South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris became the most expensive buy in the IPL history as he was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for a record price of Rs 16.25 crore at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 player auction in Chennai on Thursday. CSK spent big on all-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham who was sold for a staggering Rs 9.25 crore, making him the most expensive uncapped Indian player in IPL history. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) went all out for New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson, splashing a whooping Rs 15 crore for him. Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell also fetched big amount and was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 14.25 crore after an intense bidding war. Punjab Kings spent big on Jhye Richardson, buying him for a whooping Rs 14 crore. India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara was bought by CSK for his base price of Rs 50 lakh, while Mumbai Indians bought Arjun Tendulkar for his base price of Rs 20 lakh. Steve Smith, released by RR, went to Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.2 crore. England all-rounder Moeen Ali was picked up by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Rs 7 crore, while Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan went to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 3.20 crore. India all-rounder Shivam Dube was also in huge demand and went to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 4.40 crore. While there were a few big signings, there were some big names that remained unsold including Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Aaron Finch, among others. Nathan Coulter-Nile went to defending champions Mumbai Indians for Rs 5 crore, who also picked up Piyush Chawla for Rs 2.40 crore. Umesh Yadav was picked by Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 1 crore. Punjab Kings spent a whooping Rs 8 crore to buy Australia's uncapped player Riley Meredith. Kerala big-hitter Shahrukh Khan was picked up by Punjab Kings for Rs 5.25 crore, while another uncapped player Chetan Sakariya went to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.20 crore.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 18, 2021
Sold for - INR 16.25 Cr@rajasthanroyals win the bidding war to bring @Tipo_Morris on board. @Vivo_India #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/m5AMqKE1Dy
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 18, 2021
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 18, 2021
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 18, 2021
As KKR pull out, CSK enter the bid and take it over Rs 5 crore. CSK are going all out for Maxwell and the bid has reached Rs 6 crore. RCB not going down soon and raise their bid to Rs 6.25 crore and CSK go for Rs 6.50 immediately. The battle is getting intense here for the Aussie. The bid has reached Rs 9 crore with CSK leading the race. CSK have bid Rs 10 crore for Maxwell. It's a see-saw between the two sides with neither of them backing down. CSK entered the auction with only Rs 19.90 in their kitty but they are going all out for Maxwell with the bid of Rs 14 crore. He finally goes to RCB for Rs 14.25 crore.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 18, 2021
Sold for - INR 14.25 Crore@Gmaxi_32 heads to @RCBTweets after a fierce bidding war. @Vivo_India #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/XKpJrlG5Cc
", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#17", "headline": "Jaosn Roy UNSOLD!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T15:13:30+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T15:13:30+05:30", "articleBody": "England opener Jason Roy, with a base price of Rs 2 Crore, also goes unsold.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#16", "headline": "Alex Hales UNSOLD!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T15:12:55+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T15:12:55+05:30", "articleBody": "England opener Alex Hales also goes unsold despite his base price of 1.5 crore.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#15", "headline": "Karun Nayar first to be out for auction!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T15:12:03+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T15:12:03+05:30", "articleBody": "Karun Nayar first player to out for this auction remains unsold. ", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#14", "headline": "IPL 2021 Auction gets underway!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T15:07:27+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T15:07:27+05:30", "articleBody": "The IPL 2021 Auction gets underway with the formal speech of Brijesh Patel. He announces that VIVO is back as title sponsors and the upcoming edition will be known as VIVO IPL. He also given special mention to the inspiring journey of T Natarajan who went on to play all three formats for India during the Australia tour, after impressing at the IPL last season.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#13", "headline": "Players expected to go for big money!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T14:57:09+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T14:57:09+05:30", "articleBody": "Every IPL 2021 auction witnesses some big signings and here we look at some of the names that we think can fetch big money in this auction. Click here to read our report in detail.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#12", "headline": "IPL 2021: SunRisers Hyderabad Purse -- Rs 10.75 crore!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T14:32:54+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T14:32:54+05:30", "articleBody": "The 2016 champions SunRisers Hyderabad are one of the most consistent teams especially in last few seasons, reaching playoffs multiple times. Along with KKR, they have the lowest money in their bag to bid on players during this IPL 2021 Auction -- with only Rs 10.75 crore in their bag. But they have only three slots (including one overseas) available to them.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#11", "headline": "IPL Auction 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders purse -- Rs 10.75 crore!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T14:28:47+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T14:28:47+05:30", "articleBody": "Kolkata Knight Riders failed to qualify for the playoffs last season but they have kept their core intact and go in the auction with the joint-lowest purse at Rs 10.75 crore and have eight slots available, including two foreign picks.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#10", "headline": "IPL 2021 Auction: Delhi Capitals Purse -- Rs 13.4 crore!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T14:25:15+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T14:25:15+05:30", "articleBody": "Last season's finalists Delhi Capitals go in the IPL 2021 auction with Rs 13.4 crore in their bag and have eight slots, including three overseas.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#9", "headline": "IPL Auction: Mumbai Indians purse -- Rs 15.35 crore!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T14:22:58+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T14:22:58+05:30", "articleBody": "Mumbai Indians, the most successful franchise in the IPL history, don't have many flaws in their side but like any top team they always make every auction count and will be looking to so the same. They have Rs 15.35 crore to spend in the IPL 2021 Auction and have seven slots to fill, including four overseas.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#8", "headline": "Chennai Super Kings purse cap -- Rs 19.9 crore!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T14:18:00+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T14:18:00+05:30", "articleBody": "MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) didn't have a successful IPL by their own high standards and they have released some of the experienced players like Harbhajan Singh, Kedar Jadhav among others. They have Rs 19.9 crore in their kitty and have total six slots to fill, including just one overseas slot during this IPL 2021 auction.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#7", "headline": "Royal Challengers Bangalore -- Rs 35.4 crore!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T14:13:19+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T14:13:19+05:30", "articleBody": "Virat Kohli-led RCB have also let go off some of their big players like Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav among others. RCB, who reached the playoffs last season, have Rs 35.4 crore to spend in IPL 2021 Auction and have 11 slots to fill, including three overseas spots. These are the players RCB could go for in auction.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#6", "headline": "Rajasthan Royal Purse have Rs 37.85 crore!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T14:10:25+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T14:10:25+05:30", "articleBody": "Rajasthan Royals, having released their last year's skipper Steve Smith, go in the IPL 2021 auction with the second biggest purse of Rs 37.85 crore and have nine slots to fill, with three overseas. Rajasthan have handed over the captaincy to Sanju Samson and these are the players they might buy this auction.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#5", "headline": "Big-ticket players up for grabs!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T14:06:27+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T14:06:27+05:30", "articleBody": "The eight franchises released several big-ticket players like Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch, among others. They along with some exciting T20 cricketers will be up for grabs in the IPL Auction 2021 including the likes of Alex Hales, Sheldon Cottrell and others.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#4", "headline": "292 players to go under the hammer!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T13:58:48+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T13:58:48+05:30", "articleBody": "Among the 292 players set to go under the hammer, 164 cricketers are from India, 125 are overseas players and three players from Associate Nations. Of all these players a maximum of 61 players can be bought during the auction as that is the total number of slots available with the eight franchises.\r\n.@stevesmith49 moves to @DelhiCapitals for INR 2.20 Cr. @Vivo_India #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/gDoNb1frkV
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 18, 2021
", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#3", "headline": "Punjab Kings have the biggest purse!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T13:42:51+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T13:42:51+05:30", "articleBody": "Punjab Kings, who recently changed their name from Kings XI Punjab, will go into the auction with the biggest purse among all franchises -- 53.20 crore.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#2", "headline": "Mark Wood opted out of auction!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T13:31:41+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T13:31:41+05:30", "articleBody": "According to reports, Mark Wood has opted out of the IPL 2021 player auction to spend time with his family. The franchises were briefed about his decision on Wednesday.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } },{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188#1", "headline": "Hello and welcome!", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/indian-premier-league-2021-player-auction-live-updates-2373188", "datePublished": "2021-02-18T13:29:11+05:30", "dateModified": "2021-02-18T13:29:11+05:30", "articleBody": "Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Indian Premier League player auction. The fate of 292 players will be decided today in Chennai as eight franchises will look to strengthen their squads.", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "", "width": "640", "height": "480" }, "author": "Prakash Rai", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NDTV Sports", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/ndtvlogo.png" } } } ] }Stage set for VIVO #IPLAuction 2021
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 18, 2021
franchises to bid for some of the best players in the world in a few hours from now
Are you ready? pic.twitter.com/EzYVkHUKRA