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IPL Auction 2019: Jaydev Unadkat, uncapped Varun Chakravarty emerge top buys; Yuvraj goes to MI

Uncapped cricketer Varun Chakravarthy fetched a sensational bid of Rs 8.4 crore, more than 40 times his base price before veteran Yuvraj Singh finally found a buyer at the IPL 2019 players' auction.

IPL Auction 2019: Jaydev Unadkat, uncapped Varun Chakravarty emerge top buys; Yuvraj goes to MI

Jaipur, December 18: Uncapped cricketer Varun Chakravarthy on Tuesday (December 18) fetched a sensational bid of Rs 8.4 crore, more than 40 times his base price before veteran Yuvraj Singh finally found a buyer at the IPL players' auction that had an unmissable Caribbean flavour to it.

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Chakravarthy, with a base price of Rs 20 lakh, went to Kings XI Punjab after a bidding war that also involved Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. KXIP, who had the maximum money going into the auction, also spent big on England all-rounder Sam Curran, buying him for Rs 7.2 crore, the most for an overseas player on Tuesday.

Yuvraj fans must have also heaved a sigh of relief when the 37-year-old was bought by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 1 crore after going unsold initially.

"If you are wondering why this took time...we've just got back to senses! Welcome to Mumbai," tweeted Mumbai Indians. Yuvraj secured a last-minute deal but his IPL fortunes have been declining rapidly.

In 2015, he fetched a record Rs 16 crore deal with the Delhi franchise but was picked up by KXIP at his base of price of Rs 2 crore last season before the team released him. Both uncapped and capped Indians were in demand at the auction.

Medium pacer Jaydev Unadkat became a millionaire once again with a Rs 8.4 crore bid from Rajasthan Royals but the spotlight was firmly on Chakravarthy, the 27-year-old mystery spinner from Tamil Nadu who gave up a career as a freelance architect to pursue cricket.

Chakravarthy has risen to prominence owing to a strong showing in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. He has been widely credited for Madurai Panthers maiden TNPL title win this year.

Unadkat, on the other hand, is back in the RR fold after being released at the end of the 2018 season. He had been bought for Rs 11.5 crore by RR earlier this year. On Tuesday, the Royals lapped him up him after a bidding battle with KXI, CSK and Delhi Capitals.

Besides Chakaravarthy, the other uncapped players who attracted huge amounts were 16-year-old all-rounder Prayas Ray Barman from Bengal (Rs 1.5 cr to RCB), Punjab wicketkeeper PrabhSimran Singh (Rs 4.8 cr to KXIP), Mumbai batsmen Shivam Dube (Rs 5 cr to RCB) and Uttar Pradesh batsman Akshdeep Singh (Rs 3.6 cr to RCB). Akshdeep was bought after he re-entered the auction pool.

With uncertainty over the availability of Australian and England players in a World Cup year, the teams went after the West Indians.

Out of the 20 overseas slots available, six were sealed by the Caribbean players including Shimron Hetmyer, Carlos Brathwaite, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Keemo Paul and Sherfane Rutherford.

As the Auction happened:

Dec 18, 2018, 9:11 pm IST

That brings an end to this auction process. Players sold - 60 Overseas Players - 20 Total Money Spent - ₹1,06,80,00,000

Dec 18, 2018, 9:09 pm IST

17-year-old Riyan Parag sold to Royals at base price of Rs 20 lac.

Dec 18, 2018, 9:09 pm IST

Australia's Ashton Turner sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 50 lac.

Dec 18, 2018, 9:08 pm IST

Manan Vohra sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 20 lac.

Dec 18, 2018, 9:08 pm IST

A total of 57 players have been bought tonight. 19 of these players are from overseas.

Dec 18, 2018, 9:05 pm IST

KKR buys Shrikant Mundhe at base price of Rs 20 lac.

Dec 18, 2018, 9:04 pm IST

All-rounder Bandaru Ayyapa goes to Delhi Capitals at base price of Rs 20 lac. Uncapped Aman Khan goes unsold.

Dec 18, 2018, 9:04 pm IST

Tanmay Mishra goes unsold at base price of Rs 20 lac.

Dec 18, 2018, 9:03 pm IST

Uncapped Zeeshan Ansari goes unsold. Ashton Turner (base price Rs 50 lac) goes unsold.

Dec 18, 2018, 9:02 pm IST

Daniel Christian goes unsold. Joe Denly sold to KKR for Rs 1 crore.

Dec 18, 2018, 9:01 pm IST

Shubham Ranjane goes to RR at 20 lac. Murugan Ashwin goes to KXIP. Jalaj Saxena goes to Delhi at base price.

Dec 18, 2018, 9:00 pm IST

Ruturaj Gaekwad sold to CSK at base price of Rs 20 lac and that completes their quota of 25 players.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:59 pm IST

Tushar Deshpande base price of Rs 20 lac goes unsold.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:39 pm IST

Till now 50 players, 18 overseas, have been bought in the auction. A total of ₹1,03,70,00,000 has been spent so far by all 8 franchises combined.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:36 pm IST

Luke Ronchi with base price of Rs 75 lac goes unsold again. Dale Steyn (base price Rs 1.50 crore) finds no takers for the second time.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:34 pm IST

Saurabh Tiwary (base price Rs 50 lac) goes unsold once again. Rishi Dhawan too goes unsold. Jason Holder (base price Rs 75 lac) goes unsold again.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:33 pm IST

Tushar Deshpande goes unsold at base price of Rs 20 lac. Chama Milind with base price of Rs 20 lac too goes unsold. Ishan Porel goes unsold. Ravi Sai Kishore goes unsold once again. J Suchith goes unsold as well.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:31 pm IST

Uncapped Akshdeep Nath sold to RCB for Rs 3.60 crore. Big day for him.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:26 pm IST

Yuvraj Singh's name comes up for auction and Mumbai Indians bid for him at the base price of Rs 1 crore. And he goes to MI.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:25 pm IST

Chris Jordan goes unsold once again.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:24 pm IST

Manoj Tiwary's name comes up for auction for the second time and he goes unsold.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:24 pm IST

Veteran NZ batsman Martin Guptill sold to SRH at price of Rs 1 crore.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:23 pm IST

Shrikant Mundhe with base price of Rs 20 lac goes unsold. Karanveer Kaushal with base price of Rs 20 lac goes unsold. Mayank Dagar with base price of Rs 20 lac goes unsold.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:21 pm IST

Uncapped Harpreet Brar sold to KXIP at base price of Rs 20 lac.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:21 pm IST

Akash Parkar with base price of Rs 20 lac goes unsold. All-rounder Agnivesh Ayachi sold to KXIP at base price of Rs 20 lac.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:20 pm IST

Jamie Overton of England with base price of Rs 40 lac goes unsold.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:19 pm IST

15-year-old all-rounder Prayas Ray Barman sold to RCB for Rs 1.50 crore in an intense battle between KXIP and RCB.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:16 pm IST

Laurie Evans with base price of Rs 40 lac goes unsold.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:15 pm IST

Keemo Paul sold to Delhi Capitals at base price of Rs 50 lac.

Dec 18, 2018, 8:14 pm IST

Liam Livinstone of England sold to RR at base price of Rs 50 lac.

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Story first published: Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 23:04 [IST]
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