Another uncapped Indian player to go big was Ishan Kishan. Kishan was bought for Rs 6.2 crore by Mumbai Indians. RCB and CSK also made a bid for him, but Mumbai finally edged out. His base price was only Rs 40 lakh.

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All-rounder Krunal Pandya on Saturday bagged a mega Indian Premier League deal after Mumbai Indians (MI) used their Right to Match (RTM) to retain him at the Player Auction on Saturday. Mumbai matched Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) bid of Rs 8.80 crore. Krunal is now the highest paid uncapped player in IPL history.

While English player Jofra Archer was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 7.2 crore. The 22-year-old has become one of the hottest T20 prospects in the world recently. His blistering pace with the ball and big hitting capabilities with the bat make him a valuable asset in the game’s shortest format.

Another uncapped Indian player to go big was Ishan Kishan. Kishan was bought for Rs 6.2 crore by Mumbai Indians. RCB and CSK also made a bid for him, but Mumbai finally edged out. His base price was only Rs 40 lakh.

It was a big day for uncapped players as most went for an average of 3 crores. From U-19 pacer Nagakoti to Siddharth Kaul, all were picked up for double their base price.

Here is full list of uncapped players that went under the hammer on Day 1 of the auction:

Uncapped fast bowlers Set 1:

Kulwant Khejroliya – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 85 lakh

Siddharth Kaul – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3.8 crore

T Natarajan – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 40 lakh

Basil Thampi – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 95 lakh

Rajneesh Gurbani – UNSOLD

Aniket Choudhary – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 30 lakh

Syed Khaleel Ahmed – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3 crore

Navdeep Saini – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 3 crore

Avesh Khan – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 70 lakh

Ankit Singh Rajpoot – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 3 crore

 

Uncapped Wicketkeeper Set 1:

Jitesh Sharma – UNSOLD

Ishan Kishan – Sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 6.2 crore

Nikhil Naik – UNSOLD

Ben McDermott – UNSOLD

Aditya Tare – UNSOLD

Ankush Bains – UNSOLD

Vishnu Vinod – UNSOLD

Sheldon Jackson – UNSOLD

Prashant Chopra – UNSOLD

 

Uncapped Allrounder Set 1:

Rahul Tewatia – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 3 crore

Deepak Hooda – Retained via RTM by Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3.6 crore

Vijay Shankar – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 3.2 crore

Harshal Patel – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for 20 lakh

Kamlesh Nagarkoti – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for 3.2 crore

Krunal Pandya – Retained via RTM by Mumbai Indians at Rs 8.8 crore

Nitish Rana – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 3.4 crore

D’Arcy Short – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 4  crore

Shivam Dube – UNSOLD

Jofra Archer – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 7.2 crore

 

Uncapped Batsman Set 1:

Suryakumar Yadav – Sold to Mumbai Indians at Rs 3.2 crore

Shubman Gill – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 1.8 crore

Ishank Jaggi – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 20 lakh

Ricky Bhui – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 20 lakh

Mayank Agarwal – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 1 lakh

Himanshu Rana – UNSOLD

Rahul Tripathi – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 3.4 crore

Manan Vohra – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 1.1 crore

Siddhesh Lad – UNSOLD

Prithvi Shaw – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 1.2 crore