SRH have outbid CSK for the services of Wanindu Hasaranga.© X (Twitter)
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is currently being held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. West Indies all-rounder Rovman Powell went for a huge sum, while Australia’s devastating opener Travis Head found himself a new home at Sunrisers Hyderabad as a direct replacement for Harry Brook, who also found a buyer in Delhi Capitals. Powell was the first player in the auction, having set his base price at Rs 1 crore, and was bought by RR for Rs 7.4 crore. Head, on the other hand, after a bidding war between CSK and SRH, was bought by the latter for Rs 6.8 crore.
SRH has also acquired Wanindu Hasaranga’s comprehensive services in Sri Lanka for Rs 1.5 crore.
Kavya Maran, who is the daughter of SRH owner Kalanithi Maran, was present in Dubai to attend the IPL auction. When SRH outbid CSK for Hasaranga, Kavya’s brutal reaction went viral.
During the auction, Powell emerged as the most expensive player in the first batch of the IPL auction, as he went to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 7.40 crore.
West Indies T20 captain Powell, whose starting price was Rs 2 crore, was the first player to come under the hammer in the mini-auction and as many as three teams have shown keen interest in landing him for the 2024 season.
Eventually, Rajasthan Royals got their hands on the big batsman, who also captains their side Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
On the other hand, Head, who scored a winning century in the ODI World Cup final against India, also starred in the World Test Championship final against the Rohit Sharma-led team earlier this year, saw defending champions Chennai Super Kings and SRH win. Indulge in a bidding war.
The wicket-keeper batsman has finally been captured by 2016 champions SRH.
The trio of former Australia captain Steve Smith, India’s Manish Pandey and Riley Rousseau were not sold, while England’s Harry Brook was sold by Delhi Capitals for Rs 4 crore.
(with PTI inputs)
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