Up next is Nicholas Pooran of West Indies….
Sam Billings goes UNSOLD!
England’s Sam Billings up next with a base price of 2 crore.
Wriddhiman Saha goes UNSOLD!
SOLD – Dinesh Karthik to RCB for 5.5 Crore
CSK and RCB start off the battle for Karthik. CSK and RCB go on and on before RCB seal the deal at 5.5 crore. The wicket-keeper batsman is a gun keeper and can provide the impetus down the order playing the finisher role.
The bid has touched 5 crore for Karthik.
Jonny Bairstow
– His career SR in IPL is 142.2.
– He can be also used a keeper.
– He can open the batting and play in the middle, too with good SR. He is one of the few overseas players to play spin well.
Scenes at the Team India bio-bubble at the moment in Ahmedabad
Ishan Kishan returns home! pic.twitter.com/EQTFvhHcGA
Ishan Kishan auction story:
2016 – 35 lacs (Gujarat Lions)
2018 – 6.2 cr (Mumbai Indians)
2022 – 15.25 cr (Mumbai Indians)#IPLMegaAuction
Next up is Dinesh Karthik with a base price of 2 crore….