IPL Auction 2021 Highlights: Chris Morris biggest buy at ₹16.25 crore

The bowlers will be up next at the auction table. All eyes will be on Harbhajan Singh - who may get the highest bid.

Here is the full list of players at IPL Auction 2021:

1) Karun Nair - Unsold

2) Alex Hales - Unsold

3) Jason Roy - Unsold

4) Steve Smith - Delhi Capitals - ₹2.2 Crore

5) Evin Lewis - Unsold

6) Aaron Finch - Unsold

7) Hanuma Vihari - Unsold

8) Glenn Maxwell - Royal Challengers Bangalore - ₹14.25 crore

9) Kedar Jadhav - Unsold

10) Shakib Al Hasan - Kolkata Knight Riders - ₹3.2 Crore

11) Moeen Ali - Chennai Super Kings - ₹7 crore

12) Shivam Dube - Rajasthan Royals - ₹4.4 crore

13) Chris Morris - Rajasthan Royals - ₹16.25 crore

14) Dawid Malan - Punjab Kings - ₹1.5 crore

Dawid Malan sold to Punjab Kings for a base price of ₹1.5 crore! That ends the Set II for allrounders. We will be back shortly after 15 minutes break.

Mumbai Indians start the bid and RCB start the war. The two-way tussle between the two franchises continue as the bid goes past ₹1 crore. And now 2 crore with seconds! And 3 crore within seconds! And now 4 crores within seconds. And now 5 crores within seconds!!

Current bid at ₹5 crore with RCB. The bid goes to 7 crore within seconds to MI. The two franchises keep up the ante. Current bid with RCB at ₹7.75 crore. MI bid ₹8 crore.

MI bid ₹9 crore. RCB bid ₹9.25 crore. MI go in for ₹9.5 crore bid. RCB go in with ₹9.75 crore. MI bid ₹10 crore. Royals enter the fray with a ₹10.25 crore bid.

The bid is now ₹12 crore with Mumbai Indians. RR go 12.25 crore. MI go with 12.50 crore bid. RR go in with ₹12.75 crore. MI thinking about it. Will they go in for ₹13 crore bid? THEY DO!

Bid is now with RR for ₹13.25 crore. MI in deep discussion. PK enter the fray with ₹13.5 crore bid. PK now has the bid with them for ₹14 crore. RR raise ₹14.25 crore. Punjab bid ₹14.5 crore. Royals bid ₹14.75 crore. Punjab bid ₹15 crore for Chris Morris!

The current bid is at ₹15.75 with Rajasthan Royals. Kings go in with ₹16 crore bid. RECORD! Morris gets a record bid of ₹16.25 crore by Rajasthan Royals. Chris Morris SOLD TO RAJASTHAN ROYALS FOR RS 16.25 crore!

Shivam Dube gets a bid of ₹50 lakh from Sunrisers Hyderabad. RR up the bid and the war is on between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The bid goes above ₹1 crore - as both the franchises keep raising their handles up. Bid now crosses ₹2 crore - relentless pursuit from both teams.

Current bid is with SRH at ₹3 crore! It goes on to Rajasthan Royals for ₹3.6 crore and SRH pull out. Will anyone join in? Yes, Delhi enter the fray and the bidding war continues now between Delhi and Rajasthan Royals. Shivam Dube Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹4.4 crore!

England allrounder Moeen Ali has been the talk of town after the 2nd Test. But will any team bid for him? Punjab Kings open the bid at ₹2 crore. CSK raise it to 2.2, Punjab go in with 2.4, CSK back with 2.6. Do we have a war for Moeen Ali? Punjab has the bid with them at ₹2.8 crore.

Punjab Kings bids ₹3.6 crore for Moeen Ali as the tussle for Moeen continues. The bid is at ₹4.6 crore now with CSK - the tussle continues for Moeen. Punjab raise 4.8 crore bid for Moeen Ali. Punjab Kinds badck to the bid with ₹5.25 crore. CSK go in with ₹5.5 crore bid.

PK bid ₹5.75 crore bid for Moeen Ali. Will CSK go for 6 crore bid? YES THEY DO! The bid continues and CSK buy Moeen Ali for ₹7 crore!

Shakib Al Hasan starts the bidding at ₹2 crore. No other team shows interest so far... oh Punjab Kings get in with ₹2.2 crore bid. KKR raise 2.4 crore. Shakib al Hasan sold to KKR for ₹3.2 crore!

Kedar Jadhav has gone UNSOLD! Chennai Super Kings do not bid for him again.

The Kolkata Knight Riders open the bid at ₹2 crore for Glenn Maxwell. Rajasthan Royals enter the bid at 2.2 crores. KKR go 2.4. RR go 2.6. KKR 2 go 2..8. KKR go 3 crore. This is getting intense. The bid is now at ₹4 crore with RCB.

RCB back at KKR with ₹4.4 crore. KKR back out. CSK bid at ₹4.6 crore. RCB go 4.8. CSK go ₹5.5 crore bid for Maxwell.

Maxwell is now going at ₹6 crore bid with CSK! And within moments, it is now at ₹7 crore with CSK. Maxwell is raking in a huge bid. RCB also get in with ₹7.25 crore bid. CSK go with 7.5 crore bid.

10 crore bid for Glenn Maxwell by CSK! RCB launches a 10.25 crore bid. CSK reply back with a ₹10.50 crore bid. RCB reply back with a 10.75 crore bid. CSK go in with ₹11 crore bid. RCB continue bidding at 11.25. CSK make a ₹11.5 crore bid. CSK go in with ₹11.75 crore bid. CSK make a ₹12 crore bid!

Within moments, the bid is not at ₹12.75 crore with RCB. Will CSK go in with a ₹13 crore bid? They go in! RCB raise it to ₹13.25 crore? CSK raise it to ₹13.5 crore. RCB go in with a 13.75 crore bid after a deep discussion.

₹14 crore bid for Glenn Maxwell by CSK, RCB go in with ₹14.25 crore! What is going on!!?? GLENN MAXWELL SOLD TO RCB FOR RS 14.25 crore!

IPL 2021 Auctions - Here is the 2nd set of Allrounders.

India batsmen Hanuma Vihari is known for his Tests peformance. Little surprise the franchises show no interest in him. UNSOLD!

RCB had let go of Aaron Finch after an insipid performance in IPL 2020. There seems to be no interest from anyone! UNSOLD! This is not a day for overseas players.

No interest in Evin Lewis - He too goes unsold. Steve Smith remains the only player to be sold this evening so far.

Royal Challengers Bangalore open the bid for Steve Smith at ₹2 crore.

Delhi Capitals has upped the bid at ₹2.2 crore. SOLD to DC for ₹2.2 crore!

England's Jason Roy is next - he has a base price of ₹2 crore. Will any team go for him? Nope, no interest in England's openers. UNSOLD

No one is showing any interest in England's top-order batsmen. Alex Hales also goes UNSOLD!

No one shows any interest in Karun Nair. He goes UNSOLD!

IPL AUCTIONS BEGINS!

SET 1 - Capped batsmen

"Picked as a net-bowler, he played in all three formats in historic series to Australia. Natarajan's inspirational journey is what the motto of IPL is," Brijesh Patel lauds T Natarajan.

"We did not give up. Your co-operation through the difficult phase kept us motivated," IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel thanks everyone for ensuring a safe and sound IPL 2020 despite Covid-19 danger.

IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel welcomes the guests , BCCI officials, teams, franchises, and everyone to the venue.

The Indian Premier League 2021 Auctions are about to underway. The drama. The nerves. The intensity. The unpredictability. You can follow all the live action here. HERE WE GO!

Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Jason Roy, and Alex Hales are the biggest players in Set 1 of batsmen. Which players do you want your favourite team to get?

"We have a lot of faith in our players. When we heard that big auctions was postponed, there was a lot of celebrations. Our release are reflection of fine tuning we need to do. We don't need a lot of money. We have a squad of 17 - who can anyone be playing into 11," KKR co-owner Venky Mysore speaks.

"It feels quite good, it has to be an interesting challenge. Didn't think about it for a while. Pretty excited." - Kumar Sangakkar returns to IPL Mould. He will be Rajasthan Royals' Director of Cricket.