Former Sunrisers Hyderabad player Nicholas Pooran has been sold to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 16 crore in the mini IPL auction on Friday. Pooran's base price was Rs 2 crore and after a bidding war with Delhi Capitals the star West Indies player was bagged by Lucknow.
In his IPL career, Pooran has played 47 matches and has scored 912 runs at a strike rate of 151.20. His highest score so far is 77 runs.
There was a total number of 405 players who were auctioned. Interestingly, all 10 teams together currently had only a maximum of 87 spots vacant including 30 overseas players..
Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2023 mini-auction:
Funds Spent: Rs 19,80,00,000; Funds Available: Rs 3,55,00,000
Total Players: 25 (Overseas 8); Buys: 10, Retained: 15
Nicholas Pooran (Overseas Wicket-Keeper) - Rs 16,00,00,000
Daniel Sams (Overseas All-Rounder) - Rs 75,00,000
Amit Mishra (Indian Bowler) - Rs 50,00,000
Romario Shepherd (Overseas All-Rounder) - Rs 50,00,000
Naveen Ul Haq (Overseas Bowler) - Rs 50,00,000
Jaydev Unadkat (Indian Bowler) - Rs 50,00,000
Yash Thakur (Indian Bowler) - Rs 45,00,000
Swapnil Singh (Indian All-Rounder) - Rs 20,00,000
Yudhvir Charak (Indian All-Rounder) - Rs 20,00,000
Prerak Mankad (Indian All-Rounder) - Rs 20,00,000
Retained Players: KL Rahul, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K Gowtham, Karan Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Manan Vohra, Marcus Stoinis, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Quinton De Kock, Ravi Bishnoi
