Ishan Kishan is the most expensive purchase in the IPL 2022 grand auction so far.© IPL
Saturday’s Indian batter Ishan Kishan was bought for a whopping 15.25 crore INR by Mumbai Indians (MI) on Day 1 is happening Auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 in Bengaluru. After being purchased by the five-time champion, Kishan became the most expensive purchase in the ongoing IPL auction. Last year, Ishan Kishan was released by Mumbai Indians ahead of the ongoing IPL auction. Ishan Kishan, who made his IPL debut in 2016 with the now defunct Gujarat Lions, was acquired by Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2018 IPL season.
He played a key part in Mumbai’s consecutive title-winning campaigns in 2019 and 2020. He was the team’s top scorer in the 2020 season, amassing 516 runs from 14 matches. .
Kishan overtook Shreyas Iyer to become the most expensive buyer in the IPL 2022 auction to date. Shreyas was previously acquired by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping INR 12.25 crore.
Ishan Kishan is also the first buyer of MI during the ongoing event. He also became the second most expensive and fourth most expensive Indian player in IPL history.
For MI, Ishan has scored 1,133 runs in 45 games over four seasons.
Prior to the auction, MI had retained four players.
They held to a draw Rohit Sharma (INR 16), catcher Jasosystem Bumrah (INR 12), experienced hitter Suryakumar Yadav (8 INR), and veteran tennis player Kieron Pollard (INR). ratio 6 INR).
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MI participated in the auction with a total amount of 48 crore INR.
A total of 600 players registered to participate in the IPL auction. The ongoing IPL auction is a two-day event that will end on Sunday, February 13.
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