NEW DELHI: The newly christened Punjab Kings, the formerly Kings XI Punjab, had the biggest purse going into the 2021 IPL player auction with Rs 53.20 crore and they used them to their advantage to fill in their available nine slots.
Punjab shelled out a whopping Rs 22 crore to buy two pacers — Australia’s Jhye Richardson – Rs 14 crore, and Riley Meredith (Rs 8 crore).
They paid uncapped Indian all-rounder Shahrukh Khan Rs 5.25 crore, while spending Rs 4.2 crore for the services of Moises Henriques.
Other players bought in the auction are: Saurabh Kumar, Fabian Allen, Utkarsh Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Dawid Malan.
In total, the KL Rahul led side spent Rs 34.6 crore on their new signings.
Full Squad: KL Rahul, Ishan Porel, Sarfaraz Khan, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, Mohammed Shami, Deepak Hooda, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar, Simran Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh, Saurabh Kumar, Fabian Allen, Utkarsh Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Moises Henriques, Riley Meredith, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Dawid Malan.
Punjab shelled out a whopping Rs 22 crore to buy two pacers — Australia’s Jhye Richardson – Rs 14 crore, and Riley Meredith (Rs 8 crore).
They paid uncapped Indian all-rounder Shahrukh Khan Rs 5.25 crore, while spending Rs 4.2 crore for the services of Moises Henriques.
Other players bought in the auction are: Saurabh Kumar, Fabian Allen, Utkarsh Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Dawid Malan.
In total, the KL Rahul led side spent Rs 34.6 crore on their new signings.
Full Squad: KL Rahul, Ishan Porel, Sarfaraz Khan, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, Mohammed Shami, Deepak Hooda, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar, Simran Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh, Saurabh Kumar, Fabian Allen, Utkarsh Singh, Jalaj Saxena, Moises Henriques, Riley Meredith, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Dawid Malan.
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