With Vivo smartphone to be this year’s sponsors, the removal of Rajasthan and Chennai and addition of two new fanchises in the form of Gujarat and Pune, the auction couldn’t have been more interesting than in the previous years.
With over 350 players to go under the hammer in this year’s auction, there were many smart buys by the teams such as Gujarat and Hyderabad but we also got to see some bizarre buys today which left everyone surprised.
Delhi, for instance, decided to shell out 8.5 crores for the uncapped Indian all- rounder Pawan Negi, more than what RCB payed for Yuvraj, making him the highest paid Indian in this year’s auction.
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Delhi spent most of their money on lesser known talents such as Rishabh Pant, Chris Morris, Karun Nair and Carlos Braithwaite. There were more surprises in store as Pune decided buy a Tamil boy, Murugan Ashwin for a whopping four and a half crores.
Stars such as Mike Hussey, Martin Guptill, Usman Khwaja, Dilshan,George Bailey etc. went unsold which raised some eyebrows.
EssentiallySports brings you the reactions from the surprised, happy and shocked people on twitter who witnessed this bizarre auction-
gutpill fails in both innings #IPLAuction
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) February 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/altcricket/status/695916244923498496
Murugan Ashwin 25yrs
Legbreak googly bowler from Tamil Nadu
Appeared in few Fc/List A/T20 games (11 in all)
Rs 4.5 crore to Pune#IPLAuction— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 6, 2016
Welcome young Knight! Your jersey awaits! #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/FoPTHwGn9T
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) February 6, 2016
Lovely story. Fast bowler and son of a labourer from Sikkar in Rajasthan goes to @mipaltan for 3.2 crore #IPLAuction #nathusingh
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) February 6, 2016
From most to least. Delhi Daredevils has the least purse available now. Big spenders, high rollers #IPLAuction
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) February 6, 2016
Watching the #IPLAuction like pic.twitter.com/udfOYbuQKd
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) February 6, 2016
Everyone should want to become a cricketer only to be picked by the Delhi Daredevils on #IPLAuction day.
— Cricket Gandu (@CricketGandu) February 6, 2016
Getting @ShaneRWatson33 is massive. Not only an explosive batsman, but a quality bowler… @RCBTweets @IPL #IPLAuction
— Sid Mallya (@sidmallya) February 6, 2016
Rishabh Pant today…
111 in 96 balls in #U19WC for India U19
1.90 crores in #IPLAuction for Delhi Daredevils— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 6, 2016
Ricky Ponting addresses his views on the 2 new signings done by #MI so far. #IPLauction pic.twitter.com/R41ZLKW30h
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 6, 2016
gutpill fails in both innings #IPLAuction
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) February 6, 2016
ICYMI – @englandcricket wicket keeper @josbuttler has been sold to @mipaltan at the #IPLAuction for £386,000 pic.twitter.com/P8F7uoFCmy
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) February 6, 2016
#IPLAuction is an actual Santa Claus for grown up Cricketers. You been good, you get yourself fat presents.
— cricBC (@cricBC) February 6, 2016
Shaun Tait could have been sold had he not made a comeback in the recent T20I series v India. His figures in 2 games: 8-0-91-0#IPLAuction
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 6, 2016
England wicketkeeper-batsman @josbuttler will play for @mipaltan in the 2016 @IPL #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/ov8FmmdXZ7
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 6, 2016
Chris Morris at 700L. Carlos Brathwaite at 420L. Delhi is finishing off all their Daredevilry in the auction itself.#IPLAuction
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) February 6, 2016
😱
— Carlos Brathwaite (@TridentSportsX) February 6, 2016
#IPLAuction and IIT placement. Where some folks get exorbitant salaries and the rest of us get to say yaar itta paisa deserve nahi karta ye
— cricBC (@cricBC) February 6, 2016
Chris Morris has been sold for 7 crores thereby doubling the GDP of South Africa…. #IPLAuction
— The-Lying-Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) February 6, 2016
Out swingers, in swingers, yorkers, slower ones, Tim Southee is a super signing. Raise the roof! 👊🏻 #IPLauction pic.twitter.com/UQsEMNs5rV
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 6, 2016
Look who is feeling happy for Mohit Sharma. #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/Ess9QiRtS9
— The-Lying-Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) February 6, 2016
Paltan, lets all welcome @josbuttler to the #MI family. Raise the roof! 👊🏻😎 #IPLauction pic.twitter.com/E2fLYJTmTP
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/altcricket/status/695843137734995971
Release him. Get him back. Release him. Get him back.
RCB treats Yuvraj Singh the way Yerwada Jail treated Sunjay Dutt.#IPLAuction— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) February 6, 2016
People are bidding for Ishant Sharma. He should retire on this high now! #IPLAuction
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) February 6, 2016
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Pleased for the good response that our young players got from the franchises #IPLAuction
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) February 6, 2016
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Reporter: What will you do with 8.5crore
Pawan Negi: Planning to buy a team in PSL
#IPLAuction— Dharmesh (@Mumbaiikar) February 6, 2016
