K Gautam will play for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022.
Krishnappa Gautam, who earned a record Rs 9.25 crore in the auction last year, was sold to new entrants Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 90 lakh. IPL 2022 Auction Day 2 in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Last season, the Indian all-rounder set the record by becoming the most expensive uncapped player ever in a franchise league when Chennai Super Kings signed him for such a huge amount.
However, the 33-year-old Karnataka cricketer never earned the captain’s trust M S Dhoni Because he didn’t play a game during CSK’s title winning campaign and was later released by the franchise ahead of the mega auction. they feature
On Sunday, Lucknow faced some difficulties in buying Gautam (base price Rs 50 lakh) as Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals pulled out of the race after their opening bids.
Earlier in the day, Liam Livingstone, base price of Rs 1 crore, broke the bank as Punjab Kings picked the English all-rounder for Rs 11.5 crore after bidding war with KKR, CSK and Gujarat Titans.
West Indies all-rounder Odeon Smith (base price Rs 1 crore) had a whopping salary and was also wrapped up by Punjab Kings at Rs 6 crore.
Young South African pacer Marco Jensen, who played an impressive series against India recently, was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 4.2 crore.
Indian all-rounder Shivam Dubey, sold for Rs 4.40 crore in the last auction by Rajasthan Royals, went to CSK for Rs 4 crore. Indian great batsman Ajinkya RahaneMeanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders was sold at a base price of Rs 1 crore.
Aiden Markram Sunrisers were the first to sell Hyderabad for Rs 2.6 crore back in the day, facing a battle with Markram’s former franchise Punjab Kings and then Mumbai Indians.
England players struggled to pick up as batsman David Malan went unsold at a base price of Rs 1.5 crore. their ODI captain Eoin Morgan, the base price of Rs 1.5 crore met the same fate; So Australia beat Marnus Labuschagne, base price of Rs 1 crore.
Other foreign names, Jimmy Neesham of New Zealand (base price Rs 1.5 crore) and England’s Chris Jordan (base price Rs 2 crore) failed to attract bidders.
Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara And Saurabh Tiwari, base price of Rs 50 lakh, also did not find any bidders.
Mandeep Singh, the same price, however, was sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.1 crore.
West Indies all-rounder Dominic Drakes, base price Rs 75 lakh, sold to Gujarat Titans for the same as Mandeep.
Indian all-rounder Jayant Yadav (Rs 1.7 crore) and Vijay Shankar (Rs 1.4 crore) one after the other.
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