Indian Premier League: Auction Live Updates - Harry Brook goes for 13.25 Cr
The IPL 2023 auction is underway in Kochi, and some big names are going under the hammer. 405 players go under the hammer, and 87 places are up for grabs
Harry brook sold for 13.25 Cr to Sunrisers HyderabadAuctioneer Hugh Edmeades takes charge of the auction, and Kane Williamson is the first name to be called. Gujarat Titans bid two cr and SOLD! Kane Williamson goes to GT.
Next up is Harry Brook, and it's a battle royal between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The bid rose to Rs 4 crore from its base price of Rs 1.5 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad entered the fray once the proposal reached Rs 5 crore.
After that, a fierce battle ensued between Rajasthan and Hyderabad, but in the end, Hyderabad won and bought Harry Brook for Rs 13.25 crore. Rajasthan did not have enough money to bid more than 13 million and therefore had to back out.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Harry Brook has just been bought for over £1.3million in the IPL auction 🤯 <a href="https://t.co/1m8KVVCBqy">pic.twitter.com/1m8KVVCBqy</a></p>— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBarmyArmy/status/1606219799406809088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Mayank Agarwal went under the hammer next, and the Punjab Kings placed the first bid. Then the Chennai Super Kings joined the Punjab Kings in bidding. But the Punjab Kings pulled out, and SRH bid again.
After that, CSK and SRH kept trying to get Mayank Agarwal on their team. But SRH raised its hand at 8.25. As a result, CSK withdrew. At the same time, Mayank Agarwal was bought by SRH for 8.25 rupees. Mayank Agarwal can be the captain of SRH.