England star Jos Buttler was offered to Gujarat Titans within the Indian Premier League public sale on Sunday.
He beforehand performed for Rajasthan Royals within the IPL and his outdated workforce did bid aggressively to retain his companies however Gujarat Titans picked him up ultimately for £1.4 million ($1.8 million).
With the public sale starting on Sunday and persevering with by means of Monday, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant grew to become the costliest participant in IPL historical past after the report was damaged twice within the first hour of bidding on the public sale in Saudi Arabia.
Pant was secured by Lucknow Tremendous Giants for £2.54 million ($3.19 million) simply minutes after IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer had gone to Punjab Kings for a then-record £2.51 million ($3.16 million).
Australian left-armer Mitchell Starc, who final yr grew to become the IPL’s costliest participant, went to Delhi Capitals for £1 million ($1.3 million), down from £2.3 million ($2.9 million) a yr in the past.
Which England gamers are concerned?
England-qualified gamers in IPL public sale: Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Sam Billings, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Ben Duckett, Leus du Plooy, Richard Gleeson, Chris Jordan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Dan Lawrence, Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mills, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, David Payne, Michael Pepper, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Olly Stone, Reece Topley, John Turner, James Vince, Luke Wooden, Dan Worrall.
When is the event?
The IPL is about to begin on March 14 and run till the ultimate on Might 25. Fixtures have but to be introduced however each recreation shall be proven solely dwell on Sky Sports activities.
Who’re the defending champions?
The reigning champions are Kolkata Knight Riders, who defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets within the 2024 IPL remaining to safe their third title general and first in a decade.