Teenager Rasikh Salaam Dar of Jammu and Kashmir could not control his emotions after Mumbai Indians bought him for his base price of Rs 20 lakh at the IPL auction in Jaipur on Tuesday. The right arm quick, who made his List A debut in Vijay Hazare trophy this year, had attended Mumbai Indians trials in October. Dar said he can't wait to join the Mumbai Indians family. Dar is the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to have been picked by an IPL franchise. Manzoor Dar became the second cricketer from the region to be picked by an IPL franchise when he was signed by Kings XI Punjab ahead of 2018 IPL.

Source: dna December 19, 2018 03:22 UTC