KKR splurge ₹25.2cr on Green

Kolkata Knight Riders splurged a record-breaking ₹25.20 crore to land top Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and ₹18 crore to acquire the services of Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana in the Indian Premier League players’ auction here Tuesday.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Uncapped Indian players were also a big hit with Uttar Pradesh’s 20-year-old left-arm spinner Prashant Veer and Rajasthan’s 19-year-old keeper-batter Kartik Sharma going to Chennai Super Kings for ₹14.20 crore each.

Both became the highest paid uncapped players in the history of IPL auction after coming in at a base price of ₹30 lakh each.

Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi Dar also attracted a hefty sum of ₹8.40 crore from Delhi Capitals to be among the top gainers in the mini auction. Dar’s base price was also ₹30 lakh. India internationals Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan went unsold despite their good run of form with the bat. However, Sarfaraz was later bought by Chennai Super Kings for ₹75 lakh during the accelerated auction. Green surpassed compatriot Mitchell Starc (₹24.75 crore) to become the most expensive overseas player at an IPL auction. This was after Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings were involved in an intense bidding war for him before the latter emerged winner.