IPL Auction: 7 Indians Make Hay On Eventful Day 1; Odisha Duo’s Fate To Be Decided Today

Bengaluru: After nine hours of bidding and buying, stand-in auctioneer Charu Sharma called a halt to Day 1 of the IPL 2022 Auction at 9.40 pm on Saturday.

Of the cld to the 10 teams, which include the two news franchises Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans.

Proceedings on second day will begin at noon, when the fate of 493 more players will be decided. Among them will be Odisha duo Subhranshu Senapati and Abhishek Raut, when uncapped Indian players come up for bidding. The 10 franchises can also ask for some of the players who went unsold today to be brought back for consideration on Day 2.

The process on Saturday was a bit slow, especially in the first part of the session as auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed around 2.10 pm while bidding for Sri Lankan allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga was underway. A forced break had to be taken and the auction could resumed an hour and a half later, with Charu in charge.

Two Indians occupied the top positions on Day 1, as far as raking in the moolah is concerned.

Mumbai Indians broke the bank to retain wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan at a cost Rs 15.25 crore — the second-most expensive buy since Yuvraj Singh – while Chennai Super Kings shelled out Rs 14 crore to keep medium-pacer Deepak Chahar in their ranks.

INDIANS IN 10-CRORE CLUB

Ishan Kishan (MI) – Rs 15.25 crore

Deepak Chahar (CSK) – Rs 14 crore

Shreyas Iyer (KKR) – Rs 12.25 crore

Harshal Patel (RCB) – Rs 10.75 crore

Shardul Thakur (DC) – Rs 10.75 crore

Prasidh Krishna (RR) – Rs 10 crore

Avesh Khan (Lucknow Super Giants) – Rs 10 crore