The Kings XI Punjab pointed out that KL Rahul has been with the franchise for a while and he is a well respected player and it is the right time for him to take up a leadership role.
Manoj Tiwary remained unsold in the auction for the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
Sam Curran was the most expensive English player in the IPL 2020 Auction at Rs 5.5 crore, bought after an intense biding war between CSK and KXIP.
Virat Singh, 22, was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.9 crore following a bidding war with Kings XI Punjab.
Six years hence, little did the child star Digvijay Deshmukh, now all of 21, know that he would be picked at the IPL auction by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh.
During the IPL auction held in Kolkata on Thursday, RCB bought eight players, including the likes of Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Kane Richardson and Dale Steyn.
Returning to action after taking a break to focus on his mental health, Maxwell once again showed just why he is considered one of the most devastating batsmen in T20 cricket as he smashed seven boundaries and five sixes during his stay at the crease.
Most teams have managed to fill the gaps, but which franchises now look the strongest on paper and which still have a little gap remaining.
Tom Banton scored 64 off 36 balls for Brisbane Heat in their Big Bash League game against the Melbourne Stars in Queensland.
4 players from India's U-19 World Cup bound squad bagged fat contracts in the IPL 2020 Auction in Kolkata on Thursday.
According to Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata Knight Riders could have gone for Mitchell Marsh or Marcus Stoinis to give depth to their squad.
Glenn Maxwell, who has not been considered for the next month's ODI series against, returned to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 10.75 crore.
A total of INR 1,40,30,00,000 was spent in the auction with Pat Cummins bagging the most lucrative deal but the franchises did manage to get some steal deals as well.
At Thursday's IPL 2020 Auction, Yusuf Pathan had his base value set at Rs 1 crore but he couldn't find a taker.
Chris Lynn was bought by Mumbai Indians at his base price of INR 2 crore and was happy that he doesn't have to play Jasprit Bumrah anymore.
Chennai Super Kings bought Piyush Chawla, 30, for a hefty fee of INR 6.75 crore and added to their arsenal of spinners, which currently stands at 7.
62 players were brought on Thursday at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 auction in Kolkata with exactly 144.30 crores, however, it was the Australian cricketers who left with hefty contracts
Rajasthan Royals fetched the U-19 World Cup-bound duo of Jaiswal and Tyagi for Rs 2.40 and 1.3 crores respectively.
Speaking on his team's four major buys in the IPL 2020 Auction, co-owner Parth Jindal said he is pleased with the business his side has done so far.
On a day when youngsters went unsold at the IPL auctions here on Thursday, the former Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner, who was the oldest player in the list, was snapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders at his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
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