Rs 467.95 crore was spent on the first day of IPL mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in which 72 players were bought. 44% of the expenditure was on bowlers, in which Yuzvendra Chahal was taken by paying the highest amount. An expenditure of Rs 83.50 crore was incurred on 4 captains.
IPL mega auction is taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. On its first day, teams were seen fighting among themselves to buy captains. Rs 83.50 crore has been spent on 4 captains.
10 franchises have bought 72 players by spending Rs 467.95 crore. Now they are left with only Rs 173.55 crore, in which they have to purchase 132 players. Bowlers got 44 percent of Rs 467.95 crore on the first day of the auction. In this, Yuzvendra Chahal got the highest amount. 7 out of 11 spinners became millionaires. On the other hand, teams gave more importance to fast bowlers than spinners. All 20 pacers have been made millionaires by the teams.
Lakshmi was kind to foreign players
Of the 72 players bought on the first day, 24 were foreigners. Teams had spent Rs 284.2 crore to buy Indians. The average of a player comes to Rs 5.92 crore. And Rs 183.75 crore was spent on foreign players. Its average comes to Rs 7.66 crore, which is Rs 1.74 crore more than that of Indians.
Chahal became bat-bat
Teams expressed confidence in Yuzvendra Chahal among spinners. There was a competition to buy them. He has been bought for Rs 18 crore. Noor Mohammad has received Rs 10 crore. Apart from these, no other spinner could even touch the figure of Rs 6 crore. On the first day, 10 teams spent money on 31 bowlers, in which 11 spinners and 20 pacers were bought.
A lot of money was spent on these 4 captains
The first day of the auction was in the names of the captains. The teams have bought Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Jos Buttler for Rs 83.50 crore. Among the most expensive captains, comes Pant, then Shreyaar Iyer, Butler and Rahul. Delhi spent Rs 14 crore to buy Rahul. Pant has captained for Delhi, Shreyas for Kolkata and Rahul for Lucknow. Butler leads the England Test team.