Chennai, 18/2: IPL auction 2021 is underway at Chennai. Rajasthan Royals buy South African star all-rounder Chris Morris for a whopping Rs 16.25 crore. Morris was sold as the most expensive player in IPL history.
Earlier, Yuvraj Singh was the most expensive player in the IPL history. KXIP bought David Malan. Shivam Dube is bought for 4.4 crores by Royals.
Explosive Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping 14.25 crores after a huge bidding war with Chennai Superkings.
Delhi Capitals got a real bargain by buying Steven Smith for Just 2.2 crores. CSK bought Moeen Ali for 7cr after a bidding war with KXIP Punjab.
Shakib al Hasan sold to KKR for ₹3.2 crores. Aaron Finch went unsold so did Evin Lewis, Kedar Yadav and Hanuma Bihari.