IPL Auction 2021: 5 Most Expensive Indian Buys

IPL auction 2021 concluded on Thursday which witnessed 57 players being picked up by the eight franchises. Chris Morris emerged as the biggest buy in the history of IPL auctions after Rajasthan Royals bought him for Rs. 16.25 crore. 292 players were shortlisted for the IPL auction 2021 and there were 61 available slots.

Franchises needed a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 25 players in their squad. Post the IPL auction 2021, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad were the franchises who filled their all available 25 slots. Rajasthan Royals have 24 players in the squad while Royal Challengers Bangalore have 22 filled slots.

The 57 players sold in the auction include 22 overseas players and 35 Indian players. Few young cricketers were sold for huge bids, making themselves among the top buyers among Indian players. Here we look at five top Indian buyers in IPL auction 2021.

IPL Auction 2021: 5 Most Expensive Indian Buys

Kedar Jadhav- Rs. 2 crore – SRH and Harbhajan Singh- Rs. 2 crore – KKR

Kedar Jadhav went unsold at the first announcement. However, the all-rounder was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad later for Rs. 2 crores. This made the batting all-rounder the 5th most expensive Indian player in IPL auction 2021. The right-handed batsman Kedar Jadhav was part of Chennai Super Kings since IPL 2018. After being released by CSK, he reserved his base price at Rs. 2 crores and find a new buyer in the form of Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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Harbhajan Singh also shares the spot with Kedar Jadhav. The Indian cricketer initially went unsold; however, Kolkata Knight Riders were ready to shell out Rs. 2 crores for the off-break bowler, which was his base price. Harbhajan Singh has been part of every IPL season since 2008, playing 160 matches. He has grabbed 150 wickets in his IPL career so far.

Piyush Chawla-₹2.4 crore- Mumbai Indians

Piyush Chawla is an experienced player in Indian Premier League, who has played in every season of IPL since 2008. The right-arm bowler was part of Kolkata Knight Riders when they lifted the trophy in 2012 and 2014. He boasts a great experience in IPL by playing 164 matches so far. He represented Chennai Super Kings last season but was released by the franchisee before IPL auction 2021. The 32-year-old all-rounder was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs. 2.4 crore this time.

Shivam Dube- ₹4.4 crore – RR

Shivam Dube is the third name among the biggest Indian buys who was grabbed by Rajasthan Royals for massive Rs. 4.4 crore. Shivam Dube is an all-rounder who played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2019 and IPL 2020. Being an all-rounder, Dube is a promising player due to which Rajasthan Royals were ready to shell out more than Rs. 4 crore for him.

Shahrukh Khan- Rs. 5.25 crore- PBKS

Shahrukh Khan is an uncapped player who made his way into Punjab Kings at a heavy price of Rs. 5.25 crore. The 25-year-old youngster saw a bidding war between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals.

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From the base price of Rs. 20 lakh, Shahrukh Khan was finally picked by Punjab Kings for Rs. 5.25 crore. He came to the limelight from Tamil Nadu Premier League and is a powerful hitter who plays at lower-middle order spot.

Krishnappa Gowtham – Rs. 9.25 crore- CSK

Krishnappa Gautam became the costliest Indian player after he was bought by Chennai Super Kings for whooping Rs. 9.25 crore. Krishnappa Gautam is an all-rounder who has played three IPL seasons so far in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Krishnappa Gautam also invited a heavy bid in IPL 2018, when he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 6.2 crore from his base price of Rs. 20 lakh. In IPL 2018, he showed a decent performance with the bat and the ball, claiming 11 wickets from 15 matches and scoring 126 runs.