Arjun Tendulkar was bought by Mumbai Indians (MI) for Rs 30 lakh in the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru on Sunday. Son of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun had been picked up by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh in 2021. This time, Arjun attracted two bidders -- Gujarat Titans bidding for his services for a fee of Rs 25 lakh after MI's initial bid of Rs 20 lakh. However, MI returned with a bid of Rs 30 lakh that proved enough to acquire the 22-year-old cricketer's services.
Meanwhile, for the final set of the mega auction on day 2, Indian Premier League auctioneer Hugh Edmeades returned to the table. Earlier, Edmeades had collapsed on stage midway during the auction proceedings on Saturday.
England pacer Mills was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.5 crore while West Indies pacer McCoy was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 75 lakhs
Chennai Super Kings acquired New Zealand all-rounder Adam Milne for Rs 1.9 crore and, on the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Australia Jason for Rs 75 lakh.
Spinner Yash Dayal was acquired by Gujarat Titans for Rs 3.2 crore and on the other hand, Simrajeet Singh was sold to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 20 lakhs.
All-rounder Mahipal Lomror was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 95 lakh, while Roy was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 20 lakh.
Mumbai Indians snatched all-rounder Tilak Varma for a whopping amount of Rs 1.70 crore while Delhi Capitals took Lalit Yadav for Rs 65 lakhs.
Chris Jordan went for Rs 3.6 crore to CSK. David Miller was picked up by Gujarat Titans for Rs 3 crore. Tim David and Romario Shepherd emerged as the biggest surprise packages after being picked up for Rs 8.25 crore and Rs 7.75 crore by Mumbai Indians and SRH respectively. MI paid Rs 8 Crore for England's Jofra Archer. India U19 cricketers Raj Angad Bawa, Rajvardhan Hagargekar, who played crucial roles in India's World Cup-winning campaign in West Indies, have hit the jackpot in Indian Premier League 2022 auction. He was picked up for Rs 2 crore by PBKS and Hangargekar got Rs 1.5 crore from Chennai Super Kings. Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed might not have played for India in the last year, but they have earned big in Indian Premier League auction 2022. Chetan Sakariya was another young pacer who had a big pay day after he was picked by DC for Rs 4.2 crore.
England's Liam Livingstone was bought by Punjab Kings for a whopping Rs 11.5 crore, while West Indies all-rounder Odean Smith earned Rs 6 crore after being picked up by Punjab Kings. Aiden Markram was the first player to be picked on day 2 of the Indian Premier League 2022 auction for Rs 2.6 crore by SRH. Ajinkya Rahane went to KKR while big names like Ishant Sharma, Eoin Morgan, Marnus Labuschagne and Aaron Finch remained unsold.
As many as 97 players went under the hammer on the first day of the IPL auction on Saturday. Ishan Kishan (Rs 15.25 crore) and Deepak Chahar (Rs 14 crore) were the biggest buys of the day after being picked up my Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, respectively. Avesh Khan, on the other hand, became the most expensive uncapped player in the history of the Indian Premier League when Lucknow Super Giants acquired his services for Rs 10 crore.
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