 slots)
• Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rs 42.25 crore (17 slots)

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