As the first session of the Vivo Indian Premier League 2018 player auction drew to a close, Ben Stokes held on to his title as the costliest player for the second year running. Sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 125 million, Stokes was aggressively bid by multiple teams. Last year, he was picked up by Rising Pune Supergiant (no longer in the IPL) for Rs 145 million).As the first session of the Vivo Indian Premier League 2018 player auction drew to a close, Ben Stokes held on to his title as the costliest player for the second year running. Sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 125 million, Stokes was aggressively bid by multiple teams. Last year, he was picked up by Rising Pune Supergiant (no longer in the IPL) for Rs 145 million).Teams seemed to favour all-rounders as four of the top eights buys came in the category. Glenn Maxwell cost Delhi Daredevils Rs 90 million while CSK forked out Rs 78 million for Kedar Jadhav and Kings XI Punjab shelled out Rs 76 million for R Ashwin.While Stokes was the costliest player of the inaugural session, KL Rahul and Manish Pandey followed close in second place, both attracting bids worth Rs 110 million each.
Rahul will play for the KXIP while Pandey will don the colours of Surisers Hyderabad. Kolkata Knight Riders picked up only two players in the first session, but bid aggressively in both cases. The Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla owned team picked up Chris Lynn for Rs 96 million along with Mitchell Starc for Rs 94 million.There were some surprises in terms of the players that went unsold. West Indies heavyweight Chris Gayle, South African batsman Hashim Amla, England team captain Joe Root (for whom it was the first time being in the IPL auction), New Zealander Martin Guptill, Australian all-rounder James Faulkner and India’s Murali Vijay remained unsold in the first session of this year’s auction.ALSO READ: IPL Auction 2018: Stokes, Starc attract huge bids while Gayle goes unsoldFUNDS TALLY AT END OF FIRST SESSIONTeam Funds remaining (Rs million) Players boughtChennai Super Kings 252 5Delhi Daredevils 381 4Kings XI Punjab 259 7Kolkata Knight Riders 400 2Mumbai Indians 416 1Rajasthan Royals 505 3Royal Challengers Bangalore 341 4Sunrisers Hyderabad 339 6TOP BUYS IN FIRST SESSIONTeam Player Speciality Winning bid (Rs million)Rajasthan Royals Benjamin Stokes All-Rounder 125Sunrisers Hyderabad Manish Pandey Batsman 110Kings XI Punjab KL Rahul Batsman 110Kolkata Knight Riders Chris Lynn Batsman 96Kolkata Knight Riders Mitchell Starc Bowler 94Delhi Daredevils Glenn Maxwell All-Rounder 90Chennai Super Kings Kedar Jadhav All-Rounder 78Kings XI Punjab Ravichandran Ashwin All-Rounder 76CricketersBase price Auction price KL Rahul Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 110 mn KXIPMurali Vijay Batsman Rs 20 mn Unsold for nowBrendon McCullum Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 36 mn RCBChris Lynn Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 96 mn KKRAaron Finch Batsman Rs 15 mn Rs 62 mn KXIPJason Roy Batsman Rs 15 mn Rs 15 mn DDHashim Amla Batsman Rs 15 mn Unsold for nowDavid Miller Batsman Rs 15 mn Rs 30 mn KXIP retain using RTM against MIManish Pandey Batsman Rs 10 mn Rs 110 mn SRHMartin Guptill Batsman Rs 7.5 mn Unsold for nowKarun Nair Batsman Rs 5 mn Rs 56 mn KXIPGlenn Maxwell All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 90 mn DDBenjamin Stokes All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 125 mn RRYuvraj Singh All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 20 mn KXIPMitchell Starc Bowler Rs 20 mn Rs 94 mn KKRRavichandran Ashwin All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 76 mn KXIPShikhar Dhawan Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 52 mn SRH, using RTM against KXIP.Christopher Gayle Batsman Rs 20 mn Unsold for nowKieron Pollard All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 54 mn MI retains using RTM against DDAjinkya Rahane Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 40 mn RR retain through RTM against KXIPDwayne Bravo All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 64 mn CSK use RTM against KXIPGautam Gambhir Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 28 mn DDHarbhajan Singh Bowler Rs 20 mn Rs 20 mn CSKKane Williamson Batsman Rs 15 mn Rs 30 mn SRHFaf Du Plessis Batsman Rs 15 mn Rs 16 mn CSK retain using RTM against KXIPJoe Root Batsman Rs 15 mn Unsold for nowShakib Al Hasan All-Rounder Rs 10 mn Rs 20 mn SRH
Rahul will play for the KXIP while Pandey will don the colours of Surisers Hyderabad. Kolkata Knight Riders picked up only two players in the first session, but bid aggressively in both cases. The Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla owned team picked up Chris Lynn for Rs 96 million along with Mitchell Starc for Rs 94 million.There were some surprises in terms of the players that went unsold. West Indies heavyweight Chris Gayle, South African batsman Hashim Amla, England team captain Joe Root (for whom it was the first time being in the IPL auction), New Zealander Martin Guptill, Australian all-rounder James Faulkner and India’s Murali Vijay remained unsold in the first session of this year’s auction.ALSO READ: IPL Auction 2018: Stokes, Starc attract huge bids while Gayle goes unsoldFUNDS TALLY AT END OF FIRST SESSIONTeam Funds remaining (Rs million) Players boughtChennai Super Kings 252 5Delhi Daredevils 381 4Kings XI Punjab 259 7Kolkata Knight Riders 400 2Mumbai Indians 416 1Rajasthan Royals 505 3Royal Challengers Bangalore 341 4Sunrisers Hyderabad 339 6TOP BUYS IN FIRST SESSIONTeam Player Speciality Winning bid (Rs million)Rajasthan Royals Benjamin Stokes All-Rounder 125Sunrisers Hyderabad Manish Pandey Batsman 110Kings XI Punjab KL Rahul Batsman 110Kolkata Knight Riders Chris Lynn Batsman 96Kolkata Knight Riders Mitchell Starc Bowler 94Delhi Daredevils Glenn Maxwell All-Rounder 90Chennai Super Kings Kedar Jadhav All-Rounder 78Kings XI Punjab Ravichandran Ashwin All-Rounder 76CricketersBase price Auction price KL Rahul Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 110 mn KXIPMurali Vijay Batsman Rs 20 mn Unsold for nowBrendon McCullum Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 36 mn RCBChris Lynn Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 96 mn KKRAaron Finch Batsman Rs 15 mn Rs 62 mn KXIPJason Roy Batsman Rs 15 mn Rs 15 mn DDHashim Amla Batsman Rs 15 mn Unsold for nowDavid Miller Batsman Rs 15 mn Rs 30 mn KXIP retain using RTM against MIManish Pandey Batsman Rs 10 mn Rs 110 mn SRHMartin Guptill Batsman Rs 7.5 mn Unsold for nowKarun Nair Batsman Rs 5 mn Rs 56 mn KXIPGlenn Maxwell All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 90 mn DDBenjamin Stokes All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 125 mn RRYuvraj Singh All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 20 mn KXIPMitchell Starc Bowler Rs 20 mn Rs 94 mn KKRRavichandran Ashwin All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 76 mn KXIPShikhar Dhawan Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 52 mn SRH, using RTM against KXIP.Christopher Gayle Batsman Rs 20 mn Unsold for nowKieron Pollard All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 54 mn MI retains using RTM against DDAjinkya Rahane Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 40 mn RR retain through RTM against KXIPDwayne Bravo All-Rounder Rs 20 mn Rs 64 mn CSK use RTM against KXIPGautam Gambhir Batsman Rs 20 mn Rs 28 mn DDHarbhajan Singh Bowler Rs 20 mn Rs 20 mn CSKKane Williamson Batsman Rs 15 mn Rs 30 mn SRHFaf Du Plessis Batsman Rs 15 mn Rs 16 mn CSK retain using RTM against KXIPJoe Root Batsman Rs 15 mn Unsold for nowShakib Al Hasan All-Rounder Rs 10 mn Rs 20 mn SRH
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