IPL 2024 Auction Live Updates: Mitchell Starc’s Rs 24.75 Crore Bid The Highlight, Robin Minz Gets Rs 3.6 Crore

Auction IPL Live: Robin Minz to GT

Great scenes as CSK can’t bid for uncapped wicketkeeper Robin Minz in a bidding war with MI, However, it is GT who takes him home at Rs 3.60 crore

LIVE IPL Auction: PBKS picks 4 players!

There is some confusion as PBKS management says that they wrongly bid for one of the players 

Ashutosh Sharma – Punjab Kings – Rs 20 Lakh

Vishwanath Pratap Singh – Punjab Kings – Rs 20 Lakh

Shashank Singh – Punjab Kings – Rs 20 Lakh

Tanay Thyagarajan – Punjab Kings – Rs 20 Lakh

Auction IPL: DC picks up another lesser known pacer

Pacer Sumit Kumar has gone to DC for Rs 1 crore. Kamelsh Nagarkoti is unsold and so is Pradosh Paul.

IPL Auction LIVE: Thusara To MI

Nuwan Thusara, who has a slinging action, has quite obviously generated interested from MI. However, RCB will not let them have it easy. But MI will have the Sri Lanka for Rs 4.80 crore. His nickname is ‘Podi Malinga’ due to his action 

IPL 2024 Live Auction: Richardson getting big money

Now Jhye Richardson is up for grabs! DC and RCB are going big for him! The bid has gone past Rs 4.20 crore!

And he is bagged by DC for Rs 5 crore!

LIVE IPL Auction: Another Australia breached 10 crore mark

The interest for Spencer Johsnon is huge. GT gets the Australia pacer for Rs 10 crore. Another overseas pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been bought by CSK for RS 2 crore

IPL Auction LIVE: Johnson generates massive interest

Australian left-arm Spencer Johnson has started a bid war between GT and DC. His bid price has crossed Rs 4 Crore. 

IPL 2024 Live Auction: Willey is RCB’s

LSG bids for David Willey at his base price for Rs 2 crore. Ben Dwarshuis and Shai Hope have both unsold.

IPL Auction LIVE: Tom Curran goes to RCB

Tom Curran, Sam Curran’s brother is here. RCB has bid Rs 1.50 crore for him. They are happy to get the allrounder. Veteran allrounder James Neesham is unsold. Keemo Paul with base price of Rs 75 lakh is unsold. Odean Smith find no takers too.

LIVE IPL Auction: Turner goes to LSG

Ashton Turner goes to LSG for Rs 1 crore. They are happy. Rassie Van Der Dussen is unsold. Qais Ahamad from Afghanistan is unsold too. No interest for Michael Bracewell as well.

IPL Auction LIVE: Rutherford Goes To KKR!

Colin Munro goes unsold but Sherfane Rutherford goes for his base price of Rs 1.50 crore to KKR

IPL Auction Live: Accelerated Auction starts!

Accelerated auction auction starts! Finn Allen is the first player to be auctioned! His base price is Rs 75 lakh. He is unsold.

IPL Auction Live: Raina approves Rizvi pick!

Great pick for chennai !

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 19, 2023

LIVE IPL Auction: Accelerated round coming up!

Following is the purse remaining for the teams with the accelerated round coming up next!

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 6.75 crore

Kolkata Knight Riders: 6.55 crore

Punjab Kings: 13.15 crore

Chennai Super Kings: 3.20 crore

Delhi Capitals: 16.85 crore

Rajasthan Royals: 0.90 crore

Mumbai Indians: 7.95 crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 3.40 crore

Lucknow Super Giants: 4.15 crore

Gujarat Titans: 21.45 crore

IPL Auction Live: Starc Reacts

Mitchell Starc’s first reaction is here after becoming the costliest player in IPL history. “Hey KKR fans, I am thrilled to be joining the team for this year’s IPL. I cannot wait to get to Eden Gardens, to experience the home crowd, fans and atmosphere. Ami KKR!,” said Starc in a video by KKR.

LIVE IPL Auction: Shreyas Gopal to MI

After Murgan Ashwin is unsold, it’s time for Shreyas Gopal. He can fetch big money. But MI pick him for Rs 20 lakh

IPL Auction Live: Two youngsters get a team!

After Tyagi, Rasikh Dar – Delhi Capitals – Rs 20 Lakh and Manav Suthar – Gujarat Titans – Rs 20 Lakh – are the next two stars who have been picked by IPL 

IPl Live updates: Tyagi get good interest

After Akash Singh is unsold, Kartik Tyagi is getting interest. LSG, GT, KKR, DC have shown interest. GT currently have the highest from KKR at Rs 55 lakh. But it is GT who picks him up for Rs 60 lakh

LIVE IPL Auction: Kuldip Yadav latest surprise millionaire

Sushant Mishra is another surprise pick as he gets picked for Rs 2.20 crore by Gujarat Titans. Ashish Nehra is  happy. Kuldip Yadav is unsold.  

IPL Auction Live: Yash Dayan earns big pay cheque

Now the set for uncapped fast bowlers starts. Yash Dayal is the first bowler and GT and RCB and betting big for him. he has crossed Rs 4 crore bid. 

Finally, RCB gets the fast bowler for Rs 5 crore. 

IPL 2024 Auction Live: Kumar Kushagra goes to DC!

Kumar Kishagra gows to DC for Rs 7.20 crore. 

LIVE Auction IPL: Ricky Bhui goes to DC

Ricky Bhui goes to DC for Rs 20 lakh. Urvil Patel, Vishnu Solanki have gone unsold. But Kumar Kushagra is generating interesting. He has crossed Rs 1.50 crore mark with DC and GT fighting it out.

IPL 2024 Auction Live: Uncapped wicketkeepers now!

Now the set for uncapped wicketkeepers is here! Tom Kohler-Cadmore is the first player in the set and RR have bid for him for Rs 40 lakh! He will go to the RR!

IPL 2024 Live Auction: Shahrukh to GT

GT have the last laugh as Shahrukh Khan joins them for Rs 7.40 crore. He has got IPL experience and cane be a handy option for the finisher’s role. 

IPL 2024 Auction Live: Shahrukh will earn over 7 crore

The Bidding war for PBKS and GT is still on. Gujarat Titans currently have the highest bid of Rs7 crore, They have more than 31 crore left in their purse.

LIVE IPL 2024: Shahrukh Khan is here

Now, the big man comes up! Shahrukh Khan – the cricketer – is here and GT, PBKS engage in a big battle for the power-hitter. His bid amount has crossed over Rs 2 crore.

IPL 2024 Auction Live: Other Uncapped Stars!

Angkrish Raghuvanshi – Kolkata Knight Riders – Rs 20 Lakh and Arshin Kulkarni – Lucknow Super Giants – Rs 20 Lakh are the other two uncapped India players to find a franchise. Mohammed Arshad Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Raj Angad Bawa, Vivrant Sharma, Atit Sheth are unsold.

IPL Auction Live: And he goes to CSK for Rs 8.40 Crore

Sameer Rizvi will got to Chennai for Rs 8.40 crore to Chennai Super Kings. According to Cricindo, Rizvi, 20, was a prolific six-hitter for Kanpur Superstars in UP T20 League. He made two tons ended with 455 runs in nine innings in the tournament.

LIVE IPL Auction: Sameer Rizvi is the new IPL Millionaire!

Priyansh Arya and Manan Vohra went unsold but Sameer Rizvi is getting massive interest. There is a bidding war for the batter between GT and CSK. His price has crosses Rs 5.50 crore!

IPL 2024 Aution Live: Shubham Dubey goes for Rs 5.80 crore

And there he goes! Shubham Dubey has been picked by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5.80 crore. They lower-order batter will add muscle to their batting. After the super fight, Rohan Kunnummal and Saurav Chuahan go unsold.

IPL Auction Live: Dubey generating huge interest!

Shubham Dubey currently has the highest bid of Rs 5.40 crore now from RR. DC is also relentless for the batter and the bid is approaching Rs 6 crore.

LIVE IPL Auction: Shubham Dubey – The surprise pick of the day?

The bidding war for is well and truly on for Shubham Dubey. According to ESPNCricinfo, Shubham Dubey is a left-hand middle-order batter, made 221 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 187.28.

IPL 2024 Auction Live: The purse remaining!

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 11.75 crore

Kolkata Knight Riders: 6.95 crore

Punjab Kings: 13.15 crore

Chennai Super Kings: 11.60 crore

Delhi Capitals: 24.45 crore

Rajasthan Royals: 7.10 crore

Mumbai Indians: 8.15 crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 3.60 crore

Lucknow Super Giants: 6.75 crore

Gujarat Titans: 31.85 crore

LIVE AIPL Auction: Uncapped batters’ set starts!

Now the uncapped batters’ set starts! This will be interesting! Shubham Dubey is the first player and there is massive interest for him from DC and RR. He has crossed the Rs 50 lakh mark.  

IPL 2024 Auction Live: Steal Deals for GT? Not really

Was Umesh Yadav (Rs 5.80 crore) and Omarzai (Rs 50 lakh) steal deal for GT? “I wouldn’t call anybody a steal. That’s disrespectful to that player to some extent. We value Omarzai and Umesh. You focus on skill sets than players at an auction. We got two players that we had in our pre-planning and we’re looking forward to them joining us,” Vikram Solanki, GT Director of Cricket, said.

LIVE IPL Auction: Bangar on picking Woakes!

Sanjay Bangar, PBKS, has an interesting take on picking Chris Woakes for Rs 4.20 crore. “Woakes covers two positions for us – Curran and Rabada. Having an Indian seamer is of immense value. Harshal bowls through the middle and death overs. It gives us an option of using Harshal as an Impact Player. That was the thinking behind acquiring both Woakes and Harshal,” he said.

IPL 2024 Live Auction: The two contenders speak up!

The two teams which engaged in an intense bidding war for Micthell Starc speaks up

Venky Mysore, KKR CEO: Somebody told me just now before Starc’s bid, they put up something like a historic bid. Very quickly history changed. IPL has changed and the salary cap has changed (laughs). Everyone comes with their own plans. This is my 14th auction – you know you win some and lose some. Starc was a preffered player from that skillset standpoint. We were not successful in some bids, so that favoured us. We were just happy to have him in our side.

Vikram Solanki, GT director of cricket: It shows the value of the player and the skillset he possesses. He’s a fabulous player and lost out to KKR. But that’s the way things go at the auction. We will make our way through the rest of the auction as we need to.

IPL Auction Live: CSK on their plans ahead!

Stephen Fleming opens up on if Daryl Mitchell is a replacement for Ben Stokes: “He played just one game, so not massive shoes. Daryl is a different type of player, but his performances over the last 18-24 months have warranted this type of a price. He is an unfashionable player, often goes under the radar. With his ability to play spin he is competitive and he is also a handy bowler. In Chepauk we can slide him into a role. Just like his performances, he fits in nicely and a good buy for us.”