IPL 2022 Auction: Lucknow ropes in Avesh Khan for a huge sum, Sheldon Jackson returns to KKR

The intense bidding war lit up the mega auction in Bangalore on Saturday.

By Salman Anjum - 12 Feb, 2022

The intense bidding war on some of world’s cricket renowned names has taken the cricketing fraternity by storm in the ongoing IPL mega-auction.

The likes of Ishan Kishan, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, Nicholas Pooran, Harshal Patel and Wanindu Hasaranga grabbed the headlines, with all of them fetching over INR 10 crore.

In the 9th and 10th sets, uncapped wicketkeepers and uncapped fast bowlers were up for grabs and players such as Avesh Khan, Kartik Tyagi and Anju Rawat hogged the limelight.

Here’s how the players fared in both sets:

Set 9 – Uncapped Wicketkeepers

1. KS Bharat (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 2 Crore

2. Mohammed Azharuddeen (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – UNSOLD

3. Vishnu Vinod (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – UNSOLD

4. Vishnu Solanki (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – UNSOLD

5. Anju Rawat (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 3.40 Crore

6. Prabhsimran Singh (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Punjab Kings for INR 60 Lakh

7. N Jagadeesan (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – UNSOLD

8. Sheldon Jackson (Base Price INR 30 Lakh) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 60 Lakh

9. Jitesh Sharma (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 Lakh

Set 10 – Uncapped Fast Bowlers

1. Basil Thampi (Base Price INR 30 Lakh) – Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 30 Lakh

2. Kartik Tyagi (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 4 Crore

3. Akash Deep (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 20 Lakh

4. KM Asif (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 Lakh

5. Avesh Khan (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 10 Crore

6. Tushar Deshpande (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 Lakh

7. Ishan Porel (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Punjab Kings for INR 25 Lakh

8. Ankit Singh Rajpoot (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 Lakh

By Salman Anjum - 12 Feb, 2022

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