The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the upcoming edition of 2021 has started in Chennai and it will be engrossing to see how each of the teams finally shapes up. Here is what the Rajasthan Royals (RR) are up to in the auctions.
Before the Auction:
Retained Players: Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Andrew Tye
Released Players: Steve Smith, Akash Singh, Anirudha Joshi, Ankit Rajpoot, Oshane Thomas, Shashank Singh, Tom Curran, Varun Aaron
Available Purse Value: ₹34.85 Crore
Here is the list of players they bought during the auction:
#1 Shivam Dube – ₹4.4 Crores
Shivam Dube, who is one of the best all-rounders in the domestic cricket in India was bought by RR in the auction of the 14th edition of the IPL as he was bought by the franchise for as many as ₹4.4 Crores. In the last season, he played 11 matches for the RCB in which he amassed just 129 runs and scalped 4 wickets as well.
#2 Chris Morris – ₹16.25 Crores
Chris Morris becomes one of the costliest players in the auction of the 14th edition of the IPL as he was bought by the franchise for as many as ₹14.25 Crores. In the last season, he played 9 matches for the RCB in which he amassed just 34 runs and scalped 11 wickets as well.
#3 Mustafizur Rehman – ₹1 Crore
The fiery fast bowler of Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman was bought by the Royals for just one crore. In IPL 2018, he played for MI, he played just 7 games and scalped as many wickets.
#4 Chetan Sakariya – ₹1.2 Crores
The Indian pacer, Chetan Sakariya was bought back by RR at the auction as they bought him for as many as ₹1.2 Crores. He be will be happy to join the franchise after a bidding war between RR and RCB.
#5 KC Cariappa – ₹20 Lakhs
The Indian mystery spinner, KC Kariappa was bought back by RR in the auction as they bought him for just ₹20 lakhs. He be will be happy to rejoin the franchise.
#6 Liam Livingstone – ₹75 Lakhs
Liam Livingstone was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for ₹75 lakh.
#7 Kuldip Yadav – ₹20 Lakhs
Kuldip Yadav was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for ₹20 lakh.
#8 Akash Singh – ₹20 Lakhs
Akash Singh was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for ₹20 lakh.
