Yuvraj Singh played for Kings XI Punjab in last season.
Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is also a sports enthusiast, was excited after seeing Yuvraj Singh joining Mumbai Indians at the IPL 2019 auction.
Junior Bachchan was seen pumped after Mumbai shared the news on Twitter that they have got the veteran batsman Yuvraj at 1 crore.
Mumbai Indians also brought back Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, who served the team for long, at his base price of Rs 2 crore.
“We focussed on experience a lot as well on the youngsters. We have identified specific roles for both of them (Yuvraj and Malinga)," were the words of team owner Anant Ambani.
For once everyone thought Yuvraj will go unsold after he found no buyer in the first round. But MI came in rescue for the southpaw.
Apart from him, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Chakravarthy and Sam Curran turned out to be highlights of the IPL 2019 auction held in Jaipur.
Unadkat and uncapped 27-year-old Varun Chakravarthy bagged Rs 8.4 crore each. While Unadkat was retained by the Rajasthan Royals, Chakravarthy was sold to Kings XI Punjab. England cricketer Curran became the most expensive overseas player, bought for Rs 7.2 crore by the Kings XI Punjab.