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KKR get Shreyas Iyer for ₹12.25 crores, Rabada bags million dollar deal from Punjab

Shreyas Iyer. File (Source: The Hindu)

Stylish India international Shreyas Iyer predictably became the highest paid player among the marquee set with Kolkata Knight Riders making a whopping bid of ₹12.25 crore after an intense price war at the Indian Premier League auction here on February 12.

Read More | IPL Auction 2022 live updates

Iyer's entry in KKR fold ensures a captaincy candidate for them while the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise also got back their Australian pace spearhead Pat Cummins for half the price at ₹7.25 crore.

One of the biggest gainer was South African pacer Kagiso Rabada who fetched more than a million dollar with Punjab Kings successfully buying him for ₹9.25 crore.

As it was known, senior India players had some great bids going their way with Shikhar Dhawan getting ₹8.25 crore from Punjab Kings.

Ravichandran Ashwin also got ₹5 crore winning bid from Rajasthan Royals while Trent Boult, with his left-arm swing bowling, laughed his way to the bank with a handsome ₹8 crore bid from Rajasthan Royals.

Mohamed Shami was taken by Gujarat Titans for ₹6.75 crore, the same amount that Lucknow Giants paid for Quinton de Kock.

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