Lockie Ferguson Bought By Punjab Kings For INR 2 crore at IPL Auction 2025

Published - 25 Nov 2024, 04:42 PM

Lockie Ferguson (PC: X)

Lockie Ferguson has registered himself for the IPL 2025 mega auction at the base price of INR 2 crore. The New Zealand pacer played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the last edition of the IPL.

Apart from the Royal Challengers, Ferguson has also played for three other teams in the IPL - Rising Pune Supergiant, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Gujarat Titans.

His journey in the IPL began with the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017. In his debut season, the right-arm pacer played 4 games and picked up 3 wickets. Ahead of the 2018 season, he was signed up by Kolkata Knight Riders.

Lockie Ferguson stayed with the Knight Riders for three seasons but could not become a regular in the playing eleven. In the first and second seasons with the Knight Riders, he played only 5 games per season. In IPL 2021, he played 8 games and picked up 13 wickets.

For IPL 2022, he was a part of the Gujarat Titans squad. In that season, he played 13 games and picked up 12 wickets as the Titans clinched the title. For the 2023 season, the Titans traded Ferguson to the Knight Riders.

The Kiwi star played only 3 games for the Knight Riders before being signed up by Royal Challengers. In IPL 2024, Ferguson played 7 games and picked up 9 wickets.