NEW DELHI: The most successful Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians hogged the limelight at the two-day long mega auction, spending the most for a player when they bought back Ishan Kishan for a whopping Rs 15.25 crore. Young wicket-keeper batter Inshan's price tag was the second highest ever for an Indian at an auction after Yuvraj Singh's Rs 16 crore.
On Day 2 of the auction, Mumbai went big for Singapore allrounder Tim David and England speedster Jofra Archer after buying just four players on Day 1. After a fierce bidding war with Punjab Kings, MI signed Archer for Rs 8 crore. They then spent Rs 8.25 crore for David, who played for RCB in the last season.
Retained: Rohit Sharma (Rs 16 crore), Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 12 crore), Suryakumar Yadav( Rs 8 crore), Kieron Pollard (Rs 6 crore)
Bought at Auction: Ishan Kishan (Rs 15.25 crore), Tim David (Rs 8.25 crore), Jofra Archer (Rs 8 crore), Dewald Brevis (Rs 3 crore), Daniel Sams (Rs 2.6 crore), N Tilak Varma (Rs 1.7 crore), Murugan Ashwin (Rs 1.6 crore), Tymal Mills (Rs 1.5 crore), Jaydev Unadkat (Rs 1.3 crore), Riley Meredith (Rs 1 crore), Fabian Allen (Rs 75 lakh), Mayank Markande (Rs 65 lakh), Sanjay Yadav (Rs 50 lakh), Arjun Tendulkar (Rs 30 lakh), Basil Thampi (Rs 30 lakh), Arshad Khan (Rs 20 lakh), Anmolpreet Singh (Rs 20 lakh), Ramandeep Singh (Rs 20 lakh), Rahul Buddhi (Rs 20 lakh), Hrithik Shokeen (Rs 20 lakh), Aryan Juyal (Rs 20 lakh)
Purse Spent: 89.90 crore
Purse Remaining: 10 lakh
Squad Strength: 25 (17 Indians, 8 overseas)
