IPL 2022 Auction: Steve Smith went unsold on Saturday.© AFP
Live updates from the IPL mega sale: Suresh Raina, Steve Smith and Shakib Al Hasan were among the high-profile names that went unsold in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega sale on Saturday. However, these three names will resurface in the auction and they may find bidders in the accelerated part of the auction. Indian all-rounder Deepak Hooda was sold to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 5.75 crore while Harshal Patel was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 10.75 crore.
Nitish Rana was picked up by KKR for Rs 8 crore, while West Indian all-rounder Jason Holder was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 8.75 crore. Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan went unsold as no franchise showed any interest in him.
Indian batter Manish Pandey was chosen by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 4.6 crore. Windies left-handed batter Shimron Hetmyer was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 8.5 crore. Indian batter Robin Uthappa was acquired by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Rs 2 crore.
England lead-off hitter Jason Roy was acquired by Gujarat Titans for Rs 2 crore. Proteas player David Miller went into the auction unsold as there were no buyers for him, but he could be picked up in the accelerated auction to take place later.
India’s lead-off hitter Devdutt Padikkal was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 7.75 crore, while Suresh Raina and Steve Smith went unsold in the auction. West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was picked up by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 4.4 crore.
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.
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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 David Warner was picked up by Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.25 crore.
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