The IPL 2021 Player auction featured a total of 292 players who are went under the hammer in Chennai on Fenruary 18 (Thursday). The initial list had close to 1,114 cricketers who had registered for the auction. However, the final list was trimmed after the eight franchises submitted their shortlist of players. There were a total of 61 slots spread across eight franchises up for grabs. Among the 292 players were approximately 164 Indian players and 125 overseas players and three from associate nations were enlisted for the auctions. The auction is coming hot off the heels of the previous edition of the tournament that was held in September 2020. (IPL 2021 Auction live updates)
Here’s a full list of the players who were bought at the IPL 2021 Auction:
Chris Morris (INR 75 lakh) – Rajasthan Royals – INR 16.25 crore
Kyle Jamieson (INR 75 lakh) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – INR 15 crore
Glenn Maxwell (INR 2 crore) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – INR 14.25 crore
Jhye Richardson (INR 1.50 crore) – Punjab Kings – INR 14 crore
Krishnappa Gowtham (INR 20 lakh) – Chennai Super Kings – 9.25 crore
Riley Meredith (INR 40 lakh) – Punjab Kings – INR 8 crore
Moeen Ali (INR 2 crore) – Chennai Super Kings – INR 7 crore
Adam Milne (INR 50 lakh) – Mumbai Indians – INR 3.20 crore
Dawid Malan (INR 1.50 crore) – Punjab Kings – INR 1.50 crore
Shivam Dube (INR 50 lakh) – Rajasthan Royals – INR 4.40 crore
Shakib Al Hasan (INR 2 crore) – Kolkata Knight Riders – INR 3.20 crore
Steven Smith (INR 2 crore) – Delhi Capitals – INR 2.20 crore
Mustafizur Rahman (INR 1 crore) – Rajasthan Royals – INR 1 crore
Nathan Coulter-Nile (INR 1.50 crore) – Mumbai Indians – INR 5 crore
Umesh Yadav (INR 1 crore) – Delhi Capitals – INR 1 crore
Piyush Chawla (INR 50 lakh) – Mumbai Indians – INR 2.40 crore
Sachin Baby (INR 20 lakh) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – INR 20 lakh
Rajat Patidar (INR 20 lakh) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – INR 20 lakh
Ripal Patel (INR 20 lakh) – Delhi Capitals – INR 20 lakh
Shahrukh Khan (INR 20 lakh) – Punjab Kings – INR 5.25 crore
Daniel Christian (INR 75 lakh) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – INR 4.80 crore
Vishnu Vinod (INR 20 lakh) – Delhi Capitals – INR 20 lakh
Sheldon Jackson (INR 20 lakh) – Kolkata Knight Riders – INR 20 lakh
Mohammed Azharuddeen (INR 20 lakh) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – INR 20 lakh
Lukman Meriwala (INR 20 lakh) – Delhi Capitals – INR 20 lakh
Chetan Sakariya (INR 20 lakh) – Rajasthan Royals – 1.20 crore
M Siddharth (INR 20 lakh) – Delhi Capitals – INR 20 lakh
Jagadeesha Suchith (INR 20 lakh) – Sunrisers Hyderabad – INR 30 lakh
KC Cariappa (INR 20 lakh) – Rajasthan Royals – INR 20 lakh
Cheteshwar Pujara (INR 50 lakh) – Chennai Super Kings – INR 50 lakh
Tom Curran (INR 1.50 crore) – Delhi Capitals – INR 5.25 crore
Moises Henriques (INR 1 crore) – Punjab Kings – INR 4.20 crore
Jalaj Saxena (INR 30 lakh) – Punjab Kings – INR 30 lakh
Utkarsh Singh (INR 20 lakh) – Punjab Kings – INR 20 lakh
Vaibhav Arora (INR 20 lakh) – Kolkata Knight Riders – INR 20 lakh
Fabian Allen (INR 75 lakh) – Sunrisers Hyderabad – INR 75 lakh
Liam Livingstone (INR 75 lakh) – Rajasthan Royals – INR 75 lakh
Suyash Prabhudessai (INR 20 lakh) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – INR 20 lakh
KS Bharat (INR 20 lakh) – Royal Challengers Bangalore – INR 20 lakh
Harishankar Reddy (INR 20 lakh) – Chennai Super Kings – INR 20 lakh
Kuldip Yadav (INR 20 lakh) – Rajasthan Royals – INR 20 lakh
James Neesham (INR 50 lakh) – Mumbai Indians – INR 50 lakh
Yudhvir Singh (INR 20 lakh) – Mumbai Indians – INR 20 lakh
Bhagath Verma (INR 20 lakh) – Chennai Super Kings – INR 20 lakh
Marco Jansen (INR 20 lakh) – Mumbai Indians – INR 20 lakh
Saurabh Kumar (INR 20 lakh) – Punjab Kings – INR 20 lakh
Karun Nair (INR 50 lakh) – Kolkata Knight Riders – INR 50 lakh
Kedar Jadhav (INR 2 crore) – Sunrisers Hyderabad – INR 2 crore
Sam Billings (2 crore) – Delhi Capitals – INR 2 crore
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (INR 1.50 crore) – Sunrisers Hyderabad – INR 1.50 crore
Harbhajan Singh (INR 2 crore) – Kolkata Knight Riders – INR 2 crore
C Hari Nishanth (INR 20 lakh) – Chennai Super Kings – INR 20 lakh
Ben Cutting (INR 75 lakh) – Kolkata Knight Riders – INR 75 lakh
Venkatesh Iyer (INR 20 lakh) – Kolkata Knight Riders – INR 20 lakh
Pawan Negi (INR 50 lakh) – Kolkata Knight Riders – INR 50 lakh
Akash Singh (INR 20 lakh) – Rajasthan Royals – INR 20 lakh
Arjun Tendulkar (INR 20 lakh) – Mumbai Indians – INR 20 lakh
Talking about why Royals went all out on Morris, team COO Jake Luch McCrum said: “We actually spoke to Chris before the auction itself, and did a full medical review of him. He’s in a bubble in South Africa now, about to play the domestic competition.
“Chris is an ex -Royal, and he’s one of those players with experience and who can deal with a price tag like that. We’ve re-balanced the side this year, he will fill in an important role for us.
“He is a quality bowler through all phases of the game, and also he can win us the game with the bat as well.”
Earlier, KKR made the opening bid for Maxwell but it eventually became a two-way war between Chennai Super Kings and RCB before the Virat Kohli-led team won him with a bid which came to USD 1.96 million.
“We wanted to get an X-factor player and we are delighted to get Maxwell,” RCB Director of Cricket Mike Hesson said.
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