Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Chakravarthy kicked up bidding wars to become the joint most expensive players to go under the hammer, acquired by Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab respectively for Rs 8.4 crore in the IPL Auction 2019 on Tuesday. AdvertisingUndadkat and Chakravarthy were followed by Sam Curran in the most expensive list as he went to KXIP for Rs 7.20 crore and Colin Ingram, who went to Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.40 crore. After buying him for Rs 11.5 crore at IPL 2018 auction, Unadkat, with base price Rs 1.50 crore, was released ahead of this year’s auction but the Royals bought him back for Rs 8.4 crore after fending off competition from Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings. AdvertisingKolkata Knight Riders won the bidding war for Carlos Brathwaite, with base price of Rs 75 lakh, for Rs 5 crore. Entering the bidding price for a base price of Rs 1 crore, Axar Patel was acquired by DC for Rs 5 crore after winning the bidding war against KXIP.

Source: Indian Express December 18, 2018 12:06 UTC