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The much-awaited mega-auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is underway. The first round of marquee players has completed, where Shreyas Iyer has become the costliest buy a🌜mong the marquee players.
The battle to take Iyer in the side happened between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), but KKR seemed keen to sign him and eventually got the right-handed batter f꧅or INR 12.25 crores. Iyer has also become the most expensive buy of the day so༺ far.
IPL Marquee Players:
- Shreyas Iyer – 12.25 crore – KKR
- Kagiso Rabada – 9.25 crore – PBKS
- Shikhar Dhawan – 8.25 crore – PBKS
- Trent Boult – 8 crore – RR
- Pat Cummins – 7.25 crore – KKR
- Faf du Plessis – 7 crore – RCB
- Quinton De Kock – 6.75 crore – LSG
- Mohammad Shami – 6.25 crore – GT
- David Warner – 6.25 crore – DC
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 5 crore – RR
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Sample that for a bid 💰💰 – is a Knight
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
KKR captain 🔥💥
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
We say YES to SHREYAS for INR 12.25 Cr! 💜
Along with joining our , we are 🉐honor♛ed to introduce Ashish Joshi. A superhero who does not need a cape.
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Seems like h𒐪ave found their captain… Unlikely that Iyer will be the mos🏅t expensive player in this auction.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
KKR shelling out Rs 12.25 crore on Shreyas Iyer must be bad news for Eoin Morgan's hopes of an IPL contract: Iyer likely to captain and KKR's remaining budget has already taken a major hit
— Matt Roller (@mroller98)
Shreyas Iyer sold to Kolkata 🐬Knight Riders🌳 for 12.25 crore.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
💛Woah! At 12.25, KKR will be very happy bagging Shreyas Iyer. I must admit, I thought it would go much higher.
— KSR (@KShriniwasRao)
Shreyas Iyer to play for Kolkata Knight Riders in IP♉L 2022 at a whopping 12.25cr.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Two brilliant pic𓆉k ups at excellent prices for KKR at the IPL auctions. Shreyas Iyer and Pat Cummins are steals at their prices and both possible captains.
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj)
