IPL 2020 Auction Highlights: Bowler Pat Cummins is king of the ring

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Bowler Vinay Kumar R was called up but left unsold.

Wicket-keeper batsman Nikhil Naik goes to KKR for 20 lakhs, England all-rounder Tom Curran goes to RR for 1 crore, Sri Lanka's Isuru Udana sold to RCB for 50 lakhs.

Lalit Yadav goes to Delhi Capitals for 20 lakhs, Shahbaz Ahamad goes to RCB for 20 lakhs.

Dale Steyn is back in business with RCB for 2 crore; Andrew Tye goes to Rajasthan Royals for 1 crore.

Prabhsimran Singh sold to KXIP for 55 lakhs, Tushar Deshpande sold to Delhi Capitals for 20 lakhs, spinner R Sai Kishore heading to CSK for base price of 20 lakhs.

Sanjay Yadav goes to SRH for 20 lakhs, Prince Balwant Rai Singh is sold to MI for 20 lakhs

All-rounder Anirudha Joshi is sold to Rajasthan Royals for 20 lakhs, Digvijay Deshmukh is sold to MI for 20 lakhs.

All-rounder Tajinder Dhillon sold to KXIP for 20 lakhs, Abdul Samad is sold to SRH for 20 lakhs

West Indies pacer Oshane Thomas is sold to Rajasthan Royals for 50 lakhs; experienced Pravin Tambe is sold to KKR for 20 lakhs.

England all-rounder Chris Jordan sold for 3 crore to Kings XI Punjab. Fabian Allen goes to SRH for 50 lakhs.

Mohsin Khan goes to MI for 20 lakhs, Tom Banton is sold to KKR for 1 crore.

Chris Green is sold to KKR for 20 lakhs, Joshua Philippe is sold to RCB for 20 lakhs

The auction has taken a break for High-Tea and be back in an hour.

The Aussie paceman was recently injured in a Test match, so Chennai Super Kings must be hoping for a fast recovery.

Windies attacking batsman Shimron Hetmyer sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 7.75 crore.

Just about half an hour to go guys 🧐🧐
This place is going to turn into a war of the bids 🤜🤛 @Vivo_India #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/wjrnYY2l0f

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 19, 2019

CSK: Rs 14.60 crore,

Delhi Capitals: Rs 27.85 crore

KXIP: Rs 42.70 crore

KKR: Rs 35.65 crore

MI: Rs 13.05 crore

RR: Rs 28.90 crore

RCB: Rs 27.90 crore

SRH: Rs 17 crore

South African fast bowler Dale Steyn who had gone unsold in the previousIPLauction, has pegged his base price at Rs 2 crore this time. Steyn wasroped in by Royal Challengers Bangalore as a replacement for Nathan Coulter-Nile. That didn't go too well for him as he suffered an injury that ruled him out of the World Cup.

Among the Indian youngsters, Mumbai left-hander opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Priyam Garg, who is leading the India Under-19 World Cup squad, will be the ones to watch out for along with Tamil Nadu left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore and Bengal pacer Ishan Porel. All of them come with a base price of Rs 20 lakh.

As many as 338 cricketers will go under the hammer at the IPL auction in Kolkata on December 19 with Australia's Glenn Maxwell and South African Dale Steyn among those opting for the highest base price of Rs 2 crore. The initial shortlist had 332 players.

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The country is grappling with an unprecedented turmoil, but then the show must go on. And as if bringing a momentary distraction to those inclined, the auctions for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League will be held in Kolkata on Thursday.

Not far enough so as to not to feel the heat but distant enough to remain unobstructed, the bourgeois confines of a five-star hotel will play host to the annual player drafting process. The event, which starts in the afternoon is expected to lastlate evening,with73 slots to be filled across eight franchises.

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At 14 years and 350 days, Afghanistan's Noor Ahmad is the youngest name in the auction pool. The left-arm chinaman, with a base price of Rs 30 lakh, may join the likes of Rashid Khan and Mohammed Nabi to play for the high-profile franchise league.

Noor was impressive in the Under-19 one-day series against India recently, picking up nine wickets and with the teams' fascination for wrist spinners, he could be taken up early.

The Aussies are going big this time with five Australians --fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, all-rounders Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell and batsman Chris Lynn -- enlisting themselves, among seven overseas cricketers, at the highest base price of 20 million rupees (about $279,000).

IPL fever is here again with the auction for the 13th season happening live on Dec. 19.

The auction will see the eight franchises bidding to fill 73 slots from a pool of 332 players -- 186 Indian, 143 overseas and three players from Associate Nations. Each teamcan have a maximum of eight overseas players and a total strength of 25 players.In all, 997players had originally registered for IPL 2020.

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