Undoubtedly, the biggest star attraction in this year's auction is Ben Stokes.He was fantastic on the recent Indian tour. CSK, along with Rajasthan Royals, had been suspended for two years over the 2013 IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal and their top players went to two new teams, RPS and Gujarat Lions, that came with a two-year contract each with the IPL. Dhoni did not place enough faith on Irfan Pathan.
English T20 skipper Eoin Morgan was bought by the Kings XI Punjab at his base price of Rs 2 crore, while Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Matthews went to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 2 crore along with New Zealand all-rouder Corey Anderson for Rs 1 crore.
The winning bid shattered the previous record paid for a foreign player, which was set in 2014 when the Delhi Daredevils shelled out 90 million rupees for former England captain Kevin Pietersen.
Even Chris Woakes, with Rs 4.2 crore (USD 627,000) deal from KKR, had a good day.
"I have the highest regard for MS Dhoni as a leader and a person". The Kiwi left-arm pacer, who can swing the ball at pace, was snapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 5 crore. Johnson, who spearheaded the Perth Scorchers to the BBL title, has been picked by the Mumbai Indians for $390,000.
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Mills benefitted as a lot of franchises got into bidding for him.
This will be the last IPL season before teams overhaul their player rosters for 2018 and beyond. RCB with Rs 11.55 crore and Rs 12.82 crore have the least budget.
A left-arm fast bowler who impressed in England's recent Twenty20 series against India, whose skipper Virat Kohli is the captain of Bangalore, Mills has been forced to focus exclusively on the shortest form of the game after being diagnosed with a rare spinal condition in 2015.
Khejroliya and Natarajan have appeared for trials at multiple franchises and Thampi bowls at 140 clicks regularly with an ability to hit the blockhole during death overs.
From the six-member Associates pool, Mohammad Nabi became the first cricketer from Afghanistan to join the IPL, purchased by Delhi for his base price of Rs 30 lakh, but it was his team-mate Rashid Khan who fetched a bid of Rs 4 crore from Hyderabad. He said he still had an Indian Premier League (IPL) team to lead.
