IPL 2021 auction takeaways: Glenn Maxwell, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shahrukh Khan and more
Even if one was prepared for surprises beforehand, there was no way the things that happened in the IPL 2021 auction could have foreseen. Sportzpics for IPL / Sandeep Shetty
When teams are preparing in the short term before an Indian Premier League auction day, the surprise factor usually tends to be high. The requirements that franchises have are usually very specific and the talent pool is unlikely to have the depth for them to let go when a player goes beyond a reasonable price. This much is known.
But even if one was prepared for such surprises beforehand, there is no possible way the things that happened in the auction ahead of IPL 2021 could have foreseen. On one day, these records were set: Chris Morris received the highest ever bid, Riley Meredith became the most expensive uncapped overseas player, Krishnappa Gowtham set the record for the most a team has spent on an uncapped Indian c
IPL Auction 2021: Welcome home, Arjun Tendulkar - Mumbai Indians after buying him for Rs 20 lakh
IPL Auction 2021: Welcome home, Arjun Tendulkar - Mumbai Indians after buying him for Rs 20 lakh
Mumbai Indians was the only franchise which bid and bought Arjun Tendulkar at the IPL Auction 2021 at his base price of Rs 20 lakh on Thursday.
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Sachin Tendulkar is MI s mentor and Zaheer is their Director of Cricket
Arjun Tendulkar made his senior debut for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021
The last name in the IPL Auction 2021 on Thursday grabbed all the attention as Arjun Tendulkar came up for bidding in Chennai at a base price of Rs 20 lakh.
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NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu all-rounder Shahrukh Khan finished his practice session on Thursday and boarded the team bus to go to the team hotel.
Just like his other team-mates, he also took out his mobile phone, put on his earplugs, and started watching the live stream of the IPL 2021 Player Auction.
When Shahrukh s name was announced by the auctioneer Hugh Edmeades, his team-mates looked at him and started cheering for him. The cheers grew louder when he was finally bought.
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Shahrukh knew he would find a bidder at the auction, thanks to his impressive domestic show, but wasn t aware that he would hit a jackpot and become a Crorepati.
Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene, director of cricket operations Zaheer Khan, and owner Akash Ambani back their decision to bid for Arjun Tendulkar.
: Thursday, February 18, 2021, 8:18 PM IST Veer Zara reunited at IPL 2021 Auction: Shahrukh Khan bought by Preity Zinta s Punjab Kings for Rs 5.25 cr
Uncapped Tamil Nadu all-rounder Shahrukh Khan bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 5.25 crore. His base price was Rs 20 lakh. Veer Zara reunited at IPL 2021 Auction: Shahrukh Khan bought by Preity Zinta s Punjab Kings for Rs 5.25 cr
Uncapped Tamil Nadu all-rounder Shahrukh Khan bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 5.25 crore. His base price was Rs 20 lakh.
Preity Zinta s Veer Zara co-star Shah Rukh Khan s Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore also showed keen interest in Indian uncapped player who showed his ability to hit hard in the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.