And finally, the night of IPL Auctions concluded in Kolkata.
With 338 players under the hammer, 62 players were sold summing up the total expenses from the eight franchise of Indian Premier League to be 140.3 crore INR.
And that brings us to the END of the @Vivo_India #IPLAuction – Some interesting buys & big monies spent here in Kolkata. More to follow…
pic.twitter.com/NfaJKm2gyN — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 19, 2019
As soon as the session one of the 2020 IPL auction ended, the top five most expensive players were announced. The magic of Aussie players once again enveloped the auction game and out of the top five most expensive players, three positions were grabbed by the Australian Cricket team members.
Topping the list is World number one test bowler, Pat Cummins from Australia who whopped INR 15.5 crore and will play for Kolkata Knight Riders in the upcoming IPL season.
Also, be ready to see some ‘Cottrel Salute’ on the fields as Sheldon Cottrell from West Indies found a place in the Kings XI Punjab team and also on the list of most expensive players in the auction.
Here’s the list of top buys of 2020. Have a look:
Here's a look at the TOP 10 BUYS
post some fierce bidding at the 2020 @Vivo_India #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/wxuFnBx4fq — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 19, 2019
Post auction session, Brendon McCullum, coach of KKR, took to his official social media handle announcing the captainship of the team will stay with Dinesh Karthik while welcoming Pat Cummins in the team. He wrote, “Two outstanding gentlemen will return to @KKRiders! @Eoin16 with his power middle order game & outstanding leadership help for @DineshKarthik & one of the game’s premier fast bowlers @patcummins30 who I feel was the best player on offer for this year’s @IPL auction Welcome boys! ” and instantly the post was shared by Cummins stating: “Can’t wait Baz ”.
Can’t wait Baz
https://t.co/NWJMjCt6qq — Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) December 19, 2019
