Chris Morris became the most expensive but in Indian Premier League history as Rajasthan Royals bought him for a price of Rs 16.26 crores. The South African overtook Yuvraj Singh as the player for whom franchises have paid the most during auctions. Morris started at a base price of 75 lakhs.
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18 Feb, 15:46 (IST)
Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for a price of 14.25 crores. Steve Smith was sold to Delhi Capitals for a price of 2.2 crores.
18 Feb, 13:21 (IST)
On the eve of Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya walked down memory lane and shared a video of his old interview.
18 Feb, 09:49 (IST)
Indian all-rounder Jayant Yadav tied the knot with girlfriend Disha Chawla on February 16, 2021. The Haryana cricketer announced his marriage on social media as it was a low-key ceremony attended mainly by close friends and family members.
18 Feb, 08:05 (IST)
Juventus suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at the hands f Porto in the first leg of their UCL 2020-21 Round of 16 tie. Mehdi Taremi and Moussa Marega scored for the Portuguese side with Federico Chiesa pulling one back for the Italian giants in the final minutes of the game.
IPL 2021 players auction is set to be held on February 18 (Thursday). A total of 292 players will go under the hammer with all eight franchises looking to bolster their squad. Kings XI Punjab will enter the auction with the biggest purse (Rs 53.20 Crore) available to them while Royal Challengers Bangalore, who have a purse of Rs 35.40, have the most number of slots available. RCB have 11 empty spots to complete their 25-member squad. Here we will track and cover the IPL 2021 players auction live. So if you are looking for news and updates on Indian Premier League 2021 players auction and updates on other major sports then you are on the right page. IPL 2021 Auction, Purse of Each Team: Here’s How Much Money Franchises Can Spend on During Indian Premier League Bidding.
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Along with the IPL 2021 players auction, a number of major sporting action will take place on Thursday. Manchester United are set to travel to Turin to play Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 match while Tottenham Hotspur will also be in action. In the Indian Super League, Chennaiyin FC will face NorthEast United FC in a do-or-die encounter.
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