Shardul Thakur (Rs 4 crore) and Rachin Ravindra (Rs 1.8 crore) who have been anticipated to obtain record-breaking bids, have been bought to Chennai Super Kings for under Rs 5 crore.
The IPL public sale 2024 has witnessed some record-breaking bids at present (19 December 2023) at Dubai’s grand venue, Coca-Cola Arena. Australia star bowler Mitchell Starc scripted historical past by incomes the highest-ever bid (Rs 24.75 crore from KKR) on his nomination. Meanwhile, different gamers like Shardul Thakur (Rs 4 crore) and Rachin Ravindra (Rs 1.8 crore) who have been anticipated to obtain record-breaking bids, have been bought to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for under Rs 5 crore.
However, there may be one uncapped participant who was costlier than star gamers like Rachin and Shardul. Sameer Rizvi grew to become the spotlight within the IPL public sale 2024 as he turned out to be the most costly uncapped participant.
The 20-year-old hailing from Uttar Pradesh was purchased for a whopping Rs 8.40 crore by CSK in Dubai.
Rizvi, a middle-order batter has showcased some scintillating performances in home cricket. In the UP T20 League, he scored 455 runs in 9 innings for Kanpur Superstars, together with hitting two spectacular tons and essentially the most sixes by any batter within the event.
His distinctive efficiency with the bat additionally earned him a trial at three franchises, together with Punjab Kings. However, as a result of his commitments with UP’s Under-23 squad, Rizvi needed to miss the trials. But in his first outing with the Under-23s, he smashed 91 off 65 deliveries in a one-day sport towards Rajasthan.
