The Indian Premier League has always been a much awaited event for spectators and cricket fans across the globe. The IPL will kick off its 7th edition in style this year and cricket fans were waiting with bated breath for the 2014 IPL auction and its results. The auctions took place over Wednesday and Thursday and were a nail biting event in a manner of speaking. There was a lot of drama and some surprises were in store for franchise supporters. There were some surprise omissions on day 1 and some really big buys as well. Franchises were mainly focusing on marquee players for the first day while the final day was reserved especially for domestic and unsold players for squad completion.
It was all about being the smart shopper on the second day of the IPL auction and in the end, Karan Sharma of the Sunrisers Hyderabad, got the highest bid of day 2, at INR 3.75 crores as he was brought back by his team. The IPL is gearing up to start in April and the choice of venues is a matter of contention. You can start preparing for the IPL in style by booking classy team merchandise, collectibles and autographed gear online. You can also pick up quality sports and fitness equipment online at affordable prices ahead of this year’s IPL. You can savor every moment of the IPL in style and be the envy of fellow supporters with a cool collection of sporting gear and merchandise. Alongside, when it comes to tickets, you can book them online in advance as well.
Here are some of the most interesting results of day 2 of the IPL auction:
- Manish Pandey was sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.7 crores
- Domestic star Baba Aparajith was snapped up by the Chennai Super Kings for INR 10 lakhs
- Anirudh Srikkanth was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakhs
- Vijay Zol went to the Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 30 lakhs
- Delhi Daredevils successfully bid INR 1.6 crores for Mayank Agarwal
- Manvinder Bisla, on the other hand, was retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 60 lakhs
- Talented all rounder Rajat Bhatia was sold to the Rajasthan Royals for INR 1.7 crores
- Sunrisers Hyderabad also bid 1 crore for KL Rahul
- Top gainer Karan Sharma was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for a staggering INR 3.75 crores, the highest on day 2 of the auctions
- Kedar Jadhav also made it big when he was brought back by the Delhi Daredevils for INR 2 crores
- The Kings XI Punjab also picked up Rishi Dhawan for a mindboggling INR 3 crores
- Wicket keeper batsman Aditya Tare went for INR 1.6 crores to the Mumbai Indians who also picked up Sushant Marathe for INR 10 lakhs
- The Kolkata Knight Riders also brought back Holland all rounder Ryan ten Doeschate for INR 1 crore
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