The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction saw some surprise buys with Chennai-based Varun Chakaravarthy was purchased for 8.40 crore by Kings XI Punjab, more than 40 times of his base price of 20 lakhs. Veteran Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was bought for 1 crore by Mumbai Indians. A total of 106.80 crore were spent with Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab adding most number of players in their squad.
Here's how the franchises look ahead of the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League:
Delhi Capitals:
Squad: Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Manjot Kalra, Colin Munro, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Shikhar Dhawan, Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh, Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Jalaj Saxena, Bandaru Ayyappa
Players Bought:
Hanuma Vihari: Rs 2 crore
Axar Patel: Rs 5 crore
Ishant Sharma: Rs 1.10 crore
Ankush Bains: Rs 20 lakh
Nathu Singh: Rs 20 lakh
Colin Ingram: Rs 6.40 crore
Sherfane Rutherford: Rs 2 crore
Keemo Paul: Rs 50 lakh
Jalaj Saxena: Rs 20 lakh
Bandaru Ayyappa: Rs 20 lakh
Mumbai Indians
Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jason Behrendorff, Quinton de Kock, Lasith Malinga, Anmolpreet Singh, Barinder Sran, Pankaj Jaiswal, Rasikh Salam, Yuvraj Singh
Players Bought:
Lasith Malinga: Rs 2 crore
Anmolpreet Singh: Rs 80 lakh
Barinder Sran: Rs 3.40 crore
Pankaj Jaiswal: Rs 20 lakh
Rasikh Salam: Rs 20 lakh
Yuvraj Singh: Rs 1 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders
Squad: Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Carlos Brathwaite, Lockie Ferguson, Anrich Nortje, Nikhil Naik, Harry Gurney, Yarra Prithviraj, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe
Players bought:
Carlos Brathwaite: Rs 5 crore
Lockie Ferguson: Rs 1.60 crore
Anrich Nortje: Rs 20 lakh
Nikhil Naik: Rs 20 lakh
Harry Gurney: Rs 75 lakh
Yarra Prithviraj: Rs 20 lakh
Joe Denly: Rs 1 crore
Shrikant Mundhe: Rs 20 lakh
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Squad: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Shivam Dube, Heinrich Klassen, Gurkeerat Singh, Himmat Singh, Prayas Ray Barman
Players Bought:
Shimron Hetmyer: 4.20 crore
Devdutt Padikkal: 20 lakh
Shivam Dube: 5 crore
Heinrich Klassen: 50 lakh
Gurkeerat Singh: 50 lakh
Himmat Singh: 65 lakhs
Prayas Ray Barman: 1.5 crore
Rajasthan Royals:
Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Gopal, Aryaman Birla, S. Midhun, Prashant Chopra, Stuart Binny, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Ish Sodhi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mahipal Lomror, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, Shashank Singh, Liam Livinstone, Shubham Rajane, Manan Vohra, Ashton Turner, Riyan Parag
Players Bought:
Jaydev Unadkat: 8.40 crore
Varun Aaron: 2.40 crore
Oshane Thomas: 1.10 crore
Shashank Singh: 30 lakhs
Liam Livinstone: 50 lakh
Shubham Rajane: 20 lakh
Manan Vohra: 20 lakh
Ashton Turner: 50 lakh
Riyan Parag: 20 lakh
Chennai Super Kings
Squad: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, Faf du Plessis, M Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Billings, Mitchell Santner, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, N Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Mohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad
Players bought:
Mohit Sharma: Rs 5 crore
Ruturaj Gaikwad: Rs 20 lakh
SunRisers Hyderabad
Squad: Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, T Natarajan, Ricky Bhui, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Shreevats Goswami (wk), Khaleel Ahmed, Yusuf Pathan, Billy Stanlake, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Martin Guptill
Players Bought:
Jonny Bairstow: 2.20 crore
Wriddhiman Saha: 1.20 crore
Martin Guptill: 1 crore
Kings XI Punjab
Squad: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller and Ravichandran Ashwin, Moises Henriques, Nicholas Pooran, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sam Curran, Mohammad Shami, Sarfaraz Khan, Hardus Viljoen, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar, and Murugan Ashwin
Players bought:
Moises Henriques: 1 crore
Nicholas Pooran: 4.20 crore
Varun Chakaravarthy: 8.40 crore
Sam Curran: 7.20 crore
Mohammad Shami: 4.80 crores
Sarfaraz Khan: 25 lakh
Hardus Viljoen: 75 lakhs
Arshdeep Singh: 20 lakh
Darshan Nalkande: 30 lakh
Prabhsimran Singh; 4.80 crore
Agnivesh Ayachi; 20 lakh
Harpreet Brar: 20 lakh
Murugan Ashwin: 20 lakh