India’s stylish batsman Yuvraj Singh was sold at his base price Rs 2 crore to Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), a franchise with which he debuted in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, who retained Shikhar Dhawan at the IPL Auction for Rs 5.2 crore, refused to retain the Punjab-born all-rounder in the auction event at Ritz-Carlton, Bengaluru, on Saturday.
In IPL, representing KXIP, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Yuvraj has scored 2587 runs and claimed 36 wickets in 120 matches.
Yuvraj Singh sent a message for the Kings XI Punjab fans, thanking the franchise for reviving him once again.
Happy to be back at @lionsdenkxip I guess this year it’s about self belief and pride ! See u punjabiyon 🙏 also my favourite team owner @realpreityzinta got you a very chatty partner @hazelkeech 🤓 @virendersehwag look forward to some great strategies together with the legend !
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 27, 2018
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India cricketer Manoj Tiwary is also bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs 1 Cr. Tiwary has been a very consistent cricketer for his teams in the past and Sehwag will hope the Bengal cricketer will bring stability to his middle-order.
Mohit Sharma may have thought he was going to turn out for CSK this time as they won the race for his signature at 2.4 Cr. However, KXIP used the RTM card to retain his services. Good buy for Sehwag’s team.
Kings XI Punjab once again broke their bank and this time they acquired the services of KL Rahul for a whopping amount of 11 crores. Aaron Finch the Australian big hitter bought for Rs. 6.2 crore.
Kings XI Punjab used the Right to Match card for Marcus Stoinis after Royal Challengers Bangalore had won the race for his signature for Rs 6.2 Cr. KXIP is building a solid team and have been the most active franchise in the auction.
Other city cricketers Manan Vohra and Sidharth Koul will be playing with Royal Challengers, Bengluru and Sunrisers Hydrabad respectively.
Manan Vohra is bought by Royal Challengers for Rs 1.1 Crore and Sidharth Koul is bought by Sunrisers Hydrabad for Rs. 3.8 crore.
