KKR has picked up Pat Cummins and Shreyas Iyer at the IPL 2022 mega auction.© AFP
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) CEO Venky Mysore said on Saturday that his franchise has two solid captaincy options in the form of Pat Cummins and Shreyas Iyer. KKR picked up Cummins for Rs 7.25 crore and Iyer for Rs 12.25 in the ongoing IPL mega auction here in Bengaluru. “First of all, really happy with how the first session went for us. In order to get Pat Cummins back at that price, we actually thought he would go for a higher price, so we’re really happy with that. Obviously Shreyas is a Indian batting quality is ., so that’s fantastic and we’re very excited,” Mysore said while answering an ANI question at a virtual press conference.
Responding to ANI on whether Shreyas will potentially be KKR’s captain, Mysore said: “That’s the decision the coach and the think tank will make. We have to process the auction’s activities. Between Cummins and Shreyas you have two solid options for captain.”
Earlier in the auction, Indian lead-off hitter Shikhar Dhawan was acquired by Punjab Kings for Rs 8.25 crore. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5 crore. Australia Test Captain Pat Cummins was taken by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 7.25 crore.
Proteas pacer Kagiso Rabada was acquired by Punjab Kings for Rs 9.25 crore. Kiwi pacer Trent Boult was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 8 crore. Shreyas Iyer was picked up by KKR for Rs 12.25 crore. India pacer Mohammed Shami was picked up by Gujarat Titans for Rs 6.25 crore.
South African batter Faf du Plessis was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 7 crore. Lucknow Super Giants picked up Quinton de Kock for Rs 6.75 crore. Australia lead-off hitter Da
A total of 600 cricketers will go under the hammer during the auction that will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
INR 2 crore is the highest minimum prize and a whopping 48 players chose to place themselves in this category.
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There are 20 players on the auction list with a reserve price of INR 1.5 crore while 34 players are on the list of cricketers with a reserve price of INR 1 crore.
A total of 377 Indian players and 223 foreign players are up for grabs in what promises to be an action-packed IPL 2022 players auction in Bengaluru.
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