Ben Stokes, who had a base price of INR 2 crore (USD 300,000 approx) got 42 bids at the auction © AFP
England allrounder Ben Stokes was bought for INR 14.5 crore (USD 2.16 million approx) by Rising Pune Supergiants at the tenth IPL player auction in Bangalore on Monday. Stokes’ bid sparked to life a low-key beginning to the auction in which several of the early players on sale went unsold, while others were bought at base price having attracted only one bid.
Eoin Morgan, England’s ODI and T20I captain, was bought at base price of INR 2 crore (USD 300,000 approx) by Kings XI Punjab, while Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews went to Delhi Daredevils for his base price of INR 2 crore (USD 300,000 approx). New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson was also brought by Delhi Daredevils at his base price of INR 1 crore (USD 150,000 approx).
India allrounder Pawan Negi, who was bought for INR 8.5 crore last year and then released by Delhi Daredevils, was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 1 crore (USD 150,000 approx).
Some of the prominent players that went unsold in the early bidding were Martin Guptill, Jason Roy, Ross Taylor, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan and Irfan Pathan.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo