While Yuvraj Singh went unsold in the first round of the auction, the veteran southpaw was picked up by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1 crore later in the day. On Tuesday, the Royals lapped him up him after a bidding battle with KXI, CSK and Delhi Capitals. Spinner Axar Patel (Rs five crore), pacer Mohit Sharma (Rs five crore) and Mohammad Shami (Rs 4.8 crore) were the other names to fetch big bids. The 23-year-old, who came with a base price of Rs 75 lakh, went for Rs 4.20 crore to KXIP. Indian Test player Hanuma Vihari was sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs two crore, four times his base price.

Source: dna December 18, 2018 15:45 UTC