It was a massive surprise when auction for wicket keeping category started in the post-lunch season of IPL auction 2018 on Saturday in Bengaluru. de Kock, one of world's most accomplished keeper went for an unexpected low price of Rs 2.80 crores to RCB. Also read IPL Auction 2018: Fleming reveals why they let Ashwin go and chose Harbhajan insteadIndia's test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha triggered a furious bidding war. Starting from a modest base price of Rs 1 crore, Samson attracted bids from RR and MI, and it was a brutal battle till the end. English keeper Jos Butler with base price of Rs 1.5 crores started a competition between MI and Royals.

Source: dna January 27, 2018 09:33 UTC