From Ishan Kishan pocketing a whopping Rs 15.25 crore to uncapped talents such as Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tripathi also landing the big bucks, here is a look at the top buys from the first day of the (Indian Premier League) IPL 2022 auctions in Bengaluru on Saturday.
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The following list also includes those who earned a million dollars at the auctions, considering the INR to USD exchange rate as on Sunday.
Top buys and the million-dollar club
Ishan Kishan – 15.25 CR – Mumbai Indians
Deepak Chahar – 14.00 CR – Chennai Super KingsĀ
Shreyas Iyer – 12.25 CR – Kolkata Knight Riders
Shardul Thakur – 10.75 CR – Delhi Capitals
Harshal Patel – 10.75 CR – Delhi Capitals
Wanindu Hasaranga – 10.75 CR – Royal Challengers Bangalore
Nicholas Pooran – 10.75 CR – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Prasidh Krishna – 10.00 CR – Rajasthan Royals
Lockie Ferguson – 10.00 CR – Gujarat Titans
Avesh Khan – 10.00 CR – Lucknow Super Giants
Kagiso Rabada – 9.25 CR – Punjab Kings
Shahrukh Khan – 9.00 CR – Punjab Kings
Rahul Tewatia – 9.00 CR – Gujarat Titans
Washington Sundar – 8.75 CR – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Jason Holder – 8.75 CR – Lucknow Super Giants
Rahul Tripathi – 8.50 CR – Sunrisers Hyderabad
Shimron Hetmyer – 8.50 CR – Rajasthan Royals
Krunal Pandya – 8.25 CR – Lucknow Super Giants
Shikhar Dhawan – 8.25 CR – Punjab Kings
Trent Boult – 8.00 CR – Rajasthan Royals
Nitish Rana – 8.00 CR – Kolkata Knight Riders
Devdutt Padikkal – 7.75 CR – Rajasthan Royals
Josh Hazlewood – 7.75 CR – Royal Challengers Bangalore