IPL Auction 2018: Rajasthan Royals spend big, Picks up Unadkat for hefty 11.5 cr
On Day 1 of the auction, the debut season winners secured Ben Stokes for an eye-popping Rs 12.5 crore while Sanju Samson was another surprise, with Rajasthan deciding to fork out Rs 8 crore for his services. The big spender Royals also picked up West Indian Jofra Archer for hefty Rs 7.2 crore.
Left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat became the most expensive Indian player in the 2018 Indian Premier League Auction after he attracted a bid of Rs 11.50 crore from the Rajasthan Royals. Unadkat beat KL Rahul and Manish Pandey who bagged Rs 11 crore contracts on the opening day of the auction on Saturday.
Karnataka all-rounder Gowtham Krishnappa earned himself a massive payday on Day 2 of the Indian Premier League Player Auction, as Rajasthan Royals shelled out a whopping Rs 6.20 crore for him. Given that his base price was Rs 20 lakh, the 29-year-old hit a day dirt with a deal 31 times that value. Last season, Mumbai Indians bought Gowtham for Rs 2 crore.
On Day 1 of the auction, the debut season winners secured Ben Stokes for an eye-popping Rs 12.5 crore while Sanju Samson was another surprise, with Rajasthan deciding to fork out Rs 8 crore for his services. The big spender Royals also picked up West Indian Jofra Archer for hefty Rs 7.2 crore.