THE 9TH SEASON OF INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE got off to a frenetic start in Bangalore and as expected debutants Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions went all guns blazing to construct a formidable team.
Following were the bids.
Rampant bidding for uncapped spinner Pawan Negi
WATCH: Rampant bidding for @ImPawanNegi at the #IPLAuction. @DelhiDaredevils welcomed him with open arms in the endhttps://t.co/GTJXTDihLe
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 6, 2016
SunRisers rope in young Bangladeshi seamer Mustafizur Rahman
WATCH: Young left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman sold to @SunRisers #IPLAuction @BCBtigershttps://t.co/y8oRn7aTSe
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 6, 2016
Out of the box, West Indian Carlos Brathwaite gets a surprising deal. Daredevils nail the all-rounder.
WATCH: Surprise! C Brathwaite was sold from a base price of 30L to INR 420 lacs to @DelhiDaredevils #IPLAuctionhttps://t.co/E0B2prZ4EE
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 6, 2016
Mohit Sharma in Lions' den
WATCH: @lionsdenkxip's first buy from the 2016 #IPLAuction - Mohit Sharmahttps://t.co/euwjWKFdMg
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 6, 2016
England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler heads to the Mumbai Indians.
WATCH: After some tough competition from @KKRiders in the bidding, @josbuttler was sold to @mipaltan #IPLAuctionhttps://t.co/6Y6vUGsnrI
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 6, 2016
Highest bid of the day: Shane Watson roped in by RCB.
WATCH: The most fierce bid of the morning. @ShaneRWatson33 being sold to @RCBTweets #IPLAuctionhttps://t.co/A5whdcyAcv
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 6, 2016
KP the showstopper goes to Rising Pune Supergiants.
WATCH: @RPSupergiants bidding for star batsman @KP24. Their brand new addition to the squad #IPLAuctionhttps://t.co/0jDorzjhF1
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 6, 2016
Yuvi to SunRisers
WATCH: When @YUVSTRONG12 went under the hammer, he created quite a wave. He was sold to @SunRisers #IPLAuctionhttps://t.co/uKvtc0mcHV
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 6, 2016