IPL 2020 AUctions

It was a successful day at the office for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL 2020 auctions. They headed into the auctions with 14 players and added another nine. The squad strength is currently 25 with as many as 8 overseas players. KKR bought four overseas players at the auctions, three of who will be the players to watch out for KKR this season. Kolkata also recorded the highest bid in this year's auction as they bought Pat Cummins for 15.50 crores. In

48-year old cricketer Pravin Tambe who was snapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders at his base price of Rs 20 Lakh in the recently concluded IPL 2020 auction in Kolkata. He is the oldest player to be a part of this IPL season. Tambe is in danger of missing this IPL 2020 season after participating in the T10 League in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah last year. He bagged a hat-trick playing for the Sindhis against the Kerala Knights finishing with figures of five

The IPL 2020 auctions held in Kolkata on December 19 was a big-budget shopping for many of the Indian U-19 players. Players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Priyam Garg earned in crores as did uncapped Indian players Virat Singh and Varun Chakravarty. The IPL has always been a great platform for U-19 and uncapped players and this season turned out to be the same. The likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin also were unknown names who later made it big in the Indian cricket

The Australian cricketers made merry at the IPL auctions held in Kolkata on December 19. Three of the top five players sold at the auctions were Aussies as the pacers, in general, had a feel day at the auctions. Pat Cummins became the highest paid overseas player in the history of IPL as he was snapped up by KKR for 15 crores. Nathan Coulter Nile, Glenn Maxwell are the other two Aussies who fetched big money. Australia T20I skipper Aaron Finch also found

The IPL 2020 auctions were held in Kolkata on December 19. A total of 62 players were sold for a combined purse expense of 140.30 crores. It was a big day for Australian cricketers and the pacers in general who ruled the roost in the auctions. Pat Cummins was the most expensive signing at the auctions roped in by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 15.5 crores. Piyush Chawla was the most expensive Indian player who went to Chennai Super Kings for 6.75 crores.

Hello and welcome to the Live Blog of the IPL 2020 Auctions. A total of 332 players have been shortlisted for the auction with the franchises looking to fill 73 vacant spots. 29 of them are for the overseas players who are expected to be bog ticket sales in the auction. The build-up to the auction has been one that has been very engaging and entertaining. Keep following Sportsmonks for all the latest updates from the auctions. The auctions so far has been

The IPL has over the years seen wicket-keepers playing major roles for their team both with the bat and even behind the stumps. MS Dhoni is the most prominent example, of a keeper-batsman who changed the outlook of wicketkeeper batsmen in international cricket. Before he became popular, the likes of Adam Gilchrist, Kumar Sangakkara, Mark Boucher created their own niche with the bat and behind the stumps. Alongside Dhoni, Brendon McCullum and AB De Villiers are examples who have made an impact with

The IPL 2020 auctions will see 29 vacant overseas spots being filled in Kolkata on December 19. However, some of the biggest overseas names will not be a part of the auctions as they were retained by their respective franchises. The likes of AB De Villiers, David Warner, Lasith Malinga, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard among many others went onto become the pillars of the teams they have represented. Malinga, Warner, Pollard and Narine have been part of IPL winning sides. All of these

Over the years, overseas cricketers have played a big part in helping IPL franchises win titles. Lasith Malinga, Sunil Narine, Rashid Khan, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Chris Gayle, AB De Villiers are prominent examples of players who have made headlines in the IPL with their performances. The IPL 2020 auctions in Kolkata on December 19 will be an eventful evening for the overseas players as there are 29 spots to be filled up by them. The auctions will be a captivating event with

As many as 971 players have been listed for the upcoming IPL 2020 auctions to be held in Kolkata on December 19, 2019. Joe Root and Mitchell Starc were among the big names who decided to opt out of the auctions. Glenn Maxwell who opted out of IPL 2019 has enlisted his name ahead of the auctions this year. He took a break from international cricket after the 2019 World Cup due to mental health problems and is targeting a comeback via the

The IPL 2020 auctions will be most crucial for Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab who are still looking for their maiden IPL title. Over the years, their record in the competition has been far from good and both the franchisees would like to rewrite the script this time around. In this article, we analyze players who will be in the radar of both these franchises in the upcoming auction in Kolkata on December 19. Lets first look at the three players KXIP